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Ed Bouverat, commercial engineered wood products mgr., Boise Cascade, Auburn, Ga., has retired after 40 years in the industry.

Robert Carson, ex-Allied Building Stores, is now v.p.-business development for ENAP, New Windsor, N.Y., directing the regional operations for the buying group's new sales office in Monroe. La.

LeRoy "Jack" Skriden has retired after 54 years with Metropolitan Lumber, Warrenville, Il.

Ted Fitch, ex-Secor Lumber, has joined the outside sales team at North Main Lumber, covering the Savannah, N.Y., area.

Chuck Mooney has rejoined Henry Poor Lumber Co., Lafayette, In., in building materials and fireplace sale. Eric Miller is new to building material and roofing sales.

Brian Anderson, ex-Midwest Hardwood, is now wood products sourcing mgr. for Olam International. He is based in Park Falls. Wi.

Cory Rougeaux, ex-84 Lumber, is a new contractor sales rep at CBS Builders Supply, Clermont, Fl.

Major Allred, ex-American Lumber, is now SPF dept. mgr. at Birmingham International Forest Products, Birmingham, Al.

Ben Guzzone joined the sales team at Dyke Industries, Jacksonville, Fl.

Jeremy Stout, ex-US Lumber, is now Delta Gulf Region sales mgr. for Bluelinx Corp., Mobile, Al., overseeing logistics centers in New Orleans, La.; Pensacola, Fl., and Jackson, Ms. Michael Miller, exONeTree Distribution, has joined Bluelinx's sales team in Bellingham, Ma.

Randy Binkley, ex-Diamond Hill Plywood, has rejoined ProBuild, Charlotte, N.C., as an engineered wood designer. Bud Johnson, exLiverpool Lumber. is new to outside sales in Liverpool, N.Y.

Ken Butler, ex-Bloch Lumber, now focuses on industrial and truss accounts at Sitka Forest Products USA, Chicago, Il. Gregg Riley, exBloch Lumber, was named general mgr. of U.S. operations.

Kevin Jimmar, ex-Norandex, is now sales mgr. for Siding Supply, Macon, Ga.

Mark Sanacore, ex-Bluelinx, is a new engineered lumber trader-sales mgr. for Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga.

Len Barker, ex-UCM Timber. has joined Elof Hansson Timber, Suwanee, Ga.

Cheryl Seitz, ex-Old Fort Building Supply, has joined the sales team at Mid-City Supply Co., Michigan City,In.

Peter Kotiadis, ex-Tech-Wood North America, has joined Fiberon, New London, N.C., as director of product development. Also new are Anne-Marie Davis, v.p./senior controller; Rob Long, ex-Lowe's, director of channel marketing; Mike Coombs, e-media mgr.; James Gunning, territory sales mgr.; Tim Thornton, product specialist for Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont; Chris Sanders, exAssociated Materials, product specialist for Illinois, nofthern Indiana, and southeast Wisconsint Nate Courtney, ex-Moore's, product specialist for northern Kentucky, Ohio, and southern Indiana, and Brad Hurst, ex-Wolp, product specialist for Georgia.

Addie Atkins, ex-Mid-State Lumber, is now territory sales mgr. for TruExterior Trim at Boral. Boston. Ma.

Glen Akins was promoted to president of Harper Chambers Lumber Co., Tuscaloosa, Al. Ben Uzzell is a new structural engineer.

Dave Walsh, Calvert Manufacturing, Longwood, Fl., is retiring after 43 years in the plywood business.

David Johnson has been promoted to director-national accounts for ABC Supply, Beloit, Wi.

Michael Clark has been promoted to v.p. of information technology for Andersen Corp., Bayport, Mn.

Sam Huff has been promoted to territory sales & business development mgr. for western Pennsylvania at Do it Best Corp., Fort Wayne, In.

Richard Dreiling, c.e.o., Dollar General, was elected to the board of Lowe's Cos., Mooresville, N.C.

Shawn Baumbaugh, ex-Headwaters Stone, is now regional sales mgr. for Great Lakes and eastern Canada at ProVia, Sugarcreek, Oh.

Michael Holmstrom, ex-Pella, is a new window and door specialist for Shepley Wood Products, Hyannis, Ma.

Brett Boyum has been promoted to v.p. of marketing for Marvin Windows & Doors, Warroad, Mn. He succeeds Tom Angelis, who is retiring after l5 years with the firm.

Ben Battle is new to ECi Software Solutions, Fort Worth, Tx., as chief technology officer.

Mary Jo Wenzel has been named v.p. of finance and chief financial officer for Eggers Industries, Two Rivers, Wi.

Douglas Morin, ex-Milgard, has been named division mgr. of ChamPion Windows, Richmond, Va.

Alexander Toeldte, chairman/c.e.o., Boise Inc., Boise, Id., was elected chairman of the American Forest & Paper Association, succeeding Jim Hannan, c.e.o./president, GeorgiaPacific, Atlanta, Ga. Nancy Clark, ex-American Chemistry Council, has joined AF&PA as director of air & cliimate programs.

