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advertisement, this month spnsored by Huber Engineered Woods.

At Last Over the years on this page we've added our voice to those urging an industry-wide coalition to promote wood. Now, it's finally here.

Called the Wood Promotion Network. it is a collaboration of 120 members and allied industry associations. They have raised an impressive war chest of $45 million for a three-year education program targeted at builders, retailers and consumers. Both American and Canadian firms are investing cash and in-kind contributions. The WPN is led by a council of coalition c.e.o.'s and managed by a small internal staff supported by strategic marketing partners.

The campaign kicked off at the National Association of Home Builders' International Builders Show in Atlanta. Ga.. last month.

Under the banner "Be Constructive," it trumpeted the message of wood's central role in home construction, home improvement and remodeling as well as do-it-yourself projects.

"Wood is the greatest story never told," says Kelly McCloskey, president and c.e.o. of the WPN. "Wood is the material that literally built North America, from the dream home to the

picket fence that surrounds it, and we want everyone to know why wood continues to be the preferred building material for builders and homeowners alike."

Bozell Chicago, the marketing experts that created the Got Milk? and Pork-The Other White

Meat campaigns, is developing the program along with BSMGWorldwide/Chicago. The broadbrush approach includes trade and consumer education and promotion on the use of wood and wood products.

Their Web site, beconstructive.com, puts facts, articles and tips for professionals under one roof. For builders: issues and answers; for homeowners and d-i-yers: making home decisions, doit-yourself and a wood resource center. Future additions will include projects for parents and kids, lesson plans for teachers and students, plus labor and code regulations for builders.

We wish them all the success in the world.

Our only regret is that the industry hasn't been promoting and explaining the benefits of wood for the last 50 years.

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Cox Introduces New Treated Wood

A new type of pressure treated wood-Wolmanized Natural Select-is now in production at Cox Wood Preserving, Orangeburg, S.C. The wood is treated with Wolman E preservative.

The latest addition to the Wolmanized line is pressure treated with a copper-based preservative, which contains an

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playground equipment, outdoor specialties, decks and walkways, especially in locations where there are environmental concerns or restrictions, and where consumers want a choice in preserved wood.

Industry and code agencies have recognizedthe preservative qualities of Wolman E preservative. It is listed in the standards of the American Wood-Preservers' Association as copper azole (CBA). Model code evaluation reports on Natural Select treated wood have been issued by ICBO ES and SBCCI PST & ESI; a report is expected soon from BOCA. Cox Wood Preserving, a subsidiary of Cox Industries, Inc., has been a pioneer in waterborne treatments since the company was founded in 1954. A new plant was built on its property in Orangeburg for production of Natural Select

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Initial marketing is focusing on playground structures and remanufactured items such as outdoor furniture. Cox supplies building material dealers from Florida to New

York.

Wolman E preservative was developed by Arch Wood Protection (formerly Hickson Cotp.).

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New Redwood Promo Group Debuts Redwood mills, remanufacturers, wholesale distributors

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and landowners are forming the Redwood Promotion Group, a new division of the California Redwood

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Participants will contribute to a promotion fund that will be used to deliver a strong, clear message about redwood to homeowners, specifiers and builders.

Recently, redwood has faced increasing competition from other species and wood substitutes. Consumers have expressed concerns about environmental issues regarding

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redwood. The new group will produce advertising and point-of-purchase materials to illustrate the benefits of redwood. The campaign also will emphasize that redwood is a renewable resource, which is being produced on a sustainable basis.

Millwork Plant Coming To Georgia The Langdale Co. is building a new millwork plant in Willacoochee, Ga., targeting a mid-April start-up.

TLC Mouldings, Inc. will manufacture raw and primed mouldings and millwork, components, boards, paneling, jambs and interior door stock in both standard and lite MDF supplied by the neighboring Langboard MDF mill.

Heading the operation will be plant manager Randy Fortune and sales manager Craig Young, both previously with Laneboard MDF.

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A PRIMARY facor in OSB's .CLgrowth has been that it can be produced from a wide range of species, whether it's one that's readily available such as pine or what was

previously considered a scrap wood, such as aspen. More limited in supply and more treasured due to its unique properties, cedar is not thought of in either of those categories.

Yet companies are using cedar for

OSB. According to Dr. Leonard

Guss, president of LGA Inc., a forest

industry marketing research firm, "Yes, cedar is expensive for ordinary OSB uses. However, it is used for specialties where it is of high value.

Cedar is well known for its resistance to rot, bugs and weathering. It is generally used as closet lining to kill

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For years, Huber Engineered Woods, Charlotte, N.C., has been producing 114",4'x8' cedar panels at its OSB mill in Commerce, Ga. Made of

ljUVo aromatic eastern red cedar, CedarStran panels protect silks and

wool clothing without the unpleasant smell of mothballs or the expense of

professional clothing storage.

Applications include closets, shelving, cabinets, drawers, boxes and storage chests.

Huber says CedarStran OSB panels cost significantly less than cedar planking, and are stronger, stiffer and lie flatter than other cedar panels.

Plus, it's smooth sanded to enhance aromatic emission and prevent snags.

According to Guss, "Estimates

vary since Huber keeps its numbers to itself, but my estimate is that a maximum of 60,000 cubic meters are used annually-that's a drop in the bucket."

So why OSB? Huber's Sherry Walker explains, "OSB is stronger than particleboard, and it fits within our manufacturing capabilities. It's a compatible product to pine and aspen at our OSB mills."

Guss adds that "another firm, Giles & Kendall, makes a product some-

Cedar: East vs. Weat Q. wrrut is the difference between aromatic eastern red cedar and western red cedar?

A. There are many different species of cedar trees. Eastern red cedar and western red cedar are the most eommon in the building materials industry. Eastern red cedar has a scent_that-rlepels roaches, silverfish and moths, while resisting mildew. western

red cedar does not have the same scent, but is ideal for outdoor applications.

Eastern red cedar. is recommended for indoor use, not for exterior appliiations or in areas that are subject to large amounts of water exposure.

0SB panels cost significantly less than cedar planking.

times called cedar OSB, but it's notit's a particleboard and lacks OSB's strength and exterior exposure qualities."

Giles & Kendall's products include Cedarline and Supercedar cedar closet lining, as well as Cedarberry Hill aromatic cedar closet accessories. Larger

logs are cut into squares from 1124"thick cedar veneer for the furniture industry and plywood industries.

The Huntsville, Al.-based firm steam distills its sawdust to produce

"Oil of Cedarwood," which is sold worldwide to cosmetic and perfume industries. The spent sawdust is used

Q. How long wilt closet lining's cedar scent last?

A. fne scent should last the life of the closet. Cedar scent is released from oils that are

as boiler fuel to produce steam for the

trapped inside the wood, which escape through small openings along the outer surface, The scent will be present as long as these openings are not obstructed.

cedar oil distillation plant, kiln drying operations, and veneer mill.

Q. Wf,at if the cedar loses its scent?

A' fle reason the cedar has lost its scent is due to the crystallization of the cedar oil that builds on the outside surface of the wood and seals the openings. To rejuvenate the scent, lightly sand the outer surface of the cedar with 100:gnt rindpup"r'o. ,"ou, lightly with steel wool.

Q. Wtrat are the best finishes to use?

A. stainirrg or sealing aromatic cedar products is not recommended because it seals in the natural aroma ofthe product. If, however. you do wish to stain the product. use a non-oil based polyurethane, vamish, or shellac.

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In addition, Ced-Or Forest

Products Inc., a subsidiary of Ced-Or Corp,. is building the first cedar OSB plant in Canada. Expected to be com-

pleted by year's end, the Bearn, Quebec, operations will mill 325,000 cubic meters of cedar annually.

