Boshoro

A history of quality, a continuing commitment to service.

(o--rtted to quality and dedicated to the future, Rosboro works hard to meet and exceed customer expectations. Using the latest technology and industry innovations, as well as methods perfected over years of experience, there are no shortcuts to delivering perfect product or perfect service. Friendly, reliable, and professional, Rosboro is here for you.

Studs

Specializing in Rosboro Plus,92" and 104" PET items has allowed Rosboro to produce an excellent stud product, be more efficient in the manufacturing process, and more competitive in the marketplace.

Veneer

Along with producing veneer for their own plywood plant, Rosboro produces and sells veneer to other plywood and LVL manufacturers.

Plywood

Rosboro offers a diverse selection of exterior plywood products, including a variety of lengths and lay up thicknesses.

Glulam

Rosboro's line of engineered wood includes:

SmartBeamrM: Kiln dried headers manufactured to maintain their dimensional stability even after exposure to the elements.

Big BeamrM: 30F high-strength IJC-Glulam.

Rosboro Glulam: Stock glulams (2400 F6) in widths 31/g" through 8314" , depths 6" through 30-" in ll /2" increments.

Rosboro UC-24F2 Stock glulams (2400 F6) in widths that match standard wall framing and depths that match standard I-Joist sizes.

RMTrM: An engineered timber certified to be equivalent or stronger than solid sawn green timber. Available in #1 and Select grades.

To learn more about Rosboro or our products, visit our website or call us toll-free and speak to a sales representative. We look forward to working with you.

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Ace Hardwcre has opened a 30,000-sq. ft. store in the South Hill section of Spokane, Wa.; Greg Mahler, general mgr.

Pacific Home Do it Center, San Luis Obispo, Ca., has sold its Atascadero, Ca., yard to Miner's Ace Hardware ...

Hayward Lumber, Monterey, Ca., is building a new 8,500-sq. ft. window, door and kitchen display center in downtown Santa Barbara, Ca., to be named flayward Design Center; it is expected to open by the end of the year

Bridges Lumber, Ukiah, Ca., sustained a blaze on Aug. 31 that burned three acres and consumed its wood products plant

Lowe's Cos. plans to open new stores before the end of the year in Oceanside and Pico Rivera. Ca.: Lakewood, Co., and E. Vancouver, Wa. ... the chain anticipates 123 total store openings this year and 130 in 2043

Lowe's is seeking rezoning to build a 135,000-sq. ft. store with 27,000-sq. ft. on 19 acres in San Jose, Ca., it hopes to acquire from IBM Corp.; is considering a site in South Bakersfield, Ca., for a 117,000-sq. ft. home center, and must complete an Environmental Impact Report for a 29-acre site it is eyeing in Lodi, Ca.

Home Depot this month opens a new home center in Sierra Vista, Az., and a 102,000-sq. ft. Expo Design Center in Roseville, Ca. ... local residents opposed to a proposed Home Depot in Watsonville, Ca., have filed a lawsuit against the city ...

Home Depot will devote a larger percentage of its capital spending to upgrading existing stores; in 2002,85Vo of irs $3.6 biltion capi- tal spending budget is going toward opening 200 new stores, while I5Vo was earmarked to improve older stores Depot will also increase the number of instore appliance showrooms from 292 to 550 by year's end

Carlisle Re storation Lumber has opened a showroom for plank flooring and antique wood in Lower Downtown Denver, Co., to serve the N.H.-based company's western region

Fo xw o rth- Galbrait h Lumb e r Co. contributed funds to send 1,511 children to a performance of the musical The Lion King Sept. 13 in Dallas, Tx. ...

Do it Best Corp.has introduced its Do it Best Gift Card program, which allows customers to use magnetic swiped gift cards ... the co-op has also introduced its Opportunity Program, a plan-ograming CD-Rovt that assists retailers in inexpensively remerchandising their stores

Ace Hardware Corp. was one of 100 firms that won CIO Magazine's 2002 CIO-100 Award for technology and process integration Ace premiered two new commercials Sept. 5 during the "Monday Night Football" broadcast featuring co-op spokesman and broadcaster John Madden ...

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Georgia- Pacific has postponed the planned separation of its building products division from its consumer paper products division because of uncertain financial markets (see June, p. 16)

Idaho Timber Corp. has moved into a new 8,600-sq. ft. corporate office in Boise, Id. ...

Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa., is continuing to pare down operations it acquired from Willamete Industries, pennanently closing a particleboard facility in Lillie, La.; a corrugated sheet manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Ok., and an engineered lumber products plant in Winston, Or.

