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Southern Pine Solutions

Southern Pine Use Guide, a24-p. rechnical guide for specitying and using southern pine lumber, is $2 from the Southern Pine Council, Box 641700, Kenner, La. '7 OO64: (504) 443 -4464; www. southernplne.com.

Dial A Wood lmporter

2003 International Wood Products Association Directory of Members, a directory of over 200 U.S. wood importers, processors, manufacturers, sellers and others, is $75 from IWPA, 4214 King St., Alexandria, Ya.22302: (703) 820-6696; www.iwpawood.org.

Decked Out In Composite

A tri-fold, full-color brochure for consumers, architects and builders detailing the use of composite railing systems for deck projects, is free from Weyerhaeuser Building Materials, (877) 235-6873:' www.weyerhaeuser.com/wbm.

Lumbermen See Red

Lumbermens Red Book U.S. & Canada Spring 2003 Reference Guide, featuring contact infbrmation, business classification and credit ratings on more than 40,000 lumber companies, is available from Lumbermens Credit Association, (3 r 2) s53-0943.

Shopping For Hardwoods

Where to Buy Hardwood PlYwood, Veneer & Engineered Hardwood Flooring, a 204-p. buyer's guide and membership directory, is $5 from the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association, Box 2789, Reston, Va. 20195; www.hpva.org.

Buy SYP Here

SFPA Buyer's Guide, a 36-p. directory of manufactured products, mill capacities, and grade separations, is available from the Southern Forest Products Association, Box 641700, Kenner, La.'70064:' (504) 443 -4464; www.sfpa.org.

Custom Accordion Doors

A l2-p., fullcolor brochure of accordion folding doors is available from WoodfoldMarco, Box 346, Forest Grove, Or.97ll6; (503) 357-7181; www. woodfold.com.

Retro Architectural Solutions

A 6-p. booklet of architecturally reproduced balusters, newell posts, ball tops, and railings is available from Timeless Architectural Reproductions, (800) 665434 I : www.timelessarchitectural.com.

Concrete Proof Indeed

Concrete Hardscapes, a 24-P. color catalog of decorative concrete applications for walkways, patios and entries, is $10 from ConcreteNetwork, I1375 Oak Hill Lane, Yucaipa, Ca. 92399; (866) 3807753 I www.concretenetwork.com.

Foam Roof lnsulation Facts

An educational package to assist designers, specifiers and contractors with the recently adopted long-term resistance values of polyiso foam roof insulation is free from Johns Manville, Box 5108, Denver, Co. 80217; (303) 978-2000; www.im.com.

Door Reading Classic

Doors of a Lifetime, a 96-p., full-color catalog of exterior and interior doors with wood and glass options is free from Simpson Door Co., 400 Simpson Ave., McCleary, Wa. 98557; (800) 952-4057; www.simpsondoor.com.

Fiberglass Insulation Info

A new l6-p., full-color catalog of retail fiberglass insulation products is free from CertainTeed Corp., Box 860, ValleY Forge, Pa. 19482 (800) 723-4866; www.certainteed.com.

Cement Your Knowledge

Admixtures for Use in Concrete, an interactive CD with a self-contained course on the mainstream chemical admixtures used in concrete, air-entrainment, water reducers, accelerators and retarders, is available from the Portland Cement Association, 5420 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, rr. 6007'7:' (800) 868-6733; www.portcement.org.

Court Denies Treated Lawsuit

A U.S. District Court in Florida has denied class action status to a lawsuit challenging the safety of CCA treated wood and its warnings.

In denying the plaintiffs' motion, and after a thorough review of CCA treated wood products and their markets, the court held that the plaintiffs' claims failed to satisfy several basic requirements for class certification and that "class action treatment would not be the superior method of resolving this dispute."

Among other reasons, the court stated that the establishment of a class is unwarranted given the relatively small number of claims related to CCA treated wood. "For instance, even in spite of the 70-year history of treated wood's use in this country, there is no track record of cases in which plaintiffs were alleging property damage as a result of treated wood," decreed the court. "And there is no indication that a sea of litigation over treated wood is imminent."

In fact, during the course of oral argument, plaintiffs conceded that there have only been a handful ofpersonal injury cases filed involving these products.

Tool Manufacturers Combine

Tool manufacturers S-B Power Tool Corp. and Vermont American Corp. have merged into Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Combined, the firms have over 5,000 employees and annual sales ofover $1 billion.

All S-B and Vermont American brands, including Bosch Power Tools, Skil Power Tools, Dremel, Vermont American, Primark and Gilmour brands, are now part of Robert Bosch. Reiner Beutel was named chairman, president and c.e.o. of Robert Bosch. Steve Richman is now president and general mgr. of Skil and Bosch Power Tools North America; Frank Honold, president and general mgr., North American accessories business unit; Frank Canoll, president and general mgr., Dremel, and Phil McKinney, president and general mgr.. lawn and garden business unit.

Depot's Helpful New Slogan

Home Depot has launched a new $360 million marketing campaign that will emphasis the chain's efforts to teach customers how to build things.

As part of the program, Depot has released a new company slogan: "You can do it. We can help."

The slogan ties in with the numerous how-to clinics that DeDot holds at its stores across the country.

"We wanted to build on the strength of relationships we have with customers," said Home Depot's John Costello.