Building Products Digest - September 2003

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Specialty & Colrrmodity Based Markets

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Gurbing wildfires again a hot

Once again, we've begun our annual "fight the fires" battle. However, the smoke finally may be starting to clear, as the Bush White House's timber bill rolls on. A national logging bill, the Healthy Forests Initiative, appears close to passing, despite the expected environmentalist opposition.

Although the fires have been seen over the years as a western issue, it now appears it has grown into a national issue, and it's time that such a policy was successful. In 2002 more than 5.26 million acres were impacted, and already in early August, almost 2 million acres have been

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impacted with possibly the worst to come, as forests continue to dry out.

The new bill gives wide license to thin millions of acres of public timber, while preserving wilderness areas and capping thinning on the affected lands to 20 million acres. Some environmental standards will be relaxed, opposition reviews will be sped up, and the views of agencies, such as the Forest Service, will carry additional weight.

I am pleased to see our president out on the stump, selling the measure, and there is a general consensus that the bill has a good chance of passing, especially since it will be debated against an extended fire season and blazing headlines. It appears that Northwest industry factions are working with their Southern counterparts to produce a stronger industry face against its predicted opposition than has been possible in the past. While the two regions have often been rivals, this industry coalition is great to see.

Naturally, opponents cry foul-that the proposal is a ruse to get to other lands, and an attempt to cover up failures by the government last year in providing adequate funds. I hope government opposition will not filibuster the proposals, and forestall this long overdue initiative. Indeed, at this time, a number of Democrats appear to be lining up behind the bill in bipartisan support. I hope that common sense will prevail, but as we all know common sense in govemment does not always win the day.

Environmentalists are claiming the expedited process is unnecessary, since no more than 67o of cases have gone to court and most appeals are settled within the prescribed 90 days. Now while the public has a right to participate in such decisions, far too many are appealed, eating up not only time, but also a large percentage of the thinning projects' budgets.

Passing of this bill will mean that 2004 will see a large reduction in both wildfires and people losing their homes and livelihoods, and will allow our industry to show they are responsible stewards of our environment. May common sense prevail.

Equally promising, the bill coincides with a recent settlement by the Bush Administration to meet the 1994 goals of the Northwest Forest Plan. Hopefully this is good news, since the plan put in place nine years ago has never met its timber soals. Even less fuel for the fire.

IT'S A TYPICAL WARM SUMMER DAY.

SO WHAT'S THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE A SOLAR BOARD HOUSE?

It's a lot cooler.

A house protected by Solar Boardo" radiant barrier sheathing has a head start on comfort. Up to 97% of radiant heat from the sun is reflected by Solar Board, so the attic will be as much as 30' cooler. This means the rest of the house will certainly be cooler too. And in the winter these highly reflective Solar Board panels help to keep the heat inside.

Lower energy costs.

A house kept comfortable by Solar Board is easy on energy bills. Typical costs for cooling are lower - up to 25%lower. Today a house that conserves energy is a whole lot more attractive to home buyers. So the small additional cost of Solar Board for roofs and walls is a real good rnvestment.

A cool 2Oyear warranty.

Solar Board is made right here in the USA and is backed by a 20 year warranty. That's a real plus for new home buyers too.

THE industrial market. which only I accounts for roughly 27o of North American oriented strand board production, has never been targeted as a potentially larger market for OSB. Until now, that is.

Made up of wood strands aligned lengthwise and crosswise in different layers for structural strength and rigidity, OSB has captured about 757o of the North American home construction market for floor, wall and ceiling panels. Most OSB production, about three-fourths of the total 23 billion sq. ft.. 3/8" basis. continues to be driven by new housing starts.

OSB makers will continue to supply the residential market with large quantities of sheathing. Specialty products, such as heavy-duty flooring panels, radiant panels, structural insulated panels, rimboards and I-joist webs, will also play a larger role to maintain and increase residential market share. But there is a limit to how much more OSB can be supplied for new home construction, which is why producers are looking to new markets.

It won't be easy.

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Forest Service, referring to the commodity-sheathing market that OSB has captured. "OSB will be going after much tougher areas to capture in the industrial market."

Schuler points out that unlike the residential market where panels are graded according to industry-recognized performance standards, the industrial market has no such grading system. "Each company ordering industrial panels will seek specific performance requirements of its own that will be more difficult to satisfy than industry-recognized certified standards."

campaign will have to be launched to educate people on OSB's advantages. "Research and development will also require a more impact-resistant OSB panel for packaging and freight handling, and a smooth overlay covering the rough strand texture of OSB will enable OSB to compete better with panels in the furniture market."

The USDA's Schuler added that the quality of OSB panels will continue to improve with mills using continuous press technology, resulting "in a more consistent panel with a higher density profile needed for industrial applications."

The next two largest markets for OSB are remodeling and renovation, which account for just under l57o of production, and non-residential (panels for factories, office buildings, hospitals, government buildings, and military bases), which makes up close to 1OVo. The industrial market is the smallest North American structural panel market for OSB. Conversely, it is the largest for plywood, accounting for more than one-third of total plywood production.

"The industrial market will be a larger target market for OSB because it is the least penetrated," said Mark Angelini, president and c.e.o. of the Structural Board Association. "Although a relatively small market now for OSB, it is likely to have the largest upside potential down the road."

It won't be easy. "The low-hanging fruit has already been taken," said Al Schuler, a research economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's

The industrial market is mainly made up of products lor consumption and material handling, including light and heavy duty boxes for packaging, panel liners for trucks, trailer and van cargo compartments, intermodal freight containers, rail car liners, recreational vehicles and buses, pallets, crates, overlaid highway and commercial signs, and upholstered furniture frames.

Bernard Fuller, chairman and v.p. of consultant Resource Information Systems, Inc., Bedford, Ma., said a

"Developing OSB panels for the industrial market will require adding more value in panel production, which will increase panel cost, and cost has been a great advantage that OSB has enjoyed over plywood," he said. "So long as value can be added and costs kept competitive, OSB will be able to better tap the industrial market. Nobody back in 1983 could have imagined the residential market share that OSB has captured today. We are still in the early stages of OSB in the industrial market."

"The low-hanging fruit has already been taken."

PALLETS, crates and other industrialapplications, still a plywood stronghold, are OSB'S next target.

