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National Hardware Show & Building Products Expo - Aug. 12-14, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 605-1025.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationAug. 15, installed sales workshop, Lexington; (502) 245-67 30.

Kentucky Forest Industries - Aug 16, regional meeting, Kentucky Dam Village, Gilbertsville, Ky.; (800) 325-0146.

Florida Building Material Association - Aug. 16-18, annual building products & design show, Marriott World Convention Center, Orlando, Fl.; (352) 383-0366.

Moore-Handley Inc. - Aug. 17-19, market, Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, Al.; (205) 663-8011.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - Aug. 22-24,lumber grading short course, Memphis, Tn.; (800) 933-0318.

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Assn. - Aug,22-25, semi-annual meeting, Quebec City, Quebec; (800) 550-7889.

Orgill, Inc. - Aug. 23-25, fall dealer market, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md.; (901) 948-3381.

Texas Home & Garden Show - Lug.24-26, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio; (800) 654-1480.

Florida Hardware Co. - Aug. 25-26, fall dealer market, Centralplex, Orlando, Fl.; (904) 783-1650.

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National Association of Women in Construction - Sept. 6, chapter meeting, Austin, Tx.; (512) 4'16-5534.

Restoration & Renovation Show - Sept. 6-8, Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, La.; (800) 982-6247.

Handy Hardware Wholesale - Sept. 7-9, fall market, Astro Arena, Houston, Tx.; (713) 644-1495.

West Texas Wholesale Supply - Sept. 7-9, annual market, Abilene Civic Center, Abilene, Tx.; (800) 800-4393.

Hardware Distribution Warehouse - Sept. 8-9, fall market, Expo Hall, Shreveport, La.; (318) 686-8527.

Hoo-Hoo International - Sept. 8-11, 109th annual convention, Portland, Or.; (800) 979-9950.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationSept. 10, blueprint reading seminar; Sept. 11-13, estimating class; Sept. 19, yard foreman seminar, Bowling Green; (502) 245-6730.

National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors - Sept. 12-13, c.e.o. conference, O'Hare Hilton, Chicago,ll.; (202) 872-0885.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - Sept. 12-15, annual convention, Sheraton, New Orleans, La.; (800) 933-0318.

Kentucky Forest Industries Association - Sept. 14-15, expo, Western Kentucky Agricultural Complex, Bowling Green, Ky.; (800) 203-92r't.

Texas Home & Garden Show - Sept. 14-16, Dallas; Sept. 2L23, Fort Worth; (800) 654-1480.

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APA-The Engineered Wood Association - Sept. 15-18, annual meeting, San Diego, Ca.: (253) 565-6600.

Garden & Leisure Exhibition - Sept. 16-18, National Exhibition Center, Birmingham, England; (201) 659-0134.

Virginia Tech Center for Forest Products - Sept. 19-20, selling forest products short course, Donaldson Brown Hotel & Conference Center, Blacksburg, Va.; (540) 231-9759.

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association - Sept. 19-21, fall conference, Grand Rapids, Mi.; (703) 435-2900.

Wood Products Manufacturers Association - Sept. 19-22, annual meeting, Sheraton, Portsmouth, Md.; (978) 874-5445.

Southern Forest Products Association - Sept. 22-26, annual meeting, Westin Savannah Harbor, Savannah, Ga.; (504) 443M64.

TechShield is a combination of standard roof sheathing and a thin, but durable, makes the whole home cooler, it also allows the air conditioning system to do iess work all summer rong.

Most new home buyers think that's pretty cool. And that means interest among contractors is heating up.

Start stocking it today, and see how much coolerand profitableroof sheathing can be.

Florida Building Material Association has added Sean Hannity, co-host of Fox News' Hannity and Colmes, to speak at its annual convention and trade show Aug. l6-18 at the Marriott Orlando World Center.

Seminars include "Increasing Your Gross Margins-You Don't Have to Give It Away" by Mike Butts, "When Selling to Them, How to Get Past the Independence of the Independent Dealer," plus hourlong WoodSource classes on engineered wood products, the new Florida building code, building to resist termites, raised platform floor construction, fire retardant treated wood, architectural wood products and borate-treated wood systems.

Lumbermens Association of Texas has moved to new offices at 816 Congress, Suite 1250, Austin. E-mail addresses, fax and phone numbers remain the same.

Southern Building Material Association is holding a Bill Darling blueprint reading seminar Sept. 24 in Charlottesville, Va., followed by a three- day estimating seminar Sept. 25-27. The blueprint seminar will be repeated Oct. 8 and the estimating class Oct. 9-ll in Charlotte, N.C.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association is sponsoring a three-day Bill Darling lumber estimating seminar Sept. I l-13 at the Holiday Inn, Bowling Green, preceded by a blueprint reading seminar Sept. 10.

