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Paves the Way

Peitz Industries has a 4-color booklet describing their new franchise program for their Interlocking Pavers, design block and exposed aggregate. It also outlines the franchise advertising program and includes a coDv of the sales brochure provided to fiahchisees. For more information write to Peitz Industries Inc., Industrial Ave., Ridgefield Park, N.J. 07650.

A Grind Off?

A free brochure describes the complete line of Buzzard abrasive cutting iool products including spade auger bits. hole saws. circular saw blades, burrs and rotor saws. and hard carbide armed files in all shapes.

On the Dock

Lines of aluminum and steel dock boards, dock plates and rail boards are described in updated literature from the industrial truck div.. Allis-Chalmers Corp. In addition, the Pow-r Dok hvdraulic dock extension is described in terms of operation and design.

Construction Products Guide

Producers' Council has just Published a Guide to Quality Construction Products which contains a comprehensive listing of all Council members and local representatives. About 150 major national manufacturers of construction products are represented and over 4,000 local representatives and/or distributors in 53 major market areas. Cost is $2.

Cabinet ldeas

Creative cabinet ideas for all the rooms in a home are in a 24-p. color booklet from Noblecraft. It is loaded with unique and practical d-i-y cabinet ideas plus a broad selection on types, designs and specifications. Cost is 75c.

Shake and Shingle Panels

The handsome appearance of homes and apartments finished with Shakertown ihakes and shingles in 8' panels is shown in a new brochure' Photos show how cedar texture and bold horizontal butt lines complement a mansard design, create a dramatic accent wall, emphasize the rustic charm of a vacation home, and make old walls look like new again in a remodeling job. .Drawings tell how to apply product.

Family-Business Successors

Three Son's reports are offered free to the younger generation in anY family-owned businesssons, daughters, sons-in-laws, nephews, and cousins. Based upon extensive interviews with fathers and sons in family businesses and feedback from workshops conducted each year by the Manufacturer's Institute, the reports explore common problems which face younger people coming into their parents' business, report on the experiences ofothers. and draw useful conclusions. Contact Manufacturers' Institute, Box 228, Oxford, Mich. 48051.

Scaffold Engineering

A scaffolding engineering report is available from Deal Products, Inc. Tests were conducted by Lehigh University.

Overhead Work Platforms

Sales literature on Allis-Chalmers' line of Maintenance Man hydraulic overhead work platforms has been updated and consolidated. The equipment is designed in three ways: selfsupporting on the floor, mounted on lift truck forks for added height, and a combination of both methods.

Southern Hardwood Guide

The 1973-74 Southern Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers Assn.'s Buyers' Guide offers the purchaser, consumer and specifier of lumber, as well as lumber products, information about Southern hardwood species. Detailed information is provided concerning facilities of member mills, species manufactured, and special items which may be produced. Hourly capacity, as listed foreach mill, is approximate, says SHLMA, and offered only forcomparative purposes.

Carved Entry Doors

Strikingly handsome carved entry doors, ranging from the unique Aztec panel to the multi-paneled Quadrille, are featured in a new four-color, 8-p. brochure just issued by Simpson Timber Co. The Castillo. most recent design introduced into the International line, is highlighted on the cover. Each distinctive design is presented in full color.

Particleboard Acoustics

Three different floor systems have been tested by the National Particleboard Assn. to determine the acoustical values for each, using different types of floor coverings. A free new studY reports a series of tests conducted on basic particleboard floor constructions, the effect of resilient flooring, carpet and ceiling features. In each, three different types ofratings were used: sound transmission class, impact noise raiing, and impact isolation class.

Christmas Hardware Catalog

American Wholesale Hardware Co.. has a new Christmas Dealer Catalog, l6p. in color designed for dealers in the Greater Southwest marketing area.

Protective Glazing

Protective glazing is described in a new Insulgard Corp. 8-p. leafleton plastic thermal and security glazing units, and Isocoustic acoustical glazing units. Charts, tables and line drawings aid selection. installation and maintenance.

TV Timberland Film

Latest in the American Forest Institute-Forest Industries Council series of newsfilms depicts an experimental concept in commercial timberland use pointed at pleasins wilderness enthusiasis. Design'ed fori.rse in local tv. news, it has already been distributed to about 85 stations. Copies of "Virgin Falls, A Pocket Wilderness" may be obtained from the AFI at 1619 Mass. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. The charge is $10 per print.

lmproved Utilization

"Study of Softwood Sawlog Conversion Efficiency and the Timber Supply Problem," a report prepared for the Forest Service by the consulting firm of H.C. Mason and Assoc., Gladstone, Ore., shows the importance of improved utilization in stretching available timber supplies to meet demands for lumber and other wood products.

Forced-Entry Tools

A new l6-p. illustrated free brochure which describes forced-entry fastening tools and accessories is available from Bostitch.

Drawer Slide Uses/ldeas

The contribution which slides can make to performance and sales appeal of a broad range of products is demonstrated in a new, fully illustrated booklet, "The Little Grant Sampler of Drau,er Slide Applications." It is filled with practical ideas manufacturers can use to add value to their products.