According to Guss, the mill "will make other specialties where cedar's attributes of longevity and bug killing will be useful, such as house siding."

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CYPRESS' dimensional stabilitv allows unique design possibilities.

Gypress moving into redwood and cedar's tutl .I-./paneling. primarily near the

ONC used as fencing. siding and

Cypress, agrees Donald Elder, Elder Forest Products, Sulphur, La.,

Southeastern coastal communities where it grows, cypress has begun

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making in-roads into new applications and regions, once the domain of redwood. cedar and other species.

According to Bill Bell, owner and general manager of strictly cypress Kempfer Sawmill Inc., St. Cloud, Fl., "Over the last five to seven years, red-

"will always be a limited thing.

mill that annually produces more lumber than the entire cypress industry does combined."

Still, proponents argue that

cypress' limitations are more perception than reality. "It's somewhat limWARMTH and grain depth help to create an

wood and western red cedar have both

become harder to come by, more expensive, less available, and their quality appears to have gone down.

People who have sold redwood and cedar for years are starting to look for

"We're always looking for new places to sell,"

wings."

Certainly. with an entire cypress industry producing a combined 100 to 120 million bd. ft. a year-"a spit in the ocean of the overall U.S. lumber volume," says Bell-its threat is limited.

ited, but there's plenty out there to handle growth," notes Bell. "The drawback of cypress is that it is produced at relatively small mills and, as such, has never had leverage from a

broad marketing standpoint, like southern pine."

Bell claims the time is ripe for quality substitutes. "Cypress is such a unique species," he says. "It is one of the most beautiful woods there is, and it has the same tensile strength as

southern yellow pine, a tight grain structure, resists decay and rot, works

well inside and out, and has an enormous range of users. Windows, doors, turnings, it can go to all those places. The outdoor furniture market is wide open, playground equipment, hot tubs, furniture components, novelTHE SPECIES' weather and insect resistance ensure durabilitv.

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For about a year, Product Sales Co., Orange, Ca., has been selling

cypress "all over Southern

alternatives. All along, cypress was

just kind of sitting, waiting in the

elegant space.

ty-type things like boat paddles, cypress shakes for houses."

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California," says sales rep Doug Willis. "After a slow start, it's now selling pretty well, primarily due to the lack of redwood items, especially in beveled siding."

The firm has run other products, including tongue-and-groove items. paneling and other siding patterns, and Willis foresees gradual growth "on the upper ends of the grade, to replace upper grade redwood and cedar. As yet, we have not brought in any common grades (of cypress)."

Product Sales' main cypress supplier, Elder Forest Products, received its first order from California in the spring of 1999, and has been shipping

finished beveled and bungalow sidings, interior paneling and a complete line of planer blanks there ever since.

Donald Elder attributes cypress' success out West to "its availability in some specialty items. It's a stable

wood. It finishes well, to so many different color variants. It has

inherent beauty, so they want to look at the species and see if it can work

tremendous physical properties, and is

for them."

considerably stronger than redwood or cedar. As well, people may be seeing it for the first time."

"We are receiving more inquiries from (the West), but have sold very

Universal is selling only finished products, including a higher line of dry, surfaced fence pickets for the pro fencer. "Right now we're kicking a lot of tires," says Boven, noting that

little there," says Gary Barnes, Barnes Lumber Manufacturing, Statesboro,

he expects the specialty items to fare better in the West. "By the time you truck it all the way to the West Coast, cypress fencing will be more expen-

Ga. "Our cut-off point is about

Missouri, with almost all of our business localized in the Southeast."

Barnes does get calls. "Last week,

we had an inquiry from a guy in California. I think he was interested in hot tub components," he says.

"But if it's going to the West Coast, it has to compete with western red cedar, Douglas fir and other species there, so freight becomes a problem."

sive than redwood and cedar," he

explains. "It makes more sense as pattern stock for a spa manufacturer, who buys it very selectively and pays more for it."

Further expanding cypress' market area is one goal. "As far as fencing,

we've gotten calls from Texas to Virginia. For grade lumber, paneling

There's also a big new player,

and siding, from the Midwest to New

Universal Forest Products, reportedly the nation's leading supplier of wood

England. Spa manufacturers on the West Coast. We have a rep in the

components. Last summer, Universal signed on as the exclusive sales agent

United Kingdom, and we're considering exporting to the Orient, where cypress traditionally is very popular."

for Sunshine State Cypress, Inc., Hosford, Fl., Florida's largest cypress

producer. The pact will provide Universal with l0 million bd. ft. annually of cypress lumber that will be remanufactured at its Moultrie,

and interior paneling producers."

He adds: "We've been actively

selling cypress for about seven months and we've received a tremendous reception. Buyers recognize its

remanufacturers, so wood headed west is destined for kitchen cabinets, door panels, mouldings and other interior architectural applications.

Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., on the other hand, is content concentrating on the Southeast. "I don't know of any new business out of the East,"

says Pat Kenny. "We've had a stronger hold on the East than our competitors because we were the volume that made it happen. We drove the market. It was business for us to lose. So, it's in our best interest to contain to an area where it has fewer problems and customers are familiar

ny continues operating two other South Carolina mills that produce AT SUNSHINE State Cypress, boards are sorted and graded on the "green line."

cypress, the closure, Kenny says, "cut our cypress production in half, and we don't expect to be able to replace that

production. We're now trying to For the last few years, Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., Alexandria, La., has sold cypress to the Far East, including furniture markets in China and Taiwan. According to Jonathan Martin, "The trend is to widen our customer base. The bulk of our sales are still to our local market, but we have an ample supply of logs, so we're always looking for new places to sell."

carve our niche with smaller volume."

Coastal Lumber Co.. Weldon.

N.C., "ships an occasional load away

from the East Coast, but most of our markets are the same remanufacturers

we've always sold to," according to Lyman Shipley.

He wouldn't be surprised, though, to one day find his company selling cypress farther west. "It may turn into that, because of promotion of the species," Shipley says. "Cypress used

the Midwest (Kansas and the

to be used in a lot of siding, but is

Oklahoma City/Tulsa area), Denver

now losing part of that market to substitutes. As a result, a lot of cypress is going into interior products such as

and Southern California. "We're looking at the Los Angeles/San Diego market," says Pat Abbney, domestic

hardwood sales manager. "The attraction is that is primarily a redwood and cedar market. But much of

and oorches.

Martin specializes in supplying

Another reason is that last year G-P permanently shuttered its cypress mill in Alcolu, S.C. Although the compa-

Targeted domestic markets include

CYPRESS adds character to seasonal rooms

also a clique market; they like something different."

As a hardwood producer, Roy O.

with it."

Ga., facility.

With its established distribution network. Universal expects to introduce cypress to a range of new markets. "Our new products include timbers for log home manufacturers, pattern stock for spa builders, a lot of different sidings, even canoe paddles-for whatever we can interest anyone to use cypress," says Pete Boven, Universal's vice president of operations for the Southeast region.

"We have received inquiries from playground manufacturers, window and door people, flooring material,

EDGE LINE gives boards a clean edge.

the redwood and cedar now is second and third growth, with a lot of sapwood and less red heart. (Customers) are not quite as happy with it. It's Mnncs

millwork."

Cypress manufacturers don't expect to overtake the nation, but they

would like to make a dent. Notes Elder: "Our product is used coast to coast-there are just some places in between that we have to reach."

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Siding with Gypress

If IHAT DID Noah's Ark and the Y Y first doors of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome have in common?

Legend has it that both were made of

the durable wood we know as cypress. In fact, it's said that the doors of the original St. Peter's were more than 1,100 years old when the building was torn down and reconstructed in the 1500s.

When it comes to recommending a product based on its strength and good looks, cypress siding is hard to beat.