Interior wood paneling makes acomeback

I f IOOD for walls is back on the Y Y consumer radar screen. It's due primarily to a designer revival of the Mission look and Cottage beadboards. Now designers showcase roomsets with painted wood wainscots along with wallpaper or faux finished paint-

ed upper walls. Woodgrain looks are usually the Library (ungrooved) panels shown with flat, wide mouldings to anchor the Mission or Craftsmen architectural style showing a strong resurgence.

While paint and wallpaper manufacturers have been pro-active with designers in color development, panel producers have been focused on the availability of veneers and cores, and the technical limitations of marrying the two together. Now panel manufacturers are beginning to realize the opportunities afforded by today's "wood for walls" consumer demand.

"Our hardwood plywood panel array is being revamped with new grooving knives and spacers to accommodate today's fashion for wider width beaded boards," said John Redding, senior v.p. of sales and marketing for Chesapeake Hardwood Products Co., Chesapeake, Va.

Chesapeake is also making its furniture grade, ungrooved and UV finished panels available for retail and pro sales segments. "We've always

had these products, but without the designer focus in our marketing strategy," explained Redding. "The idea of using our upscale wood products as a centerpiece in designing the look of a room really has a place in today's market."

Manufacturers are

reacting to today's "wood for walls" consumer demand.

Other manufacturers, including International Paper, also are enjoying renewed interest in beaded wood panels. "SatinBead has become a renaissance product for us this year with year-to-date sales doubling those of last year," said International Paper's Julie A. Hogg. "We plan on actively focusing our efforts on the homebuilder. retailer. industrial customer, and architect going forward."

The new growth potential will also trickle down to the 1/8" prefinished, woodgrain print and paper paneling usually seen as a random groove pattern, an industry staple. Look for that to change as mass-marketed paneling mimics its luxury hardwood veneer cousins with wider beading and ungrooved panels. Low-cost ll4" beaded MDF and mid-priced paint grade wood finishes now come in ready-topaint primed finishes. Expect today's popular colors to appear in valueadded painted finishes.

With the advent of computerized color matching, paint customers have limitless choices beyond the paint chip array. Their retailers have been able to devote less space to rows of paint cans in favor of paint technique paraphernalia and how-to marketing. The value of the paint chip is not lost, however, as many a homeowner's kitchen table has been spread with paint chips and wallpaper catalogs as

W00D PANELS (above), paint and paperthree design elements that play welltogether.

C0L0R MATCHING (below) real wood veneer panels to high-end cabinetry is a 'wood for walls' look that is highly eflective in wrapping rooms such as kitchens and home theaters.

they make decorating decisions.

Paneling has struggled with this not being invited to the party. Its 4x8 size and price preclude the advantage of a small can of paint or one roll of wallpaper. Even Web site galleries caution that graining and color are often distorted when viewed on screen, but an in-store pocket sample just doesn't show enough of a woodgrain's variation to make it reliable. Though not as instant as paint samples or checking out wallpaper catalogs, generous 16x24 paneling samples are being ground shipped to the patient consumer for shipping charges.

Decoratives (the paneling industry term for their wallpaper-look designs) has also followed the wallpaper industry's trend toward washable vinyls, and the mimicking of faux effect techniques that has been so successful for the paint industry. Paint enjoys the reputation of being the cheapest route to serious redecorating, and wallpaper brings the ease of pre-selected color pallets and intricate designs. Once the learning curve is mastered, painting and wallpaper re-do's can become quite addictive. On the other hand, the durability of wall paneling is its calling card. It is considered part of the architecture and can even be painted over when a new look is desired.

Paint, wallpaper and paneling often compete for the same customer. The paneling boom gave way to the explosion in wallpaper, followed by the popularity of faux effect paint techniques. However, as evidenced by the designer magazine bellweather, the same sought-after customer now often wants all three and in the same room.

BEADED interior oanels, such as International Pape/s SatinBead. are back in vooue.

Rank Company

(including number of OSB plants)

Louisiana-Pacif ic

Portland,0r,

14 plants: Hanceville, Al.; Dawson Creek, B.C.;Woodland, Me.: Athens, Ga.; Houlton, Me.; Sagola, Mi.;Iwo Harbors, Mn.; Hayward, Wi.; Swan Valley, Mantoba; Roxboro, N.C,; Jaspet, Carthage, Tx.; Maniwaki, St.-Michel, Chambord, Quebec

Weyerhaeuser Co.

Federal Way, Wa.

l0olants: DraytonValley,Edson,SlaveLake,Alberta; Grayling,Mi.; Elkin,N.C.;Sutton,W.V.; Wawa, Ontario; Miramichi, Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan; Arcadia, La.

No6ord Industries

Toronb, Ontario

,g plants: Bemidli, Mn.; Cordele, Ga.; Guntown, Ms.; Huguley, Al,; Jetferson, Tx.; Joanna, S.C.; La Sarre, Ouebec; Nacogdoches, Tx.

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Atlanta, Ga.

6 plants: Fordyce, Ar.;Grenada, Ms.; Dudley, N.C.; Brookneal, Skippers, Va.; Mt. Hope, W.V.

Grant Forest Products

Englehart, 0ntario

0.sla0tQ:End0hart,Timmins,0ntario;HighLeve|{50o/"JVdAinsw0rth),A|berta..'':

Huber Engineered Woods

Charlotte, N.C.

4 olants: Commerce, Ga.; Easton, Me.;Crystal Hill, Va.; Spring City, Tn.

Ainsworth Lqber Go., lJd. , "'100 Mite House, B.C.

3 dants: 1& l,fle l'lorne; Grand Prairie, High Level (50o/" JV wlcrant), Alberta

Potlatch Corp.

Spokane, Wa.

3 plants: Bemidji, Cook, Grand Rapids, Mn.

Tolko Industries

High Pnairie, Alberta

1 plqrit Hi$ Prairb :r ,i:

Slocan Forest Group

Richmond, British Columbia

1 plant: Fort Nelson, B.C.

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Martco Partnership

Lemoyen, La.

'I olant: Lemoyen, La. Langboard,lnc. ,

Special connections for engineered wood

By Tom Evans Simpson Strong-Tie

ETNGINEERED wood is becoming more popular every I-rdav. With it comes the benefits of stable dimensions and consistent quality. By now, most framers are over-thehump on the installation learning curve, one of engineered wood's biggest challenges. However, here are a few pieces of information that you may find useful when helping builders decide how to make the proper connection.

LVLISCL Connections

When supplying multiple plies of engineered structural composite lumber such as LVL or TimberStrand, the manufacturer usually provides some guidance on assembly regarding nails, nail spacing, and allowable loads. The basic approach is that each member should carry an equal share of the applied load. Therefore, a 3-p1y beam must have enough fasteners to transfer two-thirds of the load from the outside loaded ply to the next two plies. Then, in turn, there must be enough fasteners to transfer the remaining third of the load to the last ply.

