Merchant Magazine - December 2002

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We survived-Happy Holidays

I always take this time to look back through the year, both fiom a business and a personal perspective. As I get older and hopefully wiser, the more I think back to years gone past and all the changes I have witnessed in my still relatively short lifetime. I grew up in England, in tough times after World War II, but sometimes I think back on this period as the good old days, when even a cardboard box and a tangerine seemed to be great presents at holiday time.

A friend recently sent me the following, which may not be original, but I would like to share it at this holiday time:

How Did We Survive?

Looking back, it's hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have. As children, we would ride in cars with no seatbelts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat, but on cold winter days not so much fun.

Our baby cribs and play pens were covered with bright-colored, lead-based paint. Our toys had all manner of buttons and beads that were sometimes swallowed. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, knee pads or elbow pads. And we learned how to ride those bikes without training wheels.

We sometimes hitchhiked to friends' houses, the Saturday afternoon matinee, and to school. We drank water from the garden hose and not tiom a bottle. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. And don't forget the skateboard made fiom a piece of wood to which we had nailed the front half and rear half of our metal roller skates. After running into the bushes or falling down on the sidewalk a f'ew times we learned to solve the problems. We didn't immediately get carted off to the doctor or hospital if we had a little f'ever or cold.

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. We didn't have cell phones, so no one was able to reach us all day. We played

and thank you

hardball and sometimes the ball would really hurt. We climbed big trees and sometimes got hurt when we fell out of them. We swam in the local swimming hole without life vests and lifeguards.

We drank soda pop, ate cupcakes, candy, ice cream, fried chicken, mashed potatoes with lots of gravy, eggs and bacon, and biscuits and bread with butter on them, but we were never overweight. We couldn't leave the table until we ate our veggies and had to ask for permission to get up and leave.

Adults were addressed as Mr. or Mrs. and Sir or Ma'am'. The Little League and school had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. We got beat up by the class bully at least once. When you did something wrong at school you had to stay after and write 500 times that you would not do it again-you were not just sent home. Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade. We got paddled at school and/or home when we did something wrong.

That generation produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we leamed how to deal with it all. If you are one of them, congratulations.

I would like to thank my staff at The Merchant Magazine for helping our magazine continue to grow in 2002. I would also like to thank all of you who have provided and shared your company news with us, and especially those companies that have partnered with us in promoting themselves this year Qtlease see our Buyers Guide on page 48 for a list of those companies). Our magazines cannot survive without you, and I am truly thankful for the confidence you place in us. I hope that in no small way we have given back as much as we have received, and I thank you for all your friendship, and as always we pledge to do our very best to support the industry that we should all be grateful we have an opportunity to serve.

Lumber should be used to build

homes, not walls.

There's a wall between the U.S. and Canada. And its being built of 2x4s,2x6s and 2x8s. NoW the time has come to tear it down once and for all.

At issue is the disoute over Canadian and U.S. lumber trade, which has dragged on for decades without any kind of meaningful solution. In fact, the recent 27o/o duties on Canadian softwood lumber; meant to slow imports and benef it U.S. lumber manufacturers, have failed to do either. Mill workers and communities on both sides of the border face uncertainty. lt's obvious the duties don't work.

Clearly, this situation cannot go on. At Weyerhaeuser, we're proposing a two-part solution to help resolve this complex issue.

First, take immediate action. Put the current legal case on hold and replace the current U.S. duties with a Canadian border tax on softwood

lumber exports. This would bring a degree of stability to the market and allow both countries time to develop a thoughtful, long-term solution. The second step requires negotiated changes in Canadian provincial forest policies to make them operate similar! to the U.S. model for timber sales. There's only one way for this plan to work. Both sides must be willing to give a little. And at Weyerhaeuser, we're willing to do our part.

Weyerhaeuser operates on both sides of the border. Because our families live and work in communities throughout North America, this is an issue we care about deeply. We don't have all the answers - but we do offer a olace to start. To learn more, or to make your voice heard, we encourage you to visit,

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Economic outlook

brightens

fD IDING a booming housing marI\ket. the U.S. economy is on a solid growth path, with the risk of a double-dip recession "remote," according to a new survey by the National Association for Business Economics.

For 2003, growth is forecast to rise from a 3.3Vo first quarter rate to a 3.8Vo rate by the fourth quarter.

"Economic growth may not be supercharged, but it is solidly positive," said Tim O'Neill, NABE president-elect and chief economist at BMO Financial Group. "Most of the potential perils that grab headlinesdouble-dip recession, deflation and a housing market'bubble'-are possibilities viewed as remote."

Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac's chief economist. noted. "Record low mortgage rates have fueled sales, and 2002 will be a record year for home sales, with 6.5 million units sold."

Freddie Mac revised upward its forecast for housing starts in 2002 to 1.66 million units, a 3.75Vo increase over 2001 starts. The agency expects housing starts in 2003 to be just as strong.

The National Association of Realtors agreed that lower-than-projected mortgage interest rates should sustain housing at healthy levels. David

Lereah, NAR's chief economist, said mortgage interest rates have moved lower than most forecasters expected. "The silver lining in the cloud of economic uncertainty is historically low mortgage interest rates," he said. "The 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate dipped under 6.07o at the end of September to a 40-year low."

Six weeks later,the Federal Reserve would cut a key interest rate by half a percentage point, pushing mortgage rates even lower.

Lereah deduced that lower interest rates were offsetting the effects of uncertainty over the economy and international events. NAR forecasts existing-home sales to rise 3.2Vo for all of 2OO2 to a record of 5.41 million units, followed by a historically strong 5.28 million sales in 2003.

"Back in January, we were only expecting 5.25 million existing-home sales in 2002," Lereah added. "Although there was a surge of sales activity during the first five months of this year, we've settled down to a very sustainable and historically strong pace for the foreseeable future."

Housing starts are projected to rise 3.17o to a total of 1.65 million units this year, with the same level of activity expected in 2003.

Lereah said the national median existing-home price this year is pegged at $157,800, up 6.87o from 2001; it should rise 4.l%o in 2003, which would mark a return to a normal appreciation pattern as the market comes into a better balance between buyers and sellers. The typical newhome price is projected to be

Housing starts in 2003

are expected to be just as strong.

$ I 83.700 in 2002. an increase of 4.97o from last year. A similar rise is seen in 2003.

NAR projects growth in the U.S. gross domestic product to average 2.4Vo for all of this year and 3.17o in 2003. Consumer price inflation should be a negligib'te l.6Vo in 2002, with CPI expected at2.37o in 2003.

The association forecasts the rate of unemployment to trend downward to 5.37o by the third quarter of 2003. Inflation-adjusted disposable personal income is forecast to grow 4.4% in 2OO2 and 3.57o next year.

Itr/OULD you purchase an RV to Y Y use fbr your daily commute to work in the city or use a sports car tbr hauling lumber to job sites'? Sounds ridiculous: however. some companies make comparable mistakes when procuring lift trucks for their operations.

There is an enormous variety of configurations and options available for the modern lift truck going far beyond weight capacity and lift height. Doing a little homework up fiont to ensure you are choosing the best vehicles fbr your operation will result in optimal utilization of your space and lubor while muintaining a high safety factor.

Before making a decision on the best vehicle for your operation you must have a thorough understanding of the properties of the materials you will be handling (loads), the methods you will use to store these materials, and the methods you will use to ship and receive these materials.

Next, familiarize yourself with the variety of vehicles and options available. Dealer reps can be a great

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you only intend to use your vehicle indoors, this is the way to go. In multi-shift operations you will need additional batteries and charging/ transfer stations. In single shift operations or if the truck is not used 1007o of the time, you can charge it during off hours. Note that the batteries and chargers for lift trucks are usually priced separately from the lift truck itself. You will also have choices of standard batteries or sealed maintenance free types.

source of information and will assist in determining the appropriate vehicles; however, keep in mind that truck types can vary significantly from manufacturer to manufacturer (especially on specialty equipment). Obviously the dealer rep will steer you towards something in his line regardless if there is a better alternative available elsewhere. When you have narrowed down the type of vehicle you are interested in, ask the rep to set up a visit to a similar operation using this type and get an on site demo within your own facility. If you are still unsure, rent one fbr a couple of months (ask up front if you can deduct a portion of the rental cost fiom the purchase price if you decide to buy).

Below I have listed some of the different types of vehicles and their functionality.

Fuel Types

Electric. Electric vehicles are designed for indoor use only. Their big advantages are the absence of fumes and their quiet operation. If

AC or DC. Recently AC motors are being offered by several lift truck manufacturers. and no. this does not mean that you will be driving around with a really long extension cord. AC-powered lift trucks run off of DC batteries and convert the DC power back to AC to power the motor. The advantages of AC motors include faster acceleration, higher efficiency, and lower maintenance costs.

LP Liquid Propane. Advantages of using LP include minimal fumes (however heavy use indoors requires adequate ventilation), the ability to use both indoors and outdoors, and the ability to quickly change LP tanks. They are commonly used in indoor/outdoor operations such as lumber yards.

Doing

will result in optimal utilization of your space and labor while maintaining a high safety factor.

a little homework

Gasoline or Diesel. Outdoor use only. Heavily used in construction, scrap yards, etc.

Tire Types

Cushion tires are solid tires generally with no tread pattern (you can get cushion tires with tread patterns) designed for use indoors on smooth solid surfaces.

Pneumatic tires require air and are designed for use outdoors on uneven and loose surfaces. Pneumatic tire trucks will have higher ground clearance, which raises the center of gravity thus reducing its rated lift capacity.

Lift Gapacity & Height

You will need to know the maximum weight and dimensions of the loads you will be handling as well as the maximum fork height needed to stack or rack the loads in order to determine the capacity of the vehicle needed. The lift capacity of a truck is affected by lift height and load size, a larger size load moves the center of gravity of the vehicle/load combination reducing the lift capacity as does the height the load is being lifted. Attachments also affect the capacity of a truck. Every lift truck is required to have a placard showing the rated

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capacities, if there are any changes made to the truck, like adding an attachment, the placard must be replaced with one showing the revised capacities. Why spend so much time on capacity? Why not just play it safe and get a higher rated ttruck? The answer is size; bigger is not better in warehousing. A higher capacity truck will be physically larger and require larger aisles than a lesser one.

