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Let's fast forward five years to 2004. Now, from that vantage point, let's look back at the Eade shows for the distribution channel that were held in 199.
From our imaginary perch, we can see several things that have become obvious five years later. Most of the exhibiting companies and the huge majority of participants were woefully unprepared for the revolution in sales, marketing and distribution that occurred in the early years of the new millennium.
It wasn't as if the computer upheaval came without warning. Rather, experts real and selfproclaimed had been insisting that the revolution the computer initiated in the last two decades of the old century would accelerate tremendously in the new century.
When computers first appeared, perhaps 20Vo in our business plunged in and worked very hard to make the new technology work very hard for them. They initially learned that computers were nothing if not expensive, exasperating and time
taking. But they also discovered the new machines could be dirt cheap for what they did, were marvels of efficiency and saved scads of time over old methods. Their investments in money, time and patience paid handsome dividends in terms of increased profitability, streamlined operations and competitive position. In short, it was worth it.
It seems obvious that most of the trade shows in 1999 were constructions of the past, not the future. Laptop computers were as scarce as lumbermen carrying lapdogs; modems in booths rare. Usually where there was commerce, it was paper and pen, not electronic. Both buyers and sellers operated in the comfortable old ways. Most displays were static, seldom animated. Closed circuit television was a rarity. Many had to stop momentarily to recall what e-commerce meant.
2004 is only five years away. Will our trade shows then be a wonderment of dazzling technology or merely a rehash, as they are today, of what went before?
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Itr/ITH gypsum wallboard manuV Y facturers placing dealers on allotment and their customers crying for more product, horror stories abound.
A builder in Dallas, Tx., had to post a guard at night to prevent theft of sheetrock from the job site.
Instead of shipping wallboard West from the East, which has a greater concentration of manufacturing facilities, an Arkansas truck line has been transporting wallboard from the West Coast to Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia and Alabama. When one customer called to complain about strap marks on sheetrock, the trucker said he gladly would take back the entire load. "Oh, let's just forget about the strap marks," the customer quickly responded. "We'll keep it."
Builders in the Southeast are importing drywall by the boatload. A plant in Norway is cutting to U.S. measurements instead of metric to ship the product to Florida.
Relief will not be immediate. Reportedly, all gypsum plants continue operating three shifts a day, seven days a week, yet shortages worsen. The problem is skyrocketing demand in residential and construction. remodeling and manufactured housing coupled
during during the construction of the mid-1980s was about 20 billion sq. ft. a year. Since 1990, wallboard demand has increased by 48Vo.
Projections indicate that within four years demand will continue to rise to 32 million sq. ft. Manufacturers hope that by that time capacity will have surpassed demand.
"The producers I've spoken with feel that by the end of this calendar year things should get back to normal," says Gypsum Association executive director Jerry A. Walker. "By that time, 3.5 billion sq. ft. will be added to industry capacity. But then, in the first quarter of 1999 usage was up lVo. It will take longer to catch up if this trend line continues."
with the fact that, according to the Gypsum Association, a new drywall plant hasn't opened in the U.S. in l0 years. And, it takes two to three years and approximately $80 million to build a new state-of-the-art facility.
As of January l, 1999, the U.S. gypsum industry's capacity was at 28.84 billion sq. ft., with Canada producing about 3.87 billion sq. ft. Demand, meanwhile, hit a record 27.8 billion sq. ft. in 1998. In comparison, demand
Industry leader USG is nearing completion of a new plant in Bridgeport, Al.; building a $ll2 million plant in Aliquippa, Pa., to open early next year and a 700 million sq. ft. capacity plant in Rainier, Or., to open a year later, and more than tripling capacity at plants in East Chicago, In. (2000), and Plaster City, Ca. (2001).
Later this year, Georgia-Pacific will open a $65 million gypsum wallboard plant in Wheatfield, In., with an annual capacity of 400 million sq. ft.
Also by year's end, Standard Gypsum LLC, a joint venture between Temple-Inland Forest Products and Caraustar Industries, will unveil a plant in Cumberland, Tn., with a 700 million sq. ft. annual capacity.
In late 1999, National Gypsum Co. will open its twentieth gypsum.wallboard facility, a $79.1 million, 600 million sq. ft.-a-year plant in Shippingport, Pa. The company is also expanding its Baltimore, Md., plant (on line in January, to be at full capacity this summer) and Tampa, Fl., plant (adding 400 million sq. ft. in capacity by next year), will build an $80 million, 700 million sq. ft. capacity operation near St. Louis, Mo. (in 2002-2003), and will upgrade or rcplace its Ft. Dodge, Ia., facility.
Lafarge Corp. is building a $90 million gypsum wallboard plant in northern Kentucky to open next spring.
Celotex Corp. is constructing a $75 million, 400,000-sq. ft. gypsum wallboard plant in Carollton, Ky., to come on line by July 2000. Annual capacity: 700 million sq. ft.
In all, the additions and expansions should boost the industry's overall capacity by ZOVo to about 34 billion. Hopefully, your customers can wait.
"By the end of this calendar year things should get back to normal."
hISTRIBUTORS looking for a Lf niche product might consider metal roofing-known for its commercial applications, but now being marketed for high-end residential uses. Metal roofing manufacturers expect their products to nearly triple
their share of the market within five years as a result of a $19 million ad campaign.
According to the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA), competition is currently low among resellers in the residential metal roofing arena. The
product lets distributors differentiate themselves from their competitors.
Since metal roofing is a premium product, it can provide higher profit margins, while its size and weight provide better truckload margins and make it easy to stock and handle.
Most of all, the residential metal roofing market should grow rapidly. MRA will spend $3.5 million a year over the next five years to boost consumer awareness of their products.
"Long a staple in the commercial roofing market, metal roofing's biggest obstacle to date has been the limited awareness of residential products among homeowners," says MRA executive director Tom Black. "The Metal Roofing Alliance was formed to educate consumers on the benefits of metal roofing for residential applications."
MRA's pitch is that metal roofing offers a solution to residential reroofing needs by providing an attractive, quality product with a life expectancy equal to the structure it covers. In addition, metal products are environmentally friendly, and offer a lower life cycle cost than other roofing products.
Consumers consistently rate appearance or "curb appeal" as a top priority in choosing a roof. The new metal roofing products address this
concern by providing scores of designs, styles and colors to complement any type of architecture. Today's metal roofing products are designed to resemble wood shake, slate, architectural shingles or clay tiles in addition to traditional standing seam or panel roofing.
Not only is metal roofing available in attractive styles, it features a high life expectancy due to its resistance to cracking, shrinking or erosion. Unlike some other products, metal
severe storms with very little damage, are hail-resistant and in most cases are warranted against chipping due to hail.
As for environmental benefits, most metal roofs can be installed over the existing roof, eliminating both the need for tear-off and the environmental waste associated with asphalt reroofing.
According to the National Association of Home Builders, reroofing generates an estimated 6.8 tons of waste asphalt or 3Vo of the entire municipal solid waste stream per year. From production to installation to reuse, most metal roofing materials are recyclable. In fact, steel and aluminum roofing products have a very high content of recycled material.
Owens Corning is entering the metal roofing business, focusing on the light commercial and high-end residential markets.
The agreement gives Owens Corning the technology rights to a series of Vail Metal Systems' patented metal shingles. These unique roofing products feature an "S" fold design that provides a unique "shingle-like" appearance. The product's panelized design allows for installation by qualified installers of both metal and traditional roofing systems.
roofing systems do not include oils which dry out and evaporate under the blistering sun, leading to premature product failure.
