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Hogan Hardwoods & Moulding operates two state-of-the-art moulding facilities located in Ruston, Louisiana, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Our moulding facilities can meet your time-sensitive lead times, and we can produce the large orders fast. We have over 200,000 lineal feet of short run capacity PER DAY. In addition, we can profile sand, prime or prefinish to your specifications. Call for pricing.

RUSTON, LA

189 Haddox Rd. Ruston, LA 71 270

Phone: 31 8-255-5488

Fax: 31 8-255-5499

Toll Free: 800-255-5460

BATON ROUGE, LA

7836 Beco St.

Baton Rouge, LA 70815

Phone: 225-927-6488

Fax:225-927-0421

Toll Free: 888-343-5488

LAFAYETTE, LA

1636 Walker Rd. Scott, LA 70583

Phone: 337-289-5483

Fax: 337-289-9355

NEW ORLEANS, LA

1 4200 Chef Menteur Hwy.

New Orleans, LA 70129

Phone: 504-254-1 550

Fax:504-254-1278

Toll Free: 800-735-1550

Distribution Locations

FORT WORTH, TX 705 W. Mansfield Hwy. Kennedale, TX 76060

Phone:817-516-1 lBB

Fax:817-516-1187

Toll Free: 888-593-5488

HOUSTON, TX 7770 Blankenship

Houston, TX 77055

Phone: 713- 683-0991

Fax: 71 3-683-3863

Toll Free: 888-343-0667

AUSTIN, TX SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL 600 Industrial Blvd., Ste. 100 5161 Hwy. 98 W, Austin, TX 78745 Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Phone: 512-443-0777

Fax: 5 l 2-443-0855

Toll Free: 800-n7-7712

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 2760 N. Great SW Pkwy, Grand Prairie, TX 75050

Phone:972-602-1777

Fax:972-602-0224

Toll Free: 800-n2-2777

Phone: 850-267-9955

Fax: 850-267-9940

Logger's Death Investigated

A worker for Johnson Logging, Maysville, N.C., was killed June 22 while attempting to connect a cable to tow another piece of equipment that had become stuck.

The state Department of Labor is investigating and, as of yet, has found no evidence to suggest the company violated any safety standards.

Benny Banks Jr.,39, worked in the logging business for 25 years.

Cunently, investigators are collecting witness statements and taking photographs. The investigation is expected to last four weeks.

Indiana's Bender Buys Ninth

Bender Lumber Co., Bloomington, In., has acquired Morrison Home Supply, Inc., Linton, In.

Bender had eyed Morrison for some time and contacted the company as soon as it went up for sale.

Bender is currently stocking the location and building up the inventory.

"We're very excited about this acquisition and the opportunity to continue to build on Bender Lumber's record of outstanding success," said Mark Hershberger, president of Bender Lumber. "Bender Lumber is excited about being a part of the Linton community and serving the customers with the same level of service as was demonstrated by Morrison Home Supply."

Jim Morrison will continue to serve as store manager, while his brother, Bill, will remain a commercial sales representative.

Morrison believes the new owners will be good for business and that the acquisition "should take the business up a couple of notches. They have a good plan. They are not in for the short run."

With the acquisition, Bender now operates in nine markets throughout central and southem Indiana.

Court Certifies Trex Suit

The Superior Court of New Jersey certified a nationwide class action May 28 against Trex Co. and ExxonMobil Corp. The case, originally filed in2OO2, alleges that Trex and Timbrex products rot, splinter and degrade because of faulty manufacturing processes.

The court certified a class of consumers from 1992 through 2004 who claim the warranty issued by Trex and ExxonMobil in conjunction with the sales and distribution of composite lumber products is unconscionable and must be reformed. The consumers will also be certified for those years on claims that the sale, marketing, and distribution of the products violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.

According to the claim, the product defects are inconsistent with marketing materials distributed by Trex, which say the product does not need sealants. However, after the product starts to show mold, Trex allegedly recommends applying a sealant. The plaintiffs want to alter the warranty to include repair and replacement costs.

New Store Goes True Value

The newest True Value Hardware store is opening in Green Bay, Wi.

C&M Hardware owners Corny Roemaat and Mike Koltz hope to open their store this month in two buildings located next door to each other.

While another hardware store is located less than two miles from C&M, Roemaat believes service will make all the difference. "I believe with the customer service," Roemaat said, "it should be no problem. Like any business, the customer dictates which direction the business goes."

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Specializing in Stock or Fixed Width Lumber

,6" r7" 18" r 9", 10", I l" & 12" &W in Ygllow Poplar, Red Oak and White Oak, FAS and I Common NHLA Grades

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All lumber can be Gang Ripped l" thru 12" - Straight Line Ripped

Surfaced S2S or S4S

Please call for exact specification.

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BPD welcomes Letters to the Editor. Please .send to Editor, 4500 Campus Dr., Suite 480, Newport Beach, Ca.92660; Fax 949-852-0231, or via e-mail to dkoenip@ buildin g -p r oduct s.c om

EUREKA,I'VE FOUND HER!

Although retired for 13 years from the family business established by my Grandfather Smick in 1906, I still pick up magazines ofthe industry when in the office.

Just before the 4th of July, I read the June 2004 issue of Building Products Digest and was completely surprised to read "Competitive Intelligence" (p. l6-17) and to see a photo of my favorite editor, Carla Waldemar.

After she left LBM magazine, I feared we might never see or hear from her again. What a pleasant surprise! Reading her excellent article on Marty Johnson and the Farmington, N.M.-based Construction Supply made my day, finding Carla. We are so happy for her.

I am impressed with the photos of Construction Supply. It looks like a clean and neat operation.

Being retired, I now spend 50, 60 and 65 hours every week volunteering for my church, Rotary, an insurance company, a 22-acre cemetery in Salem where I am president of the board of trustees. serving on the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority, and on the N.J. World Trade Center Victims Memorial Commission. Our job is to select a site (Battery Park in Jersey City opposite Manhattan), and select a design as a permanent memorial fbr the 656 New Jersey residents who died in the two World Trade Centers. Our third job is to raise an estimated $8 million to build the memorial.

Fortunately, three former New Jersey governors (James Florio, Brendan Byrne and Thomas Kean) are three of the l7 members of our commission. The governors say "big business" will come to the rescue for the needed funds.

I still remain very active in the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, attending all meetings and chairing the committee for bankruptcy reform, which has been unable to get

Congress to act.

Continued best wishes to her as we look forward to future success stories of outstanding pro dealers and even smaller, independent retail yards in BPD. She is certainly associated with another great magazine.

B. Harold Smick, Jr. Smick Lumber

P.O. Box 127

Quinton, N.J. 08072