People who work with cypress on a regular basis say the wood's natural

durability is a plus for exterior applications. Because cypress generates cypressene, its own preservative oil, its heartwood is naturallv resistant to

insects, decay, chemical corrosion and

other damaging elements. For this reason, the wood has long been a favorite choice for long-wearing outdoor applications such as fence posts, telephone poles, pilings, docks and railroad ties.

Cypress also is an exceptionally stable wood, which makes it highly resistant to splitting and warping.

Dimensional stability also enables the wood to readily accept paints and stains, although many people select cypress siding for the natural appeal of its honey-like hues, which can be maintained with a clear sealer or permitted to weather to a dark gray.

The second- and third-growth trees in the swamps and streams of the

Southern U.S. yield a product of uncommon beauty and durability.

Even so, as with any wood, builders and homeowners should be aware of specific guidelines when recommending or installing cypress siding.

Any successful siding installation

begins with moisture control. That means designing walls with moisture barriers that absolutely prohibit moisture from entering and condensing within an exterior wall cavity.

Keith Buckley, sales manager for Buckley Lumber, Oriental, N.C., a wholesaler of cypress siding and decking materials, recommends

adequately ventilated, as well.

Buckley says siding should be primed on both sides prior to installation with a good, stain-blocking, flat latex primer. Siding should be applied over a standard rigid-foam or foil-faced sheathing material. With

rigid foam sheathing, installers use angular threaded ring shank nails long

enough to penetrate at least an inch and a half into the framing members.

Buckley recommends hot-dipped galvanized or stainless steel fasteners.

Cypress has long been a favorite choice for longwearing outdoor applications.

Once installed, cypress should be stained or painted as quickly as possible, ideally during a period where the

homeowner or builder can anticipate

at least one week of good, clear weather. For customers who prefer a natural cypress look, Buckley recommends finishing the wood with a premium clear wood preservative.

Those opting for paint should select a high-quality primer that's

Tyvek as a vapor barrier, but alternatives can include 6-mil polyethylene,

compatible with the paint they're

asphalt-impregnated Kraft or foil-

primer. High-quality acrylic latex or oil-based paints are recommended for cypress siding. One thing to keep in mind: light-colored finishes reflect

backed insulation, vinyl-faced or foilbacked gypsum, or their equivalents.

In addition to installing a vapor barrier, every effort should be made

CYPRESS is generally sold in random widths of 6' to 16' and widths of 4" to 12", meaning fewer cuts at the job site and fewer joints.

ing intersects with the roof line.

Attics and crawl spaces should be

applying, typically an oil-based alkyd

heat more than dark colors.

to keep water from running down

For more information. the

sidewalls. Good drainage systems are vital and, if a home is still in the design stage, overhangs can be incorporated to help protect sidewalls from

Southern Cypress Manufacturers

excess moisture. Whether a home is

new or being remodeled, flashing always should be used where the sid-

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Association's four-page "Installation Guidelines for Southern Cypress

Siding" can be downloaded at no charge from www.cypressinfo.org or ordered for $l by calling (877) 607SCMA.

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the old-fashioned way

By Christopher Grover hesident California Redwood Association

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I' Redwood Association has helped builders specify redwood, has provided project plans for do-it-yourselfers, has trained lumber merchants to sell redwood products, and has made connections between buyers and sellers.

On a typical day, over 1,400 people visit the CRA Web site.

When it came to developing a Web site for the redwood industrv. we

knew exactly what it needed to io. It needed to be an extension of everything we are doing over the telephone, in our product literature and in our advertising.

In January 1997, CRA acquired the Internet domain name www.calredwood.org and began promoting red-

wood products over the Internet.

From day one, there were separate areas on CRA's Web site for homeowners, builders and merchants.

There was also an area that discussed

the redwood forests and explained how the redwood forests are regrown after harvest and how the mills protect

wildlife and waterways.

On a typical day during the summer of 2000, over 1,400 people visited the Web site and spent an average of l0 minutes at the site. Some of

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HOME PAGE welcomes visitors to the California Redwood Association's Web site, then directs merchants, buibers, homeowners and researchers to customized resource centers.

information on decks, fences or technical data sheets. Over 28 publications are available, including project plans, picture idea booklets and technical data sheets. These files can be viewed on screen or printed out.

Redwood merchants with faxl modems in their computers some-

times use these files to fax CRA literature to their customers in response to technical questions.

Hundreds of visitors each day were interested in CRA's plans for projects such as benches, a picnic table, gaze-

bos, decks and fences. They visited pages where they could read and print step-by-step instructions for these projects. Detailed plans with dimension callouts are available along with 3-d models that can be turned and viewed from any angle.

About 50 visitors each day were looking for a source for redwood, and

they visited the redwood locator.

them were visiting for the first time

These people found local sources by selecting a state and city. Other people were looking for specific products from playground equipment to red-

and others were returning, often refer-

wood seedlings and used CRA's

directory of specialty products.

Each day, many people had specif-

ic questions about redwood properties, redwood grades and redwood

applications. They looked at the

Frequently Asked Questions

("FAQs") pages, where they learned why redwood is the best choice for decks, fences and many other pro-

jects. They found answers to ques-

tions about redwood grades, finishing options, fasteners and environmental

issues. Those whose questions

weren't of the "frequently asked" variety sent emails to CRA, and their questions were answered by CRA's technical staff.

For four years now, our Web site has served as a natural extension of all the old-fashioned activities of the association.

For about the cost of developing and printing a new piece of product

literature, calredwood.org is helping homeowners, builders and merchants.

And, best of all, it's still doing it when we turn out the lights and go home at nisht.

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Dealers buy into Gharlotte

Simpson, James Slawson, Steve Thrailkill. (10) Tony Quick, Mike Andrew, David Patten, Donnie Anderson.

(11) Neal Grubbs, Del Lamm, Tom Brennan, Dave

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Garv Poole, Brandon Johrison. (13) Skip Johnson, Art Groce. (14) Rod McLeod,

SUPPLIER of the Year Award was presented to Carolina-Atlantic's (1) Jeff Tice by Southern Building Material Association chairman Ron Brown at SBMA's annual buying show. (2) Freddy Siewers. (3) Alan Patterson, Bill Egan. (4) David Haig, Jefl Proznik. (5) Mike Ferguson, Jessica Brock, -Hadcjaii.

(6) Stevd Barth, Bill Roirntree, Seth-Wheeler. (7) Robert Rich Barker, Ron Schweitz. (8) Mike Jefferies, Dennis Ramey. (9) James

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Leonard Safrit. (15) Glenn Hoy, Dan Russo. (16) Jerry Healv. Georoe Hawkins, Larrv Blackmon. (17) Tom White, Jim Hart' Chesier Abed. (18) Danett Stein, Oliva Hopkins. (19) Chip Blalock, David Leasure, Rick Renshaw, Butch Covington, Jeff Chase, Gerry Glusic. (20)

Dan Kukol, Greg Blatt, Russell Evans. (21) Lee Thompson, Mike Schlichting, Dick Laity. (22) Carolyn Jost, Roger Strandberg.

(See next page foi more photos and p. 20 for buying show coverage)

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SOUTHERN Buildino Material Association (continued from previous pageJ buying show participants (1) David Peeler, Hayes Armstrong. (2) Paul Turner, Bubba Thompson, Hank McCollum. (3) Mark Hood, Clint Darnell.

(4) Houston Crumpler, Jerry Frick, Jim Monis, Larry Nichols. (5) Lisa Sexton, Susan Gerkin.

