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Rates: 20 words for $25. additional words $l each. Phone number counts as one word, address as six. Headline or centered copy, $8 per line.

Private box or special border, $8 each. Column inch rate: $50 cameraready, $60 if we set the type. Send ad copy to Merchant Magazine, 4500 Campus Dr., Ste. 480, Newport Beach, Ca. 92660, Fax 949-852-0231, dkoenig@building-products.com, or call (949) 852-1990. Make checks payable to Cutler Publishing.

Deadline for copy: I Sth of the previous month.

To reply to ads with private box numbers, send correspondence to The Merchant Magazine, c/o the box number shown. Names of advertisers usins a box number cannot be released.

Hardwood Sales Manager

Inventory Control Specialist

Universal Forest Products is seeking an inventory control specialist for their Riverside, Ca., facility. Successful candidate rvill act as liaison between plant and purchasing office located in Windsor, Co. Administer inventory control policies and procedures. Maintain inventory forecasting to ensure proper stocking levels of products. Duties include coordinating with purchasing, local plant, and sales staff to ensure balanced inventory. Building and maintaining of spreadsheets and other reporting systems to analyze and expedite the flow of inventory. Creating other reports as required. High computer literacy a must. If you are interested in joining what Forbes magazine calls "One of America's best managed companies," please email your resume to Tim Gaffney at tgaffney@ ufpi.com or Fax to 951-826-3013. All replies will be kept strictly confidential. EOE

Established So. California hardwood distribution yard with on-site milling operation seeks Sales Manager. Duties include sales, supervision of sales staff. assisting management in attainment of sales goals. Must be experienced and highly motivated. Generous compensations and benefits package. Email resume to hardwoodsales@sbcslobal.net.

LUMBERMENS PURCHASING office in Arlington, Wa., is seeking a wood products buyer. Previous experience with wood and panel commodity buying is essential to this position. They will negotiate with mills, brokers and wholesalers to provide the quality, quantity, price structures, and terms required by branches. Assist branches in locating and purchasing wood product needs. Competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package. Please send a detailed resume and salary history to careers@lumbermens.net or Fax to 360-4863107.

EXPERIENCED LUMBER T]IADERS WANTED.

We are Hardwood and Softwood log and lumber wholesalers with offices in the United States and Canada. We're seeking sincere, experienced lumber traders who have a view towards the long term. Work INDEPENDENTLY from your part of the country, OR from our offices in the Toronto area. This is an excellent opportunity with a well-established company. We enjoy an OUTSTANDING financial and marketing reputation.

For complete details of our interesting and rewarding program. please phone Bob Wllson lN STRICT CONFIDENCE. We'll also invite you to speak with one of our current trading partners.

Boise Building Materials Distribution, a division of Boise, is a leading national inventorycarrying wholesale distributor of building materials and one of a small number of distributors with a national presence, operating 28 wholesale building materials facilities and having annual sales of $2.8 billion in 2004. We distribute a broad line of building materials, including engineered wood products, oriented strand board, plywood, lumber, siding, and general-line items such as framing accessories. composite decking, roofing, and insulation, most of which we purchase from third parties. Our broad product line provides our customers with a one-stop resource for their needs and lower per-unit freight costs and we also have expertise in special-order sourcing and merchandising support, and our nationwide supplier relationships allow us to offer excellent customer service on top brands in the building materials industry.

Opportunities exist at many branch locations for the following Engineered Wood Positions:

Product Managers

Outside Sales

Technical Consultants

Drafters

Customer Service Specialists

All candidates will be required to pass a preemployment drug screening (hair test) and a background check. Compensation package includes competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits program. Interested candidates may call Kelli Campbell at (208) 384-4816 or email kellicampbell @boisebuilding.com for more information on the listed positions and to complete a Job Interest Form.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

COMMODITY MANAGER: Patagonia

International Forest Products Imporlers seeks experienced Commodity Trader. Duties: Responsible for purchasing and importing of lumber from South America. Negotiate contracts for monthly supply. Oversee timely manufacture and shipment of supplies, including U.S. standard of measure conversions and ensuring customs declarations are in compliance and completed. Review import/export tariffs, licenses and restrictions, currency fluctuations, and other factors that affect supply in order to make purchase recommendations to management. Assess supplier fulfillment performance using current cost patterns and value indicators. Research alternative supplier options. REQ: Bachelor's Degree in Business or a related field. one year of experience in purchasing raw materials from Chile, Argentina and/or Brazil. Full-time, 40 hours per week. If interested, please submit a resume by email to woodimoorter@ aol.com.

Inside Sales

Heppner Hardwoods, Azusa, Ca., is growing! We are seeking a team player with a comprehensive lumber/sales background. Base salary + benefits + bonus opportunity. Fax resume to 626-969-8321.

Sales Assistant

Heppner Hardwoods is looking for a F/T, detail-oriented individual to assist in daily sales duties. Strong admin. skills, no sales experience necessary. Position has opportunity for growth. Fax resume to 626969-832t.

