Building Products Digest - August 2003

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PUBLISHER Alan Oakes (ajoakes@aol.com)

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ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR/ SECRETARY Marie Oakes (mfpoakes@aol.com)

CIRCULATION Heather Kelly (heather@ioc.net)

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A day in the life

One of the great pleasures of my job is to get out several times a month and meet people in the industry. As we move into meeting season, I urge you all to take every opportunity to attend your association meetings, mill weeks, outings, open houses, trade show events, etc. These are the ties that bind this great industry we work in. I can say for myself, in addition to meeting great people, I learn a tremendous amount. The effort and cost that go into putting these events together beg your support.

I had an interesting time this month. I went to San Francisco for the Western Building Show-and probably

should have stayed in bed under the covers for two days. In the first hour of the show, I fell from the third step of a prospective advertiser's booth. I performed an unimpressive swan dive worth no more than a 4.8, and landed prostrate on the floor, looking up at a startled marketing manager. Now while I was thinking advertising space, he was thinking lawsuit. Unbowed, bloody legs and all, I carried on, at least trying to give the impression of professionalism.

Later that day, I got off the hotel shuttlebus and proceeded into the lobby searching for my wallet. Quickly realizing I had left it on the shuttle, I raced out to see the bus sitting at the next light. With my camera on one shoulder and my camera bag on the other, I began chasing after the bus. Within 30 yards the light changed and off it went. I did my film stuntman routine running through and against the traffic lights in Union Square, jumping over and around cars, as my bus slowed for the next light. When I approached within 20 yards, off it went again. Two lights later, and a half a mile from where I started, one overweight publisher, minus 5 lbs. of sweat, banged on the door of the bus. The driver, noting my crazed panting, assumed I was a wino or pan handler, and began to drive off, until a passenger asked him to stop and open the door for me. My wallet was under the seat where I left it.

Next morning, my passion for food overcame me, and I went down to Fisherman's Wharf. On the way back, I stopped to order a crepe from a street vendor. Back at the parking lot, I couldn't find my parking ticket. I finally located it-lying in the street, three blocks back at the crepe stand.

On the other hand, I have to say that the Mill Week I attended in the Umpqua Valley the following week just reminded me how lucky I am to do what I do. As part of the entertainment, the event included a wonderful trip on jet boats down the Rogue River through the most beautiful scenery imaginable. Picture 5O-seat jet boats doing wheelies, at full speed, in the middle of the river. I have never heard so much laughter, although any one ofus could have won a wet T-shirt competition.

I hope you all block out at least a few days vacation over the summer, and enjoy what seems to be the first good consistent bout of weather of the year in most of the country. Business seems good-let it continue. Get out and meet your industry friends. Have a great summer.

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Making it in the moulding industry

'aTRENDS in the wood mouldI ing industry were recently discussed by Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association president Matt Allen, Mt. Taylor Millwork, Milan, N.M., and WMMPA executive vice president Kellie Schroeder.

Schroeder: What do you believe is the most difficult situation facing your business today?

Allen: I think that our inability to find qualified help is a big issue. Our business is located in what I believe has become the poorest state in the Union. Furthermore, it is located in one of the three poorest counties within that state. And yet, we fight maintaining employees. We find many people who want a job, but few who want to work.

The other big concern I have pertains to our current trade deficit. Our government continues to lower the interest rates in the hope that continued housing growth will stimulate the economy. On a long-term basis I do not think it will work. They are relying on the housing industry to carry our economy.

Frankly, there is little doubt that the economy will be helped, but only on a small level. New housing will create jobs in the construction industry and no doubt there are a few more clerks at Home Depot or Lowe's. But, the reality of the situation is that the products being sold to manufacture these homes are coming from overseas. If those products were being manufactured here at home, many jobs would be created and supported. However, when the products are being imported with no governmental attempt at balanced trade, the economies being stimulated are located in the countries from whence these products come. Thus, our low interest rates are supporting foreign economies, not our own.

I feel that the United States of America is changing. We have gone from a proud nation of manufacturers to a nation of consumers. At one point we were the manufacturing superpower of the world. But, I believe we are becoming simply a nation of consumers, eagerly absorbing products brought to us by our overseas competition who are enjoying an economic edge due to their lower wage base and other advantages.

We need balanced trade. If foreign economies beat us in manufacturing because their quality is better, so be

it. But, if they are allowed to beat us based solely upon cheap prices due to their economic advantage and our government allows this, we have a problem.

Schroeder: What do you foresee as the biggest change taking place in the moulding and millwork business in the next l0 years?

Allen: I think that the largest change will be a continuation of our current situation. More and more material will continue to be imported from overseas. There will be fewer and fewer successful U.S. manufacturers of these products. Foreign competitors will sell their products more cheaply than U.S. manufacturers resulting in an artificial ceiling on the market. This ceiling will keep U.S. manufacturers from selling at profitable levels all while their cost of doing business will increase with standard inflation. I do not foresee eood thines for our industry.

Schroeder: Matt, your father, your brother and now you have all served as WMMPA president. Can you explain Mt. Taylor Millwork's membership longevity with WMMPA?

Allen: I think that over the years we have all been able to recognize that the opportunity to socialize with our peers, to exchange information and to rally around our industry is extremely important. Mt. Taylor Millwork, Inc. became a member of the WMMPA in 1968. Since that time, at least to the best of my knowledge, the WMMPA has had only one meeting at which there was no representative from our company. Moreover, for those people hesitant to join an industry association, I think they need to recognize that they have a responsibility not only to themselves to be involved in activities that further their business, but also to the industry itself. Now, let's turn this conversation around for the next few minutes and have you answer a few questions. What are the key elements manufacturers seek when applying for membership in WMMPA?

Schroeder: Connectivity to the industry, marketing, resource base/educational programs, cost-saving benefits, and validation of their product in the marketplace.

Allen: What is one of the first benefits realized after joining WMMPA?

Schroeder: Marketing of the company and their available (Please turn to page 40)

Kellie Schroeder Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association

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DorrisLumber&Moulding,sacramento,Ca.'(916)452-7531

Earlhsource.Oakland,Ca..(S66)5499663

EistForkLumber,Norway,or..(541)5tz;-sl3z_-AA

Ecoforestry Institute, Glendale, Or.'(541) 832-2578

EcofolestryManagement,Portorford,Or.'(541)332-7923AAAL

EcoTimber, San Rafael, Ca.. (888) 801-0855

Wood Products, Portland, Or.'(503) 233-7090

Home Center, Seattle, Wa. ' (800) 281-9785

Corp., Commerce, Ca.. (562) 927-3456

Evergreer Ecofolestry, Demm$ Wa.'(360) 592-3123

mdllulqvlultr19 w!' ^ruuquerYus, r!.rvr. tvww/

Fritch Forest Products, Snohomish, Wa.'(360) 668-5838

G.A. Jones Lumber Co., Murphy, Or.'(541)862-7208

Gazebo Works Too, Central Point, 0r. ' (541) 664-2000

General Wood & Veneers, Pico Hivera, Ca.'. (8"88) 327'4458

GN Plywood, Bellingham, Wa. (360) 733-3960

Go|denStateFloo1ing,SanFrancisco,Ca..(925)551-4750aaA

Gofden State Flooring, San Francisco, Ca. ' (925) 551-4750

Gofden State Lumber, American Canyon, Ca.'(707) 648-7000

Green Mountain lVoodworks, Phoenix, Or.. (541)535-5890,-

Greenwood fnternational, Portland, Or. (503\222-3022

Halex Corp., Pomona, Ca.. (909) 622-3537

Haley Bros., Buena Park, Ca.. (714) 670-2112

Hampton Atfiliates, Portland, Or. (503) 203-6547 & (r,v99,q L! !9 !ts! !,e9, _Tu ql{!1,-01. :,FPQ,6!?f q20

Hardwoods, Inc., Livermore, Ca. (925) 455-5858

Harwood Products, Branscomb, Ca. 007\ 984-61 81

Haywatd Lumber, Monterey, Ca. (800) 640-1959

Heppner Hardwoods, Azusa, Ca. (626) 969-7983

Heritage Lu4b9r, Bolse, ld, 1 {208) 331:3536

Hull-Oakes Lumber Co., Monroe, Or. , (541\ 424-3112

l& E Lath Mill, Philo, Ca. (707) 895-3380

ldaho Cedar Sales, Troy, ld. (208) 835-2161

ldaho Timber Corp., Boise, ld. (208) 377-3000

l'lqowgCqFl,e9!Eoj.qct!,Pgrt!a@,or..(10-o)911,2!-8-3

Intermountain-Orient, Boise, ld.. (208) 384-5600

Jeld-Wen-Moulding & Millwork Division, Bend,0r. .(541) 312-5102

Johnson International. Kent. Wa. (253) 479-9900

Kaster's Kustom Cutting, Mulino, Or. (503) 829-4167

Kelleher Corp., Mira Lgma, Ca, 1 (909) 360-1880

Kelly-Goodwin Co., Everett, Wa. .(800) 869-7199

KLC lnlernalional, Lake Oswego, Or. (503) 699-8685

Konkolville Lumber Co., Orofino, ld. (208) 476-4597

Landmark Bldg. Products, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca. .(909) 484-5870