Hillsboro Forest Products, Springfield, Or., has put its 7.5acre site up for sale, but will retain and continue operating the remanufacturing business

Riverside Stads has moved to the old Santiam Forest Products mill in Sweet Home, Or.; Riverside is an expansion of Triple T Studs' Cascadia, Or., operation

Collins Cas., Portland, Or., has reopened its Collins Pine sawmill in Chester, Ca., after a $25 million renovation (see expanded article in next month's issue)

Yakama Forest Products adds a second shift this month to its White Swan, Wa., mill

Universal Forest Products has purchased the assets of roof and floor truss manufacturer TopLine Building Products, Modesto, Ca.; the facility will operate as Universal Forest Products of Modesto, LLC, and expand sales to include I-joist's and Universal's Open Joist floor system Universal agreed to buy Quality Wood Treating Co.'s Everx composite decking plant in Prairie Du Chien. Wi. ...

Pacific Lumber Co., Scotia, Ca., has been forced by a Humboldt County Superior Court judge to temporarily halt its logging operations in the Headwaters

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Forest region to allow the state to submit a formal administrative record ...

Floragon Forest Products held an equipment auction last month at its closed sawmill and planing mill in Molalla, Or.

Stimson Lumber Co.. Portland. Or., is going to court after a Washington state judge certified for class action treatment a lawsuit alleging that its Forestex 400 and 500 hardboard composite siding was unfairly and deceptively marketed to consumers in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Hawaii

Louisiana- Pacific Corp., Portland. Or.. has sold its timberlands near Urania. La.. to Barrs & Glawson Investments and an undisclosed party for $68 million; the move is part of L-P's ongoing debt reduction plan

Owens & Hurst, Eureka, Mt., indefinitely shuttered its stud planer Sept. 20 and idled its Lone Pine planer Sept. I 3 for up to three weeks due to market conditions; the sawmill continues to run, but is focusing on cutting boards, according to Random Lengths

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc., Seattle, Wa., agreed to purchase 309,000 acres of timberland, primarily in northern Wisconsin, from Stora Enso North America for $142 million in cash; Plum Creek owns over 7.8 million acres of timberland across the U.S. ...

Simpson Door Co., McCleary, Wa., has opened a new custom door manufacturing facility in Centralia, Wa.

MeadWestvaco subsidiary Forest Technology Group has opened a Northwest regional sales office in Vancouver, Wa.; the new office is headed by business development mgr. Kurt Muller, ex-Pacific Resource Consulting, Inc. ...

J.H. Baxter, San Mateo, Ca., has been re-certified as a Womenowned Business Enterprise by the Califurnia Public Utilities Commission ...

U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. has refinanced its credit line with senior lenders and completed the sale of its Clean Earth environmental services and recycling division to CEI Holding Corp.

Alcoa Building Products has consolidated four product lines (Cellwood vinyl siding, Cellwood designer accents, Cellwood shutters, and Alumax aluminum products) into a new Retail Brands Group ...

Anniversaries: Simpson Door Ca., McCleary, Wa.,90th ... Setzer Forest Products, Sacramento, Ca., 7sth ... Materials Handling Equipment Co., Denver, Co., 50th Pacific MDF Producfs, Rocklin, Ca., l0th...

Housing starts in August (latest figures) fell 2.2Vo to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.645 million single family starts dropped 4.4Vo to 1.309 million; multi-family was at a rate of 330,000 for 5+ units ... building permits decreased 2.5Vo to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.669 million.

PACIFIC MDF Producls held an open house Sept. l3 to celebrate its 1Oth anniversary and show olf its new corporate offices and adjacent finished warehouse in Rocklin, Ca.: (1) Doug {i Sharon Hanzlick. (2iJeff Solomon, Chris Bykowski, Tom Hall. (3) Jim Carroll, Mike Hopkins. (4) Kellie Schroeder, Melissa Morinelli, Kim Lister. (5) Kathleen Miller, Pam Hall. (6)

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Brown, Danielle Zen,Eric Mix. (9) Jack Cline, Karen Sanders. (10) Linda westlake, Ann white, Dave westlake. (11) Neil Hagen, Richard Smallridge. (12) Sandy & Gary Raskic. (13) Jason Geodde, John Metzger. (14) Kathy Sydejko, Karen Canoll, Kim Williamson, Tanya Munay.

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National Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationOct. 9-10, 87th annual convention, Hotel Intercontinental, Chicago, ll.: (202) 547-2230.