By now, most framers are over-

the-hump on the installation learning curve,

The manufacturer's literature usually assumes a uniform load. For common beam and header sizes, incidental concentrated loads of a few hundred pounds applied to the side of the assembly are not a concern. The time to pay extra attention is when there is a heavy concentrated load being applied to the side of a multiple-ply member. In such cases, using some additional fasteners on both sides of the assembly in the vicinity of the heavy load is recommended. For example, if you have a heavy-duty top flange hanger hanging on the side of a triple LVL. In this case, use the two-third/one-third load scheme described above.

A 4-ply assembled beam usually requires bolting. A simpler way to get the job done is to use specialty fasteners such as Simpson Strong-Tie's SDS Strong-Drive wood screws. Be sure to start the screw pattern so that it doesn't interfere with hanger installations.

I-Joist Connections

When making joisrto-joist connections or hanging connections (such as sprinklers), it's best to get the load into the web. For loads of up to roughly 200 lbs., connections to the flange are typically not a problem. The flange will transfer the load to the web throush the web/flanse con-

nection. For larger loads don't connect to the flange. For large loads, instead of connecting to the flange, install backer blocks to both sides ofthe web. A backer block is a wood web filler usually made from plywood or OSB and is the same thickness as the space left on the side of the Ijoist. Most manufacturers will provide specific instructions for installation. However, a good ballpark rule is to attach the backer block with a lOd nail for every 100 lbs. of load, and then clinch on the back side.

When supporting one I-joist from another with a top flange hanger, install blocks tight to the top flange of the carrying I-joist. For a face mount hanger, manufacturers prefer backer blocks be installed toward the bottom flange. Use a backer block on both sides of the l-joist. Install them tight to the top flange and leave a slight gap between the bottom top flange and the backer blocks.

NEW Simpson Strong-Tie model IUS l-joist hanger combines the advantages of a face-mount and a top{lange hanger. A snap-in teardrop near the bottom holds the l-joist in place without joist nails. A starburst detail in the hanger bottom allows secure seating of the joist.

Unique uses for Doug fir ptywood

fl'AVE you ever thought of heating lla home with Douglas fir plywood? What about shingling a building? That's exactly how Glendale, Or.-based Swanson Group's plywood is being used in several unusual applications.

A new floor system solves two major challenges in home design: what heating technology to use and where to put the heating system.

Warmboard serves as both an excellent, quiet subfloor and a heating system, which heats up quickly, increases energy efficiency and comfort, and reduces the costs and difficulty of

repairs.

The highly efficient, low mass radiant floor system begins with a stiff, strong 1-1l8" thick, 4'x8' tongue-andgroove plywood subfloor panel. The premium, engineered structural panel overcomes many of the limitations of concrete in radiant heating applications and minimizes the load to structural systems.

Warmboard essentially eliminates the complex system for laying out tubing and the need for additional labor to install the concrete, as well as the time needed for it to cure. A modular pattern of channels is added to the plywood's top surface. A thick 4'x8'

RADIANT FLOOB system features (below) a modular pattern of channels added to the top surface of plywood subflooring, so (at left) tubing can be installed in the channels once the sublloor is nailed down.

sheet of aluminum is stamped to match the pattern and bonded permanently to each panel.

Warmboard can be cut and nailed directly to the floor joists as easily as the conventional subfloor that it replaces. The tubing goes in the channels once the entire subfloor is nailed down. The system usually takes about a day to put in place. Walls can be built on top of the panels as soon as the tubing is down-usually the next day.

Terry Alsberg, president and c.e.o., Warmboard, Aptos, Ca., notes that the system's demanding design specifications required a plywood panel with superior strength. Additionally, the panel needed to be lightweight, lay flat and allow for deep routes without exposing a lot of core voids. A number of panels and species were tested.

Douglas fir emerged as the preferred panel, because it provided the right combination of strength, stiffness, flatness and weight. Swanson Group furnished samples for product testing and submitted panels to the APA-The Engineered Wood Association for final testing and approval.

Warmboard offers a labor saving, cost-efficient way to install radiant floor heat. More contractors are using it, and homeowners are pleased with the results. It meets or exceeds all APA requirements for Sturd-I-Floor, as well as all RPA guidelines for radiant floor systems.

Today, Warmboard ships its radiant floor heating system all over the U.S.

Traditionally shingles were laid up one at a time. Cedar Valley Shingle Systems, Hollister, Ca., changed that by developing its red cedar shingle siding panels to respond to a need in the marketplace. Shingle panels save labor, and the plywood

back makes them more solid on the wall. Cedar Valley uses only Doug fir plywood because it is more stable. The company tried spruce, but was disappointed with its strength.

In addition to its stability and strength, Douglas fir is also relatively light, which is a major criterion for contractors. Additionally, Cedar Valley depends on Swanson Group to deliver panels to minimize the need to maintain a large inventory.

Doug fir's versatility, performance and durability

make the plywood well suited for many specialized products.

Architect Glen Fong, Customer Design, Mclean, Va., notes these benefits of Cedar Valley shingles: ease and speed of installation, durability and authentic look. "You have the cedar shake, the fiberglass underlayer and the plywood all working in concert with each other. Additionally, the system offers a variety of component

pieces----corners and flares-that really give it a great look. Those options save time and money."

In addition to its stability and durability, Doug fir is also economical. "These days it's the go-to wood of the lumber industry," Fong said. "It weathers well and is readily available."

Cedar Valley shingle panels use full 5/16" exterior plywood sheathing with real tapered shingles that are laid up by hand. The 8-ft. panels require only seven panels per square (100 sq. ft.) and go up four times faster than individual shingles. The one-piece plywood backer handles easily and eliminates problems of courses breaking apart. The smooth back surface also makes marking and sawing quicker and more accurate. It only takes 14 nails to cover 14.25 sq. ft.

Fong is so impressed with the Cedar Valley system that he installed them on his personal residence. "I have specified Cedar Valley for over 10 years because they can be used for an extraordinary variety of applications, especially on high-end homes valued at over $2 million." This shinlle siding system works well on commercial and multi-family buildings

and has been used throughout the country on these kinds of structures. Doug fir panels can be engineered to meet rigorous specifications, and their versatility, performance and durability make the plywood well suited for many specialized-and sometimes unusual-products.