Lale$911!oj-!an99,!f lUgt!:!q,qq!ry,-ce.:,0?Q96-9,913,],

Longview Fibre Co., Longview, Wa. (360) 425-1550

LP Corp., Portland, Or. (208) 762-1640

Lumbermens, Olympia, Wa. (360) 350-3105

Lumber Products, Tualatin, Or. .(503) 692-3322

Mageffan Group, The, Poulsbo, Wa. 1(360) 779-3275

Maher Forest Ploducls, Mercer lsland, Wa. (206) 232-8390

Marysvifle Forest Products, Marysville Ca. (503) 749-0121

McCleflan Mountain Ranch, Bridgeville, Ca. (707) 777-3331

Menasha Forest Producls Corp., North Bend, Or. (541) 756-1 193

Mendocino Forest Producls Co., Calpella, Ca. (707) 485-6800

Mendocino Forest Products, Ukiah, Ca. (707) 468-1431

Meyer Moulding & Millwork, Modesto, Ca. (209) 522-2288

Monlbleau & Associates, San Diego, Ca. (800) 238-0305

Mt. Taylor Millwork, Milan, N.M. (505) 287-9469

Neiman S-awmiffs,_,t_lu.|9tt, W-y, PA7) 467:52F2

New World Millwork, Sedalia, Co. (303) 791-9003

Nord Door, Everett, Wa. (425\ 255-9292

North American Wood Products, Portland, Or. (503) 620-6655

Norlhern Hardwoods, Santa Clara, Ca. (408) 727-2211

Northwesl Dool & Sash, Springfield, Or. (541) 744-0150

Northwesl Pine Sales, Portland, Or. (503) 223-1628

Northwest Wood Specialties, Portland, Or. (503) 292-0716

Oregon-Canadian Forest Products, North Plains, Or.. (503) 647-501

o,ry991 py-elseas Tim!91C0,, Qgnlon, 9t, : F_+l) 112:1119-,

OrePac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or. (503) 685-5471

Pacific Architectural Wood Products, Portland, 0r.. (503) 284-0024

Pacific Lumber Co., Scotia, Ca. .007) 764-2222

Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, Mt.. (406) 892-6235

1,ry!ryggg-Il9p'_c9 USA, Portlan4 or. (503) 222-1622_

Pope & Talbot, Portland, Or.. (503) 228-9161

Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wa. (509) 835-1500

Precision Lumber Co., Portland, Or. (503) 684-6281

Redwood Empire Sawmill, Cloverdale, Ca. (707) 894-4241

Riley Qp9!!11Qg,co,, Q9lq!9, l{,;12-QQ2eQ;7f74

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s.rdriM.iJi.gi t.r.no.,., *;. lCoo) sB4-477 4

Seneca Jones Timber Co., Eugene, 0r. (541 ) 689-1 231

Siena Cedar Products, Marysville, Ca. (530) 741-8090

Sierra Forest Products, Tena Bella, Ca. (559) 535-4893

Slena Lumber Manufacturers, Stockton, Ca. , (209\ 543-7777

Sierra-Pacilic Industries, Anderson, Ca. (530) 378-8000

Signature Development, Enumclaw, Wa. (360) 825-9000

Simpson Investment Co., Shelton, Wa. (360) 427-4s05

Siskiyou Lumber Products, Woodland, Ca. (800) 695-0210

!!q4e4 s!ry9!Ur9,s-_S,{'l? Rgsq, cq, 1 (Qop) eQi,+e.36

Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, 0r. $03\ 222-1676

Sunset Moulding Co., Yuba City, Ca. (800) 824-5888

Tafi-Pak, Hopland, Ca. (707) 744-1103

Taraca Pacific. San Fancisco. Ca.. (415) 765-0422

TDM Co., Federa! Way, Wa. (253) 929-1575

TEWA Mouldings, Albuquerque, N.M. (800) 821-3769

Three Rivers Timber, Kamiah, ld. (208) 935-2964

Thunderbird Forest Products, Sacramento, Ca. (916) 381-4200

Timberfine Intelnational, Bend, 0r. (541 ) 617 -5877 rin!!9fe!99!t-!9,co,9ptrtiglpl{ -0t ;. p!\ 7!7 ;!577

Timbeileld Manufacturing, Billings, Mt. (800) 548 7069

Tomen America, San Francisco, Ca.. (415) 536-3421

Tree Products Hardwoods, Eugene, Or. (541 ) 689-851 5

Trinity Engineering, Rohnert Park, Ca.. (707) 585-2959

Tub-ator M!ll, Morton, Wq (360) 496-6777

Unity Forest Products, Yuba City, Ca. (800) 248-4940

Universal Forest Products, Stockton, Ca. (209) 982-0825

Universal Forest Products, Woodburn, Or. (503) 226-6240

Western Moulding Cos., Salt Lake City, Ut. (949) 723-6165

Iv_egeCI,f Cne,l]!!e!Ue9!9ry!g,Eug_e!9.-ol. j-1s11):191,_0"297

Western Woods, Inc., Chico, Ca. .(800) 822-8157

Western Wood Structures, Tualatin, Or. (503) 692-6900

Westwood Forest Products, Everett, Wa. (425) 259-3836

Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa. (253) 924-2345

whilelhorn Cong!!gg!!g!, Whitethorn, Ca. Q'An996-7412

Willils Redwood Co., Willits, Ca.. (707) 459-4549

Windfall Lumber, Olympia, Wa. .(360) 352-2250

Woodceilings, Veneta, Or. (541) 935-9663

Wood Mill, The, Willits, Ca. (707) 468-7967

The Greeh Bu]i..Jdiilg Boor?l

Whe*one tfrinks of fgJq&:rbuilding," most people tend to think of things such as energy efficient lighting, increased water efficiency, integrated recycling centers, and more *pleasant" work ,, ',,,''*ino*$!eres for employees. What is often overlooked, and has become a very important issue, is the wood used in building and eonstnrctim processes, and how this directlv translates into forest conservation. :i ..",.r'l',,,rl:,r,,,i1

Thanks to the l-eadership in Energy & Environmental Design program of the US Green Building Council, there has been a defiiii$lurgq in the specification of Forcstri$ hip Council'ccrtified wood for uss,ihltni erciaLcon projects. The program is a commercial building design guideline and third-party

eertiflcation tool that aimr to "irnprove ryq8?ltt well-being, environmental per,,fqryqm and economic returns of buildings using established and innovative practices, standards and technologies."

Under the system, Credit 7 in the Makrials & ResorlrCx,iat"goly addrEq!: es the issue of certified wood, with ths intent of encouraging environmentally ,responsible forest management, The ,,4quirements fOt,the credit are to use a 'minimum of SQ%,*d-based materials and producb,,@jrrs FSC-certified.

o{ren$ody certifi cates frorn suppliers. To,,help organize and ease the process, &e'Certified Wood'& Pqg Association has developed a project toolkit that explains the wood'related creditr {including other credits dealing with recycled and reclaimed wood), as well ;4s providing sarnple documentatior foms and invoises,,

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"6t11sal,:e0dponent of the LEED progftrm is ibe ng and docurneiirta. iion of materials used in the btiking project. Ir the case of the csrtifisd *ood credit, this involved documentation of wood purchase invoices and FSC Chain-

This treud i*,,,oot,just in commercial constructisn*. tial construction is also beginning,to.$o "green" as wsq: and opening up new markets for,F$'C suppliers. For example, in 2000, builder KB Home agreed to work with the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council tb,€liminate their use of wood ttrat c :t.*Ora what NRDC considers to be endangered forests.

