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Ready-Made Mouldings

A line of cement-coated EPS exterior mouldings is new from Architectural Products by Outwater, LLC.

The mouldings are offered in 8' lengths in a variety of designs and profiles. They are wrapped in a fiberglass mesh with a face-coated textured cement, reportedly mlking every prece resistant to splitting, weather damage and decay.

- Please contact (800) 8354400 or go online at wwv). outwater.com

Ladder Buddy

A stand-off stabilizer for ladders has been introduced by Ladder-Max. The ladder attachment was created to give users a 19" workspace, and can be placed against vertical surfaces plain or fluted shaft and are said to have sharp detail. The columns are made of reinforced polyester resin. fiberglass and marblti dust, featuring an architectural taper and classical bead.

- Please contact (910) 763-7600 or go online at www.columns.com

Expanded Balustrade Line

Style Solutions has added 49 new products to its balustrade line. Available for interior and exterior use, the structural balustrades feature low-maintenance urethane materials reinforced with fiberglass. The rails

Portable Storage Box

Slide Systems has introduced a rolling box storage system.

Rollerbox Professional is desisned to store and transport tools tolnd from the job-site connected to a pickup truck's tailgate.

The bottom part of the unit detaches to turn into an on-site toolbox. The top section holds large equipment and cases, and the lid features gas-powered struts.

The entire unit can be locked, and is weatherproof.

- Please contact (888) 917-5433 or v is it www.slide systems.com

Lumberyard Ventilation

Plastic rafter and attic vents designed for lumberyards are new from Bellmont Partners.

The vents are reportedly more affordable for retaiiers, an'd more or directly on a roof to prevent damaging shingles, metal or plastic gutters, and vinyl or metal siding.

It fits on fiberglass, aluminum, wood, or articulated extension ladders with a 12" step or rung spacing.

- Please contact (866) 722-4223 or v i s it www.buy ladder- mex.c om

Mini-Made Columns

Chadsworth 1.800.Columns has added a smaller 5'6" column with correct entasis and proper proportion to its product line.

PolyStone Columns come with a and newels are supported with pVC, and the porch posts with steel.

They come in 5", 6", '7" and 12" systems for residential and commercial projects.

- Please contact (402) 614-7500 or v i si t www.sry le solutionsinc.com durable in a lumberyard environment. They are also said to be ideal for retrofit projects.

- Please contact (651) 890-2115 or v i sit www.be llmo ntpartne r.com

Give A Rip For Waterproofing

Grace Construction Products' Vycor Plus self-adhered flashing membrane now features Ripcord, an embedded split-release cord for longer-lasting waterproofing protection.

Vycor Plus is comprised of a cross-laminated, high-density poly-

Build-A-Shed Kit-Fast

A Fast Framer Kit made to construct a versatile 7'x8' storage shed with a gable roof is now available from G&T Sales.

The kit comes with a collection of patented stud and angle brackets that eliminate the need to make angle cuts using 2x4 lumber. Sheds can also be built in 8'xl4' and l0'x22' sizes by using two or three kits.

- Please contact (406) 849-5138 or visit www.gtsales.us ethylene sheet, backed by an aggressive pressure-sensitive rubberized asphalt adhesive.

The cord is embedded in the adhesive layer, allowing the split of the release paper in half.

- Please contact (866) 333'3726 or visit www. grace construction.com

Built To A "T" Rail

Created to fit the "T" profile currently being produced by many PVC extruders, American Way Manufacturing has added an adjustable "T" porch rail bracket designed for deck railing installed on angles.

Angle Wizard "T" has similar features of other Angle Wizard brackets, so it can be adjusted to right or left angles ranging from 0'to 45'.

- Please contqct (877) 668-7678

Railing Bracket ComPanion

A metal rail bracket that works with 2x4 composite boards is new from Nexwood Industries.

It has been designed to be used with the company's composite rail system, which is said to make installations quick and easy.

Each bracket comes with the appropriate screws.

- Please contact (888) 763-9966 or visit www.nexwood.com crystals and a blend of binders and natural pigments to produce a 2000 psi surface that reportedly is flexible and resistant to cracking, indentation and scratchine. an adhesive is new from SelecTech Flooring Products.

FreeSyle has an interlocking edge and flexible, resilient waterproof base that allows it to be free-laid directly over most existing flooring, including asbestos tile. wood. concrete and subfloors with damage or high moisture content.

- Please contact (877) 738-4537 or v i s it www. s e Ie ct e c hinc. c om

Faux Stone Laminates

Wilsonart International has introduced eight new laminate countertop patterns to replicate the look and feel ofengineered stone.