Roy Burleson will present an installed sales workshop Aug. 15 at the Holiday Inn North, Lexington, while Lee Resources is staging a yard foreman seminar Sept. 19 at the University Plaza Hotel, Bowling Green.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association is staging its 85th annual convention Sept. 27-29 at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

Speakers include Mark Suwyn, chairman and c.e.o., Louisiana-Pacific; Robert Legg, Temperate Forest Foundation; Albert Bates, Profit Planning Group, on "Improving the Bottom Line;" economist Martin Regalia, "Forecasting the Nation's

Economic Future;" Greg Brooks, Building Supply Channel, "The Demand Chain: How Independents Thrive in a Consolidating Marketplace;" Kelly McCloskey, Wood Promotion Network, "How to Educate Customers & Community: Wood Is Good;" Deborah Hayden, Tindell's, "Shaping a Safety Culture," and Ruth Grubb, Profit Builders, "Managing Generations" and "Managing Languages and Cultures."

Kentucky Forest Industries Association's l9th annual Kentucky Wood Expo will be held Sept. 14-15 at the Western Kentucky Ag. Complex, Bowling Green.

ECMD Now Five Firms In One

ECMD, Inc., formerly East Coast Millwork Distributors. Inc.. has restructured to serve as an umbrella for five building component companies.

The North Wilkesboro, N.C.-based firm is now comprised of manufacturers Eastcoast Moulding Co., A&H Window Co. and Crown Heritage Stair Co.. door hardware distributor Premier Lock Systems, and logistics provider ECMD Distribution Co. Allen Dyer, c.e.o., anticipates more changes within the next 18 months to two years.

With energy costs rapidly rising in America, it's no wonder more and more lumber dealers and distributors in warm climates are riding a wave of profits with SOIAR BOARDo Radiant Barrier Sheathing, made by International Paper.

SOLAR BOARD is the roof decking and wall sheathing that's laminated with polished aluminum. It reflects up to 97olo of radiant heat from the sun-and reduces the cost of cooling a home bv up to 25o/o. Because SOTAR BOARD conserves energy and saves homebuyers money for as long as they own their home, it's an in-demand product that helps builders attract customers and offers you a big opportunity to increase profits. In fact, SOIAR BOARD offers significantly greater margin opportunities over standard commodity OSB and plywood. Plus, we keep a large standing inventory on the floor-so, you don't have to-and we deliver promptly, to you or your builder-customers.

To catch the wave, call us at l-800-527-5907. You'll see for yourself, increasing profits is as easy as it looks!

Sister Millwork Firms Expand General Builders Supply,

Oklahoma City, Ok., has added a larger building to accommodate its expanding millwork manufacturing operations.

The company, which manufactures interior trim and supplies lumber and plywood to high-end home builders, has acquired a new Weinig moulder, according to gen. mgr. Brad Courtnay.

It will share the new facility with sister company Precision Component Manufacturing, which previously operated at a leased facility. Precision cuts components and manufactures custom doors under the Millright name. Since relocating, the firm has acquired a new BNC router and added another production line to produce interior shutters.

New Plastic Lumber Standard

A new standard for recycled plastic lumber decking has been approved by the American Society for Testing Materials.

ASTM's "Standard Specification for Polyolefin-Based Plastic Lumber Decking Board," which covers plastic lumber that is greater than 507o resin by weight, was created to provide a basis for developing 1007o plastic structures.

It permits manufacturers to apply an ASTM stamp, so their plastic lumber can be specified by architects, municipalities and others dependent on building code specifications.

Asbestos Forces USG To File

USG Corp. has filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy to manage the growing asbestos litigation costs of its United States Gypsum Co. subsidiary.

Also filing Chapter l l were USG's major domestic subsidiaries, including United States Gypsum Co., USG Interiors, and L&W Supply Corp., but not its international operations.

USG reportedly is the eighth company in the last 18 months-and27th in the last two decades-that has been forced to file Chapter 11 to resolve asbestos claims.

Since 1994, U.S. Gypsum has been named in more than 250,000 asbestosrelated personal injury claims, and has paid more than $450 million to manage and resolve related litigation. The company has received 22,000 new claims since the beginning of this year.

USG also announced it has

"Business has been excellent. If there's any downturn anywhere, we don't need to participate in it."

- Richard Legrande, Legrande Lumber, Luther, Ok. received a commitment for up to $350 million in debtor-in-possession financing from JP Morgan Chase, helping fund operations during the restructuring process.

Wholesaler Celebrates 20th

To mark its 20th anniversary, Arrowhead Lumber Sales. Oklahoma City, Ok., plans a special event to thank its customers and suppliers.

Jon Anderson, publisher of Random Lengths, will speak during the evening celebration Oct. 9 at the wholesale distributor/reloader' s facility, according to Dusty Hammack, general manager.

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