Midwest / Great

Action ilo;ring Systems. [/ercer. Wi. (800) 746-3512

Algoma Hardwoods, Algoma, Wi. (800) 678-8910

American Millwork Corp., Elkhart, In. (574) 295-4158

Architectural Forest Producls, Two Rivers, Wi. (920) 793-4404

Bem,islllanufacturing, Crand_0,n, Wi. (715) 478 3335

Cecco Trading, Milwaukee, Wi. (414) 445-8989

Central Wisconsin Woodworking, Wausau, Wi.. (715) 675-4491

Certitied Wood Products, Minnetonka, Mn. .(612) 868-9934

Challinor Wood Products, Wilmette, ll. (847) 256-8828

Cofoniaf Craft, Roseville, Mn. (800) 727-5187

Community Folestry Resource, Minneapolis, Mn. (612) 870-3415

Connemara Woodwork, Chicago Heights, ll.. (708) 754-2108

Crone Lumber Co., Martinsville, In. (765) 342-1 160

Devereaux Sawmill. Pewamo. Mi. (517) 593-2552

Eggers Industries, Two Rivers, Wi. (920) 793 1351

Empire Co., The, Zeeland, I/i. (800) 253-9000

Endeavor Hardwoods, Lyndon Station, Wi. (608) 666-2446

Hedstrom Lumber, Grand Marais, Mn. (218) 387-2995

Heritage Door, Canton, I/i..(877) 414-7400

House of Fala, La Porte, In.. (219) 362-8544

H-Window, Ashland, Wi. (715) 685-2793

Living Forest Cooperative, Ashland, Wi. (71 5) 682-0007

Marion Plywood Corp., Marion, Wi.. (715) 754-5231

Marshfield Door Systems, Marshlield, Wi. .(800) 869-3667

Midw99! Ha'(wood Q0ry,, Mqplq,Gp,ve, Mn. (763) 425 8700

Midwest Veneer & Pressing, Wyoming, Mn. (651 ) 462-4389

Muench Woodwork, Chicago Heights, ll. .(708) 754-2108

Nagel Lumber Co., Land 0'Lakes, Wi. (715) 547-3361

Nicolet Hardwoods Corp., Laona, Wi. , (715\ 674-2811

Nodhfand Cabinets, Maple Grove, Mn. (763) 424-3945

O'Keefe, Inc., River Falls, Wi. (715) 425-8981

owens Forest Products, Duluth, Mn. (800) 346-1461

Precision Moulding Co., Franklin Park, ll. (800) 232 7667

Bajala Cos., Minneapolis, Mn.. (888) 400-5918

Rich Lumber Co., Pee.r'qClowl, ll.. (217)323:]lq

Riemeier Lumber Go,, Cincinnati, Oh. (513) 641-7416

Saunders Wood Specialties, Park Falls, Wi.. (715) 762-3916

Scheter Brothers, Minneapolis, Mn. (612) 627-0624

Snowy Pine Reforestation, Browerville, Mn.. (320) 594-6317

Stewart's Forest Products, St. Paul, Mn.. (651) 645-8266

Sustainable Forest Products, Newberry, Mi.. (906) 293-4275

T & D Thompson, Laurelville, Oh. (740) 332-8515

Tom's Ouality Millwork, Campbellsport, Wi.. (920) 533-4860

Tveit Logging & Lumber, Palisade, Mn.. (218) 845-2255

V K{ l_la1dw99{s, G rand R apid s,_ Mi,: $ Lq) q3-?-3678

W Industries, Holstein, la. (712) 368-4381

Waddell Manutacturing, Stow, Oh. (330) 923-3303

Webster Industries, Bangor, Wi. (800) 284-2173

Woodcratt Architeclural Millwork, Urbandale, la. (515) 253-9663

wo09 Prevelopment Corp,, S!{1qry.Mi. (906) 355-2356

Woodland Forest Products, Oakdale, Mn.. (651) 714-8100

wood,shop of Avon, Al!q!y, lt4f ,: (320)845-7141

Southern U.S.

ACMI, Inc., Albany, Ga. (229) 88S 3303

All American Supply Co., Miami, Fl. (305) 255 7783

Amex International, San Antonio, Tx. (800) 451-9610

Anderson Tully Engineered Wood, Vicksburg, Ms. (601 ) 636-3876

Anderson Tully Lu41!9r Qg., Vicksburg, Ms, I (Qp1 ) 629-6726

Anthony Forest Products Co., El Dorado, Ar.. (800) 856-2372

Arch International, Miami, Fl. (305) 593-6920

Argo Fine lmport, Metairie, La. (504) 828-0943

Bibr.r Bi;a. 1ilfi b;. ; Rrt*ilil r', ni i+iiil sotilds€..

Bowater lnc.. Greenville. S.C. (864) 271-7733

Burns, Monis & Stewart, Nacogdoches, Tx. (800) 657-2239

Chesapeake Hardwood Ploducts, Chesapeake, Va. (757) 543-1601

C/K lqlernationa!, Dqrham, N,C, I (919) 956-7781

Clarke Veneers & Plywood, Jackson, Ms. (601) 366-0331

Claude Howard Lumber Co., Statesboro, Ga. (601) 735-5038

Columbia Forest Products, Old Fort, N.C. .(800) 438-6069

Culp Lumber Co., H.W., New London, N.C. (704) 463-7311

oecg![o-l{Q!!q!_oreci!y,,9!.:190Q_q_5j:1191

Demopolis Hickory Mill, Demopolis, Al. (334) 289-3420

DLH Nordisk, Greensboro, N.C. (336) 210-6256

ECMD. North Wilkesboro. N.C. (336) 677-5976

Eucatex of North America, Atlanta, Ga. (404\ 443-2203

Franktin Timba Co,, Bude, Ms, (601)Q84;5826

Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga. (800) 285-4393

Georgia Pacitic Corp., Savannah, Ga. (912) 963-2408

Gilman Building Products, Yulee, Fl. (904) 548-1000

Granite Hardwoods, Granite Falls, N.C. (800) 841-0740 ,gcL9!e!9!BpeL9-olp,,-Jw9s.!qg9q,,4l',12!PLQ3-.6,eq.0

Hankins, Inc., Ripley, Ms. (888) 837-9286

Harris-Tarkett, Johnson City, Tn. (423) 979-3761

Henry Counly Hardwoods, Paris, Tn. (731 ) 642-41 81

Hogan Hardwoods, Ruston, La. (800) 255-5460

Hubel Engiqeeted Woods, Chqrtotte, N,C. 1 (800) 933!220

Hughes Hardwood Intl., Collinswood, Tn. (931) 724-6258

Industrial Pine Products, Newberry, S.C. (803) 276-91 18

International Specialties, Germantown, Tn. (901 ) 755-2640

Jasper Lumber Co., Jasper, Al. (800) 372-8081

J. M. Jones Lumber Co-, ltlq!g[e2,.@1 1601) y2-747J

J. W. Jones Lumber Co,, Elizabeth City, N.C. , (2521771-2497

Kitchens Bros. Mfg, Co., Utica, Ms. (601) 885-6001

Lampe & Malphrus Lumber, Smithfield, N.C.. (919) 934-6152

Lo Brothers & Associates, Lilburn, Ga. (770\ 931-3252

lagnolia F,qpgl Producls, Hongglq4, Fl. (305)245-3651

Martco, Alexandria, La. (318) 483-3826

Masonite Corp., Tampa, Fl. (800) 663-3667

Malhews & Roberls. Marietta. Ga. (651) 330-8784

McShan Lumber Co., McShan, Al. (800) 882-3712

Tomofrow's Fdrssts &day

Since it was unveiled in 1995, the tainable forestry by establishing an inde- More specifically, companies seeking Sustainable Forestry tnitiative program pendent gowrning body of environmen- SFI certification must now develop and

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hrg;st sustainaU" fon"rt y and certifica- called the Sostainable Forestry itoard. communitiei, biodiversity hotspots. and tion programs. It promotes the perpetual As an independent, non-profit group, major tropical wil&mess areas in forests growing urd harvesting of trees as well the board manages the Standard, as well woddwide, based in part on information as the long-term protection of wildlife, as tbe program's third-party cenification obtained from organizations such as the plante, soil and wateiquatlty. pruess, dispute resolution, and quality Nature Conservancy's NatureServe.

Ivlorp ttnn 136 mini@ acres of for- conffol, while continuously working to As the board continues to evaluate e$tlaods in North America are enrolled refine and improve those efforts. Recent and refine the SFI Standard, with input iutheprogram,g6millionof whichhave rcfinements to the Standard have led to from forestry experts, conservation been idependendy third-party cenified nmre stringent poficies and standards for groups, landowners, governments, parto conform to ttre SFI Standard. The wildtife protection, improved water and ticipating members, customers, and the progran has over 2(X) particbants. air quality, elimination of illegal log- general public, the ultimate payoff will

While sustaining a healey sqply of ging, protection of imperiled forests, and be productive. responsibly managed trees makes good business sense for the fomotion of bes management pftlc- forests that assure a reliable and afforde\.eryone in the supply chain, SFI has tice! on lands not under SFI pmicipant able supply of paper, pulp. Iumber, and ensuEd a long-rcrm commitrrent to sus- control, wood products for generations to come.

iluuia Adciatei, wl,ri., ii.. tszz)487-6680

New South Lumber. Marion. S.C. (843) 423-1385

Nofihfand Corp., LaGrange, Ky. , (5021 222-144

Patriot Timber Products Intl., Greensboro, N.C. (336) 299-7755

P,e,nrod Co., Virginl,q -Beqgh, YA: (Zqf)-199,Q199

Phoenix Millworks. Beaumont. Tx. (800) 531-7644

Pollard Lumber Co., Appling, Ga. (706) 541-1343

Rayonier lnc., Jacksonville, Fl.. (904) 357-9100

Robinson Lumber Co., New Orleans, La. (504) 895-6377

Rulland Lumber Co., Collins, Ms. 1 (601) 765:8892

Shuquafak Lumber Co., Shuqualak, Ms. (662) 793-4528

Sincol US, Opa Locka, Fl. (800) 992-0397

Southern Lumber Co,, Jackson, Ms. (601) 362-0019

Stanley Lumber Products, Waynesboro, Ms. (800) 851-6336 states lndus!r!99,,t!!99!9,vjl!9, N,C, t (s_s9l Zlll!99

Streuli Sales, Colfax, N.C. (800) 234-4445

Suwannee Lumber Co., Cross City, Fl. (352) 498-3363

T & S Hardwoods, Sylva, N.C. , (478) 454"3421

Temple Inland Forest Products, Diboll, Tx..(936) 829-6531

Thompson Sales Co., Greensboro, N.C. (336) 373-1 I 1 7

Tripfe Crown Building Products, San Antonio, Tx. (210) 225-3711

U.S. Lumber Group, Marietta, Ga. (770) 956-7406

Vaughan & Bushnell Mlg., Walnut Bidge, Ar. (870) 886-3525

Woodgrain Millwork, Shepherdsville, Ky. (800) a52-3801

Wrenn Brothers, Siler Q!ty,, |!.C.-''1 (!19-)!4 .2 3329

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A.E. Sampson & Son, Wanen, Me. (800) 769-61 96