CEDAR SHINGLES preattached to Douglas fir plywood panels reduce installation time and increase strength and stability.

R:rrrr:ls

Newhouse Lumber, Benton, Il., has been acquired by Scott and Brenda Choisser from Ted and Dorothy Grenco, whose father founded the business in 1939 ...

Graber Supply is building its third building supply center, anticipating a fall opening for the 40,000-sq. ft. facility near Kalona, Ia.; Freeman Ropp, mgr. ...

Hannibal Home Store, Hannibal, Mo., is working from temporary offices after a July 29 fire destroyed its warehouse, retail store and office

Kimal Lumber Co. is building a 51,000-sq. ft. truss plant on 20 acres in Nokomis, Fl., that will double capacity, permit expansion into steel trusses, and free up its Riverview, Fl., location to operate more as a lumberyard; once the truss plant is completed in late October, work will begin on a door plant

Foxw o rth- G albraith Lumb e r C o. has built a new wood truss manufacturing plant in Van Alstyne, Tx.

Northwest True Value Hardware, Salem, Va., was leveled by an Aug. 20fre

Dale Hardware, Richmond Heights, Mo., is closing after 50 years...

Eagle Lumber, Savanna, Il., suffered more than $500,000 in damage from a July 27 fte ofundetermined origin ...

New Life Home Improvement Outlet, New Franklin, Pa., opened Sept. 1 to sell donated building materials

84 Lumber Co. will open a 20,458-sq. ft. store in mid-October in North Suffolk, Va., and opened a component plant August 13 in

Pottstown, Pa. (Scott Beckley, plant mgr.)

...

Lowe's opened new locations in NE Jacksonville, Fl.; Kingston, Ma.; Grove, Ok., and S. Morgantown, W.V., and a replacement store in Wooster, Oh.

Lowe's Cos. plans an $80 million, 1.4-million sq. ft., 200-acre DC in Plainfield, Ct., to serve Northeast stores and has launched a new installed sales program at 128 locations across the country

Home Depot this month opens new home centers in Jonesboro, Ar.; W. Petersburg, Fl,; Suwanee, Ga.; Austin and Sherman, Tx., and Gloucester. Va.: a relocation in Spartanburg, S.C., and a Floor Store in Margate, Fl.

Home Depot and USA Deck have entered into a three-year licensing agreement, which replaces the one-year agreement, adding five new eastern marketsN.J., Ct., NE Pa., Philadelphia and Boston-that represent 141 additional stores

Wrorrstrrs/trrurrcrurrrs

MeadWestvaco Corp. will permanently close its southern yellow pine sawmill in Greenville, Ga., Oct. 19, laying off 150

Collett Hardwoods /nc. will relocate from Huntington County, In., to the former site of Inwhorne Veneer Co. Inc., Fairmount, In., where they will invest $1 million in new equipment and buildings over the next 12 to 18 months ...

Tri-State Forest Products, Springfield, Oh., added a DC in Indianapolis, In. ...

G e o rg i a - Pac ific has discontinued panelboard production at its Monticello, Ga., facility; MDF and prefinishing operations continue at the plant ... so far this year, G-P has received 29.500 asbestos-relat-

ed claims-a sharp increase over first half 2002

Sam Mabry Lumber Co., Liberty, Ms., temporarily shuttered its sawmill and planer, according to Random Lengths

Bestway Enterprises, Inc., Cortland. N.Y.. submitted a bid to acquire Timco's shuttered mill in Barnstead, N.H. ...

SelectTrusses & Lumber is considering incentives from the city to remain in West Salem, Wi., after Sparta, Wi. offered 25 acres of free land if the business relocated

Canfor Corp. subsidiary Daaquam Lumber Inc.has acquired the shuttered Costigan stud mill, Milford, Me., from International Paper; $38 million will be spent to rebuild the plant to begin producing 12-ft. studs next year

Potlatch Corp. has installed new press equipment in its Grand Rapids, Mn., OSB mill for roof and wall framing ...

PIum Creek Timber Co., Seattle, Wa., agreed to buy 38,0m acres of timberland in Arkansas, 33,000 acres in New Hampshire and 68,000 acres in South Carolina for $162 million in cash from Great Eastern Timber Co. L.L.C., a division of Hancock Natural Resource Group, Boston, Ma. ...

Westmoreland Logistics Park & Rail Freight Terminal has opened in Westmoreland, Pa., serviced by CSX, Norfolk Southern and the Canadian National Railroad ...

Housing starts in July (latest figures) rose 1.57o to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.872 million single family starts increased I.9Vo ta 1.521million; multi-family (5+ units) were at a pace of 319,000 building permits decreased 2.4Vo to an annual rate of 1.80 million

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

Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers - Sept. 10, board meet ing, Billiards Cafe, Ayer, Ma.; (800) 292-6752.

Northern New York Lumber Dealers Assn. - Sept. L0, board meeting, Lobster House, Norwood, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

Ohio Lumbermen's Association - Sept. 10, board meeting, Archbold, Oh.; (614) 267-'1817.

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. 11-12, fall market, Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, Tx.; (806) 376-4722.

Architectural Woodwork Institute - Sept. 11-12, annual meeting, Biltmore Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Az.; (703) 733-0600.

Virginia Tech - Sept, ll-12, forest products sales shortcourse, Donaldson Brown Hotel & Conference Center, Blacksburg, Va.; (540) 231-5876.

Blish-Mize - Sept. 12-14, market, Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, Ks.; (913) 367-1250.

Northwestern Lumber Association - Sept. 12-14, fall board meeting, Rochester, Mn.; (612) 544-6822.

APA-The Engineered Wood Association - Sept. 13-16, annual meeting, San Diego, Ca.; (253) 565-6600.

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association - Sept. 14-16, fall conference, Scottsdale, Az.; (703) 435-2900.

Hoo-Hoo International - Sept. L4-17, annual convention, Pacific Beach Hotel, Honolulu, Hi.; (800) 9'19-9950.

International Mass Retail Association - Sept. 14-17, annual convention and business development forum, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Rt.; (703) 841-2300.

American Wood-Preservers' Assn. - Sept. 14-19, fall technical committee meetings, Baltimore, Md.; (817) 326-6300.

Lumtrermen's Association of Texas - Sept. 16-19, estimating seminar, Quality Suites, Baton Rouge, La.; (512) 472-1194.

Hardware Distributors - Sept. 17-18, annual show, English Hill Ramona Terrace, Comstock Park, Mi.; (231) 733-2641.