Kristen Manos has been named president of Wilsonart International , Temple, Tx. She replaces Bill DiGaetano, who is retiring after 33 years with the company.

Witl Telligman has been named government & regulatory affairs mgr. for the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assoc iation.

Pat Edwards, president, R.P.M. Lumber, Yulee, Fl., is running for a seat on the countY commission.

Barb E. Dahl is now modeling products at trade shows for MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Fires Plague Eastern Mills

Over a four-week span, a rash of fires struck sawmills throughout the East.

Black Creek Lumber's VolneY, N.Y., sawmill burned to the ground Feb.20.

On Feb. 11, Eagle Lumber Co., Stamford, Vt., lost its 15,000-sq. ft. processing plant and Twin Pines Lumber, East Kingsford, Mi., lost its sawmill.

Reeves & White Manufacturing, Salt Lick, Ky., saw an estimated $500,000 in equipment and $100,000 in hardwood stock go up in flames in a Feb. l3 blaze.

Linden Lumber Co., Linden, Al., expected its sawmill to be down for about two weeks, following a Feb. l0 fire that began in the hydraulic room.

Fires also inflicted significant damage to Weyerhaeuser's planer mill in Plymouth, N.C., on Feb. 14 and to American Walnut Co., St. Joseph, Mo., on Jan.24.

On Jan. 18. a sawdust fire hit J.B. Mill Lumber, Hickory Township, Pa.

Ghester Wood Products, Chester, S.C., has applied to amend its air emigsion permits to allow its plylvood plant to expand operating hours.

Boston Gedar, Mansfield, Ma., is distributing Perennial Wood decking from Eastmal, Binghampton, N.Y.

BlueLinx is now distributing Weyerhaeus€r'S engineered wood products, including Trus Joist TJI joist, TimberStrand LSL, Microllam LVL, Parallam PSL, and TJ Rimboard, throughout New England, from its DCs in Bellingham, Ma.; Portland, Me.; Burlington, Vt., and Buffalo, N.Y.

Warren Trask, Stoughton, Ma., now distributes Claymark's Solid Gold trimboards.

Jeld-Wen is shuftering its window and door manufacturing and distribution facility in North Wilkesboro, N.C.

LS Building Products' distriuution center in Morton, ll., was damaged by a Feb. 11 fire of undetermined origin.

Midwest Fastener, Kalamazoo, Mi., paid $1.1 million for a 65,000-sq. ft. facility in Gloversville, N.Y., to open its SEVCNIh DC.

Nisbet Brower, Cincinnati, has opened its first retail location-a 4,000sq. ft. LifeStyle Kitchen Designs showroom in Centerville, Oh.

Soft-Lite LLC, Streetsboro, oh., aoreed to acquire the product lines of dorell Windows & Doors, Indiana, Pa., a week after Gorell entered receivership.

Polymera has begun production at its 160,000-sq. ft. plant in Hebron, 0h., producing wood-polymer composites for use in decking, window/door frames, and outdoor furniture.

Pleasant River Lumber, Dover-Foxcroft, Me., received a SHARP safety award from the state.

PAL honored three of its founding members-Jonesville Lumber, Jonesville. Mi.: Fulton Lumber, Charlotte, Mi., and DeWitt Lumber, Blanchard, Mi.-during the co-oP's recent 75th anniversary conference.

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Perennially Beautiful Decking

Eastman Chemical's TruLast Technology protects Perennial Wood decking against rot, decay, shrinking, swelling, cracking, cupping, and warping.

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Golorful Gedar Shingles

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The LRU rafter hanger is designed for rafter-toridge connections and can accommodate solid-sawn rafters 2x6 to 2x | 2 in size.

A single-screw solution for truss and rafter uplift and lateral loads is the SDWC truss and rafter screw. It requires no pre-drilling, so it can be installed before or affer exterior sheathing is applied.

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Viance Fishing for Best Treated Wood Decks

Wood preservation chemical supplier Viance LLC, Charlotte, N.C., has launched a new deck contest to promote its Ecolife stabilized weatherresistant wood.

The Ecolife Fish-More Deck Challenge will award a team grand prize to the builder and homeowner of the winning deck-a Tracker Pro Team 175 TF boat, motor and trailer to the contractor and $2,500 in cash to the homeowner. Monthly prizes will also be awarded for 10 months, with $500 each going to 10 pro deck builders and l0 d-i-y builders.

To qualify, builders and homeowners first construct an Ecolife (EL2) deck project, then submit photos, materials receipt, and entry form at www.ecolife.fish-more.com. To be eligible for the grand prize, the builder and homeowner must co-register.

"The Fish More Deck Challenge promotes the idea that deck builders and homeowners alike can 'take back their weekends' by building decks with Ecolife," said Viance director of marketing Christopher Kollwitz. "We are excited to review the creativity of deck builders and homeowners across the country."

The challenge began last month, with the last day for entries on Dec. 3t,2012.

EL2's proprietary stabilizer improves the performance of deck surfaces by sharply reducing the cracking, checking and splitting associated with weatherins.