Alan Mcllvain Co., Marcus Hooks, Pa. (610) 485-6600

Aflegheny Millwork, Lawrence, Pa.. (724\ 873-8700

Af legheny !!t, Hardword Flooring, Em!gltgn, P-a, (7241867€441

Allegheny Wood Products, Petersburg, W.V.. (304) 257-1082

American Wood Mouldings, Hanover, Md. (800) 638-4200

Andelson Lumber Co.. Kane, Pa. (814) 837-9695

Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, N.Y. (716) 649-2850

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Beaman Lumber, Winchester, N.H. (603) 239-4558

Bingaman & Son Lumber Co., Kreamer, Pa. (570) 374-1 1 08

Blue Triangle Hardwoods, Everett, Pa. (81 4) 652-91 1 1

Capitol USA, Fairless Hills, Pa. (215) 736-3924

Chqm p!a!n Ha1',!!v-gg!s, E99er Ju n cl io 1,,V!, 1 (_8.!21 918:s0 g0

Chesapeake Plywood, Baltimore, Md. (41 0) 244-0055

C. J. Charles Lumber, New Providence, Pa. (71 7) 786-31 08

CollinsPine-KaneHardwood,Kane,Pa..(814)837-6941

Downes & Readet Hardwood, Stoughton, Ma. (336) 323-7502

Firth Maple Products, gpertary!gS.Pa.:{9L4-a1l2O!_

Fletcher Challenge Forests, Hanover, Md.. (410) 850-5433

ForestWorld Group, Rutland, Vt. (800) 468-61 39

Gagnon Lumber, Pittsford, Vt. (802) 483-6550

G.H. Evarts & Co,, West Springfield, N.H. (603) 763-4525

Greenheart-Durawoods, Merchantville, N.J. I (80Q) 183 7,n9_ -

Green River Lumber, Great Banington, Ma.. (a13) 528-9000

Growney Conslruclion, Shoreham, Vt. (802) 897'7921

Hancock Land Co., Casco, Me. , (207)627-7748

Hancock Lumber Co.. Casco. Me. Q07\ 627-7606

tta:rgor! ltmlg lepl, Ma,. (61 7) 74i-1_690 -

Henick Millworks, Contoocook, N.H.. (603) 746-5092

HHP, fnc., Henniker, N.H.. (603) 428-3298

Hird Blaker, Bronx, N.Y. (718) 665-3434

Hull Folest Ploducts, Pomtret Center, Ct.. (800) 353-3331

International Mill Sales Corp., Sharon Springs, N.Y. (518) 234-0179

International Paper, Stamford, Ct. (203) 541-8000

lTL, Ridgeway, Pa.. (814) 776"1743

Koenig Cedar Co., South Burlington, Vt. (802) 862-5642

Lashyvay Lumber, Williamsburg, Ma. .(413) 268-7685

Lewis Lumber Products, Hillsgrove, Pa.. (800) 233-8450

Maine Ornamental Woodworkers, Eliot, Me. (800) 556-8449

Maine WoodNel. East Wilton. Me. (207) 645-2400

Maine Woods Co., Portage, Me. (207) 435-4393

McDowelf Lumber Co., Crosby, Pa. (814) 887-2717

Meadwestva-co C9p,, 9!?!i9rd, Ct. (334)4,4q-6936

Mielach Woodwork, Edison, N.J. (732) 287-1100

MMC Millwork, Albany, N.Y. (518) 465-4109

Monadnock Foresl Products, Jaffrey, N.H. (800) 639 6031

Morris Brothers Lumber Co., Venus, Pa. (814) 354-7301

MTM lnduslries, Milford, Ct. (203) 878-1414

Norlhland Forest Products, Kingston, N.H. .(603) 642-3665

Payne Enterprises, Kane, Pa. (814) 837-7200

Pine Creek Lumber Co., Mill Hall, Pa. (570)726-7795

Pomeroy Lumber, Nineveh, N.Y. (607) 693-2690 ?reqru!r,P]y!!90d Products, Gu_ild,er.!?!:tq,q9t!9l, N.Y. (518)861-5492

Red Rock Enterprises, Friendsville, Md.. (301) 746-5515

Refcon, W. Haverslraw, N.Y.. (845) 786-5500

Rex Lumber Co,, Acton, Ma.. (800) 343-0567

Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmonl, Me. (800) 287-5067

Rossi American Hardwoodg, Cromwell, Ct. (860) 632-3500

Salamanca Lumber Co., Salamanca, N.Y. (716) 945-4t]10

S,A,W, Mill, Morrisville, Vt. (802) 888-2700

Sieling & Jones, New Freedom, Pa. (717) 235-7931

Stark Mountain Woodworking, New Haven, Vt. (802) 453-5549

T,lgmpsor !@!oga4y co,, lhltadelphla, Pa. (215) 6?4:] 8,66

Union Maya ltza, Kutztown, Pa. (610) 683-6383

Weaber, fnc., Lebanon, Pa., (717\ 867-2212

Wesl Hills WoodsWork, Lincoln, Vt. (802) 453-5916

Wheefand Lumber Co., Liberty, Pa. (570\ 324-6042

Wood Flooring International, Delran, N.J. (856) 764-2501

Y.E.W., Cornish, N.H. (603) 675-6206

One compah,y's take on certification

Al goi$e, forest certification means more than having 1007o of its 2.4 million acres certified agafnst the SFI Standard. The company has documentation to prove that independent auditors find their forest practices meet or exceed itrict SFI objectives.

However, Boise also receives thirdparty recognition thrqugh awards, input from others on tways to constantly improve their foierii,management, 4nd collaborative efforts with others to enhance wildlife habitat.

In the past few months, several Boise employees (forest engineer Eric Bieker, chief foreste{ Ken Cummings and wildlife brqlq,grsts Brian Kemohan and Tim Burnet0,,,t€ceived third-party recognition for helping Boise in their sustainable management of forest resources.

In 1999, Boise created therForest

Stewardship Advisory Council, an independent panel of nationally known forestry experts who "thirtk outside the box" to continually advise Boise on ..$lay'6 to improve forest management. Tl're souncil participates in forest audits, teviews results and recommends changes. Jack lffard Thomas, former chief of the U.S. Forest Service, said, "My service on the council, observing audits, and working with managers to seek 'a better way' has convinced me that Boise is dedicated to the production of wood produQts in a sustainable and environmentally $ensitive manner."

Working in,collaboration with conservation organizations and state agencies is common at Boise. For instgnce, prescribed burns are conducted on Boise's Louisiana timberlands in conjunction with t}te National Wild Turkey

Federation to improve the Turkey habitat. In ldaho, Boise's staff provided The Nature Conservancy with a database and cohputer mapping system so they can effoctively analyze 2,000 acres for the protection of open space and wildlife habitat. In Minnesota. Boise formed a partnership with Bat Conservation International to evaluate the use of different bat roosting structures. The information will guide the selection of an effective roost box design for use in areas deficient ofthis habitat feature.

"SFI certification is a great way to make our customers, employees and the public aware that we're excellent forestland managers," said stewardship coordinator Brad Holt. "But that only scratches the surface of what Boise does to continually improve its forest stewardship program.

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R-P Lumber Co, Edwardsville, Il., opened its 27th lumberyard July 7 in the former Servistar, Streator, Il.; Mike Heuermann, mgr....

McCoy's Building Supply Centers has remodeled its South Central Austin, Tx., store to again serve consumers as well as contractors: the unit remains 22,400 sq. ft., but has a new layout, lighting, signage, racking, and a greater variety ofproducts

Fischer Lumber Co. bought 13 acres in Belleville, Il., to build a replacement for its Freeburg, Il., lumberyard...

G's Ace Hardware, Columbus, In., hoped to reopen two weeks after a July 14 fire that damaged the building and ruined most of its inventory ...

Select Trusses & Lumber is considering a new site in West Salem, wi....

True Value Hardware, Bucyrus, Oh., acquired a new site to open a larger 18,000-sq. ft. store; owners Jeff and Rosie Campbell do not expect to move before February

Bishop Hardware & Supply will open its 8th Ace Hardware in a converted Moose Lodge in Lincoln, Il., in late October

Ace Hardware, Palacios, Tx., sustained broken windows and a damaged ceiling during a July 15 hurricane...

Hamstra Group applied for rezoning of the former Big Kmart in Logansport, In., to open a Big R discount department store that would offer lumber and other building supplies

Beacon True Value Home Center, Boston, Ma., has closed; co-owners David L. Thomas Jr., Michael Haley, Matt Hayward and Joe Casey acquired the venerable hardware store in 1997

Mead Lumber. Liberal. Ks., saw high winds blow the roof off its Shed No. 2 during a June 28 hailstorm ...

Ace Hardware, Bartow, Fl., opened July 15 in a former Goodwill Industries building; Katrina waits, store mgr.

84 Lumber Co. opened new 40,000-sq. ft. stores July 8 in Montgomery, Al. (Brian Kozlowski, store mgr.: John Massey, comBr.): Gainesville, Fl. (Dion Menendez, mgr.; Ernie Boling, comgr.), and Cartersville, Ga. (Kyle Diamond, mgr.; David Tomlin and Casey Roberts, co-mgrs.)