Eastern Building Material Dealers Association - Sept. 17-19, annual meeting, Ocean City, Md.; (8oo) 296-3278.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - Sept. 17-20, annual convention, Atlanta Marriott, Atlanta, Ga.; (800) 933-03 18.

Wood Products Manufacturers Association - Sept. 17-20, semi-annual meeting, Baltimore, Md.; (978) 8'74-5445,

Ohio Lumbermen's Association - Sept. 18-19, dealer roundtable, Galehouse Lumber, Doylestown, Oh.; (614) 267-7817.

Central New York Retail Lumber Dealers Association - Sept. 18, board meeting, Foster's Restaurant, Liverpool, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. - Sept. L8'21, convention, Basin Harbor Resort, Vergennes, Vt.; (201) 829-6901

ENAP, Inc. - Sept. 19-20, fall show, Atlantic City Convention cenrer, Atlantic city, N.J.; (845) 564-4900.

Kentucky Forest Industries Association - Sept. 19-20, Kentucky Wood Expo, Bowling Green, Ky.; (800) 203-9217

Garden & Leisure Exhibition - Sept. 2l-23, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England; (201) 659-0134.

Orgill, Inc. - Sept. 2l-23, fall dealer market, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.; (901) 948-3381.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas - Sept. 24-27 , fall board & committee meetings, Wyndham Anatole, Dallas, Tx.; (512) 472-tr94.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association - Sept. 26, Young Lumber Execs board meeting, Avon, Ma.; (800) 292-6752.

Midwest Forest Industry Show - Sept. 26-27, St. Louis, Mo.; 673\ 634-3252.

TruServ Corp. - Sept. 30, fall market, Las Vegas Center, Las Vegas, Nv.; (773) 695-5000.

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Indiana Lumber & Builders' Supply Association - Oct. 1, sales techniques seminar, Indianapolis, In.; (800) 752-5829.

TruServ Corp. - Oct. 1-3, fall market, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.; (773) 695-5165.

Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers - Oct. 8, board meeting, Cape Cod Lumber, Mansfield, Ma.; (800) 292-6752.

New York & Suburban Lumber Association - Oct. 8, annual meeting, Terrace on the Park, Flushing, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

National Paint & Coatings Association - Oct. 8-10, annual meeting, Hilton Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fl; (202) 4626272.

Wood Truss Council of America - Oct. 8-10, conference, Phoenix, Az.; (608) 274-4849.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationOct. 9-11, annual convention, Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Indian Wells, Ca.; (2O2) 54'7-2230.

National Sash & Door Jobbers Assn. - Oct. 12-15, annual meeting, Maniott World Center, Orlando, F1.; (721) 372-3665.

Columbia Forest ProductsOct. L4-16, hardwood plywood training class, Chatham, Va.; (800) 547-4261

Southern Building Material Association - Oct. l5-16, fall board & member meeting, Franklin, Tn.; (704) 376-1503.

Long Island Lumber Association - Oct. 16, annual meeting, Villa Lombardi, Holbrook, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association - Oct. 17-18, annual meeting, Quebec City, Quebec; (8OO) 292-6752.

Management To Buy Wolohan

The board of Wolohan Lumber Co., Saginaw, Mi., has approved the sale of the retail chain to a group of shareholders led by management.

The "continuing shareholders" currently own about 5l .3Vo of the company's outstanding common stock. The management group includes James Wolohan, president and c.e.o.; John Sieggreen, chief operating officer; Daniel Rogers, senior v.p.-general merchandise mgr., and Edward Dean, chief financial officer. The deal is subject to shareholder approval.

Wolohan operates 25 building sup- ply stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.

ACC Approval Process Slows

Arch Wood Protection may not be able to offer wood treaters more pricecomparable preservative ACC before the December 30 deadline to cease treating with CCA.

Since competitor Osmose has long been registered with the EPA for an ACC chemical, Arch had filed a "tagalong" or "me too" application in hopes of facilitating approval of its proposed Wolmanac ACC. Yet Osmose does not have the modern. in-deoth

testing needed to satisfy the requirements of the EPA and chose to voluntarily withdraw its ACC registration.

According to director of commercial development John Horton, Osmose expected the requested testing would require several years and several millions of dollars. As "responsible product stewards," Osmose also wanted to avoid reviving the media and environmentalist scrutiny that befell CCA.

Several treaters had hoped to replace CCA with ACC, eliminating the time and expense of converting cylinders to more expensive copperbased preservatives.

EPA is in the process of evaluating several companies' requests for ACC, but Arch warns treaters not to delay conversion plans since EPA's decision likely will be protracted.

Mill Accidents Harm Workers

Employees at two different sawmills suffered serious leg injuries in early morning accidents Aug. 7.

At Sorenson Lumber Co.. Shawano, Wi., it took emergency personnel nearly an hour to free a millworker from an edging machine. Jeff Melcher, 40, was transported by helicopter to a regional medical center,

where he was listed in fair condition with "very serious" leg and foot injuries.

The same day. a maintenance worker at Wagner Lumber Mill, Owego, Pa., got his leg caught in a piece of machinery that fell on him while working on an adjoining piece of equipment. After being freed from the equipment by co-workers, Steven Driver, 44, was rushed to a nearby emergency facility, where he was reported to be in serious conditon.

Alliance Focuses On Safety

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has allied itself with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration to increase workplace safety awareness.

Key to the partnership is the development of training and education programs and "tool box talks" on record keeping, forklifts and safe lifting targeted to the unique aspects of the lumber and building material industry.

NLBMDA and OSHA will develop and disseminate information on these topics by speaking or exhibiting at industry conferences, local meetings, and through various media, including their respective Web sites.

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Northeastern Retail Lumber Association has selected Old Quebec as the site of its upcoming annual meeting.

Highlights of the Oct. l7-18 event at the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, include a tour of PLC Wood Components' panelization plant, a cruise on the St. Lawrence River, and annual installation dinner honoring outgoing chairman Mark Jaffe. Friend Lumber. Hudson. N.H.. and Burlington, Ma., and welcoming his successor, Sam Collins, S.W. Collins Co., Caribou, Me.

NRLA's Northeastern Young Lumber Execs will hold a board meeting Sept. 26 at Boston Cedar, Avon, Ma.

Indiana Lumber & Builders' Supply Association will present a series of seminars through October in Indianapolis, In.

Topics include sales techniques & strategies Oct. l, blueprint reading

Oct.2O, small project estimating Oct. 21 , and residential framing lumber estimating Oct.22-24.