Metal roofing systems require little or no maintenance, which is attractive to homeowners and allows metal roofing manufacturers to offer very valuable product warranties that typically range up to 50 years. Metal roofing has a lower life cycle cost compared to other roofing materials because the need for tear-off, dumping and reroofing is eliminated.
Many consumers make reroofing decisions after a severe weather event, or to protect from existing hazardous weather conditions in their area. Metal roofing is durable and can withstand factors including UV radiation, snow loads, freezelthaw cycles and hail damage. Often, metal roofing has a higher heat reflectivity than other roofing products contributing to overall energy efficiency in the home.
Metal roofing is ideal in a wide range of climates. In heavy snow areas, its low weight allows the house to carry a larger snow load, and it also sheds snow well.
Metal is non-combustible and does not pose a risk of spreading a fire from roof to roof. In hail regions, metal roofs reportedly withstand
The comparative light weight of steel makes it a viable option for all roofing solutions because of its low structural load on a house. MRA claims that on average, steel is over 5OVo lighter than asphalt products and 7 57o lighter than concrete tile, fiber cement shakes and slate.
In addition, MRA has just launched a toll-free number that consumers can call to obtain a free metal roofing video or to locate a contractor in their area. The group also provides marketing training sessions, dealer marketing kits, and customized tv spots for contractors.
The growth of residential metal roofing use should parallel growth in the number of qualified installers. According to MRA, entry into the market is simple, since the products are easy to install, training is readily available from manufacturers, residential retraining is unnecessary for commercial installers, and the vast array of new products permit a broad range of installations.
Manufacturer Owens Corning anticipates a boom. Through a new licensing agreement with Vail Metal
"Our agreement with Vail Metal Systems places the Owens Corning name on yet another high-performance roofing system," said Rhonda Brooks, president, Owens Corning Roofing Systems Business. "These new metal roofing products will strengthen Owens Corning's roofing system offerings by expanding our specialty roofing products, and providing contractors with a great metal alternative to more traditional, highend residential roofing options."
Expected to be rolled out initially in the western states, the fire- and hail-resistant metal shingles will be produced in a traditional 16-oz. solid copper form, as well as in a26-gauge,
Kynar coated Galvalume metal in a wide range of colors. The shingles have a UL Class A system fire rating and UL Wind Resistance ratins of I l0 mph.
is a premium product, it can provide higher margins, while its size and weight provide better truckload margins and make it easy to stock and handle.
D OOF coatings aren't just for emerI\gencies. Regularly applied, they can improve the roofing systcm's thermal performance as well as extend its life.
"Most people misinterprct a coating as only a short-term fix for a leak," said Brian Anthony, PRI Asphalt Technologies Inc., Tampa, Fl.
As such, property owncrs don't pcriodically reapply coatings---rssential for keeping structures dry and operating. "By overlooking coatings, overall cost goes up because you're replacing the roofing system sooner," said Lewis Ripps, Palmer Asphalt Co., Bayonne, N.J.
Added Don Portfblio, Tremco, Inc., Cleveland, Oh.: "They may not have a good feel for what a high-quality roof
caused by ultraviolet rays and water.
Manufacturers of cold-applied roof coatings have responded by making their products perform cvcn better.
"Onc trend *ith significant ilnpact on the I'uture of the roof coatings industry is the energy clficiency mo\ement."
said Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association president Richard Zegclbone, Tropical Asphalt Products, Hallandale, Fl. "Although customer demand for 'blackline' products such as resaturants. asphalt coatings, waterproofing coatings, asphalt quick-dry cements and aluminum coatings will continue into the next millennium, 'white' and highly reflective coatings may accounl for fastcr product growth."
Whitc coatings tcnd to reflect more solar radiation resulting in lower heat gain. "Heat is the real enemy of roofing materials," noted Portfolio. "A good deal of efTort is being put toward developing white coatings."
The most obvious benefit of regular application of cold-applied roof coatings is the added protection that it provides for roofing system materials.
What a high-performance roof coating does best is provide an added membrane-like layer of protection to the roofing system. The additional layer deters non-reflective roof materials from absorbing heat and undcrgoing thermal expansion and contraction, which can compound the deterioration
Also fueling the change are policies and studies pushing fbr the use of more encrgy-cfficient products such as highly reflcctive aluminum coatings and elastomeric white coatings. Recently, government, utility and industry groups fonncd the Cool Roof Rating Council to develop appropriate roofing rating systcrns for improving building energy efficiency and reducing air pollution.
Also, due to environmental concerns and anticipated local, state and federal air pollution regulations, coatings manufacturers are using fewer and cleaner solvents in their products.
In addition, some new roof coatings will havc higher solids content. pcrmitting them to be applied in thicker coats that will dry quicker and offer better protection from water.
"They may not have a feel for what a highquality roof coating can do for them." coating can do for them."
Itr/HEN selling siding, make sure Y V your customers know that, while it is a /ow-maintenance product, it is not a no-maintenance product. Cedar, hardboard, plywood, brick, synthetic stucco, vinyl and fiber cement siding all require at least annual check-ups.
can rot wood or fiberboard siding.
Suggest that the following are periodically inspected:
(l) Check the installation. The bottom lap of the siding should be no closer than 6 inches to the ground and no closer than 1 inch from surfaces where puddles may form, such as driveways or concrete patios.
(2) Check the nearby mulch, bushes and other landscape materials that may contribute moisture. Such materials should be at least a foot away from the siding.
(3) Check the air conditioner. Moisture must run awav from the siding.
(4) Check the gutters and drains. Leaks are not to run down siding.
(5) Check sprinklers near the home. Make sure that spray does not hit the siding. Spray from below gets moisture up underneath siding. Chemicals and minerals in the water
may rust, decay or discolor siding. Constant moisture can rot wood or fiberboard siding.
(6) Check the paint.
Immediately attend to chalking (by washing), cracking (by sanding, priming and repainting), and lack of paint (if primer is visible through fine cracks, the siding will soon need to be washed and repainted).
(7) Check the caulking.
If caulk is missing or loose, thoroughly remove the old caulk, clean out all dust and dirt, dry and recaulk.
(8) Check the nails.
If a nail is protruding or loose, drive it in straight. lf it is not connecting with frame, seal the hole and drive a new nail into the frame. Nails countersunk less than l/8 inch should be
sealed with paintable caulk. If nails are countersunk more than 1/8 inch, seal with paintable caulk and drive a new nail into the frame.
(9) Check the mildew or dirt. Determine if the stain is mildew or dirt by testing the spot with a dropler of household bleach. Mildew will bleach away in a few minutes, dirt will not. Then clean by following the directions in box below.
(10) Check the objects that are nailed to the siding.
Shutters usually do not present problems, since they are designed to drain moisture and allow air to flow through to dry out the siding between rains. Planters or decking should not be nailed to the siding, because they can trap moisture and ruin the siding.
Itr/HETHER the walls get siding or stucco, a quality Y Y housewrap can vastly improve their weather and water resistance, especially in coastal areas prone to winddriven rain and in climates where secondary moisture protection is desirable.
With siding, many manufacturers recognize the importance of a quality housewrap beneath their products. "If you look in their installation instructions, more of the leading siding manufacturers are specifying the use of housewrap with their siding products," says Rick Schlehofer, Weyerhaeuser specialty building products manager.
