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PETERMAN PARTY: Peterman Lumber Co. broke ground Oct. 17 on a new 40,000-sq. ft. enclosed service center on 3 acres in Fontana, Ca. Three new lumber sheds with a storage capacity of 1.5 million bd. ft. of lumber are expected to be open this January. The entire facility will be completed in early 2005. Commemorating the event were (left lo right) Tim, Pete and Darlene Peterman.

Blaze Hits Cal Distributor

PrimeSource Building Products lost its Cordelia. Ca.. offices last month to a four-alarm blaze.

The fire began close to midnight Oct. 7 and eventually drew in 35 fighters before it was extinguished several hours later.

"When I got to (the yard), flames were shooting about 30 ft. in the air," said warehouse supervisor Roger Berens. "And that was five minutes after I was called."

Witnesses said the 12,000-sq. ft., two-story office building was almost immediately engulfed in flames.

Operations mgr. Brian Turner said he was stunned at how quickly the fire spread. Turner and some colleagues left the yard at l0 p.m., only to be called back a short time later to see the destruction.

Fire officials have ruled out arson.

New Name, Location For Yard

Lumbermen's Building Centers has begun construction on a facility in Yakima, Wa., that will lead to a new store location and name for McGuire Lumber.

The company owns l0 acres of land in Yakima that it plans to divide in half.

"Part of it we'll use for a loading area with a 17,500-sq. ft. warehouse and on the other five acres we'll have a new 11,250 sq. ft. store," said mgr. Skip Quesenbury.

The new yard is expected to open in February.

At the new location, McGuire will change its name to Lumbermen's Building Centers. In 1999, McGuire's was bought by Lumbermen's, a division of Redmond, Wa.-based Lanoga Corp.

Quesenbury said the move was needed to make operations more efficient. "We have 7. 5 acres now, and I bet my guys walk hundreds of miles a week around the yard," he said. "By combining things we should have greater efficiency and be able to serve our customers better."

Quesenbury added that at the new yard, McGuire will be using a racking system to get lumber off the ground and make more efficient use of space.

The new yard will continue to serve primarily contractors.

The Yakima yard has operated under the McGuire name since 1944.

Lumbermen's Building Centers operates 49 lumberyards, eight truss plants, and seven door shops in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Arizona.

Bob Wilber, ex-Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, has joined Capital Lumber Co., Phoenix, Az., as Central Texas division mgr.

Chris Close, ex-Willamette Industries, is new to sales at Crown Pacific. Portland. Or.

Tony Campbell, ex-Mendocino Forest Products, has joined Universal Forests Products, Riverside, Ca., as accounts mgr. for siding, moulding, manufactured housing and industrial products.

Tom Conlin has been promoted to mgr. of the specialty distribution group at Building Material Distributors, Galt, Ca. Conlin will relocate to Galt from the Salt Lake City, Ut., sales office.

Erik Geiger, ex-U.S. Forest Service, is new to sales at Harwood Products. Branscomb. Ca.

Sheldon Howell has been promoted to sales mgr. at Yakama Forest Products. White Swan. Wa.

Ken Womack, ex-PrimeSource, has been named Weyerhaeuser Co.'s new Northem California area sales mgr., based in West Sacramento.

John Watson is leaving Adams Lumber, Tigard, Or., to become sales mgr. for Tubafor, Morton and Crane Creek, Wa.

Matt Beymer and Greg Nee, exWestern International; Dan Power and Larry Cole, ex-LouisianaPacific Corp.; Dan Sprouse, exCascade Empire; Joe Harris, exPan Pacific, and Dan Henninger, ex-SCR, are new traders at Rayonier's international trading office. Portland. Or.

Steve Lawrence is new to sales at Product Sales Co., Orange, Ca. Paul McKay, previously with North Pacific Group/Contact Lumber Co., has launched PMG & Associates. Sherwood, Or., a sales & marketing company focusing on the global forest products industry.

Ken Bronson, ex-Pac Rim Manufacturing, is the new sales mgr. for Jasper Wood Products' Jasper, Or., custom drying and milling division. Denny Heil, ex-Cheshire Lumber, is new to treated lumber and plywood sales.

Josh Dean, ex-Sierra Pacific Industries, has joined the sales staff at Swanson Group, Glendale, Or. Greg Johnson, ex-Roseburg Forest Products, is new to sales.

Kurt Martin has been named store mgr. of the new Lowe's expected to open early next year in Hillsboro, Or.

Bruce Huewe and John Assman are new Southern California sales representatives at the EWP division of Roseburg Forest Products, Roseburg, Or.

Bill O'Banion is retiring from Simpson Timber Co., Shelton, Wa., after 35 years with the company.

Mark Denner, ex-Swanson Superior Forest Products and Swanson Group, has joined Rosboro Forest Products, Springfield, Or., as a lam stock buyer.

Roger C. Dower has been appointed president of the Forest Stewardship Council. I

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Ward Hubble, ex-Louisiana-Pacific and International Paper, is the new v.p.-advertising & public relations at the Wood Promotion Network.

Walter Ralston has retired as mgr. of Coastal Lumber Co.. Arcadia. Ca. Phillip West succeeds him in sales.

Maurice R. Ademe, ex-TruServ and Do it Best, has joined Ace Hardware Corp. as director of international licensees.

Ryan Newth is the new Southwest territory mgr. for Koch Waterproofing Solutions. Based in Ontario, Ca., he will be responsible for Ca.. Az.. and Nv.