Southern Building Material Association will hold its fall board & member meeting Oct. l5-16 in Franklin, Tn.

Construction Suppliers' Association is staging a dealer roundtable Oct. 26-28, hosted by Daniel Lumber, Savannah, Ga.

Ohio Lumbermen's Association is sponsoring a large dealer roundtable Sept. 18-19 at Galehouse Lumber Co., Doylestown, Oh.

National Sash & Door Jobbers Association has a new name: the Association of Millwork Distributors, better reflecting its membership and changes in the industry. The change will be officially announced Oct. 15 during its convention in Orlando, Fl.

CHPI Expands Panel Plant

Today's new design emphasis on wood interiors and components has prompted the addition of a sixth production line at Chesapeake Hardwood Products, Inc., Chesapeake, Va.

A 120,000-sq. ft. plant-withina-plant has been built to accommodate the state-of-the-art lay up of domestic real hardwood veneers over a variety of core substrates in thickness from5/32" through 1".

Lay up of standard hardwood plywood, ungrooved "library" panels and grooved "cottage beadboards" was previously produced by CHPI only at its plant in Hancock, Vt., with the finishing operation at the headquarter plant in Chesapeake. CHPI projects that the Chesapeake facility now will be able to produce 15,000 panels daily on a three-shift basis.

This three-fold increase in hardwood plywood capacity will allow for expansion of UV Diamondized finished and unfinished panel sales into the industrial and building products segments.

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Blast Rocks Composite Plant

Authorities are investigating an explosion at U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp.'s composite decking plant in Ocala. Fl.. that killed one worker and injured another.

Reportedly, the apparent gas explosion occurred about 8:30 a.m. Aug. 18 when an outdoor wood dryer system started up. Killed was Scott Stokes, 34, who was standing less than 10 feet away from the unit. Michael Day,26, who was about 30 feet away, suffered minor injuries and was treated for smoke inhalation.

About 50 employees were evacuated after the blast, which shook buildings up to two miles away.

Boca Raton, Fl.-based USPL expected the facility to be closed one to two weeks to investigate the accident and make repairs. Damage was confined to an outdoor area for drying recycled wood, which is used for composite decking. Other product lines manufactured at the plant were unaffected.

New Council Backs CCA

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Alliance Seeks Mold Answers

The USDA Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and the APA have formed a Residential Moisture Management Network to provide clear, consistent mositure management recommendations based on the most current practices and research that lead to homes free of mold.

Initially, the allinace of industries and govemment agencies will identify and index what each participant is doing to research, educate and communicate programs, and post the information on APA's Web site (www. apa.org).

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UFPI, Deck Installer Team Up

Universal Forest Products, Grand Rapids, Mi., has initiated a new program with Deck USA to sell and install its decking products throughout Home Depots nationwide.

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By Paul C. MacDonald

II/ITH the aging of the baby V V boomer population, retirement planning has come to the forefront of most people's attention.

The realization that social security will provide only a small fraction of what the average worker will need to retire comfortably and that the age to receive full benefits has increased, only adds to the attention being given to this area. Couple this with the fact that many Americans have lost a significant portion of their savings in the stock market over the past several years, and suddenly there is a great urgency to retirement planning. Fortunately, Congress passed laws recently giving workers added incentives to save for retirement, and many employers have adopted retirement plans.

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ers an incentive to contribute to the plan. The employee's contribution is always 1007o vested, but the employer's contribution typically has a vesting schedule, which is the period of time an employee must be employed before the money becomes theirs.

With the realization that 401(k) savings may not be enough, many of my clients have decided to implement plans for owners and senior management that allow them to legally discriminate against the rank and file employee, and contribute an amount substantially higher than the amount allowed by the 401(k) plan. These plans are called non-qualified executive compensation plans, and the design can be custom tailored to fit each company's needs, as well as the needs of each executive. The contributions may or may not be taxdeductible, growth is usually taxdeferred, and withdrawals may be designed to be taxable or income taxfree.

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There are many different options when it comes to retirement savings. For employers, the most common plan is the 401(k) plan, which allows an employee to set aside up to $12,000 per year for retirement, with a catch-up provision for those over age 50 allowing for an additional $2,000 annual contribution. Many companies match a portion of the employee's contribution to give work-

If your company has a 401(k) plan, I strongly recommend taking advantage of it. If the company has a matching program, at a minimum, contribute the amount necessary to take full advantage of the match, since this is equivalent to receiving free money.

Companies may also offer a profit sharing plan along with the 401(k), which can increase the amount set aside for retirement up to as much as 25Vo of compensation. or $40.000. although most plans are not that rich. There are several different profit sharing designs, allowing ownership to choose a plan that may favor a certain class of employee-usually those earning higher salaries or who are closer to retirement age. These also have a vesting schedule.

The message is clear that retirement isn't far away, even if you are only in your 30s, and that the time to begin saving is now. Even if you can only start with a small contribution, start saving. The habit of saving will continue to grow and before you know it, your account will have a substantial amount of money in it. You do not want to wait until your 50s or 60s, and then be faced with the prospect of either working longer than you want to or retiring with a lifestyle less than what you desire.

- Paul C. MacDonald is a chartered lifu underwriter and chartered financial consultant who specializes in working with businesses in the areas of insurance, benefits, estate and retirement planning. He is a qualifiing member of the Million Dollar Round Table, putting him in the top 6Vo of insurance professionals worldwide. He may be reached at (949) 2522652.

Marketing Steadies Western Red Cedar

Despite the burden of tariffs on imports into the U.S, western red cedar is holding its own, in part thanks to the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association's most ambitious marketing campaign.

"The ongoing softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the U.S. is having a major impact on the cedar business, even though the dispute is strictly about structural lumber," said outgoing chairman Doug Clitheroe, at WCRLA's recent annual meeting in Kelowna, B.C.

"Western cedar doesn't injure the U.S. market, but WRCLA's determined efforts to have it exempt from the 27Vo countervail duty being charged have been ignored," said Clitheroe, general sales manager of International Forest Products Limited's cedar group in Vancouver. "Consequently, we are losing market share to non-wood substitutes, which is why it's imperative to promote cedar's attributes."

In partnership with British Columbia's Forestry Innovation Investment, WRCLA is embarking on

a $3.2 million promotion program for the year, according to Peter Lang, general manager of WRCLA in Vancouver.

Major components of WRCLA's marketing program include an extensive print advertising campaign at the builder and consumer level; a pointof-purchase signage program for retail outlets; a more prominent presence at trade shows, and an increased Internet presence through the development of new Web sites.