Mast Options

Single, double, triple and quad (reflecting the number of sections or stages the mast has) are the types of masts available.

In many circumstances you will not need to make a choice here since the lift height will dictate the type of mast you will get; however, in trucks with very high lift heights you may have an option. Going to a quad mast instead of a triple, rated at the same height, will give you a shorter mast in the lowered position, eliminating overhead clearance issues: however. the more sections to the mast. the more play it will have when extended (the wobble factor).

Aisle Types

Lift trucks are classified by the

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Atlet nc, (8471 352-7373, www.atlet.com

Barrett fnduslrial Trucks (Div. of Nissan) (815) 568-0061, www.banett-trucks.com

Baumann Handling Systems, lnc. (800) 927-0385, www.sideloaders.com

Bfue Giant Equipment Corp. (800) 872-2583, www.bluegiant.com

Cargolec, lnc. (Moffett Mounty U.S. distributor) (419) 482-6000, www.cargolec.com

Caterpillar Lift Trucks (800) 228-5438, www.cat-lift.com

Chrisman Manufacluring (800) 342-2031, www.navigatorforklitt.com

Cfark Materiaf Handling Company (866) 252-5275, www.clarkmhc,com

Coopet Materials Handling, Inc. (877) 334-1414,www.coopermaterials.com

Crown Equipment Corp. (419) 629-2311, www.crown.com

Daewoo Equipment Corp,, Lift Trucks (216) 595-1212, www.dhiac.com

Design Storage & Handling (Hubtex U.S. distributor) (800) 548-2839, www.designstorage.com

Drexef Industries, lnc. (2 1 5) 67 2-2200, www,drexeltrucks.com

Elwell-Parker (800) 367-5600, www.elwellparker.com

Genie Industries (425) 881 -1 800, www.genielift .com

types of aisles they are designed to operate within. Wide aisle and narrow aisle trucks are designed to turn in the aisle while very narrow aisle trucks do not turn within the aisle.

Wide Aisle. Standard forklifts fall into this category of trucks designed to work in aisles greater than 1 I' wide.

Narrow Aisle (NA). Narrow aisle trucks operate in aisles of 8' to 10' and are generally stand up vehicles such as reach trucks.

Very Narrow Alsle (VNA). Very narrow aisle trucks operate in aisles less than 6' and often use guidance systems (wire, rail, or optical) to travel within the aisles. Types of VNA trucks are order selectors. swing mast. and turret trucks.

Truck Types

Standard forklift. The standard forklift, also known as a counterbalanced sit down lift truck, is the vehicle most people think of when they think lift truck or forklifi. It is available with any of the fuel types and tire types as well as numerous weight

capacities, lift heights and attachment options.

The smaller 3000-lb. to 4000-lb. trucks are the workhorses of most warehouses. If you run a small operation and will only have one truck, this is probably the vehicle for you. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck that requires at least I 1' aisles to turn in. The aisle width is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius, and the size of the load. Available options and attachments include side shifts, fork shifts, hydraulic clamps, and slip sheet attachments. The side shift is becoming standard equipment on many trucks (I wouldn't purchase one without it).

Standard forklifts are usually used

Hyster Co. (800) 497-8371, www.hysterusa.com

f nterthor, Inc. (888) 345-1270,www.interthor.com

JCB lnc. (888\ 7 42-5522, www.jcbna.com

Kalmar AC, Inc. (800) 311-8452, www.kalmarac.com

for lift heiehts under 20'

Reach truck (a.k.a. stand up reach, straddle reach, double deep reach). The reach truck is a narrow aisle (8'-10') truck designed specifically for racked pallet storage. It consists of outriggers in front and telescoping forks which use a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism to pick up the load and retract it over the outriggers reducing the overall truck and load length, allowing you to turn in a narrower aisle. Double deep reach trucks use an extended reach mechanism which allows you to store pallets two deep in specially designed double deep rack.

Reach trucks are designed for racking areas only and do not work for loading trucks or quickly moving loads over distances. Operator training on reach trucks tends to take longer than other vehicles due to the complexity of the controls.

Reach trucks are available with lift heights up to 40', however I don't recommend using them over 30' as it becomes very difficult to place loads at that height and puts a lot of strain on the operator's neck and eyes.

Motorized pallet tuck (walkie, walkie-rider, rider). Motorized pallet trucks are the motorized version of the pallet jack. They come in "walkie" versions or "rider" versions. As you would expect, the walkie is designed for the operator to walk

along with the truck as they move loads, while the rider has a small platform which the operator stands on. The riders work great for frequent moving of loads over extended distances within warehouses and manufacturing operations.

They are fast and highly maneuverable. Minimal controls result in short learning curves for operators although precision turning takes a little practice. Since there is no operator safety cage, there are some safety concerns with these and I do not recommend them for transporting tall, unstable loads. If you are looking for an inexpensive method for moving loads from point A to point B, a rider may be the answer. If you are moving heavy loads short distances and are looking for an employee friendly option to the pallet jack, check out a walkie.

Order selector (order picker). Designed specifically for manual handling of less than pallet load quantities in racking. Man-up design has fixed forks attached to a platform which elevates the load and the operator to facilitate manual loading and unloading from racking. Order selec-

K-D Manitou Inc. (800) 433-3304, www.kdmanilou.com

Komatsu Forklift USA, Inc. (888) 696-1231 www.komatsuforkliftusa.com

Landoll Cotp. (785) 562-5381, www.landoll.com

Liftking Industries (905) 851-3988, www.liftking.com

Linde Baker Material Handling Corp. (84i!) 875-8383, www.linde-baker.com

Lowry Industrial Lift-Trucks (800) 461 -2836, ww.lowryindlift,com

Manilowoc Co. (920) 683-651 0, www.manitowocbt.com

Master Craft Industrial Equipment Corp. (229) 386-0610, www.mclifts.com

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks (71 3) 365-1 000, www.mit-lift.com

Mobile Pallet Truck, Inc. (800) 527-4612, www.mobilept.com

Multiton MIC Cory. 01 4) 279-0800, www.multiton.com

Nissan Forklift Corp. (815) 568-0061 , www.nissanforklift.com

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tors are VNA vehicles, which operate in aisles of less than 6'. I also find order selectors very useful in cycle counting and physical inventories.

Order selectors are available in lift heights up to 40', although 20' and 30' models are more common.

Swing mast and turret trucks. These VNA vehicles are designed to work in aisles less than 6'. A swing mast resembles a standard forklift except that there is an additional function to swing the mast to a 90" angle (only one direction) to allow stocking pallets perpendicular to direction of the trucks travel. The swing operation can get a little wobbly at heights so you must make sure you have stable secure loads.

Turret trucks are a man-up truck similar to an order selector with the exception that rather than fixed forks, the forks are mounted on an additional mast and carriage which operates as a turret turning 90" in either direction, facilitating picking and stocking on either side of the aisle. The man-up design makes it easier to handle loads in very tall racking (up to 40').

VNA trucks are generally recommended to be used in conjunction with a guidance system (wire, rails, optical) within the aisles to increase safety and reduce property damage. Also, turret trucks require that the floor be perf'ectly flat and level to operate correctly.

Both can be a little pricey, but the cost can be easily offset in large warehouses by the space saved by going to 6' aisles.

Attachments & Options

While most attachments are designed for use on standard type lift trucks, some are also used on reach trucks and VNA trucks. OSHA requires that any attachment used must be approved for use by the specific lift truck manufacturer. This regulation pretty much forces you to go through the OEM dealer for the purchase and installation of the attachment. Also note that most attachments will change the capacity of the lift truck and a new placard should be placed on the truck showing the new specs.

Some of the more common types of attachments include:

Sideshift. The most common attachment, sideshifts should be considered standard equipment. The device allows the fork carriage to slide left and right to allow more accurate placement of the load. Sideshifts will increase productivity and safety as well as reduce product damage by allowing the operator more flexibility in load placement.

Fork positioner. Fork positioners allow the operator to adjust the distance between the forks without getting off of the truck. Used primarily

Nobf e Conslruction Equipment (87 7 ) 422-5862, www.noblecei.com

Palfinger/Crayler (800) 567-1554, www.palfinger.com

Pfatl-silberblau Canada, Inc. (905) 565-9633, ww.pfaffgroup.com

Pramac fndustries, Inc. (770) 479-2922, www.pramac.com

Princeton Delivery Systems (800) 331-5851 , www.piggy-back.com

Professionaf Materials Handling (Steinbock U.S. distributor) (407) 677-0040, www.pmh-co.com

Oualily Corp. (800) 383-301 8, www.donkeyforklift .com

Raymond Corp. (607) 656-231 1, www.raymondcorp.com

Royal Tractor (91 3) 782-2598, www.royaltractor.com

Ruger Induslries (800) 257-8437, www.rugerequipmenl.com

Schaefl lnc, (71 2) 944-51 1 1, www.schaeffinc.com

Sellick Equipment Ltd. (519) 738-2255, www.sellickequipment.com

Southworth Products Corp. (877) 812-7 441, www.southworthproducts.com

Taililt USA, Inc. (214) 819 4180, www.tailiftusa.com

TGM Forklitt Trucks (713) 681-8888, www.tcmforklifts.com

Toyota Malerial Handling USA, Inc. (31 0) 61 8 8600, www.toyotalorkliit.com

Yale Materials Handling Corp. (800) 233'9253, www.yale.com

in high volume operations where there is a great variety of pallet and crate sizes handled.

Fork pivot. Allows the forks and carriage to pivot (rotate). Used for transporting and dumping specially designed hoppers.

Fork extensions. Extensions slide over the existing forks on the truck to allow you to pick up longer loads.

Height selector. Allows you to preset certain fork heights to correspond with rack levels. This option is most commonly used on reach trucks working at heights above 20'.

Tilt control. Tilt control allows you to preset fork tilt angle(s).

This certainly does not cover all of the vehicles and options available as there are many other specialty trucks as well as hybrids of the previous listed vehicles. Remember an educated decision is a better decision.