(6) Keith Selman, Marsha Clark, Ed List. (7) John Glenn, John McCabe, Mike Woldacz. (8)

Mark Tucker, Russ Edwards, Jim Ramsey. (9)

Garrett, Tina Cross, Candy Norris, Dorothy

Stuart Burch, Judy Sadowski. (10) Steve

Han, Lynn Woodruff. (18) Bob Pearson, Mike Beale, Mel Andrews. (19) Wade Belk, Greg Crouch, Ken Rule, Sally Fussell, Ron Miller.

Hemphill, Gene Wyatt, William Young, Mike Ashby. (11) John Ramsey, Kellie Bigbee. (12) Billy Viars, Matt Williams. (13) Brian Lynch, Kyle Moseley, Michael Lopresti. (14) Chris Bowles, Jeff Ray, Daryl Honeycutt, (15) Ken Barter, Jim Burton, Thomas Faulds. (16) Cheyney Nicholson, Ed Nicholson. (17) Jan

(20) Paul Dew, Tony Jackson, Danny Atkinson.

(21) Hank McCullough, Brian Rigney, Mark Ellis. (22) Bert Hood, Larry Adams, Jim Broach. (23) Jack Hendricks, Rich Gutermuth.

(See p. 20 for buying show coverage)

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... stores are increasing their number of major appliance salespeople

briefs

and models on display ... Depot pared back new store openings ItVa far 2@1 from 225 to 200 ...

Wrorrsn:rs/trrurrtrur:rs Louis, Mo., is closing its five-store Southern Division by the end of

on the site of its Decatur, Al., store; submitted plans to build in Edmond. Ok.: is buildine at the Gulfgate Center in Houst6n, Tx.; acquired 15 acres for its 3rd San Antonio, Tx., store, and abandoned plans to build in southern

Canadian international trade minister Pierre Pettigrew vowed not to renew the four-year-old Softwood Lumber Agreement that expires at the end of March ...

ll Missouri locations ...

Durham, N.C. ...

agreed to purchase a l@-acre site

R:nrune Hilt-Behan Lumber Co., St. March; closures in Covington, Harahan, Houman Slidell and Reserve, La., leave the chain with PIy Mart Inc., Norcross. Ga., opened an 8.000-sq. ft. specialty store/$howroom in Columbus, Ga., with a companion 40,000-sq. ft. warehouse and lumberyard nearing completion; the t2-acre opera-

tion is overseen by regional mgr.

Scott Barnett ...

Isles Do-it Best Hardware, Punta Gorda, Fl., has been opened

by Bill arid Anne Zeithammer ...

84 Lumber Co. is holding a grand opening this month in Covington, Ga.; Mike Wisniewski is gen. mgr.; Ted Kohler, co-mgr.;

Keith Batchelor, David Bickers, Joel Crook and Mike Smith, outside sales; Josh Stevens, Donovan

Jervis and Amad Kahar, mgr. trainees; Robert Miller, driver, and Kyle Gossett, yard mgr. ...

Service Construction Supply Inc., Birmingham, Al., has opieireil on the former site of Tltompson Tractor & Equipment ...

Smith-Phitlips Lumber & Building Supply's Industrial Cutto-Size Division, Winston-Salem, N.C., was honored as Crane Resistoflex Best New Supplier of 2000 ...

Lowe's Cos. added stores recently in Bradenton, Fl. (April Faw, store mgr.), and Frisco, Tx. (Randal Sykora, gen. mgr. ) ... the chain will spend $1.3 billion over the next five years opening more than 75 stores in the Northeast ...

Lowe's is considering a replace-

ment store in Forest City, N.C,, and a 19-acre site in Camden, S.C.: wants to build a superstore

Lowe's plans stores in Chamblee, McDonough and Norcross, Ga.; agreed to co-anchor a redeveloped Tower Mall in Portsmouth, Va.; expects a summer opening in Reidsville, N.C., and is building a Holiday Inn on a 45acre lot in eastern Boone. N.C., to swap for 15 acres where it will replace a motel with a $15 million home center ...

Home Depot this month opens a 110,079-sq. ft. store in Franklin, Tn., and 108,000-sq. ft. units in

Lagrange, Ga.; Foley, Al.; Longview and Tyler, Tx., and

unveiled 108,000-sq. ft. stores last month in Keller and Live Oak (Selma), Tx. ...

Home Depot applied to build on 15 acres near East Arlington, Fl.;

acquired land for another San Antonio, Tx., location; selected a site in Jacksonville Beach, Fl., and

a 4O-acre plot in Northwest

Jacksonville, Fl., and is consider* ing sites in Fort Lauderdale and Mandarin, Fl. ...

Home Depot next month will move its Charlotte, N.C., distribution operations from two smaller

buildings into a 206,000-sq. ft. facility; managed by Kendall

Trex Co., Winchester, Va., near Knoxville, Tn,, for longrange expansion; although construction plans have not yet been finalized, the plant is expected ultimately to be the largest of Trex's three facilities ...

Distribution America's sevenmember Retail Right Alliance, including House Hassan Hardware Co., Knoxville, Tn., is promoting BlueTarp's purchase card program to independent dealers ...

Endare - a- Lifetime P roduc t s, Miami, F1., a prefabricated panel maker, has shut down with the retirement of the owner ...

True Value is partnering with the Make-a-Wish Foundation ...

DW Distribution, Dallas, Tx., named Masonite as its Supplier of the Year 2000 ...

U.S. Plastic Lumber Ltd., Boca Raton, Fl., has named White Good & Co. as its new ad agency . ..

New Web site: Lagan Lumber Co.. Tampa, Fl., www.loganlumber.com ...

Anniversaries: Nichiha USA,

Inc., Atlanta, Ga., 45th

Loughhead Building Supply Co.,

Beckwith, the DC serves 65 stores in the Carolinas, Va., Tn., and Ga.

1nc., Buena Vista, Fl., 20th ...Midway Supply Co., Ashland City, Tn., l5th ...

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climbed 3Vo to a 1.34 million rate;

multifamily climbed to a 265,000 pace for 5+ units, 34,000 for 2-4 units ... permits jumped l3Vo to an annual rate of 1.697 million.

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ilhncn Southern Building Material Association - March 14, sales seminar Holiday Inn Lake Norman, Charlotte, N.C.; (704) 3'76-1503.

International Wood Products Association - March 14-16,45th annual convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico; (703) 820-6696.

National Glass Association - March 14-16, expo, Covention Center, Miami, Fl.; (703) 442-4890.

Southeastern Green Building Conference - March 14-16,

Houston Hoo-Hoo Club - March 29, meeting, Allen Park Inn, Houston, Tx.; (281) 485-1855.

National Association of the Remodeling Industry - March 2931, RemodelAmerica show, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Tx; (847) 298-92W. National Hardwood Lumber Association - March 30-31, basics of hardwood drying, Memphis, Tn.; (800) 933-0318.

Texas Home & Garden Show - March 30-April 1, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Tx.; (800) 6541480.

Amarillo Hardware Co. - March 30-31, Civic Center, Amarillo,

Tx,; (806) 376-4722.

Wood & Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business - March 30-31, woodworking expo & conference, Convention Center, Arlington, Tx.; (888) 903-9663.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association March 3l-April 4, legislative conference, Marriott Metro Hotel, Washington, D.C.; (800) 634-8645.

Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, Fl.; (919) 851-8444.

International Mass Retail Association - March 18-2L, loss prevention seminar, Renaissance Waverly Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.; (703) 841-2300.

Apnn North American Building Material Distribution Association -

National Hardwood Lumber Association - March 22-23, intro

April 1-3, 82nd distributors' conference, The Lodge, Pebble

FenceCraft 2001 - March 22-24, Sheraton Falls Hotel, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada; (604) 736-2568.

National Association of Women in Construction - April 5,

to cypress, Ponchatoula, La.; (800) 933-0318.