Guy Burk is the new national sales mgr. at Knight-Celotex. Peter Lindsay has been named strategic accounts mgr. Michael Taylor is the new Southwest regional sales representative responsible for Az., Ca.. Nv.. and N.M.

Edward J. Fox Jr. has been appointed western region sales mgr. for Benjamin Obdyke Inc.

Kristen Ingham, Pearson Millwork, Arlington, Wa., has been named v.p. of the Architectural Woodwork Institute.

A.D. "Pete" Correll, 61, chairman and c.e.o., Georgia-Pacific Corp. is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing heart surgery to correct a blocked artety. Lee M. Thomas has been named the new president. John Costello has joined the company as executive v.p. & chief marketing officer.

Tiffany Smith, sales, Pick's Building Supplies, West Covina, Ca., gave birth to Trevor Oct. 3. Kristy Auten, cashier, gave birth to Tyson Oct. 16. Charles Daugherty, company partner, recently returned from a lumber buying and sightseeing trip in San Francisco, Ca. Bryce Thurgood, outside sales, recently had knee surgery to correct a hockey injury. Frank Youngman and Pat Kellerman, GeorgiaPacific Corp., cooked over 300 steak sandwiches Oct. 18 at Pick's contractor appreciation day.

Dwight Curran, DMK-Pacific Corp., Fresno. Ca.. is now the radio host of KAAT-103.1 FM's (San Joaquin Valley, Ca.) big band program from ll:00 p.m. to l:00 a.m. on Sunday nights. The request line is (559) 436-1032, or listen online at www.kaat.com.

Hans Vetter is the new national sales mgr. at Hurd Millwork Co.

Darrell Gosnell. former supervisor, Home Depot, Hollywood, Ca., won a $4 million suit against United Parcel Service for a Nov. 2000 receiving area accident at the store that left him with permanent brain and motor skills damage.

Dusty Woods is now in charge of lumberyard cleanliness at Mungus Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Knock On Wood

I was greatly distressed to discover a comment in reference to jarrah in the decking article ("Hardwoods Size Up We.stern Decking Markets," Oct., p. l011). We can point to many, many successful jarrah architectural and furniture applications in the United States, including the Houston's Restaurant chain (window treatment), the new main Sacramento Public Library (office furniture), several large private resi-

Port Shutdown Scares Firms

During the West Coast port shutdown last month, many building products companies faced a host of worries about how to meet customer demand with a dwindling inventory.

Prior to President Bush's Oct. 8 intervention into the lockout, Fruitland, Id.-based Woodgrain Mill- dences (flooring and millwork)-the list could go on and on.

We have milled over 250,000 bd. ft. of jarrah in our own planing mill in the past four years with absolutely no problem and to great customer satisfaction. Although an excellent decking material also, when properly manufactured and dried, jarrah is an excellent wood for every hardwood application.

The next time you're in the neighborhood, drop in and I'll show you the beautiful jarrah credenza in my office, which has been used as part of our exhibit in the last two AWFS fairs in Anaheim.

Lynn Monthaven General Manager

Lane Stanton Vance Lumber Co. 14710 Nelson Ave. City of Industry, Ca.9l7l5 works' concerns were typical of many in the industry.

During the shutdown, Woodgrain watched as 3 million bd. ft. of its semi-processed lumber from New Zealand, Chile and Brazil sat in ships off the coast of Portland, Or.

The company looked on anxiously as hundreds of workers stood by at its plants in Lakeview and White City, Or., waiting to turn pine into door components.

A week before the federal government's intervention, Woodgrain's Alex Mohr speculated that the company was about to begin losing a $l million a week in lost sales.

For the most part, Woodgrain was able to minimize the damage of lost supply, because of its practice of keeping two weeks of raw materials in inventory at all times.

Woodgrain relies exclusively on the Port of Portland for all its lumber imports.

Under the Taft-Hartley Act, President Bush ordered dock management to reopen the ports and allow workers in to unload the ships.

Both sides are obliged to work and cooperate during an 80-day "cooling off period." After that time, the two sides can continue with independent negotiations.

Many fear a repeat of the labor strife after the New Year.

Explosion At Montana Plant

An explosion and fire in the planer building of Plum Creek N.W. Plywood's Evergreen Division, Ever- green, Mt., caused minor injuries and led to a shutdown for several days.

The explosion occurred at the start of an afternoon shift Oct. l0 and apparently was started when a spark ignited sawdust in the dust collection system.

"(The explosion) sounded like a stack of lumber falling over," said a nearby resident. "It didn't sound that loud."

The impact of the explosion blew out the doors of the metal planer building.

Seventeen firefighters were called in to fight the subsequent fire. Despite the blaze, the building did not suffer any major damage, according to a company spokesperson.

Inland Truss On The Move

Inland Truss Inc., Fontana, Ca., has acquired CanFibre of Riverside's closed fiberboard plant in Riverside, Ca.

Inland Truss, which paid $5.85 million for the 22-acre site, plans to reopen the plant and make Riverside its new corporate headquarters.

The site was chosen because of inexpensive electricity rates, proximity to rail service, and an indoor manu- facturing facility which the company currently does not have in Fontana.

Company ofTicials hope the move will double Inland's sales from $20 million to $40 million.

Removal of CanFibre's equipment is expected to take four to six months. The company expects to close its lnland Truss operates two plants in Northern California.

Fontana operations in late 2003.

CanFibre of Riverside, a subsidiary of Toronto, Canada-based CanFibre Group, filed for Chapter I I bankruptcy in 2001.

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