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Now in its second year, the Build A Better Home (BBH) program is designed to provide builders, designers and homeowners with the most current construction guidelines needed to protect homes against damaging moisture infiltration. Key building elements addressed in the program are the foundation, walls and roof.

The new awareness campaign features an attention grabbing floor display-a red stop sign emblazoned with the word "MOLD." This sets the stage for the detailed BBH construction techniques and product recommendations.

"Bulk water intrusion is responsible for the majority of the problems related to moisture damage," said APA's Kevin Hayes. "Simple construction steps, including the correct use of flashing materials, weather-resistive barriers, tapes and sealants, can help prevent major trouble down the road. It's important that we take this information to the local yard, where daily product and construction decisions are frequently discussed."

The problems associated with moisture in homes prompted APA to organize a unique partnership between industry and government. The BBH coalition began in earnest last year when APA, the Southern Pine Council and the Forest Products Laboratory led a cooperative effort of more than 50 manufacturers in building the first ever, fullscale, moisture-resistant research demonstration house in Madison, Wi.

Built to test and display proper building techniques and materials, the walls of the home are wired with moisture sensors, which feed hourly data to computers. The house is periodically loaded with varying levels of humidity to simulate the moisture vapor released by an average family. Determining how water moves through the building envelope should help answer perplexing questions-made more so in this age of changing building practices-about the

best ways to construct dry, durable envelopes and interiors.

"There's still a lot we don't know," admits Anton TenWolde, a research physicist with FPL. In fact, the science on how to build homes to properly handle the "load" of moisture generated from the people in it and from the weather outside of it, is far less advanced than, say, the science that determines how much wind and snow certain roofs can handle.

"In moisture, we're just beginning this process," says TenWolde, who expects the tests on this house to lead to healthier and better built homes across the country. "The BBH house implemented the best technology we currently have at hand to provide a moisture-safe house."

This past summer APA's field staff underwent extensive moisture science training from some of the leading scientists in the field. The result: a nationwide schedule of moisture control seminars with builder associations and dealer groups. One of the more successful programs involved a presentation given during LMC's recent annual meeting in St. Louis.

"We had more than 100 of our people at that seminar," said purchasing manager Greg Gorniak. "They did an excellent job with helping our dealers understand the com-

plexity behind the mold issue. Now we can offer appropriate product and application guidance to our customers."

BBH awareness ads featuring the "MOLD" sign will run in trade publications, and the floor display signs will be displayed at several locations during next month's International Builders Show in Las Vegas. In addition, moisture science seminars will be conducted at the 3,000-sq. ft. NextGen demo house in the parking lot of the Stardust Hotel. Among the themes being touted at this joint government and industry model home are connectivity, advanced framing, building science and moisture control.

Dealers can capitalize on the awareness generated by these activities by ordering either the standing floor display or a countertop version with an easel back. The floor display consists of a 24" red octagonal traffic sign with an "Information Zone" placard that holds about 100 pocket flyers. The flyers contain construction details and an imprint space for the dealer stamp and notes. Instructions are included for an 8" sign post and the 2-sq. ft. base, which can be constructed with readily available lumber and panel products. The moisture awareness kits become available this month.

"They did an excellent job with helping our dealers understand the complexity behind the mold issue."

NEW RETAIL floor display takes moisture awareness to new heights.

Pacific Wood Preserving of Oregon held an open house Oct. 25 to mark the start of business at the Sheridan, Or.. wood treating plant.

The facility, purchased in May by The Pacific Wood Preserving Cos., has five cylinders and utilizes borates and ACQ wood preservatives for lumber and copper naphthenate for poles.

The operation was purchased out of the bankruptcy estate of the former Taylor Lumber & Treating in cooperation with the EPA and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. In addition to paying over $2 million

to acquire the facility, PWP agreed to assist the EPA in managing the ongoing cleanup at the facility.

In exchange, the EPA and ODEQ provided PWP with Covenant's Not to Sue for environmental damages.

Since purchasing the facility, PWP has installed two new 13,000-sq. ft. steel buildings, a state-of-the-art wood incisor, upgraded some environmental filtration equipment, and completed many other production equipment upgrades.

A dry kiln has been ordered and should be operational by January.

PLANT TOURS during PWP of Oregon's open house included a look at (1) a new lumber storage building. (2) Dick Jackson, Jerry Farley. (3) Eric Fuerst, Mike Stephens. (4)

Ken Laughlin. (5) Don Danka, Jerry Parks. (6) Tim Livingston, Robert West. (7) John Doss, Matt Keyser. (8) Martha & Ron Brookins. (9) Brian Delbruck. (10) Dimetre Langton.

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Meeks Building Center has opened a new 10,000-sq. ft yard on 5 acres in Gardnerville, Nv. ...

Bisbee Lumber is closing its Bisbee. Az.. location ...

84 Lumber opened a new store in Redding, Ca.; anticipates a March 17 opening of a 34,800-sq. ft. former Lumberjack location in Sacramento, Ca., and has closed its Carlsbad and Alamogordo, N.M., locations

Mc Kinleyville Ace Hardware, McKinleyville, Ca., has expanded its store and begun equipment rentals to contractors and homeowners

Lanoga Corp., Redmond, Wa., has acquired Wickes'operations in Wisconsin and northem Michigan, including 31 lumberyards and four component plants for its United Building Centers division.

Lowe's Cos. opened new stores Nov. 8 in E. Stockton. Ca. (Rose Rozich,mgr.), and Oct. 25 in Oceanside, Ca. (Mike Schratz, mgr.)...

Lowe's plans to build a 100,000sq. ft. store on l0 acres in Roseburg, Or., and has begun construction on a 94,000-sq. ft. store with 25,000-sq. ft. garden center in Walla Walla, Wa. ...

Home Depot opens a new store this month in Hanford. Ca.. and got the go-ahead from the Hercules, Ca., city council to build a 98,000-sq. ft store with 24,000sq. ft. garden center; Lowe's had originally proposed building a 135,000-sq. ft. store in Hercules, but citizens balked at the size ...

Home Depot received word that citizens in San Juan Capistrano, Ca., voted against a proposed store in the city; agreed to lease a 101,000-sq. ft. former HomeBase store in San Diego, Ca., and had new traffic signals installed at the

entrance to its Klamath Falls, Or., home center ...

Home Depot has completed its purchase of Arvada Hardwood, Aurora, Co., and Floorworks Inc., Phoenix, Az.; Arvada founder Willie Northrop, his wife Jeanne, and partner Craig Schoepke will stay on with Depot ...

Ace Hardware Corp. has begun implementing CCITriad's EagleVision common technology platform at five test stores; Ace plans to install 300 systems in 2ffi3 and by 2005 have the program working in 3,000 stores

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Pacffic Wood Laminates, South Coast Lumber Co. and CLR Timber combined offices last month into one new location in Brookings, Or.; all mailing addresses and phone numbers are unchanged

Colorado Forest Industries has added a remanufacturing facility next to its DC in Denver, Co. ...

D&J Wood Resources, Albuquerque, N.M., and Chandler and Cottonwood, Az., changes its name to Lumber Products Jan. 1

Sierra Pre-Finish, Carson City, Nv., has completed work on a new 60'x80' customer lumber storage facility...

Tre e Sourc e curtailed production indefinitely at its Glide, Or., stud mill due to market conditions ...

Malloy Lumber has installed a double track kiln at its Kingston, Id., facility

Vaagen Brothers Lumber Inc. will permanently close its sawmill and planer in Republic, Wa., late next month

Ame rican Hardboard As sociation is in the process of merging with the Composite Panel Association ...

Big Creek Lumber Co., Davenport, Ca., is considering an offer by the San Mateo Count! Office of Education to log 150 acres in Redwood City, Ca., that environmentalists recently sought to buy

Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wa., and the Trust for Public Land have agreed to implement a workingforest easement on a portion of Potlatch's 670,000 acres of timberlands in ldaho; the plan allows for continued logging, public access for recreation and a guarantee that the land will not be converted to non-forest uses ...

CertainTeed Corp. has acquired Marshall Vinyl Window,s, Corona, Ca.; Marshall had been an independent windowfabricatorfor CertainTeed since 1992

Louisiana-Pacffic is facing a class action suit by homeowners who claim NatureGuard cement fiber shakes made in Califomia from 1995 to 1998 were defective

Behr Process Corp., Santa Ana, Ca., agreed to pay $107.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its wood sealants ... Behr was named Partner of the Year by Homc Depot's paintdepartment ...

Western Woods, Chico, Ca., is now stocking the new 20' lengths of 2x6 Evergrain composite decking from Epocn in redwood, cedar and Cape Cod gray

Anniversaries: Canyon Lumber Co., Everett,'Wa., 95th Emer' son Hardwood, Porlland, Or., 95th Mattheus Lumber. Woodinville, Ca., 70th Reel Lumber Service, Anaheim, Ca., 70th Saroyan Lumber Co., Huntington Park, Ca., 55th ... Superior Lamber Co., Glendale, 0r., 50th Spenard Builders Supply, Anchorage, Ak., 50th... Orepac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or., 25th ... Bear Creek Lumber, Winthrop, Wa., 25th ... Hall Forest Products, Tacoma, Wa.,25th

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International Wood Products Association - Dec. 10, regional luncheon & business meeting, Hyatt Regency, Long Beach, Ca.; (703) 820-6696.

Washington Hardwoods Commission - Dec. 11, meeting, Olympia, Wa.; (350) 835-1600.

Portland Wholesale Lumber Association - Dec. 13, Christmas lunch, Doubletree Hotel, Portland, Or.; (503) 648-4156.

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Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assn.Jan. 6-9, estimating courses, Casper, Wy.; Jan. 13-16, Denver, Co.; Jan. 28-30, Albuquerque, N.M.; (303) 793-0859.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club - Jan. 9, luncheon, Steven's Steakhouse, Commerce, Ca.: (323) 723-9856.

International Housewares Show - Jan. 12-14, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 292-4200.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 15, Valley, Ca.; ('707) 462-3700.

Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 16, Eureka, Ca.; (7 07 ) 268-3085.

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California Forestry Assn. - Jan. 16-17, annual meeting,Haze Mansion Conference Center, San Jose, Ca.; (916) 444-6592

Do it Best Corp. - Jan. 16-17, winter market, Phoenix, Az.; (2t9) 748-s300.