GlobalShop/In-Store Interactive ldeas - March 22-24, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (800) 646-0091.

Woodwork Shanghai - March 22-25, woodworking machinery

fair, Shanghai, China; (852) 2516-33'7 2.

Wood Component Manufacturers Association - Marc}r24-27, annual meeting, Hilton Hotel, Destin, Fl.; (770) 565-6660.

Center for Forest Products Marketing & Management March 26-27, 8th annual meeting, Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center, Blacksburg, Va.; (540) 231-5876.

Construction Suppliers Association - March 26-27, estimating seminar, McDonough, Ga.; (770) 751-6373.

RITT LUMBER The Fencing Speciatists

Beach, Ca.; (888) 7 47 -7 862.

Austin chapter monthly meeting, Austin, Tx.; (512) 476-5534.

Ace Hardware Corp. - April 6-9, spring show, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, La.; (630) 990-7662.

Composite Panel Association - April 7-8, spring meeting, Wyndham Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Fl.; (301) 670-0604.

Long-Lewis Hardware - April 7-8, spring hardware market, Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham, A1.; (205) 322-256r.

Wood Truss Council of America - April 11-14, truss technician training seminar, Miami, F1.; (608) 274-4849.

Southern Forest Products Association - April 17-18 spring committee meeting, New Orleans, La.; (504) 443-M64.

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on redwood may not be the same on all sides of a house. This is because sunlight and water cause redwood's color changes, and different areas of a house usually have varying types of exposure.

Two boards installed side by side may also vary in color because of the diversity of color and texture offered by individual pieces of redwood lumber. This is one of the aesthetically pleasing qualities of a natural material such as redwood, compared to the artificial uniformity of synthetic products.

Should a more uniform appearance

be desired, redwood's natural color changes, a result of the weathering process, are completely reversible by

following guidelines presented in the California Redwood Association' s

Technical Data Sheet, "Color Restoration of Redwood Siding and Decks." The project can then be coatBy Charles Jourdain Vice President California Redwood Association

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become an important consideration for today's consumers.

Everyone is so busy today that few people have time to spend washing their car, to say nothing of staining a deck or painting a fence. With all of

the substitute synthetic materials available to today's busy consumer, one must also keep in mind that California redwood is one of nature's most maintenance-free buildins materials.

to another.

In a damp or humid climate, redwood used outdoors will go through two

ed with a pigment-containing stain or paint.

This is a good selling point for customers when they are making building materials decisions. Redwood can either be finished, or left to weather naturally. It is their choice.

stages, the first

being a darkening of the wood. In time, this darkening may

be rinsed away by

rain, and the redwood will weatherbleach to a soft driftwood gray.

In drier climates,

Redwood, with its

unfinished redwood may not darken.

Instead, the wood

inherent stability and durability,

will gradually turn a

is one of the few woods that

can be left unfinished.

In fact, traditionally, many specifiers and builders have preferred that redwood be allowed to weather naturally without the application of a finish treatment. Fortunately, redwood, with its inherent dimensional stability and durability, is one of the few

silvery tan, becoming lighter in color as the natural weathering continues.

Much discoloration may be the result of accumulated dirt, soot and mildew. All siding, decking and fencing

will benefit from periodic cleanings whether they are

woods that can be left unfinished.

As redwood weathers, several natural color changes take place. These

natural redwood or

changes will occur over a period of vears and will varv from one climate

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LEFT UNFINISHED, redwood weathers to a grayish tan, as seen in the 1 O-year-old deck directly above and the 1 3-yearold deck at top left.

WHEN IT C(lMES T(| CUSTOMER SERI/ICE,

BtlB AND BRtlt|K

G[l THE EXTRA MILE. GIVE tlR TAKE 600.

To say that Boise Cascade BMDD 0utside Sales

Representatives Bob Gengler and Brook Hatfield will go the extra mile for a customer is a bit of an under-

statement. Take the iime when their customer sold BCI@ Joists to a contractor who had never used engi-

neered wood before. Bob and Brook could sense his

hesitation, so they oflered to drive out to his iob site and help him frame the floor. Even though it meant each of them driving over 600 miles round trip.

1,100 feet of BCI's later, the contractor had a new

floor. And Bob and Erook had one very happy cuslomer.

At Boise Cascade EWP, and at each one of

our nationwide network of distributors, we know that keeping your customers happy is the most important

part of your job. And we'll do whalever it takes to make

it easier, even il it means driving clear across the country for a projecl.

0r driving a few nails when we get there.

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April 5 Knoxville, Tn.; April 24 Charlottesville, Va.; April 25 Williamsburg,

iotion news

Va.; May 1 Smyma, Tn.; May 2 Jackson, Tn.; May 9 Florence, S.C., and May 16 Statesville, N.C.

Mississippi Building Material DealSouthern Building Material Associa-

tion recognized Freddy Siewers, Siewers Lumber & Millwork Co., Richmond, Va., as Dealer of the Year during its annual buying show Feb. 8-9 in Charlotte, N.C. Carolina Atlantic was named Supplier of the Year.

Booth awards went to Equipment Resources for Best Presentation of a New

Product: U.S. Lumber. Most Dramatic Presentation; Diamond Hill Plywood, Best

Adaptation of Show Theme; Glass Block Supply, Best Single Booth; ECMD, Most Original, and Weyerhaeuser Co., Most hofessional hesentation.

SBMA also is staging a series of dealer-to-dealer meetings covering "Planning for Your Lumber of the Future." Led by Joe Davis, Horizon Benefits, Charlotte, N.C., the three-hour meetings will be held March 12 in Spartanburg, S.C.; March 20 Roanoke, Va.; March 29 Greenville, N.C.;

ers Association 75th annual convention in Biloxi attracted over 500 attendees and 50 exhibitors in 70 booths.

New president is Kennth Breland, Bre-

land Building Supply, Philadelphia, Ms.; lst v.p. Andy Breland, Breland Building Supply; 2nd v.p. Jewel Dunaway, Phillips Home Center, McComb, and executive

committee members John Cloy, Port Gibson Hardware, Port Gibson; Barry Meek, Scarborough Building Supply; Ken Morris, Barnett Phillips Lumber, Canton; Lee Nabors, Houston Building Supply, Houston; Steve Breland, Breland Building Supply, and Larry Broadhead, Broadhead Building Supply, Mendenhall.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas has adopted a Hollywood theme for its annual convention and buying show April 16-17 in San Antonio.

Mid-America Lumbermens Associa-

tion has a new Arkansas and Oklahoma regional manager: Leroy Davenport, who owns and operates Davenport Lumber, FranKort, Ks., with his wife, Joyce.

Construction Suppliers' Association is sponsoring a truss roundtable, hosted by Loadstar, Aprll 22-24 in Midway, Ga. Roundtables follow April 29-May I in

Griffin, Ga., and May 2O-22 in Panama Citv Beach. Fl.

DECI(ING SIDTNGS

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FAST TRACK: Racecar driver Scott Kilby (right), with A&H Windows'Buford Arning.

A&H Revs Up Sponsorship

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A&H Windows. one of five firms under the umbrella of ECMD, North Wilkesboro, N.C., is running its sponsored racecar in the ARA series this year, providing increased television

exposure and venues closer to ECMD's selling territory.

Since 1994, A&H has sponsored Scott Kilby, the 1998 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Rookie of the Year and Most Popular Driver, who is returning to his short track expertise.

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BuIroIrc Pnoouc'r's Drcosr MnncH 2001

Dave ttSwisht' Swisher has been promoted to corporate installed mgr. for Cox

nols Brian Greber was promoted to v.p. of sales and marketing for Weyerhaeuser

Co., Hot Springs, Ar., succeeding Bruce Tate, who has retired.

