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H&E Down To Last Store

Battered by big boxes' expanding presence in Southern California's High Desert, homegrown H&E Do It Yourself Centers has closed all but one of its yards.

H&E shuttered its store in Victorville Nov. 1l; its stores in Palmdale and Lancaster Nov. 5, and its original Barstow location in July. Its newest and most profitable storea l9-year-old location in Hesperiaremains open.

The Barstow facility-opened by Herb and Ed Stein in 1952-was sold to local competitor Anderson's True Value. In time, c.e.o. Phillip Stein intends to sell the other properties and invest in different lines of business.

New Owner For Allweather

Allweather Wood Treaters, Washougal, Wa., has been acquired by investment group Sansome Forest Products, San Francisco, Ca.

Sandy Dean, a principal of Sansome, said Allweather will continue to be operated under its existing management.

Sansome was formed in 1998 to purchase Northern California lumber facilities and timberlands from Loui- siana-Pacific, which became Mendocino Redwood Co. and Mendocino Forest Products.

Although Mendocino operates a treating plant in Ukiah, Ca., Dean said it will operate independently of Allweather.

The West's largest wood treater, Allweather's plants in Washougal, White City, Or., and Fort Collins, Co., have a combined annual capacity of 250 million bd. ft.

Pro-Build Begins Rebranding

The nation's largest pro dealer, Pro-Build Holdings, Denver, Co., has begun rebranding its locations under the Pro-Build name.

Gone will be such familiar names as Home Lumber, Hope Lumber & Supply, United Building Centers, The Contractor Yard, and Strober.

Pro-Build's three westernmost divisions-Lumbermen's, Dixieline Lumber, and Spenard Builders Supply-will retain their names, but have the Pro-Build name and logo incorporated into their own logos.

The change, designed to strengthen the 500-unit chain's national image and improve its buying power, is the first step of a five-year growth plan to