National Association of Home Builders - Jan. 2l-24, annual expo, Las Vegas, Nv.; (800) 368-5242.

WESTERN Building Materials Association recently held its annual convention and show in Portland, 0r. (1) Rick McOartney, Casey Voorhees. 12) Albert Mickadeit, Ed Burlingame. (3) Ray Duncan, Danny Harper. (4)

]9m Stgmpf, Jeff Peterson. (5) Claudia & Tom Westbrobk. (6) Kyte Main, Michelle Cunningham, Bob Mathias. (7) Wally Gomez, fyte Peterson, Ron Park. (8)boug Mackay, Derrick'Lirder, Scott lrmstrong.

(9)Stu Stewart, Jody Woile,ierry Hdgen. (10)Monis &Sandy Jamei.

(11) Mark Dietrich, Tony Tomasini. (12) Karen & Jack Olson, lrv

Dellinger. (13)Tara Moore, Mark Dawkins, Bill Collins. (14) Tina Krulich, Buck Wheat. (15) Alex Goff, Jim Turner. (16) John Harl, Jeff Anderson. (17) Michele Pritchard, Jim Morse, Cameron Adams. (18) Jeff Painter, Jay Agosta, Steve Zareski, Cody Grove. (19) Don Danka, Jerry Farley, Ken Laughlin. (20) Charlie Schadewald, Jim Canoll. (21) Rob Mueller, Bob Kiteley, Ron Schierman, Mark Hoenisch. (22) Martin Hotes, B.J. Tournay, Jason Allen, Paul Walters, Tom Beulke, Phillip Floyd. (For more details on the show, see Western Association News, page 22)

Lumber Association of California & Nevada welcomed David Jones, Foster Lumber Yards, Vallejo, Ca., as president during its recent convention in Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Nv. He succeeds Matt Petersen, Mead Clark Lumber, Santa Rosa, Ca., who is now national legislative rep (For photos, see p. 32-33).

Margo Conner, Pacific Home Do it Center, San Luis Obispo, Ca., is lst v.p.; Greg Moss, Moss Lumber, Redding, Ca., 2nd v.p.; Ken Womack, Weyerhaeuser, West Sacramento, Ca., associates v.p., and Milton Johnson, Home Lumber, San Bernardino, Ca., treasurer.

Eric Ziedrich, Healdsburg Lumber, Healdsburg, Ca., continues to chair the insurance trust. New to the trust is Julie Wimberly, Moss Lumber.

Western Building Material Association installed Bruce Abel, Don Abel Building Supplies, Juneau, Ak., as president during its recent convention in Portland, Or. (For photos, see p. 21.)

Also elected:v.p. Jeff Swan, Evergreen Lumber, Port Orchard, Wa., and Mike Hennick, Hennick's Home Center, Bandon, Or.; executive committee member Tom Simkins, SimkinsHallin Lumber Co., Bozeman, Mt.; insurance trustee Bob Perrin, Capital Lumber Co., Boise, Id., and directors Ed Waite, Spenard Builders Supply, Anchorage, Ak.; Dennis Orem, Jerry's Home Improvement Center, Eugene, Or.; Robert Hodgins, Ashland Lumber Co., Ashland, Or.; Tom Sliter, Sliter's Ace Lumber & Hardware, Somers, Mt.; Paul Thomae, Thomae Lumber Sales, Laurel, Mt., and Tom Dunn, Dunn Lumber Co., Seattle, Wa.

Randy Stemper, Astoria Builders Supply, Astoria, Or., received the Distinguished Dealer Award, and Len Bolton, Weatherly's, Inc., Eugene, Or., was named Supplier of the Year.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association plans Bill Darling estimating semi-

nars for Jan. 6-9 in Casper, Wy.; Jan. 13-16 in Denver. Co.. and Jan. 28-30 in Albuquerque, N.M.

MSLBMDA recently recognized Michael D. Martin, AD Martin Lumber Co., Riverton, Wy., as its 2002-2004 Industry All-Star during its fall conference in Vail. Co.

Roy Edward "Ed" Sandlin was posthumously honored with the Honorary Life Member Award.

New Depot Departments

Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., has introduced two new store departments that carry home safety and health products.

Depot held free safety awareness events at its U.S. stores Oct. 12 to promote the Home Safety Zone and Healthy Home Zone departments.

Home Safety Zone features products like fire extinguishers, security lighting and smoke alarms. The area is aimed at indoor environment issues, stocking products such as air purifiers, dehumidifiers and thermostats.

"We will be providing guidance on how to protect and prepare families and homes from hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters," said Richard Dale, global product merchant for home safety and security."

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As part of its ongoing divestiture of non-core assets, Louisiana-Pacific Corp. has sold its Rocklin, Ca., distribution center to one of its largest distributors, Taiga Forest Products, Ltd.

The acquisition marks the first major investment in the U.S. for Taiga, the largest wholesale building products distributor in Canada.

The l5-acre DC featuring 100,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space will continue to stock L-P products.

"We have had a very good business relationship with Taiga for many years," said L-P chairman and c.e.o. Mark A. Suwyn. "Taiga is a very important customer for many of L-P's products, and their purchase of the Rocklin distribution center only strengthens this relationship."

Buyer For Montana L-P Plant

Roseburg Forest Products, Roseburg, Or., has signed a letter of intent to acquire Louisiana-Pacific Corp.'s Missoula, Mt., plant.

The plant, which L-P put up for sale in May as part of its divesture program, employs 200 people and produces specialty and commodity particleboard products.

"The sale will put this mill into the hands of a company focused on the particleboard business," said L-P's Mark A. Suwyn, "allowing us to fully

focus our attention and resources on our ongoing business."

Roseburg's Allyn Ford said particleboard has been a focus of his company for decades.

"We want to grow our particleboard business both internally and through acquisition, and L-P's Missoula facility is perfect for us," said Ford.

Depot Workers Donate Time Home Depot workers representing I I California stores in the Inland Empire recently spent a day as d-iyers at a local youth club.

The one hundred Depot volunteers gave their time at the Boys & Girls Club in Pomona Valley. Employees tackled a number of tasks including flooring and carpet installation, painting and landscaping.

"l see a bunch of angels running around in orange shirts," said the club's Mike Shaub.

The retailer also contributed $23,000 in materials. Depot district mgr. Charles Bayer said it was one of the biggest volunteer projects in his I 1 years with the company. Marwa Cabell, human resources mgr. at the Upland store, coordinated the project.

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DIXIELINE Lumber (1) remodeled, expanded and remerchandised its La Mesa store. (2) Biggest addition was a 3,000-so. ft. door and window showroom. (3) At Dixieline's National City DC, a new corbel saw can cut four stacked. 4" oieces of lumber al one time and uD lo 800 corbels per eight-hour shift. lt is positioned on a column and leatures a 360' rotation allowing continual use when cutting detailed patterns with seat cuts. (4) Tiger Stop whirlwind cut-off saw dramatically reduces waste

while increasing productivity. The saw cuts six pieces of 2x4 lumber at one time. The automated push feed allows a single operator to load the saw and stack the cut pieces himself. In the past, this operation required two people.

(5) P.E.T. unit cutter cuts units of lumber within 1/32" oJ tolerance and can cut a unit of lumber in approximately 10 minutes. The saw eliminates single piece lumber handling when cutting large volume orders.

Modernizations For Dixieline Lumber

Dixieline Lumber Co.. San Diego. Ca., recently overhauled its largest retail store, as well as its nearby lumber distribution center.

Dixieline remodeled and added 6.000 sq. lt. of selling space to its now 25,000-sq. ft. La Mesa, Ca., retail store, making it the largest in the chain. All departments were expanded and received energy efficient fluorescent lighting and bright interior paint. Wider aisles with new Lozier gondola fixtures were installed. The

low profile fixtures improve visibility throughout the store. Rebuilt retail sales counters now feature express registers. The most significant addition was a new east county Door & Window Showroom f'eaturing a 3,000 sq. ft. sales and display area.

Following a grand reopening celebration Oct. l0-14, branch mgr. Victor Hughes remarked, "The opening was phenomenal and sales were beyond expectations."

This year. Dixieline also upgraded

equipment at its lumber distribution center in National City, Ca., increasing its milling, load building and packaging capabilities.

Among the additions: an SV3 Maxi corbel saw, to cut corbels more efficiently than the standard rolling band saw; a self-feeding Tiger Stop whirlwind cut-ofT saw: a Pacific Trail P.E.T. unit cutter and flush bump package aligned, which eliminates single piece lumber handling when cutting large volume orders, and a quickfeed SCMI Superset23 moulder for pattern stock material.

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Forest Experts Tackle Fires

Government and university forestry researchers recently met in Lake Tahoe, Nv., to discuss the practice of prescribed burns and logging as antidotes to wildfires.

Speaking to over 300 scientists at the Sierra Nevada Science Symposium, researchers found that removing fuel loads from forests helped reduce wildfire risks, but still lacked evidence that thinning through logging or prescribed burns were more helpful.

Some of the researchers findings included:

. leaving behind big trees helps to prevent future wildfires, fire is as a natural cycle of ecosystems and not necessarily an enemy,

foresters should view wildfires in the context of hundreds of years and not make immediate forest management decisions based on unusual wildfire seasons, and

. more funding for research into fire's effect on forest ecosystems is needed.

"Fire has been a significant part of the Sierra Nevada for a millennia," said Jan van Wagtendonk of the U.S. Geological Survey. "We can choose to ignore it at our peril or we can choose

to work with it."

Ecologists atthe U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station, LaGrande, Or., have just begun a $l million, five-year study that compares the effects of prescribed burns versus mechanical thinning or a combination of both at l3 sites across the country.

"At this point, information needed to answer this question is anecdotal or completely absent," said ecologist Jim Mclver, who will lead the study.

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Reasoning that current duties start," Rogel said. "There's only one against Canadian lumber are not work- way this plan can work. Both sides ing as intended, Weyerhaeuser Co. has must be willing to compromise. If offered its own solution to the soft- everyone gives a little, we can make wood trade dispute. this work for North America."