84 Lumber received planning commission approval for a railserved lumberyard on 12 acres in Brunswick, Md. ...

Lowe's Cos. opened new stores in mid-July in Lake City, Fl. (Jessica Smith, store mgr.); Pharr, Tx. (Marcy Green, mgr.), and Warwick, R.I. (Joe laciofano, mgr.); in early July in Plant City, Fl. (Roger Morrison, mgr.); Hutchinson, Ks. (Joe Clemens, mgr.); Southaven, Ms. (Lisa Coleman, mgr.); Orangeburg, N.Y. (Michael Cuellar, mgr.); Kinston, N.C. (Gary Mervin, mgr.), and Dale City, Va. (Kathleen Bearfield, mgr.), and in late June in NE Austin, Tx. (Joe Parsons, mgr.); Central Austin (Steve Jordan, mgr.); St. Charles,Il. (Jim Arshem, mgr.), and Georgetown, Ky. (Chris Hill, mgr.)

I-owe's hopes to begin construction by the fall on an $18 million, 135,000-sq. ft. store on 14.8 acres in Niles, In., and is considering sites in Flowood, Ms., and Aransas Pass, Tx.

Home Depot this month opens new home centers in Key West, F1.; Garden City, Ks.; Alexandria, La.; Madison, Ms., and Keene, N.H.; a relocation in Seekonk, lv1a., and aHome Depot Landscape Supply'iaFort Worth, Tx. ...

Home Depot paid $2.125 million for 18 acres in Batavia, N.Y.; acquired a Z}-acre site in Sylacauga, A1., and is considering a site in Berlin, Vt. ...

Habitat for Humani4r opened a Restore donated building material outlet July I I in Beckley, W.V. ...

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Seven D Wholesale of Florida relocated its Pompano Beach, Fl., office Aug.l to Deerfield Beach, FI....

Sunset Moulding Co. has opened a new facility in ldabel, Ok., to produce Suntrim premium MDF primed moulding; corporate Hq. in Live Oak, Ca., will handle sales and purchasing for the new Oklahoma Division ...

American Wood Moulding, Hanover, Md., has acquired a SOVo stake in Ornamental Mauldings Inc.; American is 507o owned by New Zealand forest products exporter Fletcher Challenge Forests Ltd.

Contractor's Truss Systems moved to a larger 40,000-sq. ft. facility with spur in Cotter, Ar.

Payneville Wood Products, Paynesville, Mn., has been acquired from John Hartert by Bart DeVries and Tim Worms, who have renamed the custom millwork business WoodMax

Hartzell Hardwoods, Piqua, Oh., is investing $400,000 for a 16,fi)C-sq. ft. addition to its warehouse; the project is scheduled for completion by September

AERT opened a 500,000-sq. ft. plastic recycling facility-its 3rd-in Alexandria, La.; added a 5th production line at its Springdale, Ar., manufacturing operation, and restarted its Junction City, Tx., plant, following a March 28 fire

Housing starts in June (latest figures) rose 3.7Vo to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.803 million single family starts increased 5.37o to 1.462 million; multi-family (5 + units) were at a pace of 312,000 building permits moved up 0.87o to an annual rate of 1.817 million

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Listings are often submitted months in advance. Always verify dates and locations with sponsor before making plans to attend.

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National Hardware Show/International Hardware WeekAug. 10-12, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 605-1025.

Northwestern Lumber Association - Aug. l0-15, summer Canadian mill and plant tour; (612) 544-6822.

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association - Aug. 13-16, semi-annual meeting, Victoria, B.C.; (800) 550-7889.

Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association - Aug. 14, health benefits committee meeting, Oklahoma Ciry, Ok.; (405) 840-1771.

Moore-Handley Inc. - Aug. 15-17, show, Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, Al.; (205) 663-8235.

Central New York Retail Lumber Dealers Association - Aug. 16, summer outing, Vernon Downs, N.Y.; (800) 292-6'752.

Florida Hardware Co. - Aug. 17-19, fall show, Orlando, Fl.; (904) 783-1650.

Columbia Forest ProductsAug. 19-21, hardwood plywood training class, Old Fort, N.C.; (8OO) 541-4261.

Independent Builders Supply Association - Aug. 2l-22, buying show, Adams Mark Hotel, Charlotte, N.C.; (919) 934-7616. Orgill Inc.Aug. 2l-23, dealer market, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.; (901) 754-8850.

Florida Building Material Association - Aug. 22-23, annual show, Renaissance Resort, Orlando, Fl.; (352) 383-0366.

TruServ Corp.Au;g.23-25, Powerama outdoor power show, Cleveland, Oh.; (773) 695-5165.

Ohio Lumbermen's Association - Aug. 27, golf scramble, Bent Tree Golf Club, Sunbury, Oh. ; (61 4) 267 -7817

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Handy Hardware Wholesale - Sept. 5-6, spring market, George R. Brorvn Convention Center, Houston, Tx.;(713) 644-1495.

New Hampshire Retail Lumber Association - Sept. 5-7, annual meeting, Sebasco Resort, Bath, Me.; (800) 292-6752.

Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine - Sept. 5-7, annuaf meeting, Sebasco Resort, Bath, Me.; (800) 292-6752.

Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc. - Sept. 6-7, fall market, Shreveport, La.; (800) 256-8527.

Ohio Lumbermen's Association - Sept. 6-7, surplus auction. Butler County Fairgrounds, Berea, Oh.; (614) 267-7817.

Western New York Lumber Dealers Association - Sept. 8, board meeting, Best Western, Batavia, N.Y.l (800) 292-6752.

Mid-Hudson Lumber Dealers Association - Sept. 9, board meeting, Ramada Inn, Newburgh, N.Y.; (800) 292-6'752.

Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut - Sept. 10, board meeting, Cleary Millwork, Rocky Hill, Ct.; (800) 292-6752.

Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers - Sept. 10, board meeting, Billiards Cafe, Ayer, Ma.; (800) 292-6152.

Northern New York Lumber Dealers Assn. - Sept. 10, board meeting, Lobster House, Norwood, N.Y.; (8OO) 292-6'752.

Ohio Lumbermen's Association - Sept. 10, board meeting, Archbold, Oh.; (614) 267-7817.

Indiana Lumber & Builders' Supply Association - Sept. 10, mastering management essentials seminar; Sept. 11, customer service seminar, Indianapolis, In.; (800) 752-5829.

Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association - Sept. 11, golf outing, Okemo National Park, Okemo, Vt.; (800) 292-6752.

Amarillo Hardware Co. - Sept. ll-12, fall market, Amarillo Civic Center. Amarillo. Tx.l (806) 376-4'722.

Architectural Woodwork Institute - Sept. ll-12, annual meeting, Biltmore Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Az.; (703) 733-0600.

Virginia Tech - Sept. 1l-12, forest products sales shortcourse, Donaldson Brown Hotel & Conference Center, Blacksburg, Va.: (540) 231-58'76.

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VillaCrest@ doors are designed to give the illusion of an expensive hardwood panel stile and rail door. Made of Low Density Fiberboard, these doors carry a high degree of structural integrity, For added strengtb, solid wood blocks are inserted, hinge-side, to provide for durable - and very critical - seats for the hinge screws,

RM Series doors have the weight and feel of a solid wood door with elegant raised moulding that creates an expensive custom look.

Boise Moving Midwest DCs

Boise Building Solutions, Distribution, a division of Boise Cascade Corp., has relocated its Minneapolis DC to a larger facility in Lakeville, Mn.. and also will begin construction of a replacement for its DC in the Chicago, Il., area.

The new 80,000-sq. ft. warehouse and office facility in Lakeview sits on a l4-acre site that is served by rail transportation. The move was completed in late June.

In the first quarter of 2004, the

sales and distribution operation now in Aurora. Il.. will be relocated to Rochelle, Il., where an 80,000-sq. ft. warehouse and office will be built on a 2l-acre, rail-served site. Boise chose the Rochelle location because of its proximity to rail and highway corridors serving the Chicago trade area.

Hardware Divisions Bought

Black & Decker Corp., Towson, Md., has agreed to buy the Baldwin Hardware and Weiser Lock businesses from Masco Corp., Taylor, Mi.

Baldwin and Weiser, with combined 2002 net sales of $250 million, manufacture and distribute architectural hardware and locksets.

The deal, expected to close later this year, is subject to regulatory and board approval.

Masco chairman and c.e.o. Richard Manoogian said, "We believe that the combination of Baldwin and Weiser with Black & Decker will be advantageous for these businesses since architectural hardware and locksets are core businesses for Black & Decker."

exhibitors' equipment, technology, and services across nearlv 100.000 so. ft. of exhibit space. Participatin! in the opening ribbon-cutting ceremony were (1) exposition director Tami Kessler, SFPA chairman Chip Hanigan, SFPA president LionelJ. Landry, expo administrative asst. Dianne Breaux. (2) Sandra

Colbert, Jim Loy. (3) Alain Dubois, Ava f Chapman. (l) Fraricbis Pilon. (5) Bruce

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EXPO 2003, the 27th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition, attracted 4,185 to Atlanta, Ga., June 25-27 to view 280

David G. Gladden was named director of panel sales for the wood products division of International Paper, Dallas, Tx.

Alan Passmore has joined Cedar Creek, Inc., Little Rock, Ar., serving parts of Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.