Housewrap seals cracks and seams in exterior sheathing, shielding homes against energy-robbing air infiltration, helping wall insulation achieve its full-rated R-value in all seasons. Products such as Weyerhaeuser's ChoiceWrap can be applied directly to studs or over plywood, OSB and foam insulated sheathing. High contact clarity makes locating framing members quick for easy installation. Products also are puncture-resistant, making installation easy with fewer holes to repair.
As for stucco, housewrap may be one solution to recent leaking problems surrounding both traditional and synthetic stucco construction, according to DuPont, manufacturer of a new specialized StuccoWrap housewrap.
Southern California stucco contractor Ron Webber. Prime Plastering, has spent the last several years researching why rain leakage problems didn't exist 10, 15 or 20 years ago. "There also seem to be more cracking problems than there were before," said Webber.
He suspected some of the field problems he had seen
could be attributed to changes in the way stucco has been applied over the last 15 years. After extensive testing with a committee of plasterers, manufacturers, product representatives and a residential developet Webber concluded that clean, washed plaster sand is important to a denser stucco base coat with fewer voids, moist curing is critical, and that water will penetrate stucco through cracks, voids and air spaces in the walls.
"There are two reasons for cracking," said Webber. "First, cracks are caused by normal shrinkage of the mortar as the water evaporates from the wall. Second, physical forces on the wall are inevitable from plywood shear warping, green or wet lumber shrinkage, excessive loads on outside walls, or walls that are not tied in."
Recent testing by DuPont comparing building paper with StuccoWrap revealed that the housewrap dramatically reduced cracking in the scratch coat. The building paper drew moisture out of the mix too quickly and as the wall cured, the building paper shrank, putting pressure on the back side of the stucco.
"The definition of good quality stucco is density with no voids or air spaces," said Webber. He explained that stucco is extremely fragile and vulnerable during the first two hours of curing: "When excess moisture evaporates from the mixture too quickly, that's when voids or air spaces are created. And when the wall dries too quickly, the stucco hardens, but does not develop density." The housewrap, though, didn't move during curing, providing a softer cushion during the critical early curing stage.
"Many of the problems I've seen in the field are not because of the systems, but because the systems were not applied correctly," said Chuck Grimes, Grimes Stucco Inc., Macon, Ga. "Many moisture problems are caused by faulty flashing and windows, where water gets in behind the plywood or gypsum, causing rot, termite or other damage."
Grimes said there are many opportunities for water to get inside walls. He conducts moisture inspections for resale homes, probing as many as 150 areas in a typical 2,5fi) sq. ft. home where moisture could possibly enter. "We probe around windows, doors, hose bibs, electric boxes, flashing, details, near headers and plate lines," he said. "I would say TOVo to 80Vo of the damage we find is because of improperly caulked windows."
Housewrap can act as a secondary water resistant barrier by channeling incidental water via special surface grooves to the outside of the wall. Once installed between sheathing and insulating foam board, the product creates a drainage path for water or moisture vapor to escape.
As manufacturers work to create the perfect exterior wall system and builders and dealers look for ways to boost their margins, a quality housewrap offers an affordable and effective solution. "The benefit to homebuyers is high while the cost to builders is relatively low, so dealers are selling more and more of this product," notes Weyerhaeuser's Schlehofer.
panel discussion hosted by the International Wood Products Association took an in-depth look at certification of forests and forest products, exposing problems, controversies and progress of certification efforts across the globe.
"There is clear momentum," claimed Jane Rozanski, Knoll Furniture Group. "The pot is still being stined, but the needle is stuck in the groove on the record."
She said that to catch on certification must become less expensive and easier to credibly verify. "From the manufacturers' standpoint there is an issue of the difficulty in identifying and using certifiable wood sources," Rozanski said. "The cost is prohibitive to certify and continue documentation and follow-up. Consuming customers'demand is not there especially if it means an increase in cost to them. How to find the volume of wood required at the quality level required, within the time-frame required for the ongoing duration required."
She added: "The general public has been concerned [about sustaining the forestsl and continues the pressure through ecology issues and supports [them] through the education system; however when it comes time for them to put their money where their mouth is, [consumers] don't want to pay up."
Globally, certification efforts have had other shortcoming, including:
o Certification sf,stems, although they may provide access to markets requiring certificates, do not provide any support for achieving improved forest management.
o Chain of custody is an issue. Panelists cited the difficulty of chain of custody verification with small forest owners and identified instances in which the Forest Stewardship Council
was not in control ofthe process.
o Acceptability of forest management certificates. FSC certificates that do not appear to be in accordance with FSC principles and criteria seem to be selectively challenged.
o Timber from conversion forests is currently excluded from certification, encouraging the continued burning of such tress, instead of marketing them.
Ahmad of the Indonesian EcoLabeling Institute, an independent, non-profit organization handling FSCtype certification in the country. He expects other Indonesian companies eventually to begin handling certification, allowing the Institute to become "a system maintainer."
According to the Malaysian Timber Council's Cheah Kam Huan, "Whether timber certification is able to promote sustainable forest management is questionable. From (our) perspective, timber certification can be a tool to facilitate market access for our timber products in environmentally sensitive markets. Concurrent of timber certification, Malaysia has been putting in place measures to attain sustainable forest management."
Jean Pierre Kiekens, Forestry Certification Watch, pointed out problems with certification efforts underway in the The Netherlands, Sweden, U.K., Europe, U.S. and Canada, including conflicts of interest. Certification is especially problematic in Europe, since it contains approximately 12 million different forest owners.
Bolivia's forestry law is based on Forest Stewardship Council guidelines. "The Forestry Chamber of Bolivia considers that it should be enough to comply with national legislation to achieve good forest management," said Jorge Avila, Camara Forestal de Bolivia. "Other restrictions or burdens imposed on production and marketing of tropical forest products are negative for sound development of the forestry sector and the tropical forest itself.
Certification is "up and running" in Indonesia, according to Mubariq
From 1996 to 2000, Malaysia expects to spend an estimated $760 million (U.S.) on efforts establishing the policy and legislative framework, an effective monitoring mechanism, research, infrastructure and human resource development. In January, Malaysia founded the National Certification Council, an independent, non-profit organization for assessing and monitoring sustainable forest management.
Overall, said an IWPA representative, "despite the troublesome nature of timber certification and its promotion, there is a positive trend toward the independent auditing of forest management practices, throughout the world, under a variety ofapproaches."
"Over the last 10 years," asserted Smartwood's Richard Donovan, "the big sea-change that has occurred is an acceptance of certification as one tool for improving forests and communities. Now the question is how certification will happen, what it will and won't contribute, and what effects it will have."
"The general public has been concerned about sustaining the forests, but doesn't want to pay up."
Mechanicsville, Va. ... Depot receiied the go-ahead from the lccal planning commission to build a 108,000-sq. ft. store with 22,184sq. ft. garden center in Daphne, Al. ... U.S. Plastic Lumber, Boca Raton, Fl., is supplying plastic lumber to 22 Home Depot locations in Califomia ...
Florence Supply, Florence, Ky., was named Distributor of the Year by Do it Best's InCom industriaU commercial division
Short & Paulk Supply, Tifton, Ga., woil the 1999 Georgia Family Business of the Year Award among medium-sized businesses ...