The company operates l8 softwood lumber sawmills in Canada and 2l in the U.S. "As a company with operations on both sides of the border, we're concerned that a wall is being built between the U.S. and Canada. And it's being built of 2x4s,2x6s and 2x8s," said Steven R. Rogel, chairman, president and c.e.o. of Weyerhaeuser. "The time has come to tear it down once and for a11."

In late November, Rogel traveled to Washington, D.C., to pitch a suggested compromise to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Canada's ambassador to the U.S.

He noted, "Clearly, the anti-dumping duty doesn't work. In fact, it's back-fired as Canadian firms have increased production to lower their unit costs. The anti-dumping duty has aggravated the over-supply situation and driven prices lower."

Rogel proposed first establishing a Canadian border tax on softwood exports (the tax would begin at 25Vo when lumber is priced at or below $225 per 1,000 bd. ft., but drop to zero when prices topped $325), ending countervailing and anti-dumping duties, and halting all petitions, litigation and appeals. Next, he said changes should be negotiated in Canadian log-pricing practices to more closely minor those in the U.S.

"We don't pretend to have all the answers, but we do offer a place to

Rogel said Weyerhaeuser would do its part, including encouraging structural changes in provincial forest poli-

cies, participating in joint industry/ government efforts to set realistic policy changes for Canada, and contributing time and information to a joint U.S./Canada commission to increase trust and understanding.

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one that has had difficulty attracting attention in the U.S. He said his firm would conduct a vigorous effort over the next several weeks to bring policyand decision-makers from both countries together to develop a permanent, mutually beneficial solution.

Weyerhaeuser's proposal seemed to gather a chilly reaction from both sides of the border. Canadian Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew claimed the export tax would "legitimize" the "unfair" punitive measures already taken by the U.S.

Tembec c.e.o. Frank Dottori, cochairman of Canada's Free Trade Lumber Council, said the proposal would heavily favor U.S. producers: "Canadian companies would be permanently crippled in low markets. This looks and sounds very much like something that our U.S. competitors would favor. I don't know why Canadian companies would support such a deal. Moreover, I don't see how this proposal does anything to resolve the current situation where we pay a 27Vo duty which would be replaced by a257o export tax."

Dottori also seemed unwillins to

forsake legal challenges. "I fail to see why we would do that when we just scored a big win at the WTO concerning the illegal cross-border comparisons used by the Department of Commerce to arrive at the high duties currently imposed," he said.

Also problematic was the suggestion that already-collected funds be equitably distributed between the two countries. "The notion that the U.S. protectionist Coalition would get to keep the $750 million dollars already paid in escrow by Canadian exporters is clearly unacceptable," Dottori added. "We fully expect and are entitled to get all of that money back either through successful litigation, as we did in 1994, or through negotiation as we did in 1986."

In the U.S., an American Consumers for Affordable Homes alliance called the proposal "a wrong idea at the wrong time." Spokesperson Susan Petniunas said the group "believes that if the cases are handled expeditiously in the WTO and NAFTA. decisions should be announced within the next several months, possibly as early as February or March from NAFTA. If there are no appeals to drag the process out, a resolution to this lumber war can be achieved."

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Continued strength in home construction and repair and remodeling is expected to vault U.S. lumber demand to record levels in 2003, according to the Western Wood Products Association's 2003 lumber forecast.

U.S. lumber consumption is expected to reach an all-time high of 54.7 billion bd. ft. in 2003, eclipsing 1999's record 54.3 billion bd. ft.

Demand in 2002 is also expected ro reach the 54.3 billion bd. ft.

Spurred by low interest rates and strong refinancing activity, repair and remodeling will account for most of the demand increases. Lumber usage in repair and remodeling is expected to climb 3Vo to 17 .3 billion bd. ft.

Non-residential construction will rise 2.67o to 7.2 billion ft.

Housing starts, the largest lumber use segment, are predicted to dip slightly to 1.6 million units in 2003 from 1.65 million unirs in 2002. New home construction will consume 21.2 billion bd. ft. of lumber next year.

"Low interest rates have helped the U.S. housing and remodeling markets to stay healthy and expand demand for lumber products," said WWPA's Michael O'Halloran. "That's good news for Western sawmills."

Despite the growing lumber demand, overall U.S. lumber production is expected to remain stable at 35 billion bd. ft. Western production will be down less than lvo in 2OO3 to 16.58 billion bd. ft., and Southern production will be down slightly at 16.47 billion bd. ft.

Lumber imports should rise more than 500 million ft. in 2003. Canadian shipments should grow 1.67o to 18.7 billion ft. Non-Canadian imports will be up l5.3%o to 2 billion bd. ft., led by European lumber volumes that for the first time will top 1 billion bd. ft.

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Scientists are hoping that classical breeding and biotechnology will soon lead to a superior hardwood tree for use by the flooring and furniture industry.

The goal of researchers at Indiana's Purdue University is to breed superior black walnut, black cherry and northern red oak trees that are faster growing, richer-grained and more disease resistant than their unmodified peers.

"If we can domesticate hardwood trees, that means you can eventually leave the wild ones where they are because you've made something that is better," said molecular biologist Keith Woeste.

Using grafted limbs from 400 different trees, researchers are now crossbreeding the most desirable black walnut trees at Purdue's experimental tree farm. They also are genetically modifying select trees by inserting genes into embryonic trees with desirable qualities like insect resistance. Another hope is to develop a tree that is resistant to the herbicides foresters spread over tree farms to kill competing plant and tree vegetation.

The ultimate goal of the program is to increase the yield of hardwood timber in the U.S. It is estimated that there is an annual shortfall of 55 million hardwood seedlings a year. About 90Vo of the U.S.'s hardwood production comes from private forests that are less than 100 acres in size.

In these forests, the biggest and healthiest trees are harvested first, leaving behind a stock of smaller, sicker trees.

"The overall picture has been that the trees that are being harvested now are smaller that they were 50 years ago," said National Hardwood Lumber Association's Paul Houghland Jr. "And smaller trees mean you need more of them to set the same amount of lumber."

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The bases will be loaded this March at 'Westem \Uood Products Association's Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Our lineup includes golf, construction site tour, meetings, speakers, receptions and plenty of time to meet with the top lumber producers in the West. Plus, join us for a Cactus League spring training baseball

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LUMBER Association of California & Nevada held its annual convenlion Nov. 14-16 in Lake Tahoe, Nv. (1) Incoming president David & Stacey Jones. (2) Victor Vandenburg, Tim Tohlen. (3) Noal Krafl, Chris Tritschlei. (4) John Taylor, Greg Gomon, Mike Finck. (5) Debbie & George Donnell. (6) John Sairnders, D'inny Waters, Al Stocktiri. (7) John Willis,"pat Leedy, Alex Drollinger. (8) Melissa Kassahn, Ted Pendlebury. (9) Sean Seymour, Bob O'Connor, Chris Thoman. (10) Bandy Jones, Stone Page, Justin Wilson, Jeff Locke. (11) Mike Crum, Dav'e Rupp. (12) Rog'ei

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LACN attendees (continued from previous page) (1) Bill Scott, Will Riegel. (2) Todd & Jennie Murphy. (3) Steve McGan, Guy Partridge, (4) Don & Karen Woxberg, Mike Rasmussen. (5) Bob Haskett, Bob Baxter. (6) Doug Willis, Erik & Nancy Jorgensborg, Eric Ziedrich. (7) Larry & Cindy Stonum, Nick Elardo, Sue Scott. (8) Bick Hermanson, Steve Spackman, Ken Womack. (9) Greg Moss, Julie Wimberly, Sean Hudson, Mike Leonelly. (10)John Cirini, Sean Burch. (11) Marty Temple, Jim Julian. (12) Rick, Julia & Byron Boberts. (13) Marv Askey, Randy & Heidi

Holmes, Tom Couch, Melissa & Scott Kassahn. (14) Ronald & Teresa Cina. (15) Frank Youngman, Rich Geary, Kirk Yoggy. (16) Kim Boone, Anita Julian. (17) Stacey Jones, Vicky Sasser, Stephanie Stockton, Pam Petersen, Jean Brunton. (18) Tom Couch, Jeanine & Bob Palacioz, Mike Croxton. Dick Jackson. (19) Debbe & Charlie Cain, Doris & Jim Merchant. (20) Becky Lindsey, Vince Long, Daniele Herberg. (21) Rick Hermanson, Hamid Noorani, Adam Noorani, Menill McMinn. (22) Jerry & Michell Best, Tom & Kim Tiberi, Shirley & Jim Cadwell.

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Michael Dam, ex-Cascade Empire, is now the general sales mgr. at Adams Lumber Co., Tigard, Or.

Lorena Marode, ex-Bear Forest Products, is new to Fontana Wholesale Lumber, Fontana. Ca.

Ron Sandvic, ex-Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., is the new general mgr. at Colorado Forest Industries, Denver, Co.

Stan Kitts was promoted to branch mgr. of Lumber Products/D&J Resources, Albuquerque, N.M.

Terry Garrett is now location mgr. at Boise's recently acquired DC in Riverside, Ca.

Denny McEntire is the new sales & marketing mgr. at Harwood Products, Branscomb, Ca. Bruce Gravier is now sales mgr., and Erick Geiger is new to sales.

J. Carro is mgr. of the new Home Depot in Woodland, Ca. Janet Behnke is mgr. of the new Klamath Falls. Or.. store.

Mike Marshall is new to stud and laminated beam sales at Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Or.

Dustan E. "Dusty" McCoy, Brunswick Boat Group, has been elected to the board of Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Portland, Or.

John Hall, executive v.p., American Wood-Preservers' Association, will retire after AWPI's annual meeting in April.

Jonathan Long, president, J.E. Higgins Lumber Co, Higgins, Ca., has been elected to the National Hardwood Lumber Association board of managers.

Gary Malfatti, owner, Morgan Creek Forest Products, Windsor, Ca., as of late November, had seen the first 13 shows of the Rolling Stones' latest tour; he is expected to attend all 40 concerts worldwide. Fox Television Morning News interviewed Malfatti Nov. I I for a segment on the band and its fans.