Honk Kong Hardware Building Materials & Home Improvement Fair - Oct. 10-12, Honk Kong; (2l 2) 838-8688.

Wood Truss Council of America - Oct. 10-13, Building Component Manufacturers Conference, Columbus, Oh. ; (608) 274-4849.

Wood & Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business - Oct. l1-12, woodworking expo & conference, Convention Center, Portland, Or.; (888) 903-9663.

Ace Hardware Corp. - Oct. 11-14, fall market, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pa.; (630) 990-6600.

National Sash & Door Jobbers Association - Oct. 12-16, annual convention, San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, Tx.; (800) 786-7274.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club - Oct. 16, charity golf tournament, Coyote Hills Golf Course, Fullerton, Ca.; (7 t4) 672-6800.

Taipei International Hardware & D-I-Y Show - Oct. 17-19, Taipei, Taiwan; 01 I -886-2-2595-4212.

Do it Best Corp. - Oct. 19-22, fall market, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, ln.; (219) 748-5300.

Wood l-Joist Manufacturers Association - Oct. 22, meeting, Flagstaff, Az.; (503) 981-6003.

Western Forestry & Conservation Association - Oct. 24-25, western forest conference. Sheraton Tacoma. Tacoma, Wa.; (so3) 226-4562.

American Forest & Paper Association - Oct. 24-26, Presidents Forum. Scottsdale. Az.

Material Handling Industry of America - Oct. 26-Nov. l, annual meeting, Palm Springs, Ca; (7O4) 676-1190.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club - Oct. 30-Nov. I, hardwood grading course, Peterman Lumber, Fontana, Ca.l (909) 351-1730.

American Lumber Standard Committee - Oct. 31, fall board of review meeting, Washington, D.C.; (301) 972-1700.

Remodelers Show - Oct. 31-Nov. 2, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.; (800) 368-5242.

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Building Industry Show - Nov. 7-8, Convention Center, Long Beach, Ca.; (909) 396-9993.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - Nov. 7-9. Traders Market, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Tx.; (800) 527-8258.

Architectural Woodwork Institute - Nov. 14-16, annual meeting, Hilton Palacio Del Rio, San Antonio, Tx.; (703) 7330600.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada - Nov. 14-16, 6th annual convention, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Nv.; (800) 266-4344.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationNov. 14-16. annual convention and confeience, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Fl.; (888) 7477862.

Western Building Material Association - Nov. 14-17, annual convention, Doubletree Lloyd Center, Portland, Or.; (888) 55r-9262.

American Lumber Standard Committee - Nov. 15. annual meeting, Harrah's, Las Vegas, Nv.; (301) 972-1700.

Western Building Material

Association has booked Tom Fife, Lee Resources, to conduct "How to Motivate & Retain Valuable Employees" as part of its upcoming annual convention.

Set for Nov. 14-15 at the DoubleTree Hotel-Lloyd Center, Portland. Or.. the event also will feature a building products showcase, Presidents' Banquet, luncheon presentation on the Pacific Northwest's economy, and member roundtable discussions on industry issues such as mold, product liability litigation, and e-commerce.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada will hold its 6th annual convention and trade show Nov. 1416 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Nv.

The convention begins with a golf tournament Nov. 14 at Arrowcreek Golf Club. Reno. Nv.

Seminars follow, including Bill Lee,Lee Resources, on "How to Take Business Away from the Competition Without Using Price as a Weapon" and labor attorney Laura Innes and Juli Broyles, California Chamber of Commerce, on "Don't Gamble with Your Business."

A panel discussion on "What the Customer Wants from Their Suppliers" will assemble incoming California Building Industry Association president Harry Elliott, Elliott Homes; Curt Miller, Curt's Construction, Fremont, and Paul Griggs, Grigg's Custom Homes, Kings Beach.

Roundtable discussions then will cover "The CCA Ban and the Alternatives & Prop. 65 Lawsuits" (led bv Mike Croxton and Bob

Palacioz, Pacific Wood Preserving, and LACN lobbyist Denise Duncan, Mattos & Associates), "Mold: A Growing Issue" (led by Steve Quarles, mold expert with the University of California-Berkeley, Forest Products Lab; Mark Boone, Champion Lumber Co., Riverside, and Lonnie Shield, The Terry Cos., Tarzana), and "Productivity Benchmarks that Impact the Bottom Line" (led by Bill Lee).

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association's W.O.O.D. committee will hold its year-end party Dec. 5 at MileHigh Stadium at Invesco Field, Denver, Co.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumbermans Club is sponsoring a hardwood (PLease turn to page 25)