Topaz comes in multiple colors, ranging from blue to brown, including pearl pigments in bronze, silver and gold.

- Please contact (800) 433-3222 or visit www.wilsonart.com

Tile Alternatives

Rikett quartz tile flooring is now offered with higher performance in a variety of colors from Night Industries.

The tiles are made of 707o quartz

They come in an arrangement of solid and marble colors with a 15-year warranty.

- Please contact (847) 716-8030 or v i s it www.r i ke tt quart z.c o m

Free-Laid Flooring

Commercial interlockine vinvl floor tile that can be installed;ithout

Solid homes. Solid value.

There are a lot of good reasons for using LP Engineered Wood Products. They're light, they're strong, they're easy to install, and they build the kind of solid houses that keep homeowners happy...adding up to greater profitability for you. For more information on the full line of LP products, call 1.800.999.9105 or visit www.lpcorp.com.

' LPI-Joists@ ' Gang-Lam@ LVL Headers and Beams

Solid Start@ and Gang-Lam Rim Board

Suppliers' Software Solutions

Limber wholesalers and building material distributors can now integrate all aspects of their businesses.using the new North American version of Prosressive Solutions Inc.'s bisTrack soft-ware, first popularized in the U.K.

The comprehensive, Windowsbased distribution management software solution supports a wide range of product types. customer types. pricine/discount structures, payment and delivery methods. lts quotation and negotiation tools allows the salesperroi to view in-house, on-order and WIP stock, customer histories and real-time margin calculations.

- Please contact (604) 214-8752 or v isit www.p r o gr e s siv e - so lution s.c om

Take A Jab At Your Proiect

A, 12" jab saw designed to cut through drywall, wallboard, plywood and plastic is new fiom Klein Tools.

es, outlets and electrical boxes.

- Please contact (800) 553-4676 or visit www.kleintools.com

Closet Conversion Kit

A Full Access Folding Door Hardware Kit to convert closets to other uses is new from L.E. Johnson.

Ready For Resurfacing

Treflite from Garon Products is a new eDoxv floor resurfacer designed to finiih oid and new floors.

The tool features a 6-in. hardened' carbon steel blade with triple-ground teeth to cut material on an angle or curve. and in both directions.

The tool is made for cutting oPenings in existing walls to install switch-

The kit enables folding doors to fold back 80" and lie flat against the adjoining walls. It is said to be ideal foi laundry areas, computer desks, work benches, and wet bars.

A screwdriver and taPe measure are the only tools required.

- Please contact (800) 837-5664 or v i sit www. iohnsonhardw ar e'c om

The non-shrink Product is said to bond to any surface. Ideal for areas that are required to be chemical resistant, it is also resistant to thermal and physical shock, abrasions, acids, alkalis and solvents.

- Please contact (800) 631-5380 or visit www. gar onPro duc ts.c om

Railinq Series Gains ClaY

L.B.-Plastics has added the color clav to its Sheerline 3250 railing seriLs, joining white, beige and gray.

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Vermedahl. (13) Linda Kaye, Bill Corbin. (14) Craig & Lynne Adair, Garv Rupert. (15) Cohnie Rexrriad. Mike Si. joiin.'fioi6nuc[ r,,ri6it.'$li6

B-rlgS^eman: Ken Caytor, Mark Gryziec. (17) Tom & Claudia'Wesibrbok. (ru) Herer Lynch. Jtmmy Hunt. (19) Aaron Babcock, Jeff Redd. (20) Jennrter Oover, Ed Underwood, Dennis_Lapierre. (21) Linda & Dbuj Calvert, Sabrina & Jim Enright. (!2) Karfiy a Oive't_arecy, t_uci6

Gauthie_r, Mark Craig. (23) Mic-helle'Simmons,'Rict< Cnin-ey. (2'4) Keili; Drake, Dave Crane.-

Hard Surface Flooring Picks Up

The demand for hard surface flooring in the U.S. is expected to increase 3.3Vo annually for the next four years, totaling 9 billion sq. ft., according to a new study from The Freedonia Group.

The increase is expected to be stimulated by rebounding commercial construction and residential repairs and improvements, as well as product innovations, such as mechanical locking laminates.

The laminate, wood and ceramic tile flooring segments are forecast to capture the market share from carpets and rugs, which traditionally have been the strongest flooring category.

Since its introduction in the mid-1990s, laminate flooring demand has been growing annually at a high doubledigit pace. By 2007, laminate flooring is expected to account for more than 20Vo of the demand for non-resilient flooring and more than lU%o of the demand for hard surface flooring.

The demand for wood and ceramic tile flooring will be spurred by an increasing preference among consumers for high-end products made of natural materials, according to the study.