Joe Hurd has left Pixley Lumber Co., Claremore, Ok., after 24 years as purchasing director to join Robertsdale Ace Home Center, Robertsdale, Al., in outside sales.

Jay Wrenn, ex-Coastal Lumber, is now with the national sales accounts team at Great Southern Wood Preservers. Abbeville, Al.

Steven Creecy has been promoted to store mgr. of McCoy's Building Supply Center. Ardmore. Ok.

Kristi Huffstetler, ex-Willamette, is new to the EWP sales team at Anthony Forest Products, Ruston, La.

Emily Brown and Diego De La Maza are new to the lumber sales team at Arauco Wood Products, Atlanta, Ga.

Bobby Mahan is a new account mgr. for Capital Lumber Co., Lubbock, Tx.

Don Hower, production supervisor, has retired after more than 4l years with Catawissa Lumber & Specialty Co., Catawissa, Pa.

Wade Sudderth and Blake Prestige are new sales representatives for Lee Roy Jordan Lumber Co.. Dallas. Tx.

Roger Nicholson has been promoted to regional mgr. for Diamond Hill Plywood's DCs in Raleigh, N.C., and Richmond, Va.

Kevin Stanton has been named territory mgr. for Me. and N.H. at Holbrook Lumber, Albany, N.Y. John Catlett is territory mgr. for southern N.Y and N.J.

David Zauchin, ex-Birmingham International, and Rick Dollar, ex-Dobbins Forest Products, have joined Forest Park Trading, Birmingham, Al.

Katie Leese has joined 84 Lumber Co., 84, Pa., as a specialty purchasing asst. Liz Rudibaugh is a new administrative asst.l Lauren Moss. inventory asst.: Jason Nelitz, computer programmer, and Joyce Rotheram, RGA dept. New mgr. trainees: Bret Horn, Selbyville, Md.; Michael J. Reitz Jr., Meadville. Pa.; Nathan Sallach, Northeast, Pa.; Mike Miknevich, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Josh Porter, Apex, N.C. New inventory mgrs.: Justin Kenepp, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., and Greg Babinsack, Pittsburgh.

Riley Cotter is a new account service rep for central Texas at Timber Tech.

Paul Fletcher has been appointed senior v.p. and c.f.o. for Trex Co., Winchester, Va., succeeding Anthony Cavanna, who will retire at the end of the year.

Peter Keyes has begun international sales of solid wood products for Intemational Forest Products, Foxboro, Ma.

John F. Phillips has been apointed v.p. of Home Depot's new government solutions group, Atlanta, Ga. Frank Sutherland is store mgr. of the new Depot in Marion, In. Ron Donelson is mgr. of the new Mishawaka, In., store.

Michael Watson has launched Lumber Source International Ltd., Sharpsburg, Ga., offering consulting and sourcing services from Central and South America and South Africa.

Anthony Sabo is now general mgr. of TruServ's rental business.

Virgis Colbert, Miller Brewing Co., was elected to the board of Stanley Works, New Britain, Cr.

Julie Galant has joined the National Sash & Door Jobbers Association, New Port Richey, Fl., as meeting planner.

Todd Davis is senior show director of the Sunbelt Builders Show. Tol Kincaid is show mgr.; Jan Fratus, production coordinator, and Lesa Jones, operations & conference coordinator.

Shea D. Grove, formerly with the U.S. Forest Service, has joined MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Fire Hits Lumber Warehouse

A former employee has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to Elder Forest Products, Crowley, La., according to Elder's Arvin Compton.

Firefighters battled for 12 hours to extinguish the July l2 blaze that destroyed a lumber warehouse. Several firemen had to be treated for dehydration.

Investigators searched through debris for clues to the cause of the blaze that started just before l0:30 p.m. on a Saturday.

The damage was, according to owner Donald Elder, "very extensive. I'm grateful to God we still have one complete rough draft shed which holds our raw material."

The surviving shed, ironically, itself caught fire six years ago and the cause was never determined.

The unnamed suspect is also believed to be behind two other recent cases of arson.

Planer Mill Rises In Georgia

A new lumber manufacturing complex in Cordele, Ga., has begun production of S-P-F studs and dimension and southern yellow pine boards and dimension.

Southeastern Forest Products. owned by U.S. Timber, expects to reach full production of approximately 400 million bd. ft. per shift in 60 to 90 days.

John Peaslee is general manager, with George Savage handling sales.

News Briefs

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M e adWe stvaco has temporarily shuttered its Greenville, Ga., sawmill, laying off 156 ...

Weyerhaeuser Corp. auctioned off equipment from its Simsboro, Ruston and Lillie, La., mills

Hess-Armaclad Inc., Quincy Township, Pa.. is negotiating to sell its storm door business, including 117,000-sq. ft. building, equipment, inventory and l4 acres of land, to Nick Turano by Sept. I

Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., Alexandria. La.. won the Lantern Award in the Agriculture/Forestry category by the Louisiana Department of Economic Development and the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Assn.

CertainTeed is expanding its Shreveport, La., roofing plant to produce laminated shingles by late next year ... CertainTeed's Oxford, N.C., roofing plant earned ISO 9001 :2000 certification

Black & Decker, Towson, Md., sold its Easton, Md,. manufacturing complex to Pettinaro Enterprises for $4.9 million ...

Cooperative Reserve Supply, Cambridge, Ma., is now distributing Vinyl Concepts & Design 's railing. decking and accessories

Wholesale Building Materials, Vincennes, In., is stocking Anthony Forest Products' I-joists

Reeb Millwork Corp.ls DCs in Syracuse, N.Y., and Bethlehem,

Pa., now offer Peachtree's 30O, 500 and 700 Series windows and patio doors

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia/s is now distributing CertainTeed WeatherBoards fiber cement sidins in Oklahoma and Texas

Komo Machine, Sauk Rapids, Mn., is now distributing Omnitech's new Selexx CNC routers

PrimeSource Building Products DCs across the U.S. are now distributing Porter-Cable's complete line of power tools

GeoDeck is partnering with Hitachi Power Tools USA on a contractor promotion that allows decking purchasers to buy a coil nailer at a sharp discount.

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Cypress lumber is oft times the most maligned lumber in the industry-primarily because most folks don't know where to look for it or don't know what to do with it when they find it.

Quoting directly from one Texas timber frame manufacturer, "Cypress is not a particularly strong wood." We have reclaimed houses, barns, docks, warehouses, and cotton gins that were built from cypress lumber that have stood for hundreds of years-and in commercial cases have withstood tremendous workloads. We would then resaw or remill this wood and be astounded at the quality of the product. This is not something I have seen in any other common lumber.

Another quote is, "prone to ring shake separation." I would certainly hope so. If not, the cypress shake would be on its backside. Ring separation has not been a factor in any cypress lumber that we have handled.

The most common criticism I have heard is, "it's so expensive." To squelch that complaint, nail a yellow pine 2x 4 and cypress 2x 4 board to the side of a building, come back l0 years later, get your cypress board, and try to retrieve what is left of the nails where the pine board was.

"Expense is always relative to quality"-a quote I will attribute to my ex-wife. Obviously, if you are building a

low budget home, cypress would not be the lumber of choice. If you are supplying those who are interested in an investment as well as the aesthetic beauty of the product, cypress is the lumber of choice.

"Cypress is just not available in quantity"-same Texan. I certainly will not suggest that it is as common as the pine that is being eaten by the pine beetle, but I have not had an order that I couldn't fill.

That brings up another subject: wood decay and insect resistance. There are very few types of lumber that even come close to cypress lumber in these departments.

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N.Y. Dealer Adding Sth Store

Noble Ace Hardware will open its fifth store this fall in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

The company is renovating 19,000 sq. ft. of a former Ames store, hoping to open in early November.

President Ken Noble, who owns the chain with his brother, v.p. Rob, said they had been looking at the Seneca Falls area for about two years, but for the last year had been concentrating on its latest opening, in Johnstown, N.Y. Johnstown general mgr. Vincent Cardone will run the new store.

The chain also operates Ace Hardware stores in Queensbury and Glen Falls, N.Y., and Rutland, Vt., and plans to eventually add three to five more locations.

Afternoon Twister Takes Roof

A tornado damaged three buildings at Pekin Hardwood Lumber Co., Pekin, Il., as employees looked on.

The twister touched down at 3:38 p.m. July 8 and tore off the front part of the roof of the yard's westernmost warehouse- with four people inside.

"I had five seconds (to find shelter)," said employee Tyler Sullivan,

who saw the storm approach, "and I didn't hear anything but wind. It was stunning."

After the storm, the yard was littered with debris, including roofing and siding that had blown more than 100 yards.

Yard Foreman Claims Bias

A former yard foreman at Carter Jones Lumber, Athens, Oh., is suing the company for alleged age and sex discrimination.

Floyd Stevens, 48, filed complaints against the Kent, Oh.-based chain with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and the Ohio Bureau of Worker' s Compensation.

Stevens said that he was terminated three years ago because of his age, claiming he rvas told that if he didn't color his hair to look younger, he could be replaced.

He also alleged that the female store manager, who had recently taken over, harassed him to date her sister. He said his refusal created a difficult situation for him that eventually caused him to lose his job.

Stevens reportedly decided to act as

his own attorney in the case, after a lawyer advised him that he could not find any facts to suggest that his termination was illegal.