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Surc-Wood Forest Prcducts glnd Qwality Wood Supply president Robin Thomas plans to buy Summit Dimensionb wood produots plant in Chilhowie, Va
Wilbmette Industries will build a sawmill in Chester, S.C., to process small logs and peeler cores
Hudson Lumber, Purvis, Ms., has acquire d Inuisiana-Pacific's Hartiesburg, Ms., lumber mill ...
Paciftc Forest Products Corp., Birmingham, Al., has added a Memphis, Tn., branch; Owen Ray, gen. mgr. ...
Orgitt /nc., Memphis, Tn., is building a $20 million DC in Martinsville, W.V.
Chesapeak Corp. agreed to sell its building products business, including a Milford, Va., lumber reprocessing facility and two sawmills, to St. Laurent Paperboard,lnc. ,..
C eorgia-Pacffic's The Timber Co., Atlanla, Ga., agleed to sell its 440,000 acres of Maine timberlands to an institutional investor
Schiller Hardware is relocating its Louisville, Ky., Hq., in Sept. to a new 35,000-sq. ft. building
Glen Oak Iasnber & Milling is adding a second 50,00Gsq. ft. mill to its Ssnerset, Ky., operations bY October...
Southern Door & Hardware, Jackson, Ms., has been acquired by dou and contract hardware distrib ution conglomer atte H ardw are Cotp. of Anterica
Tamlyn & Sans,Izc., Stafford, Tx., is adding a new building ...
Plastics Research Corp. hrs filed suit against its former exclusive distributor, MacMillan Blaedcl USA, Inc., Alpharcta, Ga, charging patent infringement over its new line of plastic lattice ...
Cooper Industries, Houston, Tx.,lus acquired the assets of N.Y. fluorcscent tighting prodrrcer tYaoRay Prcducts Inc. and Frerrch ebctrical construction materials manufacturer Capri-Codec S.A. ...
Earamax International, Norcross, Ga., agred to buy all outstanding stock of metal roof,ing acc€s sory manufrcturer/dietributor Atlanta Metal Products, Atlantu, Ga., and completed its acquisition of U.K. aluminum wall and roof producer Colorcldflc ...
HomePoffolio launched a Dealer Locator service at www.home-
M ichael We inig, Statesville, N.C., conhibuted a new Hydromnt 23C moulder and Rondamm 936 tml erfuder to the lvood Products Progiam of N.e. State Unirrcrsity's Dept. of Wood & Paper Science
Building Products Pln,s, South Houston, Tx., was named the nation's 43rd fastest growing inner city business by /nc. magazine
Housing starts in April (latest figs.) plunged l0.l% to a 1.574 million annual rate, the third straight monthly decline and the steepest in five years ... oinglo family starts plummeted l1.l9b, while multifamily starts fell 6.5%' and permis slip$ 5% ,.. starts in the Sonrth were down 14.6%.
Do it Best Corp. plans to open the "World's Largest Hardware Store," a retail Web site reportedly offering the largest selection of hardware and building products on the Internet.
The enterprise is set to come on line July I at www.doitbest.com. The new address fbr the buying group's corporate site is www.doitbestcorp. com.
"Today, nearly 50Vo of all households have computers, and in 1998, consumers purchased $ l5 billion worth of goods on line," says Do it Best president and ceo Mike McClelland. "Three years ago, Amazon.com didn't exist. but todav that company dominates the book caiegory over the Internet. We want to help our members dominate the online hardware category
In addition to an on-line How-To Encyclopedia full of project tips and how-to advice, the site will offer over 70,000 products, and new items will continually be added.
Customers will be able to access the "store" directly or link to the site through a Do it Best member's home page, whereby that member will directly profit from any items sold.
"What makes this Web site different from all the others is that it has the potential for every one of our members to build his own site and link it to the corporate site," says v.p. of mktg. Bill Zielke. "Customers who enter the e-commerce site through a member's home page will never know that they've gone to a corporately-run site. The member's name will be carried over all the subsequent pages of information."
Customers link to the store by clicking the "Shop" button on a member's home page, from there they can find and purchase the exact products they want using a variety of search options.
Do it Best will ship the merchandise from its retail service centers. For orders that cannot be sent by UPS, for example some building products, consumers will be directed to a nearby Do it Best store, and that store will arrange to deliver or special order the items.
The co-op decided to construct its own e-commerce site after conducting a recent survey that revealed one in l0 respondents would buy hardware over the Internet and learning ofa Fonester study that forecast on-line sales of
hardware and building products to hit $6 billion within fbur years.
To make it easier for members to have their own home pages, Do it Best is offering three new home page templates.
The co-op will also custom design Web sites for members.
As part of its aggressive growth plan to more than double its store
counr ro 1,600 by rhe end of 2002, Home Depot is increasing the number of its North American regional offices from six to 10.
Over the next two years, Depot will convert buying offices in Atlanta, Ga., and Seattle, Wa., into divisional offices and establish new divisional offices in Detroit, Mi., and Boston, Ma.
Currently, the chain operates regional offices in Tampa, Fl.; Dallas, Tx.; Los Angeles, Ca.; Chicago, Il.; South Plainfield, N.J., and Toronro.
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House-Hasson HardwareJune l2-13, market, Catlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tn.; (423) 525-04'7l.
Carolinas-Tennessee Building Material AssociationJune 17.20, summer cont'erence, The Homestead, Hot Springs, Ar.; (704) 376-1503.
Southern Pressure Treaters Assn.June 20-22, summcr meeting, The Homestead, Hot Springs, Ar.; (334) 968-5126.
Forest Products SocietyJune 20-23, annual meeting, Borse Convention Center, Boise, Id.; (608) 231-1361.
Appalachian Hardwood ManufacturersJune 23-25, summer meeting, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, N.C. (336) 885-8315.
Bricolage '99June 23-27, home improvement trade f air, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 55-l l -5505-2243.
Southern Forest Products AssociationJune 24-26, Expo '99, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.; (5(X) 4434464.
National Hardwood Lumber Association -.Iune 25-26, media relations course, Memphis, Tn.; (8OO) 933-0318.
Louisiana Building Material Dealers AssociationJuly 15' 18, summer conference, Marriott Grand Hotel, Point Clear, At.: (225) 3M-4317.
Watters & MartinJuly 18-19, market, Scope Exhibition Hall' Norfolk, Va.; (800) M6-8205.
Kentucky Lumber & Building Material AssociationJuly 19, Congleton Cup golf tournament, Players Club; July 20' summer board meeting, Embassy Suites, Lexington, Ky.; (502) 245-6'.130.
Houston Hoo-Hoo Club - July 22, elections, Allen Park Inn, Houston, Tx.; (281) 499-5575.
National Hardwood Lumber Association - July 23'24' personnel management course, Memphis, Tn.; (800) 933-0318.
International Lawn, Garden & Power Equipment Exposition - July ?4-26, Kenttcky Exposition Center, Louisville' Ky.; (800) 558-8767.
Timber Products Training SystemsAug. 2'6, NGR lumber grading course, Conyers, Ga.; (770) 922-80W.
Southeastern Lumber Manulacturers AssociationAug. 5'7' annual meeting, Westin Rio Mar, Puerto Rico; (404) 3611445.
Mississippi Building Material Dealers AssociationAug.6'7' mid-year board meeting, Silver Star Casino Resort Convention Center, Philadelphia, Ms.; (60l) 267-5522.
