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Gilligan lsland Flooring

Flooring made of 1007o plantation grown coconut palm lumber with a color that ranges from medium to dark mahogany is available from Smith & Fons.

said to be virtually maintenance free and resistant to insects.

Boardwalk has a Class I fire rating and comes with a 10-year limited warTanty.

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Pre-Cast Goncrete Gzar

A fastening system for pre-cast concrete applications that is said to save time and utilize less labor is new from PCE Engineering Oy Ab.

Stacking The Deck

Chesapeake Hardwood Products has introduced a decking line made from South American hardwoods jatoba and massaranduba.

Executive Decking line features radius edge profiles of 5/4" or 414" massaranduba and 4" and 6" widths. Posts are jatoba, while balusters are jatob:-r or massaranduba.

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Durapalm is said to be as stable as red oak and hard maple flooring and features a non-formaldehyde finish with no VOC emissions. It is 3 I 4" x3"x1 2" and features tongue-and groove on fbur sides.

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The Composite Boardwalk

CertainTeed Corp. has introduced composite decking and railing that is

Elematic Fastening Method can be used with walls, panels, beams, fences, and flooring products. The system reportedly is reusable from cast to cast.

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Dynamic Vinyl Products

Railing Dynamics Inc. has introduced new railing system to its line of vinyl products.

Endurance features structural porch compliant handrails.

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New Cypress Products Hit The Market

Elder Forest Products, Crowley, La., is introducing what it claims are the first new cypress products to enter the market in 50 years.

The first new product is a R/L interior paneling/ceiling wainscot item that Elder is marketing under the brand name Fine-Line.

Fine-Line is reversible with a pattern on one side and "v-edges" on the reverse. It is available in 518x4", 5/8x6" and 5/8x8".

Elder is also manufacturing endmatched products to be sold under the Match-Maker name. These items come in several patterns and are available in 1x4", 1x6" and 1x8". A 3/8" product will also be available.

Match-Maker products will be packaged in cardboard cartons and all shipments will be palletized.

Capital Lumber Turns 55

Capital Lumber Co., Phoenix, Az., this year is celebrating its 5-5th year of continuous operation.

The company was founded in 1948 by George Gaskin with one truck and

"Our packaging methods will assure clean and damage-free products to our distributors and in turn to our retail lumber dealers." said one retail lumber yard. that provides kiln drying, planing and moulding services.

Donald Elder.

As part of the manufacturing process, Elder upgraded its Crowley mill to produce the new products. The plant underwent another renovation period two years ago.

Capital now has l0 regional distribution centers including Lubbock and Waco, Tx., two reload facilities and a manufacturing division in Northern California, Sonoma Milling Services.

Capita's international trade office in Tacoma. Wa., serves Australia. Europe, the Mediterranean, South Afiica and the Middle East.

TpIERE Is No SUBSTITUTE.

The Southeastern Lumber Manufacrurers Associarion represents ()ver 220 independentlv owned lumber manufacturers throughout rhe Southeast. Nlembers of the association produce 4.5 billion board feet of qualiry hardwood and softwood products annuallv. Ca[ (a0a) 361.-1445 to request vour complimentary copy of the 2003 SI-lVtA Membership Directory, or visit us online at w"w"w.slma.org.

"If it hadn't been for the strong housing market, we would be in trouble. We can thank our lucky stars that 30year mortgage rates are 5.5Vo and hope they stay there."

- Bill Nelson, owner, Nelson & Sons Lumber, West Monroe, Itt.

FirstSource Gets Organized

Builders FirstSource, Dallas, Tx., has merged its Northeast Group into its Atlantic Group.

The Northeast Group, which consisted of several New Jersey locations, will now join operations in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and Georgia as part of the Atlantic Group.

The new New Jersey region of the Atlantic group will be led by Jerry Thompson as market manager. Kevin Higgins, president of the old Northeast Group, has resigned.

"Our Atlantic Group's northeast Maryland location has served customers in New Jersey for many years," said c.e.o. Floyd Sherman. "Placing northeast Maryland and our New Jersey locations in the same division will allow us to seamlessly serve customers throughout the state."

Wood Dust Findings Disputed

The National Toxicology Program recently published a study that labeled wood dust as a "known human carcinogen" in cases involving nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses.

The American Forest & Paper Association questioned the Report on Carcinogens' findings, noting that the majority of studies on which it was based have questionable relevancy to current practices in the U.S. industry.

"lt is our understanding that this finding is based in large part on European studies that measured exposures which occurred before World War II," said SierraPine Ltd.'s Wade Gregory. "We therefore question how relevant this is to our industry today."

In response, the Association of Woodworking & Furnishing Suppliers will commission a wood dust study at Tulane University to come up with data based on current practices.