Now in the second year of a multiyear campaign intended to retain cedar's market share in the face of increasing competition from alternative products, an emphasis on the new real cedar brand has enabled members to tie this brand to their own products, said Lang.

One 28-year-old company devoted almost entirely to cedar, which has learned it must move into new markets to survive, is selling more outside North America, after moving into Europe and Asia. Harry Erksine, owner of Still Creek Forest Products Ltd., Coquitlam, B.C., believes the

industry will have an opportunity to show people across the world what can be done with western red cedar when Vancouver stages the Olympic Winter Games in 2010-since more than 90Vo of wood structures in Whistler are made from western cedar.

"We've had an uphill battle all year but believe some of the new marketing and promotional work done by WRCLA has helped us hold our own," said Paul Zartman, cedar sales mgr. for OrePac Building Products in Oregon. OrePac has also prevailed by teaming with other businesses, such as Interfor, to promote cedar, and is in the process of developing its own marketing team for cedar, focusing on sidings and trimming fascia.

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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Scott Frank has joined the inside sales staff of Reid & Wright Inc., Hanover, Mn., serving northern Mn. and northem Wi., according to division mgr. Bob Shull.

Andrew Garren, ex-Weyerhaeuser, and Bobby Mahan, ex-Payless Cashways, are new account mgrs. with Capital Lumber Co., Lubbock, Tx.

Michael Reid, ex-Georgia-Pacific, is now North Alabama/Northwest Mississippi outside sales rep for Wholesale Wood Products, Birmingham, Al.

Patrick Burgess has been named mgr. of McCoy's Building Supply Center. Brenham. Tx. Other new store mgrs.: Andy Dobbins, Georgetown, Tx.; John Salmons, Orange, Tx., and Angel Sosa, South Austin, Tx.

Marshall A. Croom has been appointed senior v.p.-finance for Lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C.

Richard Kleiner has been promoted to director of treated markets for Southern Forest Products Association, Kenner, La., replacing Dave Mason, who retired Sept. 2. Eric Gee is now director of industrial markets. Wade Camp, Ivy Riley and Kathleen Guillot are now part of the marketing team.

Hal Kingslein, ex-Bloch Lumber Co., has joined Birmingham International, Birmingham, AI.

George Noel, ex-Georgia-Pacific, is now with the sales team at Rayonier Wood Products, Baxley, Ga.

Bob Boyd has been promoted to northern regional sales mgr. for Louisanna-Pacific's OSB mills.

Dan Carrier, ex-Tembec, has joined Britton Lumber Co., Fairlee, Vt., as manufacturing sales mgr.

Steve Furr has been named project engineering group mgr. for the Woodtec engineering division of CSI, Charlotte, N.C. Kevin Leppert has joined Woodtec as instrument control engineering mgr.

Jason Mankey has joined 84 Lumber Co., Eighty Four, Pa., as a field merchandiser. Chuck Stierheim and Chuck Mayer are new inventory mgrs., and Arlene Thompson is a new public relations assistant. New mgr. trainees include: David McMillian, Newark, De.; James Barnette, Eaton Township, Pa., and Matthew Wiggins, Apex, N.C.

Peter L. Scherer, c.e.o. and president, Scherer Bros. Lumber Co., Brooklyn Park, Mn., has been elected to the board of TCF Financial Corp.

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Bill Lennie has been appointed senior v.p.-d6cor for Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga. Craig Menear has been promoted to senior v.p.-hardlines. John Costello, executive v.p.-marketing, has added merchandising to his responsibilities, with the retirement of Jerry Edwards after 12 years as executive v.p.-merchandising.

Mick Whelan, previously with American Recreation Products, has been named v.p.-sales, marketing and product development for Epoch Composite Products, Lamar, Mo.

Paul Grimmer, ex-Armstrong, has joined Columbia Flooring, Danville, Va., as business unit mgr. for national accounts. John Hall, exArmstrong, is now materials control mgr.

Charles Brown has been named president and chief operating officer of the Pentair Tool Group, Golden Valley, Mn., succeeding H. Eugene Swacker, who is now president of global sales and service for the tools group.

Michelle Henebry Finnigan, exValspar Corp., has been appointed sales director of specialty businesses for TruServ Corp., Chicago, Il.

Frederic Souba Jr., v.p., Stora Enso North America's Forest Resources Unit, was appointed chairman of the Wisconsin Governor's Council on Forestry.

Frieda Ellis, Ellis Hardware, Seneca, Il., was recognized for her 50 years in the business with Ace Hardware's Eastwing Golden Hammer Award.

Timothy S. Farrell has been elected president, c.e.o. and secretary of the American Hardware Manufacturer's Association board of directors, effective Jan. 1. William P. Farrell, current president and c.e.o., will serve as vice chairman.

David Beeken, Eagle Window & Door, Inc., Dubuque, Ia., was recognized as Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.

Dr. Donald M. Carlton has been elected to the board of directors at Temple-Inland Inc., Austin, Tx.

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Dave Brown, president, and Steve Wheeler, v.p., Green Forest Engineering Products LLC, plan to open a composite lumber manufacturing plant in Nevada, Mo., by year's end.

Gordon and June Heard plan to retire following this month's closure of Heard's Hardware, Bowie, Tx. Gordon has owned and operated the l09-year-old family business for more than 50 years.

John Cronin is the new general mgr. for Fabcon, Allentown, Pa. Gene Ingalls is the new plant mgr. in Westfield,In.

Gary Macey, Weyerhaeuser Co., was elected Western Red Cedar Lumber Association chairman and president.

Meg Webster, Brewer-Garrett Co., Avon Lake, Oh., has been elected v.p. of the National Association of Women in Construction. Helen Truskolaski, West Side Lumber, North Ridgeville, Oh., was named to the group' s board of directors.

Ray Adams has been promoted to president of Coastal Industries, Jacksonville, Fl. Founder William M. Cobb is now c.e.o., and Mark Rowlet is national sales mgr.

Danny W. Huff, executive v.p.-finance and chief financial officer, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga., has been elected to the board of directors for Lyondell Chemical Co., Houston, Tx.

Derl Bernard, Bernard Lumber, Sweet Springs, Mo., was honored Aug. 1 for his 50 years in the lumber business.

Knox Wood is now selling plastic moulding at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Judge Denies Refund To Payless

A federal judge has ruled that now-defunct retail chain Payless Cashways cannot recoup more than $820,000 it paid lumber supplier Canfor Forest Products Ltd. weeks before declaring bankruptcy in June 2001.