Window & Door Manufacturers AssociationAug, 7'11' summer meeting, Williamsburg Marriott, Williamsburg, Va.; (800) 223-2301.
Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers AssociationAug. 10-15, semi-annual meeting, Sun River Resort, Sun River' Or.; (800) 550-7889.
Yirginia Building Material AssociationAug. l2-15, summer conference, Ramada Oceanside Tower, Virginia Beach' Va.; (804) 323-8262.
National Building Products ExpoAug. 15-18' McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 605-1025.
National Hardware Shodlnternational Hardware WeekAug. 15-18, McCormick Place, Chicago, ll.; (847) 605-1025.
Industry businesses and associations in Oklahoma and neighboring states are providing lumber and building materials to tornado victims.
The tornadoes ravaged areas surrounding Oklahoma City May 4, demolishing over 2,4(X) homes and damaging an additional 4,5(X). Latest estimates list the destruction to both residential and commercial properties as being over $500 million.
"Thankfully, all of our members came through okay," said MidAmerica Lumbermens Association's Lana Leitner. "Sadly, many others weren't as fortunate." She added that several association members were "helping out" the tornado victims "where they could."
Dick Jennings, ownerr T.J. Lumber Co., Oklahoma City, agreed: "The same spirit that prevailed during the (Oklahoma City) bombing is prevailing again. Many of our employees have donated food and clothing. We've also raised some cash as well."
Jennings added that others, such as Cedar Creek Wholesale, Broken Arrow, Ok., and Tamko Roofing, Joplin, Mo., donated plywood, wafer-
board, paint and roofing products.
"The town of Stroud was hit really bad," he said. "So was Bridgeport, just torn up. It looked like a giant weedeater had gone through. Scores of structures were flattened in Moore. too, not far from the Will Rogers Airport, southeast of Oklahoma City. Just awful."
He added that his company, which is a commercial wholesale yard, was "willing and ready to volunteer its trucks to help out in any way we can."
Besides establishing a tax-exempt relief fund for survivors, the Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association held a consumer fair May 22 at the Oklahoma City Community College. Medical and insurance professionals offered their support during the event, which also included booths for lumber and building products dealers and contractors. A second fair will be held June 19.
Volunteers from several Oklahomabased Home Depots came to the aid of farmers in tiny Mulhall, Ok., which was decimated by the tornadoes. "The town was nearly wiped out," reported Carol Webster, co-manager of the Norman Depot. "The farmers couldn't
believe it when we showed up. We brought along generators so they could run their milking machines." Other donated emergency supplies included flashlights, batteries, generators, plastic sheeting and tarps.
"We just want folks to know that we're here for them in bad times as well as the good," said Gary Reed, Depot district manager, noting that two Oklahoma City Depots were being used as collection centers for food and water. "Everyone's nerves are frayed right now. When the time comes to clean up the hard-hit areas, we'll be ready with our volunteers." In addition, Home Depot donated $20,000 worth of building supplies ro the Red Cross, to aid their rescue efforts.
Oklahoma City-based coatings manufacturer the Henry Co. donated two truckloads of roof cement to Lowe's, Payless Cashways and Builders Square, who then redistributed the material to area residents. Responding quickly to an order for glulam beams, Willamette Industries, Portland, Or., shipped several truckloads to one customer, who, in turn, manufactured the wood into transmission arms for restoring power to the devastated areas.
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Mississippi Building Material Dealers Association will hold its midyear board of directors and committee meetings Aug. 6-7 at the Silver Star Resort & Casino, Philadelphia, Ms.
Mid-America Lumbermens Association is organizing a "field trip" to the Aug. l5-18 National Hardware Show and National Building Products Exposition in Chicago, Il. (See story on p. 3O for more details on the show.)
MLA has arranged for reduced rates on Southwest Airlines, reserved a block of hotel rooms, and scheduled a dinner for all MLA attendees to get together and compare notes.
Lumbermen's Association of Texas has named Susan C. "Susi" Tyler, Certified Meeting Planner, as its new meetings and events manager. Lynn Fisher resigned to join the Texas
Apartment Association.
Coverage of LAT's recent convention appears on the next three pages.
Lowe's Cos. has named McCannErickson as ad agency for its $100 million broadcast account.
Lowe's, a household name in the Southeast. decided to rethink its tv advertising as it ventures into the West (see April, p. 36). The chain is undecided as to whether it will retain its "Lowe's Knows" tagline.
McCann-Erickson, which has created ads for MasterCard, Black & Decker and Coca-Cola, replaces W.B. Doner, Lowe's agency since 1990. The firm will develop broadcast ads and handle media buying for tv, radio, magazines and billboards. An inhouse staff at Lowe's takes care of the more basic print ads.
Lowe's, without disclosing its total ad budget, said it will increase about 2OVo thisyear.
Residential repair and remodeling used 13.8 billion bd. ft. of lumber, T.l billion sq. ft. of structural panels, and 2.7 billion sq. ft. of non-structural panels in 1997, according to a new Wood Products Council report.
Of those figures, 82Vo of all the fumber, Sl%o of all the structural panels. and 84Vo of all the non-structural panels were used for additions and alterations. Overall residential repair and remodeling expenditures, when converted to constant 1992 dollars, reached nearly $100 billion in 1997, $l I billion below 1988's record level.
From 1986 to 1997, expenditures for major replacements remained stable at $20 billion. Dollars for additions and alterations averaged $43 billion per year, while fluctuating wildly between a high in 1988 of $48 billion and a low of $31 billion in 1991.
Maintenance and repair expenditures averaged $42 billion annually, increasing from 1986 through 1990 to $52 billion, before steadily falling to $32 billion in 1997.
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LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION of Texas held its 113th annual convention and buvino market Aoril
29-May 1 at the San Antonio Ccinv6ntion Cenier. Among the exhibitors were: (1) Greg Cuke, Scott Stanford. (2) Scott & Corey Ttrbmas'on. (3) Grant Smith flanktid by two out-of-towners. 1C) nicnarO Ledermann, Bob Ashley, Marvin Fikac. (5) Mark Harless, Dave Reichert, John Shanks. (6) Perry Ritchey, Don Smith, Sr. (7) Dave Penny, Myron Mc0orinick, Gregg Pittman, Jim Weber. iS) Keith Canion, Gary Cox, Jeff Proznik. (9) Scott Gilbreath,
Maurice Dudley, Bill Denney. (10) Ed Krebel, Sandi Cole, Pete Stahman. (11) Steve Taylor, Rich Taylor.
(12) Robert Posey, Shelia Price, Randy Bowers.
(13) Adonn Slone, Barbara Douglas, Bill Robinson, Bob Burns. (1a) Ted Leslie, Earl Hankamer, Robert Witte. (15) Dean Winters, John Snead, Phil Kimery.
(16) Tess Hutton, Tom Lynn, Kris Lewis. (17) Walter Foxworth, Betty Evans.
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ASSOCIATION exec. v.p. (1) Barbara Douglas, new pres. Don DeGroot at LAT's recent convention (continued from previous pages). (21 Daryl Carter, David Jordan. (3) Bret Wood Dennis Raymond, Dave Luce, Chip Emms. (4) Van Hughes, Roy Sawyer. (5) Chris Counts, Trent Leon, Michael DeArmon. (6) Ed Kennedy, Rose Gobea, Bob Brown, Mike Tompkins, (7) Mack Seeton, James Mclntyre, John Butcher, Al Cron, Keith Haines, Tommy Spears. (8) Sondra Taylor, Tamara Mankins, Alecia Lee. (9) Blair Huffman, Becky Pany, Patty Owens, Steve Williams. (10) Scott Higgins, Carl Burchfield, Pat Barton. (11) Porter Taylor. (12) Megan Schuldt, Orjan McCarty, Tanisha Duhart, Robert Foreman. (13) MiguelGonzales. (14) Frank Stewart. (15) Pete Smart, Tim Franklin.