Doyle R. Simons has been appointed v.p.-

administration for Temple-Inland, Diboll, Tx. Bill Fulmer was named director, fiber performance & utilization for solid wood operations for subsidiary Temple-Inland Forest Products.

Alan P. Jones is plant mgr. for lumber operations.

Marty Sandlin, ex-Builder Marts of

Lumber Co., St. Petersburg, Fl., not Cox Industries, Orangeburg, S.C., as

Walter L. Foxworth has assumed the title of chairman and ceo of FoxworthGalbraith Lumber Co.. Dallas. Tx.

Others receiving new titles: J.C. Galbraith, III, president and chief operations officer; Jack L. Foxworth,

lst executive v.p. and chief financial officer; H. S. Galbraith, Edward B. Galbraith, and Grant P. Foxworth, executive v.p.'s; Larry Toney, senior v.p.; Billy White, senior v.p. and secretary; Rich Perkins, senior v.p. and treasurer; Ken Black, Corby Biddle,

for Georgia-Pacific, Marietta, Ga. Richard Hayes has been appointed assis-

Billy Crawford, Dale Hannaford, Mark Klaas, Danny Less, Roy Warnecke, v.p.'s; Marla Hoover,

tant branch mgr. for Diamond Hill

Sandra Hulquist, H.B. Wagner, assis-

America, is now an inside account mgr.

Plywood Co., Charlotte, N.C.

Vern Joslyn is now in charge of the Midwest division of Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga. Other promotions: Barry Silverman, division president, EXPO Design

Centers; Jeff Cohen, president, installed sales; Lynn Martineau, division president, growth businesses, and

Anders Mosberg, division president, international business.

Randy Brown is gen. mgr. of Home Depot's first Floor Store, Dallas, Tx. David Sharpton is store mgr. of the new McDonough, Ga., home center, and Ken Pridemore is store mgr. of the new San Antonio, Tx., location.

Vernon Massey, ex-national sales mgr.-

tant secretarys.

Tim London is now in outside sales for Square Deal Lumber Co., Glasco, Ky.

Yami Yamiguchi, the Southern Pine Council and the Softwood Export Council's man in Japan, is back in Tokyo after a brief hospitalization in South Carolina for an apparent stroke following the NAHB Show in Atlanta.

Carl Reeves is now an electrical engineer for Willamette Industries, Bennetts-

incorrectly reported last month.

Janice Hellman has been hired as a bookkeeper for Boone-Kenton Lumber & Building Supply, Erlanger, Ky. Grady Rosier, president and ceo, Mclane Co., Temple, Tx., was elected chairman-elect of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. William A. Parsley, president, Carswell Distributing Co., Winston Salem, N.C., is 2nd vice chairman, and Byron Potter, president and ceo, D.W. Distribution, Inc., Dallas, Tx., is past chairman.

Robert Gerken is now gypsum board product mgr. for BPB Celotex, Tampa, Fl. Don Gamble has been named director of marketing for Neogard, Dallas, Tx. Mike Schmidt has been named national sales mgr. of plumbing & hardware for Radiator Specialty Co., Charlotte, N.C.

Dennis D. Lighthall was named power equipment sales mgr. for Solo Inc., Newport News, Va. Chuck Goode is industrial sales mgr.

Dan Cumbo has been named a market analyst for the Virginia Tech Center for

Forest Products Marketing and Management, Blacksburg, Va.

Richard Miles Skozlas, Home Depot, Clinton. N.C.. wed Michelle Collee Lockamy Nov. 19,2000.

Derrick James Daniel, loss prevention mgr., Lowe's Cos., Conyers, Ga., wed

Anna Leigh King Feb. 17 in

ville, S.C. Gongiian Bai is a technical specialist.

Savannah, Ga.

Steven Wilkening has been named v.p.engineering and product development for SNE Enterprises, Inc., Norcross,

Kay G. Bea is the new head of security for

Ga.

Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

lumber, Louisiana-Pacific, has joined

Gates Copeland at Management Recruiters of Houston-Northwest, Kingwood, Tx.

Ray Luke is now assistant sales mgr. of Gilman Building Products, Yulee, Fl.

Tawana Parker, ex-Klumb Lumber, is new to sales at Diversified Wood Products' Alexander City, N.C., office.

David Steed has been promoted to senior v.p. & general merchandising mgr. for building products at Lowe's Cos., N. Wilkesboro, N.C. John Kasberger is

now senior v.p. and general merchandising mgr. for hardlines, and Mark Kauffman, president global sourcing operations. Dawn Hudson, Pepsi Co., and Robert Ingram, Glaxo SmithKline, are new to the Lowe's board.

Steve Bean has been promoted to vice president of marketing for the Southern Forest Products Association. Kenner.

La., succeeding Jeff Easterling, who resigned after 13 years with the group to become president of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association.

Randy Vankirk has been appointed v.p.-

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NAWLA Adds Environmental Policy The North American Wholesale Lumber Association has thrown its support behind industry certification programs

and has recognized the Sustainable Forestry Initiative for its environmental practices.

NAWLA endorsed certification and encouraged members to support suppliers that use sustainable forest management practices.

Window Software Opens To Doors Expanding the capabilities of window engineering software has opened significant opportunities for door manufacturers.

Most early users of WTS Paradigm (formerly known as ProShape) have been window manufacturers, but makers of stile and rail doors, raised panel doors, and custom specialty doors are among those recently incorporating the technology.

The software is provided as either a stand-alone program or fully integrated with the WoodWare System business application package. Riverside Millwork, Inc., Charlotte, N.C., and Annona Manufacturing Co., Annona, Tx., recently added the program to their WoodWare package.

Advantages of WTS Paradigm for door companies include:

. The ability to design architectural doors that are unique from project to project with the ease of a standard product selection.

. The ability to select standard patterns that may closely match the desired product. This base design can then be manipulated to match customer requirements for stile width, rail widths, profile type, pattern layout or any other custom attribute required. . The ability to engineer and create a manufacturing cut list that takes into account production methods, tolerances, and manufacturing limitations.

Users include Sun Windows, Inc., Owensboro, Ky., and Palm Beach Woodwork Co.. West Palm Beach. Fl.

(2) The importance of reporting MSDs and their symptoms early.

(3) How to report MSD symptoms in the workplace.

(4) Risk factors, jobs and work activities associated with MSDs. (5) Description of OSHA ergonomics requirements.

Other requirements include specific timetables for

employers to determine if an injury is MSD related and, if necessary, initiate work restrictions and/or give the employee access to health care.

With certain restrictions, grandfathered programs in which employers that had an ergonomics program in place on Nov. 14,2000 may be able to continue the program rather than implementing the new guidelines. The new standards are listed at OSHA's Web site at www.osha.sov.

Lowe's Begins Huge Ad Blitz Even with 650 stores in 40 states, Lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C., remains unknown to many Americans, a problem the nation's #2 home-improvement chain hopes to change with its recently launched nationwide advertising campaign.

The firm's current advertising budget is reported to be roughly $100 million annually. The new media blitz, however, with television spots during several popular primetime shows, will undoubtedly push that figure much higher.

"The main goal is to build our brand," said senior vice president of marketing, advertising and communications Bob Gfeller.

One television commercial, while not identifying chief competitor Home Depot by name, clearly implies that Lowe's is the better organized and more customer-friendly business of the two.

Not to be outdone, Depot also is upping the ante, trotting out new ads that proclaim the chain to be "The Leader in Home Improvement."

To wit, Lowe's replies with its own tag line: "Improving Home Improvement."