Pole Buildings

www.ooleframebuildings.com

San Antonio Construction Co.

Contractors license 291 259 B I

Toll Free (877) U-BLD-KIT

Mike Esposito

BACKSTOCK RACKS

Rugged, low-cost system to store heavy, bulky products

High-strength steel uprights and beams with wood decking A 1-Boo-ss2-2s24

DUE TO GROWTH, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPLIERS WITH SHIPPING LOCATIONS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

Ifyou have the perfect product for horses, dogs, cats, cows, pigs, people, or even in-store fixtures, call (866) 363-7062 or go online at www.eventlogistics.com, click on program registration, and follow the instructions for Open Buying Days registration to schedule a 3O-minute meeting with a buyer. Meetings are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. In the meeting, a buyer will review your product line and determine if there is an opportunity for future discussion.

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TaigaForestProducts.................... ...(800)348-1400

Universal Forest Products...................,,,,,,,...(909) 826-3000

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s..................(877) 235-6873

SAN DIEGO AREA

Anfinson Lumber Sa|es..,.............................,(619) 460-5017

Austin Hardwoods & Hardware.....................(858) 536-1800

Burns Lumber Co... ......(619) 424-419s

Dixieline Lumber Co. .........,.(800) 823-2533 (951) 786-9177

Lane Stanton Vance .....(619) 442-0821

660-8680

Saroyan Lumber Co .,.,,.(800) 624-9309

Swaner Hardwood... .....(818) 953-5350

Toal Lumber C0....... .....(562) 945-3889

U,S, 80rax............... .....(661) 287-5400

Weyerhaeuser Building Materials....,.............(877) 235-6873

ORANGE COUNTY & INLAND EMPIRE

All-Coast Forest Products.,...,.,.....................(909) 627-8551

Anaheim Millworks.. .....(714) 533-9945

Anfinson Lumbersa|es .(951) 681-4707

Austin Hardwoods & Hardware.....................(714) 953-4000

Bear Forest Producrs..,,,...., (877) 369-2327 (909) 7 27 - 17 67

BMD (Vernon)......... .....(877)587-4137

BMD (Ontario)......... .....(800) 435-4020

Boise (0.C.).....,..,..., .,...(714) 255-1949

Boise (Hiverside)...........,,...(800) 648-9116 (909) 343-3000

California Lumber Inspection Service............(714) 962-9994

C&E Lumber C0...... .....(909) 624-2709

Capital Lumber Co.. ,....(909) 591-4861

Fontana Wholesale Lumber, Inc...,,..............(909) 350-1214

Gold Star Transportation, 1nc................,.....,.(951 ) 808-9500

Goldin0 Sullivan Lumber Sa|es.....................(71 4) 557-5551

Great Western Transport....(800)

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Regal

Reliable

Simpson Strong-Tie Co. .....(800) 999-5099 (714) 871-8373

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Britt Lumber Co,.....

Simpson Timber Co

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s......,.,,.,,,,...(877) 235-6873 ......(707) 444-9666 ......(707]'822-1779 ......(707) 268-3000

BAKERSFIELD

Pacific Wood Preserving of Bakersfield .......,(661) 833-0429

CLOVERDALE

All-coast Forest Products,.,.,........................(707) 894-4281

Redwood Empire.... ......(7071894-4241

FORT BBAGG

Holmes Lumber Co., Fred C. .............,..........(800) 849-0523

FRESNO

DMK-Pacific..,,,,...,,. ......(559) 225-4727

0rePac Building Products,,.,........................,(559) 291-9075

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s,.................(877) 235-6873

MODESTO

Conrad Wood Preserving C0.........,,,,,,,,.,,....(800) 499-2662

Thunderbolt Wood Treating ,(800) 826-8709 (209) 869-4561

REDDING / RED BLUFF

Gemini ForestProducts,.,...... .......,(530)223-7'140

Pacific Wood Preserving,,.,.,.,..,...................,(530) 824-9400

Shasta Cascade Forest Industries, Inc. ........(503) 243-0500

Siskiyou Forest Products ...(800) 374-0210 (530) 938-2771

Western Woods....Ca, {800) 822-8157 U.S. (800) 824'4100

SACRAMENTO / STOCKTON AREA

Abel Building l\,,|ateria|s.....,.,.,..,.,,..................(209) 466-3683

Arch Wood Protection .......,,..,.,..,..................(530) 533-7814

BMD.,............,,,...... ......(800) 356-3001

California Cascade Industries.....,,................(91 6) 736-3353

California Lumber Inspection Service............(209) 334-6956

Capitol Plywood...... ......(916)922-8861

Conrad Wood Preservin9..........,....,..,...........(800) 499-2662

Holmes Lumber Co., Fred C. (Marysville).,,..(530) 743-3269

Lumber Assn. of California & Nevada........,,,(916) 369-7501

Kelleher Corp.....,,.. ......(916) 929-1792

M&l\4 Builders Supp|y......,.,.,.,.,.....................(209) 835-41 72 orePac Building Products.,.,.,..,....................(91