President Don DeGroot, R.E. Sweeney Co., Fort Worlh
1sl v.p. Bob Burns, Weet End Lumber Co., Houston
2nd v.p. Roy Deering, Fort Worth Lumber Co., Forl Worth
Associate v.p. Glenn Gassiott, Georgia-Paofic Corp., Round Rock
Treasurer Kyle McCarley, Paris Lumber & Building Center, Paris
Secretary Harvey Parker, Barnes & McGullough Lumber, Stephenvilte
Sgt. al arms Mitja Peterman, Allied Lumber & Merchandise lnc., Sealy lmmedlate past presidenl Adonn Slone, Slone Lumber Co., Santa Fe Awards
Associate iibmber ot m Year Craig Lott, Texas Wholesale, Canollton Lumberman ot ure Year Bill Robinson, Higginbotham Bros., Comanche
Heather Vidrine, ex-ABS, and Mike Engen, ex-Edward Hines Wholesale Lumbcr, are new forest products traders at Ace llardware's Peachtree City, Ca., LBM ofllce.
Ron Coker has bcen named sales mgr., lumber division at Hood lndustries, Hatticsburg, Ms., succeeding Carol Pipkins, who has rctired aftcr nine ycars with the company.
llruce Staggs has becn promoted to v.p. of opcrations at Primesource, Carrollton, Tx. Andy Spyhalski and Ted Vinci are now director, and national sales mgr., rcspectively, of the BMG Group.
Carl Pledger, warehousc mgr., has retired alicr 50 years with Whccler's Building Materials, Rome, Ga.
M. David Warner is now chief administration otficer and Randall D. Levy cfo at Temple-lnland, Diboll, Tx.
Tim Dwyer is the new co-mgr. of 84 Lumber, Abingdon, Va. James Kennedy is mgr. trainee in Knoxville, Tn.; Randy Hargett, mgr. trainee, Marysville, Ky.. and Jeff Bragg, comgr., Salem, Va.
Jeb Fields has joined Walter M. Fields Lumber Co., Memphis, Tn. Hc is the lilih generation of his lamily to work in thc hardwood lumber business.
Don Selby, general mgr. of operations lbr distribution, Louisiana-Pacific (formerly Rounds & Porter), Wichita, Ks., has retired atler 45 years in the business.
Ray Breedlove has been promoted to general sales mgr. at Randall Brothers, lnc., Atlanta, Ga. Harvey Tatum has been named chairman of the board.
Mark Sattler has been promoted to cfo of Dallas Wholesale Builders Supply, lnc.. Dallas. Tx. Bob Wilson is a distribution specialist for southeast Texas.
A.D. "Pete" Correll, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., James S. Balloun and Robert Carswell have been re-elected to the G-P board thru 2002.
William S. 3'Bill" Davila, retired president & ceo, Vons Co., has been named a director of Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., replacing Johnetta B. Cole, who resigned in April. Tim Shaw is mgr. of the new Collierville, Tn., store, with Jeanna Shellenberger assistant mgr.
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Ken Bullock has been promoted to regional sales mgr. for Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, Dallas, Tx.
Frank Rothing has been appointed v.p. of advertising for TruServ Corp. Nell Hastie and Bob Perrin have been promoted to, respectively, v.p. of e-business and assistant v.p. of corporate technology. Beth Grimm has been named corporate controller.
Ronnie Prather, ex-North Alabama Wholesale, is now with Dobbins Forest Products, Birmingham, Al.
John W. Poling has been named v.p. & cfo for U.S. Plastic Lumber, Boca Raton, Fl. John E. Drury has been named to the board.
James Hollingsworth has been promoted to director of e-commerce at Payless Cashways.
Rigby Maupin is now the regional rep for Ar., La. and Ms. at Triple-S Marketing Group, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Ray Treen, v.p. of purchasing, retires July 2 after 28 years with Do it Best Corp. Promotions: Jim Martin, merchandise mgr.-retail division; Tom Snyder, commercial building products mgr.; Todd Hixson, lumber and panel products mgr.; Tom Molloy, professional sales mgr.; Brad Seelig, commodity division mgr., and Jeff Frazier, lawn and garden tools product mgr.. Randy Kipfer is now responsible for bagged goods and chemical programs.
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John V. Faraci was named cfo of Intemational Paper, succeeding Marianne Parrs, who remains in charge of information technology & human resources.
Charles T. Horton, mgr., Lowe's, Mount Airy, N.C., has been named 1998 Manager of the Year for the North and South Carolina region.
Sheri Weeks has been named director, environment for Norbord Industries.
Romel Bezerra, Aljoma Lumber, Medley, Fl., was elected president of the International Wood Products Association, Alexandria, Va.
Eric A. Reppermund, ex-Wagner Tools, has been named general mgr.-national accounts for Snavely Forest Products, Gerard P. Carroll, National Gypsum Co., Charlotte, N.C., was elected chairman of the Gypsum Association, succeeding James W. McNeer, Temple-Inland Forest Products, West Memphis, Ar. David R. Fleiner, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Corp., Atlanta, Ga., is 2nd vice chairman.
Roy Griffin, Weyerhaeuser, Philadelphia, Ms., was named best overall grader at a recent contest sponsored by Timber Products Inspection, Conyers, Ga., and Hood Industries, Waynesboro, Ms. Category winners included: Written test-dimension & boards: John Joyce, Intemational Paper, Springhill, La., lst place, Josh Duncan, Olon Belcher, Brent, Al., 2nd, and Randy Roberts, Weyerhaeuser, 3rd place; Visual testboards: Daryl Stevens, Hood, lst, Griffin, 2nd, and, Leslie Hundley, Hood, 3rd; Visual test-dimension: Randy Roberts, Weyerhaeuser, lst, Marino Carter, Weyerhaeuser, 2nd, and, Woodrow Wilson, Southern Lumber, Hermanville, Ms., 3rd; Visual test-wide dimension: James Lott, Georgia-Pacific, New Augusta, Ms., lst, Earl Webb, Southern Lumber, 2nd, and Wilson, 3rd. Weyerhaeuser was named best overall team.
Wayne A. Doss, ex-president and ceo of Keller Industries, is developing new marketing strategies and exploring other strategic altematives for Ginsite Materials Inc.. Plantation. Fl.
Robin Thomas, president, Quality Wood Supply, Cincinnati, Oh., is a regional finalist in a national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year contest.
James E. Laster, executive v.p. and director of engineering, Newman Machine Co., Inc., Greensboro, N.C., has been elected to the board of the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America. Frank York, president, Newman Whitney, was awarded the Ralph B. Baldwin Award of Excellence during the eighth annual Woodworking Industry conference in Maui, Hi.
Richard Zimmerman has been named v.p. of sales for Sabra International, Inc., Miami Beach, Fl.
Mark Junkins. McShan Lumber Co.. McShan, Al., and his father, Clarence, won the two-man cross cut saw event at the recent Timberjack Festival sponsored by the Reform, Al., Chamber of Commerce.