Wholesalers' Annual Meeting Soon

OSHA Refines Ergonomic Rules OSHA has finalized its ergonomics regulations that apply to all general industries, but specifically target the

North American Wholesale Lumber Association is holding its l09th annual meeting May 6-8 in a region seeped in history and government, Colonial Williamsburg, Va. Aptly entitled "A Colonial Experience," this year's gath-

manufacturing and materials handling industries.

The new rules state that by Oct. 15, 2001, employers must provide workers with the following: (1) Information about common musculoskeletal disor-

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Annual meeting updates are available at NAWLA's

ders and their signs/symptoms.

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Competition Picks Up Where Canton Left Off Customers of bankrupt Canton Lumber Co. now have several new wholesalers to call on for cedar, redwood and other specialty wood products.

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Klumb Lumber Co., Jackson, Ms., has purchased the assets of Canton Lumber Co.'s Greeneville. Tn.. distribution yard and will continue operations at the leased facility under the Canton Lumber name.

Buddy Klumb expects the location to continue offering the same high grade specialty items, since his company's other distribution yards-in Atlanta, Ga.; Tyler, Tx.; Loxley, Al., and Gulfport, Ms.-all offer different product mixes suited to their markets.

Klumb retained several Canton staffers, including members of the

doors away.

Among the former Canton employees are branch mgr. Henry Spangler, operations mgr. Teresa Dixon, inside sales reps Wayne Bilby and Amie Carter, and field reps Ken Powers, Asheville, N.C., and Leighton Naff, Lexington, Ky., who will serve Ky., central Tn., western Va., and W.V. Epperson is carrying a slightly different inventory. "Canton also had a

degree of specialty," said Jimmy

Epperson, Jr. "They had cedar decking, I have redwood. They inventoried cedar shakes, I have eastern white cedar shinsles."

- Doyle Sutton, owner Sutton Lumber Yard, Tennga, Ga.

based at a new 5-acre distribution yard

in Newport (St. Paul), Mn. Reid & Wright's Broomfield, Co., yard already sells into Ar., Tx., Ok., Mo., and Ks. Guardian Building Products, Inc., Greenville. S.C.. has restructured its

assets, Epperson Lumber Sales, Statesville, N.C., which opened its own 6-acre Greeneville branch two

out."

and yard mgr. Gary Nutz., who is

Guardian Restructures BMA

unsuccessful bidder for the Canton

then, and the southern pine beetles got into it. Now, he's sold it for $56,000. That's all the salvageable timber was worth, and the buyer is just barely coming

Boehmer, Jim Shull and Cliff

is recruiting new outside sales and management. Vicki O'Neill is serving Other employees instead joined an

"I know a man who was offered $400,000 for his timber three years ago. He didn't sell

Ronning, office mgr. Joannie Deshaw,

inside sales and warehouse teams, but

as interim manager.

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Epperson also holds an option on 7.5 acres adjacent to its 3-acre engineered wood cut shop in Wilmington, N.C., with plans to one day transform the facility into a full-scale operation.

Although Canton's main office in Brooklyn Park, Mn., has closed, Reid & Wright, Bend, Or., has added an office in the city staffed by Canton veterans, including branch mgr. Bob Shull, sales reps Steve From, Paul

ownership of Builder Marts of America, Inc., Greenville.

The move enables Guardian to

fully integrate its systems and resources with subsidiaries BMA,

Guardian Fiberglass, Inc. and Cameron Ashley Building Products.

Inc., allowing customers to have complete access to products and services offered by all four firms.

OSB production increased by 432 million ft. to 20.65 billion bd. ft.

Sanded plywood production was down l07o to2.55 billion sq. ft., while rough plywood production decreased

by 100 million ft.

A decline in housing starts caused LVL output to dip somewhat, while glulam production increased l4vo to 377 million bd. ft. I-joist production also slipped about 37o to 865 million linear ft.

North American structural wood panel production increased 27o in 2000, the eighth consecutive year of increased output, according to APAThe Engineered Wood Association.

At a record 40.3 billion sq. ft., pro-

duction was up approximately 100 million ft. from the previous year. though plywood production declined 319 million ft. to 19.68 billion bd. ft.

The closing of six plywood mills

shuttering reduced plywood capacity

during 2000 leaves 103 plywood

by 1.2 billion sq. ft.

Of the 103 plywood mills, 90 are based in the U.S., with the remaining 13 located in Canada. Since 1987, 65 American and Canadian plywood

Wood Association.

Closures last year included

Temple-Inland Corp., Pineland, Tx.; Willamette Industries, Inc., Ruston,

facilities have closed.

La.; Louisiana-Pacific Corp., New

increase its capacity, thanks in part to

Waverly, Tx.; International Paper Co., Waycross, Ga.; Willamette Industries, Inc., Dallas, Or., and Potlatch Corp., Jaype, Id.

the addition of four new mills during

Along with two other mills that ceased operations indefinitely, the

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Record attendance at Builder Show

ATLANTA. GA., was the site ol the National Association of Home Builders' annual show Feb. 9-12: (1) Walter Kuzmic, John Long, pro golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez, Randall Firmin. (2) Steve Arnold, Jeff ?intbr, Kim Pohl, Pdui Quinn. (3) Terry Castrow, Jan Kirschner. (4) Harvey Fischer, Denise Maher-Gall, Shawn Huwar, Phil Hendrickson. (5) Bill Wade, Jessica Collins, John Chupik. (6) lan Firth, John Taggart. (7) Cees DeJager, Natasha Valach, Gary Macey. (8) Andy Price, Jim Murphy, David Lane, Kevin Pursley. (9) Bill

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Thomas, Pam Mitchell, Neal Goodwin. (10) Jennifer Marlow, Sheila Bell. (11) John

Dietrich, Carol Campbell, Tony Haun, Andrew Capone. (12) Doug Collins, Carl Risen. (13) Stacy Boyd, Eddie Strauser, Sabrina Barkwell. (14) Paul Skinner, Larry Skory, Dominique Janssens. (15) Leon Lamar lll. Derek Johnson. Leon Lamar Jr. (16) Duane Engard, Tom Shuford, Ken Clark,

GeoJf Marshall. (17) Virginia Davis, Jim Matson. (18) Ray Conniff, John Neubauer.

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Welcome to tha tlrla INTERNATIONAL Builders Show (contrnued from previous page) exhibitors (1) Norman Hall, Richard Chapman. (2) Paul Carlson, Clint

Bower. (3) Jennifer Radebaugh, Nick

Morrisroe, Allison Smith, Todd Walter. (4) Carol Hedeen, Keith Vos, Steve Elliotl, Matl Young. (5) Doug Andrews, Bret Kelly, Steve

Rusinovich. (6) David Soule, Kim Drew, Richard Kleiner. (7) Sid Taylor, Gino Allegro, Lynn Barstad, John Smith. (8) David Adkins, Albert Fulgham, Mark Truluck. (9) Jetf Proznik,

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McWhorter, Ellen & Ron Seib. (11) Kevin

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(13) Craig Cardinal, Dan Partrich, Rex Nelson.

(14) Heather Crunchie, Steve Killgore, Julie

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Lunceford. (15) David Stephens, Marty

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Hawkins, Jim Thomas. (16) Home improvement radio personalities Morris Carey and James Carey. More than 72,000 industry professionals attended.

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roducts Time ls On Your Side A vinyl siding panel with a posi-

Safety Device For Ladders Intromark has a product for use

tive lock that secures one panel to the

with a plank at least 9" wide to cover

next, enabling a one-man installation, is new from Ashland-Davis.

Pro Edition has a rein-

a ladder so it cannot be climbed.

forced, double-thick nail hem that increases panel strength and remains firmly fastened to the wall.

Available in 20' lengths, the product has been tested to withstand winds reportedly up to 180 mph and comes in double 4" and

double 4.5" Dutchlap profiles with a low-gloss cedar finish in l6 colors.