The OCRC complaint also alleges religious prejudice. Stevens added that the company inflicted its fundamentalist Christian beliefs upon him because he is agnostic. The EOEC dismissed the sex discrimination suit since it was not filed within the time frame required, but gave him a letter for the right to sue.

The BWC complaint, which included his current lawsuit, was based on an earlier contention about an injury Stevens incurred while on the job, where his hand was smashed between two propane tanks, and he allegedly could not take off work to let it heal.

Ecolabel Stamp of Approval

When given the choice between ecolabeled and non-ecolabeled plywood products, consumers opt for the ecolabeled one, according to a recent study. As long as the price of the plywood was the same, the ecolabeled merchandise outsold the non-ecolabeled merchandise 2 to -.

At two Home Depot stores in

Oregon, consumers were offered a choice between virtually identical ecolabeled and non-ecolabeled sheets of plywood in bins next to each other.

When priced identically, 271 pieces of ecolabeled products were sold compared to 132 pieces of non-ecolabeled products.

When the ecolabeled plywood was priced 2Vo higher, 37Va of consumers paid the premium ( 103 of 279 buyers).

Conducting several surveys, researchers found that consumers generally favor certified products, and a smaller segment is willing to pay premiums for the ecolabeled stamp of approval.

For manufacturers and retailers. this suggests that offering ecolabeled products may increase marketshare, as long as consumers do not have to pay extra for it.

Ace Overseer Faces Charges

An Ace Hardware loss-prevention employee faces six years in prison if found guilty of stealing up to $100,000 of merchandise from a distribution warehouse in La Crosse, Mn.

Jeffrey P. Lepsch, 30, was anested at his home allegedly after the company's loss prevention team watched him leave with a truck full of tools and other materials.

Lepsch admitted to police that he stole about $8,000 worth of equipment, but denies taking the $100,000 worth of merchandise that store officials say has been stolen over the past three years, according to authorities. He faces six years in prison if convicted of felony theft.

According to the criminal complaint, once the warehouse closed, Lepsch turned the surveillance cameras off, backed his truck up to a loading dock and filled it up. Police confronted Lepsch at his home after he was seen driving away from the warehouse.

Some of the equipment Lepsch said he took was electronics, cases of thermometers, fluorescent lights, propane cans, a telescope, water heater and an assortment of tools. He told police that he either sold the items over the Internet or gave them away.

Fireworks Spark Yard Fires

Investigators suspect fireworks are to blame for a pair of lumberyard fires during the Fourth of July weekend.

Bottle rockets were found near the source of a July 4 fire that destroyed a building at the old Petit Jean Lumber Yard, Fort Smith, Ar. Damage is estimated at $100.000.

The blaze attracted a crowd of

bystanders, many out in search of a fireworks display. "There were huge clouds in the sky and they were all lit up orange," said one onlooker.

Two days later, bottle rockets also likely ignited piles of wood scrap and mobile home structure at an Independence, Mo., lumber salvage yard.

Depot To Get Data Hook-Up

Home Depot will begin implementing an item registry and synchronization services for its more than 1.500 stores located in the United States, Puerto Rico. Canada. and Mexico this year.

Home Depot is in the process of requesting its suppliers subscribe to UCCnet and its data services.

Home Depot will register location data in the UCCnet Globalregistry, an industry-supported repository for standardized item, location and trading partner data. Home Depot's suppliers will also register item data in the Globalregistry.

Once registered, UCCnet checks the data for compliance to industry standards. Home Depot will then use UCCnet's item synchronization service to synchronize the registry-compliant data with its suppliers, ensuring that all suppliers are using identical, up-to-date, standards-compliant data.

Roseburg Adds Two EWP DCs

Roseburg Forest Products has opened two additional engineered wood customer supply centers (CSCs) to support growing demand for EWP.

A new CSC in Fairless Hills, Pa., will serve Mid-Atlantic and New England markets. The second new CSC, in Colton, Ca., will serve Southern California.

Roseburg also operates CSCs in Rockton, Il., for the Midwest and Great Lakes regions and at its EWP mill in Riddle, Or., for the Northwest.

"Having product staged in strategic locations throughout the country provides a unique service advantage to our customers," said Bob Berch, sales mgr. for Roseburg's EWP division.

The centers stock the complete line of Roseburg Framing System products, including RFPI Joist, Rigidlam LVL and RigidRim Rimboard.

L-P Reaches Divestiture Goal

With a definitive agreement to sell 465,000 more acres of timberland in southeastern Texas, Louisiana-Pacific Corp. has exceeded its divestiture target of $700 million in asset sales over the last year.

An institutional investor asreed to

pay $285 million for the land, which will be managed by Molpus Woodlands Group, Jackson, Ms. The deal is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter.

"This agreement marks a key milestone in the divestiture program we announced 14 months ago," said Mark A. Suwyn, L-P's chairman and c.e.o. "Once this sale and other announced transactions are completed, we will have accomplished essentially everything we set out to do within the time period we stated. The total value achieved through this program will exceed the upper end of our $600 to $700 million target. With these funds, we have reduced our debt and have initiated investments in the businesses we have retained."

Investigators Clear Depot

No criminal charges will be filed against Home Depot tor the May 2 death of a 6-year-old boy at its store in Pharr, Tx. However, there is still time for prosecutors to file criminal charges if new evidence is found, and the family chooses to file a lawsuit.

Patio doors fell from shelving and crushed Ivan San Miguel while he was shopping with family, according to

police. Investigators said that while helping a customer, an employee left a pallet unattended without securing the rest of the doors. Police concluded it was a possible negligent homicide.

According to Sofia Arizpe, assistant district attorney, Hildago County, Tx., it has become a civil matter since there is not enough evidence to file criminal charges.

Home Depot has since implemented a new safety rule that requires employees to remove all the doors from pallets after packaging. A company can only be sued in Texas if its top management is aware of the offense. If management is found to have allowed unsafe conditions that resulted in his death, the company could possibly be found negligent. The family has hired an attorney.

APA Label Shows Hotline

APA-rated panel products now bear the phone number of the APA Help Desk directly on the trademark stamp to assist builders with proper installation techniques.

With the number at their fingertips, it can help reduce callbacks about product misapplication and improper installation.

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Hardware Store Worker Slain

A worker at Earl's True Value Hardware, Fredericksburg, Va., was stabbed to death at the store's on-site post office.

Soon after the store closed for the day July 14, a co-worker discovered Crystal Michelle Jacobs, 33, unconscious and bleeding in the postal area at the back of the store. Jacobs had worked for the company on and off fbr l5 years.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $100.000.

The sheriff's department. FBI and postal agents are investigating.

The store was closed for fbur days as a result of the tragedy.

Flood Swamps Ohio Yard

Flooding forced the July 2 I closure of Terry Lumber & Supply Co., Peninsula, Oh., and co-owner Judy Lahoski was unsure when the business would reopen.

Rushing waters from a nearby creek dumped mud on the floors of the yard's main building and carried lumber from storage sheds, depositing hundreds of 2x4s around the yard.

Floodwaters also overturned trash cans and fuel tanks for companyowned vehicles.

At an adjacent company, Peninsula Hardwoods, water rose to about 4 ft.

Depot Cleared In CCA Suit

A federal judge in West Palm Beach, Fl., has dismissed responsibility for Home Depot to replace CCA pressure treated wood in decks and playground equipment across Florida.

According to the ruling, too many variables can contribute to chemical leaching, and vague product identification would make it difficult to blame a single party.

U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks noted that a class action lawsuit "would be futile."

In February, a federal judge denied the case class action status, after plaintiffs admitted that only a handful of personal injuries have been filed relating to CCA. He also dismissed several CCA treated lumber suppliers from the lawsuit, leaving Home Depot as the sole defendant.

Wood Preservative Science

Council executive director Jim Hale called the ruling a major setback to

those who have been trying to make CCA 'lhe next asbestos. and to alarm the public to a threat which simply does not exist."

Rollin M. Anderson, 88, longtime manager of Hanson Lumber Co., Boxholm, Ia., died July 19 in Boone, Ia.

A native of Boxholm. he served in the U.S. Army during World War II, afterwards joining Hanson Lumber.

Katherine "Katie" Sheriff, marketing director for Lee Lumber Co., Chicago, Il., died June 30 of injuries suffered when a three-story porch collapsed from an apartment building. Twelve people were killed and at least 57 others were injured in the accident.

Ms. Sheriff had been with the company for about one month. Prior to working for Lee Lumber, she worked for an advertising agency, after graduating from Duke University.

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Raise The Rails

BWCreativeWood has introduced the Creative Rail Kit, a maintenancefree, profiled hand-railing system with aluminum balusters.

The system includes a specially designed installation strap to connect the cable to the subfloor.

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Whiff Your Walls

Paint Pourri, a fragrance additive that is stirred into latex, enamel or oilbased paints, has been developed by Scentco.

The rails.come pre-drilled to eliminate measunng.

Aluminum balusters are rust-free in a choice of fbur oowder-coated finishes. The kit accommodates various rail heights and comes with angle adaptors to help with installation.

Balusters feature a 25-year corrosion resistance and ACQ compatibility warranty. Rails come in cedar or treated pine.

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No More Cold Feet

Easyheat is introducing a new floor warming system that may be used in any room.