Until now, vinyl flooring products, such as sheet, tile and composition tile, have dominated the hard surface flooring market. Although vinyl flooring is anticipated to continue to account for the greatest share by volume of all hard surface flooring shipments through 2007, its overall share in terms of value is expected to fall just under onehalf in 2007-which is down from almost three-fourths in 1992. The decrease is expected from competition of advanced and premium non-resilient flooring products, such as laminate and wood floor coverings, which are increasing in popularity.

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Hershal Tanzer, 77, retired senior v.p. and a founder of Forest City Trading Group, Portland, Or., died Sept. 20.

A native of Longview, Wa., he served in the U.S. army during World War II. He worked for FCTG from 1952 to 1993 and remained active with subsidiary Buckeye Pacific, Portland, until his passing.

Mr. Tanzer was a past president of the Western Lumber Marketing Association, and president of the Jewish Federation of Portland during the Six Day War.

Joe Zabaldo, 80, retired lumber products industry veteran, Lake Oswego, Or., died Sept. 10.

Get A Great Gifting Season

(Continued from page I 2) right item, at the right price, for the right person on the right occasion.

8. How products people want now, not tomoftow or YesterdaY. Being on trend requires that You keep up with consumer passions and preferences in key product categories. The Internet can be an effective tool to follow the latest product fads and fancies. Be on the leading edge in your product lines, so that when the holiday rush hits, shoppers won't see your store looking tired.

9 . Prrrrrtotion matters.

In gift giving, presentation counts. To maximize sales of gifts, consider offering expert-quality gift wrap services with a number of gift wraP options. Gift wrap can even become a new profit center, if you think in terms of upscale luxury gift wraP choices. And make sure your store's name is included somewhere in the gift package, either on the box, com-

Deck Screws For Hardwood

316 Stainless Steel screws for tropical hardwoods plementary gift card or gift receipt. ll0. Porrtion your store as a brand where gifters like to shop.

Branding and differentiating your store as a good place to shop for gifts is critical. Make gifting a key feature of your brand by enhancing the shoppers' experience-offer convenience' novel gift ideas and gift presentation options. Understand that gifting is a rare opportunity for a store to touch two consumer segments-the buYer and the recipient.

WITH OVER 600 guests, Sierra-Pacific's 25th annual open house was its best attended e_ver. (!) Ken Osborn, Geor_ge Emmerson, Rob Maple, Eric lgrd (2) Tom Bogenholm, Larry Rohde, Grant Fuller, Brian Dends, Greq Finley. (3) Bruce Haynes, Nancy & David Marshall. (a) Ralph Cardweti Scott Cardwell, Tim DeCoito, Grbg Simpson. (5) Tom & Dianne Franklin.

(6) Don Mays, Josh Tyler. (7) Joe Ferreira, Ralph Hagle. (8) Chuck Casey, Thom Wright, Pete Lauridsen, Rod Kautz. (9) Doug Willis, Loren Krebs. (10) Jack Martin, John Picot. (11) Jill Bishop, Christina Westmoreland, Mary Briggs. (12) Sean Burch, J.R. Rightnowar, Dean Wihters,-Hay MaiDonatd. (13) jimmy Clay, John Reader, Matt Hobson. (14) Terry Kuehl, Kail Hallstrom, Joe Honochick, Ray Murray. (15) Brad Mehl, Bill Gunnell, Lee Nelms. (16) Bill Comer, Richard Smallridge, Stacey & David Jones. (17) Lorena Marodi, Barry Schne-ider. (18) Bill Munoz, Jay Bishop. (19) Mark

Young,..Emily Brown, Jrilitch Stevens. (20) Bill Hetlanil, noO erown. 1Zt; Tom Liber4or, Dan Mclntire. (22) Randy Marble, Dan Turney, Brad Pritchett. (23) Roger & Tess Lindsey, Ronda Culp, Becky & Glenn Bassett, Jason Faulkner. (24) Matt Alexander, Jim'Alexander, Jackie Burnett, Randv Brown.

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Bob Palacoiz. (7) Noal Kraft, Ronda McDonald, Hardy Vestal. (8) Jerry Mosier, John Westlake, Lany Rose, Scott Beery. (9) Kevin Lindquist, John Rife, Keith Lindquist. (10) Denis Stack, Mark &Sue Herms, Bill Ahrens, Frank Peaslee. (1 1) Warren Brown, Claude Scott. (12) Keith Chambers, Mark Setzer. (13) Scott MacKechnie, Marty Fox, James Mares, Greg Mitchell, Sean Fox. (14) Doug Hanson, Josh Hanson,

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