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model # I l239VS has an optional

range of 3/16" to 1/8" and a quickadjust depth gauge that allows users to reset the tool at the touch of a button.

The product drills concrete, brick stone, masonry and building materials, and with an optional chuck, wood and steel.

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Make A Break For lt Landscaping tools featuring multipurpose tool heads with pick ends, broad mattocks and ax heads are new from V&B Manufacturins Co.

climbing and prohibiting access to equipment and supplies at a job site.

The product is compatible with most ladders and is made from salvanized mild steel.

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A splinter-free, 52" long, 4x4 composite railing that is code-listed by the National Evaluation Services and sep-

said not to leave the wings between the walls when the anchor is removed is new from Powers Fasteners, Inc. Zip-Toggle has a nylon body with a piercing point and ratchet teeth for fast penetration, and special threads near the head that draw the anchor flush with the wall.

arately by ICBO, is new from Trex Co.

RailPost comes in four colors and can be stained and painted.

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A biodegradable cleaner said to

leave windows streak-free is new

Let's Hammer lt Out

from Ettore Products Co.

Bosch Power Tools has a new rotary hammer that weighs just 7.8 lbs., yet delivers more than 2.4 ft. lbs. of impact force.

Dual-headed Groundbreakers come in 16", 26" and 36" handle lengths.

With up to a 1" drilling capacity, Buu,orNc Pnotucrs

Once padlocked, the product blocks the ladder rungs. preventing

Happy Rails To You

Toggle Party A slender, one-piece anchor that self drills through wallboard and is

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Crilly comes with two hooks that attach to the rungs of a ladder and a locking bar that slides over the hooks and clamps down the plank positioned on top of the rungs.

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Squeegee-Off Miracle Window

Cleaner is said to be so highly concentrated that only one tablespoon is needed per gallon of water.

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Blade Runners

Give'em The Brush Off

Hacksaw and reciprocating saw blades are new from T. Christy

A paint brush cleaner that is said to be resistant to most chemicals and

Enterprises, Inc. Viper hacksaw blades are l2"xllZ" and come in 18,24 and 32 teeth per inch.

solvents and make brush cleaning fast

is new from Neo Concepts of Michigan,Inc.

Reciprocating blades come in different sizes for both metal and wood cutting applications.

Both styles feature bi-metal construction and are said to be shatter and shock resistant.

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The Wrap Pack Dow Chemical Co. has introduced translucent non-insulating sheathing that gives builders a clear view of studs and the sheathing surface during

installation.

Styrofoam Weathermate is a

woven, perforated polyolefin-based wrap, while Weathermate Plus is a

Wove, Nellie Marotte has introduced woven and carved wooden panels that can be fabricated to order and come in a variety of designs, colors and styles.

non-woven, non-perforated wrap.

Both products come in 9'x100',

9'x150', 9'x195' and 3'x100' rolls.

Circle N0.310

Brick-A-Brack Brush Buddy's tough polymer bris-

tles help squeeze out excess paint from brushes up to 3".

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Get A Grip Grip-It Products has a new tool that makes it easier for people to carry

heavy, bulky or otherwise cumbersome articles such as buckets, containers, paint cans, bundles, etc.

Precision Composites, Inc. has a new wood-plastic composite brickmold that is said to resist rotting and peeling paint.

Royal Wood Brickmold blends a solid UV-stabilized, acrylic styrene acrylonitrile polymer cap to a foamed core material made from wood fibers, additives and thermoplastic resins.

The 2"xl-114" product reportedly cuts, nails and installs like wood, but does not rot, absorb moisture, delaminate or split.

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The distinctive appearance of the panels is created by interweaving strips of wood veneer ranging from common species, such as sycamore and oak to more exotic woods such as

camassary boxwood and Asian padouk.

Among available styles are gouged and guilloched, roughened and granu-

Floorwalker

lated, grooved, lined and scratch-fin-

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. has introduced high performance sub-flooring with a limited lifetime warranty.

Top Notch allows water to drain through its vertical notching system in the tongue and groove configuration and does not need sanding due to

ished.

moisture absomtion.

Available as 4'x8' sheets in 23132"

thickness, the panels cut cleanly and are highly resistant to buckling, cracking, delamination and warping.

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Polish Up Your Act Hitachi Power Tools has a new 7",

vertically oriented polisher that operates on a 6-amp motor and has a trigger lock-on button and spindle for quick replacement of accessories.

The SP18SA weighs 6.8 lbs. and has a dust seal that prevents debris from entering the ball bearing on the commutator side.

Circle N0.315

RollWith lt

Small enough to fit in a pocket, Grip-It helps alleviate stress. strain and discomfort from weight bearing down against hand tendons and fin-

An extension roller made of steel tubing to prevent rust is new from Marshalltown Trowel Co.

The product's telescoping handle adjusts from 17" to 27" and can be

locked or unlocked with a simple twist.

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Vinyl fluted and traditional cornerposts with corners that realistically simulate fine wood detailing are new from CertainTeed Corp.

The product comes in white 20' lengths and has a life-

time limited warranty.

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It's Our

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A material handler that is said to have 22Vo more cab room and is capable of lifting loads of 6,600 lbs. is new from the Gradall Co. Model # G6-42P has a maximum lift height of 42' and reportedly is mobile and stable on dirt,

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died Dec. 18.

A native of Los Angeles, Ca., and graduate of New Mexico State, he joined Foxworth-Galbraith in 1935 as

vice president, serving under his father, James, Sr., who co-founded the business in 1901.

As chairman, he oversaw the corporation's growth to more than 70 stores in Tx., N.M., Az, and Co. He continued to work for the firm well into his 80s, retiring in mid-1999.

Paul Graves Wilson, 81, retired co-owner and manager, Genie Jones Lumber Co., Red Boiling Springs, Ky., died Ocl2l in Nashville, Tn.

A native of Tennessee, he served in the U.S. Navy during W"WII.

Lawrence "Larrytt Alfred

Lueben, 59, credit manager and gen-

eral manager, Combs Lumber & Supply, Gainesville, Fl., died Jan.2l.

A native of Cincinnati, Oh., he served in the U.S. Navy and worked for Combs Lumber for many years.

John Trent "JT" Land, 83, longtime lumberman, most recently with Columbia Lumber & Millwork Co., Columbia, N.C., died Jan. 20 in Charlotte. N.C.

A native of Rock Hill. S.C.. he

worked for Wearn Lumber Co. and Central Lumber prior to Columbia Lumber & Millwork, before retiring in 1980 after many years of servcie.

Boone-Kenton Lumber & Building Supply Co., Erlanger, Ky., for 24 years, died Jan. 5.

Raymond Daniel "Ray" Kelley,

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Monty Edward Hayden, 75, retired lumber grader, Square Deal Lumber Co., Horse Cave, Ky., died Feb. 10 in Bowling Green, Ky. A Kentucky native, he retired in the late 1980s after years in the industry.

H.J. Woodall, 68, retired employee of the now-defunct Simpson County Lumber Co., Franklin, Ky., died Nov. 19 in Franklin, Ky. He was a native of Kentucky and a longtime veteran of the lumber business.

Joseph Paul Walker, Jr., 70,

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Dealers Go Online To Comply Members of the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, buying group Builder Marts of America, and EqualFooting.com now have online access to regulatory com-

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Armored Car Heist At Lowe's Lowe's, Gainesville, Fl., was the site of a well orchestrated heist in which a Brinks armored car driver made off with almost $675,000.

On Jan. 13, James Porter Parker, 39, reportedly drove off from the store while co-worker Edward Perwitz was inside picking up a deposit. Perplexed, Perwitz phoned Parker, who claimed a

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