New Program Helps Dealers to Get Their Share of Remodeling Business

A COMPLETE program for establishing, a r operating trnd promoting a remodeling business has been developed for building supply dealers by National Gypsum Company.

The program was prepared to assist dealers in getting a greater share of the growing remodeling market, norv estimated by the U. S. Governnrent to be worth more than $15 billion annually.

To prepare the program, Nationdl Gypsum spent more than three years researching the best way for building supply dealers to promote and price remodeling jobs.

As a result, a nunrber of unique business tools are available. These include a pricing book that makes it possible {or dealers to quote on materials and labor required on remodeling jobs to within five per cent of the final cost.

Another new development is a control system that makes it possible to keep complete estimating, cost summaries and complaint adjustment records with only l0 different forms

Recognizing the need to upgrade con-

MR. RTIAIL DEAIER: sumer confidence in the remodeline industry, National Gypsum also has estiblished the Gold Bond Master Remodelers Guild.

This is an informal organization of dealers who have pledged themselves to good business practices as outlined in the Guild's bylaws. Members are furnished with a Guild plaque for their wall, rrindow decals and other items to promote the Guild and those dealers participating in it.

Assisting National Gypsum with the program is Joseph Berne, nationally known remodeling consultant. His book, ooHow to Nlake Money in the llemodeling Business," is included in the numerous aids made available by National Gypsum.

To draw initial interest by home-owners, National Gypsum conducted a nationwide contest through Guild members. A free trip to the Vorld's Fair plus 50 other valuable prizes were given.

The complete remodeling frrogram represents a cost to National Gypsum of more than $300 per dealer kit. However, it is made available to dealers for an investment oI from $60 to $85, depending upon the number of aids he will require.

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AIDS in the new Gold Bond program include a remodeling pricing book, wall plaque, copies of "Remodeling Magic," an idea book for consumers, and many other items providing dealers with all the tools necessary to establish, operate and promote a successful remodeling business.

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Oregon Lumber Firm Converts Sowdusl Burner lo Sioroge Bin

After you have phased'out a $13,000 burner what do you do with it?

That was the problem Olson'Lawyer of White City, Oregon, posed to Medford Steel & Blowpipe Division of Concrete'Steel Corp. of Medford, long a manufacturer of the very burners now being phased out.

The answer? Convert it to a storage bin.

The wigwam burner offers the ideal shape, and the utilization of the existing burner skin ,cuts material storage cost by half. This unique solution, thought to be the only conversion of its kind in Oregon, was the brain-child of Medford Steel & Blowpipe' Divided into two sections, the old burner