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Fremont specializes in a large inventory of high quality Douglas fir boards, dimension, long lengths and timbers shipped from select mills in British Columbia, Oregon and California. We &r€ coDstantly adding to our selection of western red cedar, pine, hemlock and white fir. Other soecies and specialty items are inventoried and included in our weekly flyer sent to all Fremont customers.

October 1987 ments ol' the rcgulati<)n. Quilrls or smallcr size containcrs mal bc sold without restrictior.t. o Landscape Timbers r Railroad Ties o Poles o PostS

\\ \1. Barr & C'o.. NIemphis. Tn.. ancl ( )ntario. ('a.. nranu{hcturcrs of' Klcan-Strip products. l.tas placed a nranr-rtucturirrg coclc on thc bottonr o1-cuns contitining its proclLrcts. "\\'c havc adr,isccl ull o1' tlte .\ir Qualitr ('ontrol \llt.ritgentcnt l)istricts rlrr ho\\ to reacl the coilc *l.ticlr uill show thc cxlrcl clate O1' tl.titnLrlltcturc." I{onald P. liilev. Sr.. vicc presidcnt. c r plaincrl.

'l'he [rl'}A has inclicatecl tirat it lrill flle cir il suits anrl pursuc substilltial pcnaltics w herc non-contplving coatings continue to be producecl lrnd sold or oll'crerl f or salc in the regions of C'alilirrnra indrcatccl. Thev rccomntencl ils alternutiVe proclucts \\itterbornc coatings which gcneralll contpl1 riith thg l-i0 granr pcr litcr limit or solvent-borne coatittgs ntitt.tuflrcturccl uith no morc thirn 250 grams of solr ent pcr liter.

.lov Calonico, exccLttl\ e ilsststitnt. Pcrlirrmancc ('oatings lnc.. L lkiah. ('a.. pointcrl out tltat hcr companv l'urs been lctir"e in inlbrntirtg custonrers ol'thc nced lirr compliance uitlt thc ncri rcgulations. Thcv Itav'e establishecl l hot linc r'rith an 8(X) nuntbcr ancl prcparcd it map sltou'ing the .\Q\1t) clistricts in thc state. Thcy also hai. c conrpilcd a contpliancc guideline which lists itll uir basin clistricts in the stilte u'ith compliance rcquirenrcnts ancl local C alilornia .,\ir Rcsourcc lloard contacls.

\cw \ ork encl Floricllr currcntll' are clcvcloping rules sinrrlar to the Califirrnia rcgulations. Tl-rey lre the flrst states to lbllori Calilirrnia's irttcnlIt Irr rcdutc cntissi,'t]: in ozonc non-attainnrcnt areas. It is eslinllrted thirl conrpliilncc ililh the regulation lbr non-tlat coatings \\ill result in a llvc ton/clttl rcciuction o1' \ OC s in thc South ('oast rcgion and a l-l ton/dlr redLrction tlrroughout ( alifbrnia.

..\ sccor.tcl sectiolt of thc rcgulaticln recluircs labeling or l'urrtishing rtn inl'ornrution shcct with products (other thtn arclritectural coatings) containing orglnic solvents i1 tltcv arc sold in containers ol onc cluart capacitl or large r. Thcsc proclucts include paint rentover. sonte tl pes of cleancrs. polishcs. bleaches. oils and l'uels.

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G.B.S.'s Electronic Show

Central Builders SuPPlies Co., the 520 member building material buYing group, recentlY completed its second all "electronic" A-Line Network buying show.

C.B.S., the pioneer of electronic/ instant communication in the building materials industry, converted its "physical" fall show to the communication network format two years ago when its membership indicated it was becoming "showed-todeath." The A-Line Show follows the same guidelines as an attended show in that it operates during a specific two day period and all orders must be placed through the C'B.S. A-Line computer. At the close of each show day orders are Federal Expressed to the aPProPriate vendors to insure a prompt handling and timely shipping.

C.B.S. realized a 300/o increase in the number of orders Placed over last year's performance with the most significant gains coming in the commodity products area. Because of the broad based support of the show, 82.50/o of the C.B.S. member-

Hardwood Cabinet Trends

Major changes in decor are expected to bring an increasing demand for replacement kitchen cabinet doors that are relatively simple to install.

Arnold Curtis, President of Northwest Hardwoods Division of the Weyerhaeuser Co., Portland, Or., also predicts that homeowners may turn to paint, only to realize that maintenance is more time consuming and return to a natural or stained wood tone.

Summer markets showed superperformance hnishes falling short of expected goals with more attention being given to oPtional lighter hnishes. The wide price difference between standard finishes and superperformance finishes has been narrowing, according to Curtis. Kitchen cabinet firms, as an industry incentive, have been offering high performance, but not finger nail Polish resistance, for manY Years.

Kitchen cabinets in a PreliminarY study a year ago ranked EuroPean plain color treatments at 32.30/0. A comparable study this year reduced ship placed multiple orders during the two day program, the dollar volume has exceeded all Previous C.B.S. fall shows.

C.B.S., recognizing the need for better communication with its membership, began positioning itself to develop an internal communication system, the A-Line Network, in 1980. C.B.S. had to wait until 1984 to implement the program because the basic technology for an economical network was not available.

The A-Line Network (the name derived from the Allied Building Center trademark available for use by the membership) has been on the fast track since. Via the A-Line Network members can converse with the C.B.S. office as well as other ALine users. In addition to the conversation aspect, members can dial up the C.B.S. A-Line computer to access the C.B.S. catalog, dailY specials and monthly specials. The A-Line is popular with C.B.S. vendors as well, with several having purchased compatible equipment in an effort to be on-line with C.B'S.