Bob Park, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., was a U.S. Navy guest for l0 days from Hawaii to Bremerton, Wa., aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson, courtesy of his son-in-law, Lt. Commander Greg Bynum.
Matthew Louis Embry, Lowe's, Madisonville, Ky., wed Allison Nicole Swift May l5 in Madisonville.
Ronald Newcomb is the new v.p.-operations at Stanley Works.
"If (a builder) wants our brand but his buddy at the building supply house has a different brand, there's a good chance that he will go with whatever the building supply house has, as opposed to going someplace else to get a different brand."
-Alswinn Kieboom, Tenneco Building Products, Smyma, Ga.
Joseph Bierschenk and Juan Perez are celebrating their 20th anniversaries with Burns, Morris & Stewart, Nacogdoches, Tx.
John Ed Anthony, race horse owner and president, Anthony Forest Products Co., El Dorado, Ar., changed the name of his horse from Columbine Is Sad after the tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Co.
Lowe Marx is a new grader at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.
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hand are available from Timberline Woodcutters Inc.
The shutters feature mortise and
A new line of patching, leveling and waterproofing surface preparation products has been introduced by Custom Buildins Products.
A trio of glulams, some made of a 24F-V4 Douglas fir grade combination, are new from Willamette Industries, Inc.
Classic glulams are manufactured from kiln-dried lumber and are bonded together with adhesives, then tested and certified under APA-The Engineered Wood Association and ANSI standards.
Premier and Premier Plus glulams are for applications where supporting beams must match the depths of Ijoist framing. Both have zero camber and come in common framing widths to match nominal 4", 6" and 8" wall framing.
Circle No. 601
PermaGrain Products, Inc. has added four new colors to its line of acrylic impregnated hardwood tiles.
tenon construction and hardwood pegs and come in historically accurate standard and custom sizes.
Circle No. 603
A self-leveling epoxy floor resurfacer that leaves a smooth, glossy, uniform finish over spalled and damased concrete floors is new from G:aron Products, Inc.
Once mixed, Pour 'n Walk can be finished with a notched squeegee; no topcoat is necessary.
LevelQuik floor preparation products include a fast-setting gypsum compound that will not support mildew growth and can be sanded and feather edged.
Interior and exterior self-leveling underlayment products can be used on concrete. wood and most existing floor coverings.
Circle No. 605
Single and triple roller support stands for band saws, table saws, joiners and planers are now available from Wolfcraft.
Maple, cherry, ash and northern red oak are available in 12"x12", 12"x6", and 6"x6" formats.
Circle No. 602
Shutters made from solid kiln dried western red cedar and assembled by
The product reportedly ous to dirt and bacteria and high traffic.
Circle No. 604
Both stands extend up to 43-l/2" and help eliminate tilting or dropping of long, unwieldy workplaces.
The single stand supports up to 250 lbs. and the triple holds up to 333 lbs.
Circle No. 606
Sculotured decorator interior window designs that reportedly help keep vandals out of the home are available from Beagle Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Stylish Guards come in several designs, including a peacock and various floral arrangements, and require only eight screws for installation.
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A composite vinyl replacement window featuring a paintable, stainable. real wood-fiber interior has been introduced by CertainTeed Corp.
Haverford's real wood-fiber composite material is extruded as an inte-
A cartridge knife for cutting carpet or fitting ceiling tiles is new from Stanley Works.
Dynagrip stores 40 to 48 cutting points within its cartridge.
Circle No, 608
Hard-Coiled
A solid vinyl grained coil that is reportedly scratch and dent resistant is new from Alum-A-Pole Corp.
gral part of the sash and frame and reportedly cannot peel off, crack or warp.
The windows are available in double-hung, fixed, glider, casement, bay, bow and geometric styles.
Circle No. 610
A solvent-free, polyurethane glue that bonds wood, stone, metal, plastic, ceramics and more is now available from Lutz File & Tool Co.
Mountain Birch, is available in cinnamon, honey, natural birch and red birch.
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A swivel head riveter with a 360' rotating head that installs rivets at any angle is new from Stanley Works.
If a wrong bend is made, Pro-Trim can be placed back in the brake and rebent in the other direction. The product comes in five colors.
Circle No. 609
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Gorilla reportedly brittle.
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Congoleum Corp. has added a rustic wood grain design to its Regal Plank line of 4-l/2"x36"x1/8" gauge planks.
The die-cast metal tool's springloaded handle ejects l/8", 3/32",5132" and 3/16" rivet stems and comes with three alternate nosepieces.
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Quartersawn clapboard siding made from eastern white pine or spruce is available from Granville Manufacturing Co., founded in 1857.
Vertical grain boards offer high stability with minimum shrinkage and warpage. Prefinished to ensure even application and protection against the elements, the product is designed for extreme weather exposure.
Boards vary in length from 2'-6'.
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A hole saw that reportedly cuts through wood, metal and plastic is new from The L.S. Starrett Co.
The Bearcat Variable Pitch AllPurpose hole saw has a cutting depth of l'5/8" and comes in 50 different diameters ranging from 9/16" to 6".
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A 14" UV-resistant acrylic domed tubular skylight that reportedly spreads light evenly up to 300 sq. ft. is new from ODL.
The tube shaft of the Vista 14" is 957o reflective to maximize the available sunlight brought into a home.
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A curb-mounted fixed skylight with an ABS material inner frame that does not require painting is new from Velux-America Inc.
The FCM skylight is available in four sizes and has a pre-applied, Smm-thick gasket to seal against moisture, debris and air infiltration.
The product's low-E-coated glass minimizes heat and blocks out ultraviolet rays.
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A sealant that prevents the spread of fire and smoke through penetrations and construction ioints is new from OSI Sealants.
FlameSeal seals pipes, vents, utility and other service penetrations, including perimeter joints in the building envelope.
The product works with all types of plastic pipes, including ABS, PVC and CPVC.
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Bi-metal reciprocating saw blades that reportedly fit all equipment brands are new from The M.K. Morse Co.
The .035". .050" or .062" x314" or
7/8" blades range in length from 3" to 12" and come in single carded packs, vinyl pouches of five and boxes of 50.
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A compression-molded, four-piece tub/shower that installs directlv to the studwall has been desigried by Sterling Plumbing.
Color molded to ensure true color throughout, the V-460-HG modular high gloss tub/shower features molded-in ribs under its base to eliminate deflection or sagging.
The unit accepts standard shower doors and comes in six colors.
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A drywall suspension system featuring cross tees that snap into main tees without wire tying is new from USG.
The product's main tees snap together to create anything from curves, vaults and valleys to boxed, curved and even serpentine soffits.
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The Full Houle Co. has addeta swTnse. door lite router to its line of machinery.
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First quarter growth in the home building and home remodeling industries continues to eclipse even last year's frenetic pace, fueling a strong start to the year for the wood and building products industry according to a new report from Bank of America's Paper & Forest Products Group.
With quarterly housing starts up an estimated 8.5Vo over 1998 levels. demand for building materials has been strong with softwood lumber, structural panel and gypsum manufacturers running full-out.
Last year marked a tonid year for the U.S. construction industry as record existing homes sales stimulated a double-digit increase in home repair spending and total home sales rose by l2Vo to a record 5.68 million units. New coefficients in the housing cycle, such as the wealth effect of a rising stock market and the growing use of equity lines of credit to finance consumer spending, are dramatically adding to its staying power relative to earlier construction cycles, according to the report.