The Warm Tiles Electric Floor system is designed mainly for ceramic tile, stone or marble.

It is said to combat smoke, pets, mildew and the natural smell of paint itself. The fragrance is balanced and lasts for six rnonths to a year, depending on the size of the room. It comes in eight fragrances, such as Tropical Winds and Lavender Breeze.

- Please contact (877) 229-7900 or go online at www.scentco.com

Signed & Sealed For Siding

A sidins sealant from OSI now features ai inner seal that breaks away once the cartridge is installed in the caulk gun and pressure is applied. Quad sealant comes in a variety of colors to match gutters, vinyl windows and siding.

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Decked Out Fast

A vinyl decking and railing system, designed for quicker installation,

is new from Royal Crown Ltd.

Deck Lok features a self-spacing snap connection system with hidden Iasteners.

Each side ofthe plank is a different color. allowing dealers to improve inventory management by stocking two colors as one and widening consumer choices when designing a deck.

It is water and slip-resistant, contains a UV inhibitor to prevent color from fading and is available in light or dark sandalwood.

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Engineered Wood Boards

Windsor One has added a new line of specialty boards in standard and wide-center beads, which are said to provide tight seams and reduce gaps between boards when installed.

The lumber is an engineered wood board, end and edge-glued, with glue ioints made to be stronger than the wood itself.

It is double-primed by using a vacuum coating technology, allowing the boards installed outdoors to last up to a year without needing a topcoat.

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Cupola Salespeople

Two point-of-purchase displays to increase cupola sales are new from Accent Millworks.

The freestanding model has an actual cupola on top. A full-color poster is designed for wall mounting.

Both displays illustrate the various models available. The brochures and freight are free.

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Classical Outdoor Structures

Millcast has designed a new composite-based arbor to enhance landscapes, pool and spa sites.

The cordless tool includes h maintenance-free motor and has an adjustable torque clutch.

The flashlight works up to 9.8 hours on a single charge, and has a flexible swivel head for maneuverability. The charger and battery packs can be used with both.

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Arbor-Tect, a classical Tuscan architecture system, comes ready to assernble and can be erected in one day.

The structures are pre-engineered, maintenance-free and come in prepackaged kits. Columns are reinfbrced with tubular steel for stability. The standard sizes are l0'xl0', 12' xl2', 12' xl4', 12' xl6', 14' xl4' and l6'xl6'. Custom sizes are also available.

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redwood, honeytone and rustic oak.

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Grate Makeovers

An innovative system to decorate and filtrate vents is new from LL Building Products.

The Grate Accents Register system offers a collection of face plates and damper boxes with built-in filter holders in all standard sizes.

Custom Mouldings-Your Way

Logosol has introduced i four-head planerimoulder for shops that produce custom mouldings in small or large runs.

PH260 has a 43"x35" footprint and planes lumber, runs tongue and groove in a single pass and produces custom mouldings such as crown moulding or door casing.

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Shield Wood From Storms

Storm Shield has introduced a l00o/o acrylic exterior waterborne wood protectant. Ultraviolet light screening chemicals help to prevent the premature loss of color, surface mildew and water absorbtion.

The semi-transparent protectant is designed fbr fences, log homes, decks, siding, play equipment, docks and other wood substrates. Storm Shield is available in cedartone,

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The new member gains instant exposure through our wmmpa.com web site. The searchable database is a key feature that lets visitors to wmmpa.com sift through our membership listing to find those companies that manuf'acture products they are seeking to purchase.

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The print advertising the association conducts throughout the year on behalf of its membership in industry specific magazines gains name recognition for all member companies.

Allen: The WMMPA marked 40 years last month. Has the association changed its mission or purpose fbr existence since its inception in 1963?

Schroeder: No, our purpose has not changed. We have, however, streamlined our business meetings, focusing more on education geared specifically to moulding and millwork manufacturers. The speakers we hire deliver timely topics that our members can use each day in their facilities. Now we spend more time sitting down together discussing our markets, available technology, and standards, sharing our knowledge base with each other. There is no greater wealth of wood moulding and millwork knowledge anywhere than when our members gather together. Our members utilize each other's experiences to grow and expand their operations.

Allen: Do you think there are misconceptions by non-member manufacturers regarding the WMMPA?

Schroeder: Misconceptions are always out there, whether they are about the WMMPA or other associations regardless of the industry. I think the number one misconception regarding our organization is that we only service large manufacturing facilities or corporations. which is not the case. Our dues schedule accommodates a one-moulder operation running 15,000 bd. ft. per month or less.

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As with any volunteer organization. you get out of it what you put into it. Our active WMMPA members will tell you that the business meetings they attend coupled with the business relationships they have developed has more than paid for their investment in this association.

Millwork Firm Opens To Shutters

Glen Oak Lumber & Milling has made it easier for builders to address one of the challenges associated with the architectural windows popular in today's home designs.

Attention-getting windows like ovals, circles and half-

circles require lvindow coverings capable of providing privacy, light control and a look as special as the accent windows themselves. By purchasing the assets of specialtyshape shutter manufacturer North American Sunburst Corp., Naples, Fl., and serving as the emerging entity's managing partner, Glen Oak intends to significantly impact thc specialty shutter products category.

Using proprietary CNC manufacturing technology, North American Sunburst creates radius and angled plantation-style shutters in any shape and size-automatically and precisely producing seven custom-made specialty shutters in the time it takes others to produce a single shutter by hand. With Glen Oak's financial, operational and marketing support, North American Sunburst has been able to increase its production capacity ten-fold in a single shift, and effectively serve a rapidly growing nationwide customer base, in a single year. Additional improvements are in process.

I-ikervise, thc shutter industry experts at North American Sunburst, including creator and brand manager Ted Morse. have considerably shortened Glen Oak's learning curve in the window fashions category of building material products. As a result, the large millwork manufacturcr has successfully parlayed its experience fingerjointing, moulding and priming interior trim, into producing and selling shutter pafts.

Glen Oak's Arrow-Straight F.J. shutter components quickly gained acceptance from plantation shutter manufhcturers and f'abricators. Produced at Glen Oak's poplar plant in Somerset, Ky., they are distributed from multiple facilities throughout the U.S., including a new facility shared with North American Sunburst in Naples, Fl.

lN RECOGNITION of its immigrant heritage and the significant role Ellis lsland olaved in American historv, J.M. Huber Corp.. Edison. N.J.. recentlv donated 18,000 sq. ft, of PerformMAX 500 specialty wood panels to help stabilize 12 deteriorating buildings on Ellis lsland. Without stabilization, the historic resources will be lost.

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Universal Building Specia|ties..........,.............(800) 282-9583

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A&H Windows ..........,.....(866) 229'7617

American Forest & Paper Assn.................,....(202) 463-2459

American Wood Preservers Institute..............(800) 356-2974

Beautiful Home Supply (Md.) .,......,...,.,..........(800) 761 -9663

Beautiful Home Supply (Va.)..........................(540) 710-7144 Carolina Atlantic..... .,.....(800) 672-3555

Chadsworth's l.800.Columns ...................,....(800) 486'21 1 8

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Cox Wood Preserving C0....................,..........(800) 476-4401

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Top 100 Forest Products Firms' Profits plummet

An oversupply of lumber and 489,000, in part due to growing opera_ decreasing demand cut in half the total tions overseas, campbell said. iotal profit of the world's top 100 forest employment among ihe top 100 firms products companies last year and worldwide was flat at 1.1 million. should translate into additional layoffs overall profitability improved. at U.S. and Canadian sawmills, Return on equity for the U.S. firms according to new report by averaged 5.9Vo in 2002, tp from 5.2Vo Pricewaterhousecoopers. a year earlier. The companies spent

Combined, the top 100 firms $4.4 billion on resrrucruring ind earned $3.1 billion in 2002, down accountingchanges. from $6.2 billion in 2001, on sales of The report noted that consolidation $301 billion. could reduce supply, but most firms

Profits for the 28 u.s. firms on the have too much debt to make new list fell by half, to $800 million, in acquisitions. part due to rising imports and restruc-

The l l canadian companies on the turing charges. list increased sales, with several mills

According to consultant craig increasing production to lessen the campbell, worldwide capacity of all unit cost of u.s. tariffs. Their profit forest products needs to fall by lovo- more than doubled to $23g million. and most cuts would be in the u.S.

Sales for the 29 European compaand Canada, where costs are high and nies also rose last year, due to exports economic growth is stagnant. to the U.s. last year, although tepid

"There's a shift toward low-cost demand in Europe cut profits ly mb.e regions, particularly the Southern than5OVo. Hemisphere, china and Russia," poor economic growth also hamcampbell said. "There will be more pered the l4 Japanese companies in migration away from North America." the top 100.

Despite significant job cuts at Nine of the remaining lg compa_ weyerhaeuser and other large timber nies on the rist-in Asia, Laiin firms, total employment at the 28 u.s. America and South Africa-exceeded companies increased I I,000 to l\Vo retum on equitv.

Connector Maker Opens Lab

Simpson Strong-Tie Co. unveiled a $10 million, 25,000-sq. ft. research lab to better understand the effects of earthquakes and high wind on structural systems, as well as to design and test products and techniques.

The Tyrell Gilb Research Laboratory opened in mid-July in Stockton, Ca. It features a seismic shake table and two cyclic/static test frames.

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