Todd Kintz, Randy Gregory and Tom Blackwood have joined the sales force at Burns Lumber Co.'s new Portland, Or., office. Tim Legg is new to the Anderson, Ca., sales office.

John Rasar, executive v.p.-wood procurement, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta. Ga.. is set to retire Jan. l.

Jerry Kramlich is mgr. of the new Keith Brown Building Materials yard in Lindsay, Ca.

Bruce Ellis, Roswell Do it Best Lumber, Roswell, N.M., has been named vice-chairman of the board for Do it Best Corp.

Linda Clark was named director of national retail sales for OroN. Inc.. Denver, Co.

Jeff Loftus, owner, Sacramento Pacific Corp., Sacramento, Ca., will be on vacation in Kauai. Hi.. until Dec. 19.

Mike Bivens, Meek's, Sacramento, Ca., enjoyed a surprise 65th birthday party hosted by Western Woods at Max's Opera Cafe.

Abbey Rhoades is now selling Beatles memorabilia made from western hardwoods at Mungus Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Timber Products Co. sought a20Vo increase in production capacity for its White City, Or., plywood plant at an air quality permit renewal hearing held earlier this month.

If approved by regulators, the plant would increase its veneer drying capacity to 120 million bd. ft., up from a current 100 million bd. ft.

Although the company is asking for a capacity increase, it does not expect to increase production any time soon, citing weak market conditions.

"We have some emissions credits and rolled them into extra production limits," said Timber Products' Gary Grimes. "But there are no production plans in the works."

The hearing for the permit was scheduled for Dec. 2. If approved, the permit is good until March 2007.

Timber Products operates plants in Medford and Grants Pass, Or., where dried veneer from the White City facility is pierced together.

Men Want D-l-Y Crown

Seventy percent of male homeowners believe they are more skilled at di-y projects than women, according to

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The SandBlaster-sponsored survey of 485 nationwide homeowners also revealed that half of all women respondents agreed that men were better at home-improvement projects.

According to the survey, two-thirds

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Painting ranked as the most popular d-i-y task. Plumbing came in last.

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BEAR FOREST Products hosted a Partners Appreciation Nile for customers and suppliers Nov. 14 in its 95,000-sq. ft. DC in Riverside, Ca (1) Bear owners Linda & Barry Schneider. (2) General mgr, Charlie Hobbs. (3) Brad Schneider, Steve Thurgood. Chuck Daugherty (4) Tom Scott, Tom Suchor. (5) Lorena Marode, Craig Larson, Fene6 Bates. (6) Bob Schmidt, Jim Kaiser, Mike Logsdon. (7) Bon Hillman. Jill Hughes. Wayne Crutchfield. (8) Jim Hand, Tony Paquette, Matt Oubre. (9) Baul Bernal. Paul Norman, (10) Ted Smith, Myles Ramsey. (11) Lorr Byrd (12) Josh Gibeau, John Braden. (13) Diane Mercer, Chris Freeman. (14) Howard Parker, Fred Ahrens. (15) Mark Aguilar, Loren Pinski (16) Denise Breitenbucher, Gary Cesario, (17) Kim Marsh, Charlie Livingston.

Golden State Lumber On The Move

Golden State Lumber Co. will move its American Canyon, Ca., operations to Stockton, Ca., next year.

The Petaluma, Ca.-based pro dealer plans to move its manufacturing and distribution operations to Stockton by mid-2003. American Canyon officials are negotiating with the company in hopes it will keep a sales office in the city.

Both sides have hinted that a sales office will most likely stay behind.

After Golden State vacates its lumberyard next year, Channel Lumber, Richmond, Ca., will take over the property and reopen the yard. The move will allow Channel Lumber to close Adobe Lumber. Petaluma. and Solano Lumber, Fairfield, consolidate the two operations, and then relocate the newly formed operation to American Canyon.

Montana Town May Buy Mill

Faced with the Dec. 3l closure of Stimson Lumber Co.'s local sawmill, residents of Libby, Mt., are looking to acquire the facility and keep 300 jobs in the community.

At two town meetings last month, one of which was attended by Governor Judy Martz, citizens and public officials discussed the possibility of a buyout. Stimson mill workers have stated they would be willing to take a pay cut if the buyout offer was accepted.

Stimson c.e.o. Andrew Miller said the community can have the mill-without any equipment-at no cost. Other options are to buy the equipment without the powerhouse for $2 million or buy the entire mill intact for $6 million.

Proponents of the acquisition are studying how a community buyout was successfully achieved at Pyramid Lumber, Seeley Lake, Mt.

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Several mills in both the U.S. and Canada may relocate to the opposite side of the border to minimize the duties they pay on softwood lumber.

Vancouver, B.C.-based International Forest Products Ltd. is shuttering its cedar siding mill in the Vancouver suburb of Fort Langley and relocating the equipment to nearby Sumas, Wa. The new location could start up as soon as this month as Cedarprime Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Interfor. The mill will have an annual capacity of l9 million bd. ft. of cedar siding and employ about 50.

Interfor attributed the move to the 27.2Vo import duty on Canadian soft-

woods, including its finished siding and the rough boards it is made from. The Fort Langley mill paid about $500,000 a month on siding shipped into the U.S.

The B.C. mill was already slated to be moved, but the duty cemented the idea of moving to the U.S. Shipping rough planks from Canada instead of finished siding would save an average $126 per 1,000 bd. ft. in tariffs.

Although the relocation will cost about $1.26 million, "by moving this plant to Sumas, we can ship the lowgrade cedar boards to Cedarprime and pay the lower duty," said Interfor's Steve Crombie. "It's a couple of miles

down the road, and we're saving $3.2 million in duties."

Interfor chose Sumas for its proximity and existing facilities, signing a long-term lease for space at Socco Forest Products, which dries and packages lumber, shakes and shingles.

Ironically, the trade dispute has some U.S. companies considering a move in the opposite direction-north, into Canada. Shakertown 1992 lnc. now pays a 277o tariff on cedar it imports from Canada as raw material for its cedar shingle mill in Winlock, Wa. The company is seeking an exemption for its imported cedar. If its request is denied, Shakertown could relocate manufacturing operations to Canada, claiming its shingles could then be shipped duty-free.

Louws Truss, Lynden, Wa., has secured a Canadian business licensein case the dispute continues to weaken its competitive position in the U.S.

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George Coe, 74, former owner, Southern California Lumber Co., Los Alamitos. Ca.. died Nov. 10.

He also worked for the U.S. Forest Service, Tarter Webster & Johnson, American Forest Products, San Francisco, Ca., Wickes Forest Industries, and Hexberg Lumber Sales.

Robert R. Adams Sr., 83, retired chairman of Adams Lumber Co., Centennial, Co., died Oct.23.

A native of Denver, Mr. Adams was a veteran of the Army Air Corps.

He was a former managing partner of Chase Lumber Co.. Denver. and served on the board of Denver Reserve Supply Co.

James Jackson Yates II, 52, sales, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Santa Cruz, Ca., died Sept. 29 while competing in a triathlon.

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The 10-Day Masking ltch

Adhesive masking tape that reportedly can be removed cleanly and easily after l0 days is new from Tyco Adhesives.

Made from 1007o acrvlic. Ten-Dav Removable Masking Tape ii designeb for delicate or painted surfaces, including trim and moldings.

- Contact (800) 343-7875 or go online at www.tyco ad h esiv es.co m

Azek Adhesive is for use with most cellular PVC trim and sheet building materials and does not requlre a pnmer.

- Contact (866) 549-6900 or go online at www.azeK.c2m

Made of polymer, aSquare measures 7"x7" with a 45' angle.

- Contact (800) 827-3398 or go online at www.asaauretools.com

Pumping Vinyl

New vinyl siding from Kaycan is reportedly l07o heavier than other luxury brands and 25Vo thicker that standard siding.

Joe Fig The Angler

Joefig Tools has introduced a new d-i-yer tool that allows users to find and read any inside or outside angles. The Angle Finder is used to find the center of any cylindrical object and features an adjustable arm to find the center of both laree and small objects.

- Contact (218) 647-8529 or go online at www.ang@gauge.c0m

Acrylic Block Heads

Acrylic block inserts for exterior slab and panel doors are new from Hy-Lite Products.

lbs. and features a 4-118" profile. It provides 5,000 to 10,000 orbits per minute with a 2.0-amp motor.

- Contact (800) 638-2264 or go online at v,lwil.metab1usa.com

Molding Conformity ls ln

A flexible baseboard and molding that reportedly conforms to the curves of a wall or ceiling without complex cutting and mitering is new from Intromark.

Ocean Park features recessed panel sections with ll2" deep bevel or 3/4" deep Dutch lap.

- Contact (800) 952-9226 or go online at www.Kaycan.com

Window Wind Talkers

Aluminum clad wood windows and doors for resions with coastal/storm weather birilding codes are new from Weather Shield. Lifeguard windows and doors are said to reduce the likelihood of impact fractures from windborne debris. The window's laminated interlayer is designed to withstand winds up to 150 mph.

- Contact (715) 748-2100 or go online at www.we ath e rshield. com

Rail Kit & Caboodle

A composite railing system that features an ornamental railins kit and a solid baluster kit is ne-w from TimberTech.

Exterior Door Inserts comes in two sizes and allow natural light to enter an external door without sacrificine privacy.

- Contact (800) 827-3691 or go online at www.hyJite.com

Joist A Few Words Of Advice

A steel joist reinforcer that allows passage of large pipes, conduits, and heating/AC ducts through joists is new from Metwood.

Metwood Joist Reinforcers are galvanized light gauge steel add-ons applied to wood 2xl0 floor joists.

The reinforcers are glued or screwed to the side of the joist.

- Contact (540) 334-4293 or go online at www.metwood.con

Ornamental Railing System is made of pure plastic resins and wood flour and is said to maintain its original hue with little or no fading.

- Contact (800) 307-7780 or go online at www.timbertech.com

Orbit A Random Universe

A 3-1l8" random orbital sander for woodworking, automotive bodywork, fine metalworking and polishing is new from Metabo Corp.

SXE400 Variospeed weighs 3.3

Moldflex is fire retardant and said to resemble wood once it's painted. It can be ordered to match existing wood.