In 1998 alone. the value of real estate and financial assets held by Amer-
ican households and non-profit organizations rose by nearly three and 14 times the aggregate growth in disposable income, respectively. By year-end 1998, household net worth had risen by over $18 trillion during the past decade, while household liabilities were up by only $3 trillion. Hence, a considerably wealthier American public has the unprecedented means to spend more on primary and secondary residences.
Softwood lumber producers, in particular, are poised to enjoy a remarkable upturn in profitability as lower log costs, high shipment volume and modestly higher prices are heralding the best cash flow picture in at least five years. Structural panel producers and gypsum wallboard producers are also enjoying outstanding margins. Only log, wood chip and composite panel prices remain disappointing.
The sector stands in contrast to pulp and paper, which remains depressed due to excessive foreign competition.
Chicago's sprawling McCormick Place complex is again the site of the annual National Hardware Show and sister National Building Products Exposition Aug. 15-18.
The combined events bring together more than 3,000 exhibits covering 1.3 million sq. ft. The National Building Products Expo features over 300 manufacturers of lumber, moulding, fencing, flooring, roofing, insulation, tool, computer software, and other products.
The shows, held in conjunction with International Hardware Week. are
accompanied by a full spectrum ofspecial events. services and educational sessions, kicked off with a keynote address by former Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.
Attendees can save the $100 on-site registration fee by pre-registering at www.nationalhardwareshow.com or calling (203) 840-5622.
The show will be previewed in "Expo Preview," a full-color supplement in the August issue of Building Prcducts Digest.
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NORTH AMERICAN Wholesale Lumber Association presented its John J. Mulrooney Award to (1) Chris Snavely, with wife, Terri, at its annual meeting May 1-4 in Tucson, Az. (2)
Chuck & Pattv Harris. Heidi & Dave Coleman. (3) Nick Keni, Tom Rice (4) Monle Jensen, John Stockhausen. (5) Sue Scott, Teresa Moss, Karen Sholl, Judy Klohs. (6) Curt Barkey, Phil Barkey, Ken & Janet Ford. (7) Peter Krihak, Susan Gregg. (8) Bev Gorman, Bill Reedy, (9) Tanya & Lawrence Newton, Jeanie Holm. (10) Chris & Mary Jo Salek, John
Bennett. (11) jeff Kocken, Scott Lewis, Monty & Laura Falb. (12) Todd Barker, Erik Wilson, Butch Bernhardt. (13) Jim & Linda Trussell, Michelle & Steve Tyahla. (14) Linda & Jim Scharnhorst, Gloria & Marv Askey. (15) Graham & Carrie Bishop. (16) Bill & Ellen Kronauer. (17) Hope & Frank Johnston, Mary & Bill Rehm, Marilyn & Jeny Gustafson. (18) Ron & Joni Hanson, Gary Wejrowski. (19) Sue Stanton, Jacques Vaillancourt, Lou Chance. (More photos on next page)
NAWLA has retitled its positions. Jim Livermore becomes chairman, replacing outgoing president Stephen Boyd. Instead of v.p.s. Jim Epperson, Jr,, and Doyal Marks are 1st and 2nd vice chairmeh. Treasurer Ray Haroldson becomes secretary/treasurer, Executive v.p. and ceo Nick Kent is now oresrdent.
OUTGOfNG NAWLA president (continued from previous page) (1) Stephen Boyd, Doyal Marks. (2) Bart Swan. Joe Klohs, Charlie Moss. (3) Mark Fingerle, Skip Newell, Eric Canton, John Humphrey. (4) Traci & Omar Lavelle. (5) Beverley Gilmore, Allison & Steve Koppel, Paula Kent. (6) Gary Donnelly, Steve Johnson, Jesse Brand. (7) Ron Gorman, Sandi & Trevor
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Thanks to new wood donated from lVeyerhaeuser Co., Houston, Tx., the last surviving U.S. Navy PT boat with a WW II combat record has retumed to the sea.
Nicknamed "Oh, Frankie," PT 309 was built of mahogany planking and plywood n 1947, by Higgins Indus$ie* of Lauisiana, which had purchased the origi nal wood from Weyerhaeuser, Tacoma, Wa.
After seeing considerable action in the Mediterranean during the war, the 78'vessel served as a fishing boat for years. In 1994, the Nimitz Museum purchased PT 309 and began restoring the craft to its original condition.
"Ihis is an important piece of histsryn", said Bob Brown, Weyerhaeuser customer service spokesperson. "\il'e're proud to help preserve it for future generations to experience and enjoy."
U.S. demand for adhesives is predicted to rise 2.6Vo annually to more than l5 billion lbs. worth over $10 billion in 2fi)3, according to the Freedonia Group.
Specialty and performance adhesives accounted forjust 4% of the market's volume demand in 1998, butnearly 2OVo ofits value due to the higher prices ofepoxies, silicones and others. Conversely, lower-cost wood binding adhesives accounted for about 35Vo of demand and2TVo ofthe value.
TtlAR SHE BLOWS: Rebuilt PT 3@ takes to the seas. TRUSERV Corp.'s biggesl+ver madcet attracled over 10,0(X) owners, manag€F and employees from neady 4,000 slores worldwide Apdl23 to he Georgia Wodd Congress Center, Atlanla, Ga. Exhibils from more lhan 1,500 manufaclurerc lilled over 600,000 q. fl.PROTOWPE 84+ location, featudng a 10,6fl)sq. hardware store offering aboul 50% more SKUs than lhe typical no-fdlls 84 Lumber yad, opened recently in Graysville, Tn. The ctain anticioates addino 20 to 30 84+ units over lhe next ieverat yeais in small markets lacking a warehouse home cenler.
Mell Smith Tollesen, 64, chairman, Mellco, Inc., Perry, Ga., died of cancer April I in Elko, Ga.
He became chairman of Mellco, Inc. when the company was formed in October 1987.
He was a past chairman of the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau and a past president of the Quality Wood Preservation Society.
Mellco was acquired by GeorgiaPacific in April (see May, p. l9).
L.J. Hines, 83, owner, Beaver Dam Building Supply, Beaver Dam, Ky., died Apil24 in Hartford, Ky.
A native of Morgantown, Ky., he served in the Army during WW II and founded Beaver Dam in 1984.
Judith Davenport, his daughter, is now in charge of the business.
John E. Snow, 55, outside salesman, Arrowhead Lumber Co., Oklahoma City, Ok., died Jan. 23 in Kingfisher, Ok.
He was a 38-year veteran of the industry, the last six with Arrowhead.
He was on the board of the Oklahoma Lumbermens Association.
Earl C. Swlnson, 87, retired chairman and president, Andersen Corp., died May 2 in Bayport, Mn.
He began working for Andersen in 1927 x a lGyear-old draftsman, rising to president in 1960 and chairman in 1975, beforc retiring in 1981, after 54 years.
He was I past president of the National Woodwork Manufacturers Association (since renamcd the Window and Door Manufacturers Association and also a board npmber of the Ponderosa Pine Wood Association.
He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for three years during WW tr.
Sem Dozier, 75, outside lumber salesman, Scotch Lumber Co., Fulton, Al., died of a heart attack March 24 in Marion, Al.
A native of Nanafalia, Al., he was a S2-year veteran of the industry and began working for Scotch in 1965.
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