- Contact (800) 851-6030

Cord Values

A one-piece, injection-molded elastomer that keeps extension cord plugs connected is available from Aura Lamp & Lighting.

Cord-Clamp accepts all sizes of cords up to 5/8" in diameter and reportedly keeps all combination plugs together.

- Contact 800 621-1780

G-P Vinyl For Me

A new vinyl railing from Georgia-Pacific Corp. is BOCA ES2l .38 certified and comes ina 36" rail height in both picket and decorative spindle designs.

- Contact (800) 284-5387 or go online at www.gp.com

on ony New Product

is ovoiloble by contocting the monufoclurer directly.

three patterns: trifoil, ivy and grape vine. The borders measure 12" lons and 4" wide with precision gauged f'lush back for installation.

- Contact (810) 736-9333 or go online at www. inte rn ati o n alsl ate. co m

The Board ls Back In Town

W.R. Bonsal Co. has introduced a concrete backerboard desiened to be a permanent base for both interior and exterior applications.

Get A Grip On Nailing

A new device from Howard Tools helps protect fingers and woodworking projects from dents and dings while hammering.

No-Ding Nail Ring features a grip slot that is said to hold all sizes of nails straight and secure.

- Contact (607) 775-2200

Slate Of House Candidates

International Slate has introduced decorative chair rail and baseboard borders made from 1007o natural slate.

The rails and borders comes in

PToTEC is made of Portland cement, alkaline-resistant fiberglass mesh, and lightweight aggregate.

- contact (800) 334-0784 or go online at www.D0nsal.c0m

German PanelToughness

An engineered wood panel from Germany with tongue-and-groove machined edges is new from Egger Group.

Maxxf'loor is made with the lowest joint step tolerance and features squareness fbr installation. It comes with a 50-year wafTanty.

- Contact (843) 903-8350 or go online at www.maxxfloor.con

Effective Dec. 31. 2003. CCA preservative may no longer be used as a wood treatment in residential construction. ACO. an alsenic-free wood treatmenl, is recommended as an alternative for decks, fences, walkways, and other residential applications and Stainless Sleel Fasleners are the besl choice for these applications as well!

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Experienced lumber trader with steady accounts. Generous commission split for trader. Any product line. Relocation not necessary. Utilize company warehouse. Call Keith at Pacific West Forest Products, (530) 899-7313, for confidential discussion or send resume to P.O. Box 2082. Chico, Ca.9592'7.

EXPERIENCED HARDWOOD LUMBER & Plywood Salesperson. Heritage Hardwoods, Inc./Califomia Timberline, Inc. is looking for an aggressive sales rep for the L.A. area. If interested, please Fax or send resume to Michael Rhoades or Joseph Canale at: Heritage Hardwoods, Inc., P.O. Box 1926, Chino, Ca. 91708; Fax 909-591-2199. Or Greg Hexburg, California Timberline, Inc., P.O. Box 149, Chino, Ca. 91708; Fax 909-591-4818. Salary & commission, car allowance, medical benefits,40l-k plan.

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Salesperson wanted. Progressive lumbercompany seeking outside salesperson. Generous commission schedule & medical benefits. Please send resumes to: Summit Hardwoods, Attn: Terie Lorentzen, 14l5 E. Grand Ave., Pomona, Ca.91766, or Fax to 909-469-1659.

SELECT PINE SALESPERSON

Well financed West Coast manufacturer seeks long-term player with experience selling selects to stocking distributors/retail/industrial accounts. Salary/commission/bonus. Fax resume to 503-684-9160.

SFormtek.com

INLAND EMPIRE, Ca., small lumber yard.

1.6 acres/two buildings/office. Close to team track. 800 ampl440. Good l0 Freeway access. For sale or lease. Call Bill, (909) 821-96'73.

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NAWLA held its 7th annual Trade/s Market Nov. 7-9 in Dallas, Tx. (1) Tom Seely, John Millea. (2) Amy Curtis, Greg Caruso. (3)Teresa Botner, Jefl Stephens, Mike Giles, Kelly Russell, Don Simon. (4) Terry Stigings, Konrad Tittler. (5) Gregg Sutton, Sam McCrary, Dennis Downer, (6) Bill Reedy, Cam Cook, Dave Coleman, Ron Gorman. (7) Jeff Baumgartner. (8) Dave Hoglund, Eric Reppermund, Gerry Gluscic. (9) Nestor & Janet Pimentel. (10) Loren Justice. (11) Bill Anderson. (12) Teni Adair, Mark Dippel, P.J. Arling. (13) Jim Pappas, Dan Van Allmen. (14) Jim Hodge, Art Parker, Mark Susbayer, Jim Epperson Jr. (15) Don Melia-Hernandez, T.J. Tomlack, Dave Worthington, Brian Smith, Frank Condon, Dave Mehl. (16) Don Dye, Dave Duncan. (17) Bob Fregia, Marty Hawkins. (18) Norm

Rowa, Barry Sullivan, Donnie Blankenship. (19) Mike Lyza, Jim Sargent

(20) Mike Moran, Chuck Casey. (21) Monique Baue_r, Alan_Oakes. (22)

Dan Cherry, Howie Anderson, Martha Verazain, Art Barker, Terry Jones. (23) T.J. LaRose, Jolene Dishion. (24) David Smith, Jim Enright, John Dimelinq, Geoff Crandlemire. (25) Don Bratcher, Pam Mitchell. (26) Steven &'Michele Tyahla. (27) tiod Lee, Sal Jiwa, Doug Ainsworth, Bart Bender. (28) Joe Briggs, Heather Vidrine, Paul lfju, Julie Hogg, Denise Underwood, Tim Olsen. (29) Dek Spaulding. (30) David Bagdy, Andres

Bullinger, Heinrich Schiller Carsten Kullik. (31) Peter & Traci Hanett. (32) Mike McKanna, Meg & Bill Malloy. (More photos on the next two Pages)

MORE TRADERS at the North American Wholesale Lumber Assoc ation evenl (conttnued from the prevrous page), 11) Tom El is, Dale Montay David Jordan l2) Jamie Tweten. Bob Kubinec. (3) Joe Albert John Cooper. (4) Linda Bouford, Jack Palacio Don Archer. (5) Rick Hogue (6) Charlie Quaries, Mark Junkins (7) Troy Turner, Nolan Schweikl, John Reger. (8) Vrnce Mast, Dennis Reinwald (9) Dean Sturz (10) Matt Taborski Bob Shepherd 111) Bob Mrtchel Jean Drolet. (12) George Ri ey John Haggerly lli. 113) Randy Armond, Richard Gaiennie, (14) J R Rightnowar, Jack Butler, Sean Burch (15) Kent Bond. Phi

WDodson, (16) Brad Bower. Kris England. (17) Billy Gunn, Bob Bretz (18) Michael Johnson, Tim Elbers. (19) Josh Gibeau. Marcy Parish, Steve Kil gore. (20) John Stevenson. Lou Chance. (21) J.T Taylor, John Ferguson. (22) Ron Fatzinger, Dennis Downer, Sherman Lerbow. (23) Jochen Moll (24) David Slaughter, Lance Hubener. (25) Bosie & Charlie Brittain. (26) David Haynes. (27) Art Andrews, Brad Campbell (28)

Claudia & Tom Westbrook (29) Anthony Schepis. Mike McQuiston, Chris Petkau, Joe Yurchak. (30) John Barber, Tom Payne.

(More photos on next page)

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from previous pagesl: (1) Ed List, Michael Corsello, Mark Tucker. (2) Chris Binner, Cindy Bradley, Greg Stafford. (3) Bart Swan, Patrick & Dorothy Sinclair. (4) Rick Stout, Clint Darnell. (5) Dick Gukeisen, Mark Carlson, Bryan McCarty, Ray Barbee. (6) Rod Nichols, Kristi Elsemore, Ken Caylor, Marc Rix. (7) Darren Duchi. Alan Lechem, (8) Greg Haupt, John Georgelis. (9) Jan Kirschner, Nancy Crozier. (10) Denny McEntire, Erik Geiger, Bruce Gravier. (11) Richard Kleiner, Jeff Esterling, John Brill, Rich

Bruce Garrett

Paul Johnson

Paul Herrfeldt

Shannon Bagwell

Bruce Cernon

Jim Decker

Shannon Davis

MORE NAWLA traders bontinued

Geary. (12) Jim Hassenstab, Monte Jensen, Angie Wallert. (13) Ned Trautman, Bill Griffith.

(14) Mark Swinth, Kris Lewis. (15) Chuck Harris, Buddy Klumb. (16) Pam Kolb, Dave Binder.

ARCATA / EUREKA / FORTUNA

BMD ........................ ......(704) 444-9666

Britt Lumber Co. ......007\ 822-1nS

Pacific Lumber Co. (Scotia)............................(707) 764-8888

Redwood lnspection Service..........,..,..,.........(707\ 444-3024

Redwood Region Logging Conference..........(707) 443-4091

Simpson Timber Co. ......(707) 268-3000

BAKERSFIELD

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

CLOVERDALE

All-Coast Forest Products ...........,........,..,......007\ 894-4281

Redwood Empire..... ...,(707\894-4241

FORT BRAGG

Holmes Lumber Co., Fred C. .........................(707) 964-6377

FRESNO

DMK-Pacific............. ......(559\ 225-4727

Van G Logistic Services..............................,..(559) 834-5500

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s............ .......1877l. 235-6873

MODESTO

Conrad Wood Preserving Co. ..........(800) 499-2662

Thunderboll Wood Treating C0...........,..........(800) 826-8709 (209) 869-4561

REDDING / RED BLUFF

Gemini Forest Produc1s..................................1530\ 223-7 440

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

Shasla Cascade Forest Industries, 1nc..,.......(503) 243-0500

Sierra-Pacific Industries.................................(530) 378-8000

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

Trinity River Lumber Co. ................................(530) 623-5561

Westem W00ds...........................,..,..,....Ca.: (800) 822-8157 u.s.:ieooi sz++roo

Wis-Cal Sa1es.......... ......(530) 229-3955

SACRAMENTO / STOCKTON AREA

Abel Building Materia|s...................................(209) 466-3683

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

BMD .......{800) 356-3001

Calitomia Cascade Induslries ........................(916) 736-3353

Califomia Forest Products Commission.........(530) 823-2363

Califomia Lumber Inspection SeNice.............(209) 334-6956

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

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

Delta Distribulion.... .......(209) 466-3683

Dorris Lumber & Moulding...(800) 827-5823 (916) 452-7531

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

Hydra Re-Load Center (Warehouse) .............(530) 6684034

Kelleher Corp. ...............(916) 9291792

Louisiana-Pacific (Rocklin) ..(800) 348-1400 (916) 624-4525

M&M Builders Supp|y.....................................(209) 8354172

Pacific MDF Products............................... ......(8001 472-2874

Polywood Products. .......(530) 6264221

Siskiyou Forest Products.....(800) 695-0210 (530) 666-1991

Stockton Wholesale .......(209) 946-0282

Universal Forest Products..............................(209) 982-0825

waldron Forest Pr0ducts................................(916) 966-0676

Western Woods, Inc. ......................................(866) 252-4596

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

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Assn...(800) 550-7889 (530) 661-9s91

SANTA ROSA AREA

Atessco, 1nc............ .......(707\ 542-12M

Capital Lumber Co. .......(707) 433-7070

Kelleher Lumber Co .......(415) 454-8861

Mendocino Forest Producls C0......................(800) 77-0749

Morgan Creek Forest Products......................(800) 464-1601 (70il 836-7000

Nu Forest Products........,.....(800) 371-0637 (707) 433-3313

UKIAH /WILLITS

Cal Coast Wholesale Lumber, Inc...........,......(707) 468-0141

Westem Woods, 1nc.........,.............................(800) 974-1661

Souurnr Cnruonrn

Baxter, J.H............... ......(650) 349-0201

Beaver Lumber Co. .......(831) 636-3399

Califomia Forest Products.....................,........(831 ) 634-0100

California Redwood Association.....................(415) 382-0662

Chemonite Council ......(650) 573-331 1

Earthsource Forest Products,......,.....,..,.......,(866) 549-9663 (510) 208-7257

Kelleher Corp. (Novato).............,....................(41 5) 898-1 270

Kelleher Corp. (San Rafael) ..................,........(415) 454-8861

Landmark Building Products ..........................(800) 697-2001

NEW MEXICO

Lane Stanton Vance ......(510) 632-9663

North Pacilic 1umber...........(800) 505-9757 (707) 562-3900

Pacific Wood Preserving .........(800) s38-4616

Redwood Empire.... .......(800) 800-5609

Redwood Inspection Service........,..,......,.......(415) 382-0662

Simpson Strong-Tie C0. ......(800) 999-5099 (510) 562-7775

Sure Drive USA, Inc. ......................................(888) 219-1700

ALBUQUEROUE

Boise Distribution.................(800) 889-4306 (505) 877-8150

Capital Lumberoo. .'....1505\877-7222

EverGreen Wood C0mposites........................(877]' 57 1-2200 (505) 858-2200

Georgia-Pacilic Corp .....(800) 830-7370

Western Woods, Inc. ......................................(800) 61 7-2331

NEVADA

LAS VEGAS

Las Plumas Lumber & Truss Co. ...................?02) 739-9061

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

RENO / CARSON CITY AREA

Capitol Plywood....... ......(77513294494

Nevada Wood Preserving ..............................(775\ 577 -2cf0

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

Tata Enterprises.....

Van Arsdale-Hanis Lumber Co. ,....(510) 705-8588 .....(415) 467-8711

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

Sournwrsr

ELOY

ARIZONA

Arizona Pacific Wood Preservin9...................(520) 466-7801

PHOENIX AREA

Boise Distribution.................(800) 289-9663 (602) 269-6145

Capital Building Materials...,...........................(602) 824-5660

Capital Lumber Co. .......(602) 269-6225

Neiman-Reed Lumber Co. .............................(623) 572-6885

Spellman Hardwoods...........(800) 624-5401 (6021 272-2313

Superior Hardwoods Inc,,...............................(800) 651-2337

Universal Forest Products..............................(480)

FERNDALE

Pnqflc llonrrw:sr

WASHINGTON

Allweather Wood Treaters..............................(800) 637-0992

SEATTLE / TACOMA AREA

McFarland Cascade .....,(800) 426-8430

McKenzie Forest Pr0ducts.............................(800) 773-9329

Rosboro Lumber...... ......(541 ) 746-841 1

Seneca Sawmill Co. ......(541) 689-7950

Western Woods, Inc. ......................................(888) 557-91 99

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

..(800) 759-5909 ..(800) 331-0831

Waldron Forest Products................................(541) 471.8891

Rocw lUlounrrurs

BOISE 80ise.......................

B;i$ Diiftburil adGi..:.:..,....:..,..,:,:,.:,

Boise Distribution (ldaho Falls) .................

O.B, Corp.

Thomas Forest Products, J.lvl.

426-8430 224-5000

651 -1500

McMINNVILLE / CORVALLIS / SALEM

Northwest Coating Systems (800) 810-9550 (503) 981-9244

Hoyal Pacific Indultries.............,...,..,.......,.,..,(5m) €4-5450

Weyerhaeuser Co. (Albany)...........................(5411 926-777 1

Universal Forest Products (Woodburn)..........(503) 226-6240

GREATER PORTLAND AREA

Adams Lumber, |nc..............(800) 298-4222 (503\ 245-17 96

Cascade Foresl Gr0up,..................................(503) 636-8633

Cascade Warehouse...........(888) 292-2687 (503) 363-2483

Collins Pine C0....................(800) 758-4566 (503) 227-1219

CMI Northwest,.,.,....,.,.....,..,(800) 998-2174 (503) 220-0600

Disdero Lumber Co. .....(800) 547-4209

Friesen Lumber C0..............(503) 397-1700 (5031 224-7317

Hampton Lumber Sales C0..................,.,....,..(503) 297-7691

Kayu Intemational... ......(503) 557-7296

LJB Lumber Sales ,....,..,..,...(800) 552-5627 (503) 620-5847

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. ........................,....,.,..(503) 221-0800

Lumber Products..... ......{800) 926-7103

Pacific Wood Preservin0......................,.........(503) 287-9874

Stimson Lumber c0.....-......................... .......iaool ++s-gzsa

Sunridge Lumber.....

COOS BAY / NORTH BEND

conrad Forest Products.,.....(800) 356-7146 (541) 756-2595

EUGENE / SPRINGFIELD

Baxter, J.H......................,.,.,..,

Bums Lumber Co.

Gemini Forest Products

Jasper Wood Products.

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Bean Lumber Co., Curt .--.-....--.-calendar 8

Beaver Lumber Co. [l33].....,.....,.,..............34

Building Products Digest..............,.calendar 26

Cal Coast Wholesale Lumber t1341 ...,..,....35

Capital Lumber Co......................,..catendar l6

Capitol Plywood t1091 .................................13

Chemonite Council t1431 ............................39

Chozen Trucking t1281................................30

Colville Indian Precision Prne [122]......,....27

Cox Wood Preserving........-.-----catendar 12

Distribution Management Services Inc. t1r21................. ...............1 9

DMK-Pacific Corp. [138] ...........---...........37

Fontana Wholesale Lumber [1f 5]...,.,.,......20

Fremont Forest Group Corp. [103] ............3

Gof ding Sullivan Lumber Co. [1241....,......28

Great Western Transportation t1451.,.......43

Hardwoods Unlimited tl f 81........................25

Herbert Lumber Co. If 29]..........................30

Holmes Lumber Co., Fred C. t1481............50

Huff Lumber Co. If 18]................................24

Inland Lumber Co. [111]............................17

Jones Wholesale Lumber [1 14] ......,.....,..,..20

Kayu International [20] ..........................,.26

Kelleher Corp. [10U......--..----.......Cover I

Keller Lumber Company I1271 ..................30

Krauter Storage Systems......,....--.calendar 10

Kubinec Strapping Solutions t1301 ............31

LJB Lumber Sales [135] .............................35

M&M Builders Supply t1321......................34

Martin Lumber Co., Roy O.......,-.catendar 20

Matthews International.......-.....,--.calendar 6

McKenzie Forest Products If 37]...,...........,36

Merchant Magazine, The,..,....,......calendar 26

Montrose Reload [139] .................,.,...,........37

North Pacifi c Lumber If 46]........................47

Nu Forest Products t1f01...,....,.,.,...............15

Oregon-Canadian Forest Products of California tf 06l ........................................6

Osmose t1651 ..................................................5

Pacifi c Wood Larninates tf f 71....................23

Pacific Wood Preserving Cos. [07].............7

Parr Lumber Co. 8191................................25

Peterman Lumber Co. [l41]...,.....,........,..,.38

Polywood Products t1231 .,..,.....................,.27

Product Sales Co. tf041...............4I catendar 22

Redwood Empire [02] ..Cover II, calendar 14

Reel Lumber Service [113] .,..,....................19

Reliable Wholesale Lumber [149],.Cover III

Royal Pacifi c Industries tI261.....................29

Shasta Cascade Forest Industries [125]...,.28

Swan Secure Products 11211.................26, 42

Thomas Forest Products, J.M. [147],.,.......49

Thunderbolt Wood Treating [144].,...,..,....42

Ulloa Woodworking Service, David [140].37

Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Company t1361................. ...............3s

Van G Logistics Services [150].......Cover III

Western Wood Products Association t13r1................. .--..........31

Weyerhaeuser Co.

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No other distribution operation in California is as diversified as Van G Logistic Services. We offer shipping, transloading, onsite warehousing, bagging and delivery and an extensive line of traditional and unconventional distribution seruices.

We'll meet any shipping need a customer has, and we're in a better position than traditionaltrucking companies to do it. Along with 4O trucks, Van G Logistic Seruices makes the exceptional cost efficiencies of rail shipment available to customers. We can transload lumber or any other commodity you can imagine. We have onsite arrangements with the Union Pacific Railroad and have just opened new transload facilities in Lathrop and Santa Maria, Galifornia.

Strategically located in the very center of California, Van G Logistic Services is able to meet your every transponation need. We'll ship anything, anywhere, anytime!

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