Payless had earlier agreed to wire payment when lumber orders left Canfor's yards in Alberta, Canada, and Houston, Tx. From May 14-18, 2001, Payless wired a total of $820,564 to Canfor. On June 4, the chain filed for Chapter 11 protection.

Payless attempted to void the payments using a provision in bankruptcy law that assumes a company filing for bankruptcy was actually insolvent as much as 90 days before filing, making any payments during the period illegal. The only exceptions include cash payments that benefit the bankrupt firm.

Yet the judge ruled that rhe lumber helped provide inventory and, since Payless paid for the wood before receiving it, the transactions could be considered cash.

Anti-Flag Teen Indicted For Arson

A local 1S-year-old has been indicted on suspicion of burning a U.S. flag that was hanging at Lumber Tag Specialties. Cypress, Tx.

The building was damaged in the March 22 fire and the flag was incinerated, but no one was injured (see May, p. 26).

The flag had once draped the casket of owner Victoria McCord's brother, an Army veteran, and was presented to their mother, who died in December.

Randall W. Heinrichs was also charged with criminal mischief for allegedly setting fire to an American flag and a Texas flag a week earlier at a middle school.

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Independent Stores Step Up To Competition

In the midst of rising competitive pressure from the likes of Home Depot and Lowe's, independent hardware stores in the Southeast have devised creative strategies to rival the big boxes' massive marketing efforts and purchasing power. Some smaller stores are prospering by catering to those who want to shop closer to their home, and prefer a higher standard of service many believe is tough to come by in the large chains.

To do this, some locally-owned stores are offering unique products

and services not normally sold in the larger stores, and are relying more heavily on their purchasing co-ops. When Home Depot in Jacksonville, Fl., near the Ace Hardware store owned by Mike Turner, sales tumbled until Turner added on to the store. Half of his 50,000-sq. ft. spread features home d6cor and outdoor living. Just like at Turner's store in Ponte Vedra Beach. Fl.. the focus is now on "fun stuff," which includes a full-service floral shop, custom-made barbeque grills that cost up to $10,000,

patio furniture, Thomas Kincade paintings, and collectibles.

Other stores have found their niches. An Old Time Hardware Store, Springfield, Ga., offers rare hardware for renovating and repairing historical homes. On a recent SaturdaY, customers lined up asking questions such as, "How do I fix a leaky faucet?"

Pasco Commercial & Residential Hardware, Springfield, Fl., and Paschal Bros. Hardware Co., Jacksonville, now cater more to commercial clients.

Owners of these smaller hardware stores have realized they are now the places customers come to primarily for smaller items, whereas Lowe's and Home Depot attract the big-ticket proiects. "We're the 7-Elevens or Walgreens of the industry," said Jacksonville store owner Steve Turner.

In response to feeling like customers and employees were not being treated fairly at Home DePot and Lowe's, five former employees recently quit and are now running four Smith Ace Hardware stores in Atlanta, Ga. They said as both chains grew, they transformed into places where expense control and stock prices took precedence over service.

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Smith Ace plans on opening uP to 16 more stores mostly in Atlanta where there is a ready and untaPPed market for smaller stores. "The best place to put an Ace Hardware store," said Greg Baldwin, a partner in Ace, "is right in the parking lot of a Home Depot."

Owner Takes To High Seas

Miller's Do it Best, Winter Park, Fl., recently sponsored and volunteered for a 112-mile paddleboat ocean crossing competition from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Fl., to help raise awareness for the Millennium Woman Foundation.

Owner Steve Miller's contributions included donating $1,000, acting as an on-board volunteer to ensure that the paddlers were fed and safe, monitoring weather conditions, and donating flashlights, rope, flashing straps and safety goggles for the competitors.

The event was sanctioned bY the Guinness Book of World Records to raise awareness for the organization dedicated to empowering women through scholarships and grants.

Miller wanted to help make a positive impact for women in a memorable way, since his store's slogan is "The Women's Hardware Store."

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Web-Based Millwork Tracking

WoodWare Systems has introduced Web-based modules with capabilities for millwork manufacturers, distributors and users to interact with data from the main system.

Using the Customer Account Management Web Module, customers can check current orders. invoices and more over the Intenet. Microsoft Windows-based Warehouse Management System provides real-time updates and inquiries to the inventory control module to track products throughout the warehouse.

WoodWare's Radio Frequency Barcoding Module reportedly allows

New lmage For Plywood

Georgia-Pacific is now marketing its plywood products under the new "Plytanium" brand.

Made from southem pine, they are ideal for residential and light commercial construction. Plytanium Sturd-IFloor comes with a lifetime limited warranty, and is said to offer longterm durability with resistance to edse-swell.

i.adiant Barrier Sheathing is backed by aluminum foil, and purport-

Knotty Alternative

As an alternative to the traditional knot, Pigtail Fastener Co. has invented a fastener and splicer for users to attach and detach any line or rope.

edly reflects up to977a radiant heat.

Ply-Bead panels have classic tongue-and-groove planking, and are designed for ceilings, walls and wainscotting. Siding panels are designed for exterior applications, and are said to offer better nail and adhesive holding abilities. Sanded Project panels are pre-sanded, ready to cut, fasten and paint, and are made for interior and exterior applications.

- Please contact (800) 284-5347 or go online at www.plytanium.com

The device works by passing a line or rope through the eye of the spiral, wrapped around the shaft of the device a couple times, and is then threaded through an opening in the spiral loop.

The Pigtail Splicer enables users to adjust joined ropes to fit various lengths, and is said to save users the trouble of untying tight knots that have been strained.

- Please call (651) 275-1434 or go online at www. p i gtaiffas te ne r. c om

Painting Puddy

New painters' putty from DAP combines a blend of oils and fillers that purportedly won't stick to hands, but will stick to projects.

Painters Putty "53" does not need any water to stay fresh, so rust reportedly won't form on nail heads or in the can. It is said to be easier for filling spaces, such as nail holes, dents and cracks, and can be painted over with latex-and oil-based paints.

- Please contact (888) 327-8477

products to be scanned quickly and accurately. The document management and imaging software gives distributors the ability to scan documents and match them to related documents for storage, reportedly streamlining the filing process.

- Please contact (901) 763-3999 or visit www.dccwoodware. com

Plantation-Style Porch Post

A plantation-style porch post is new from L.B. Plastics.

Designed to complement its 3240 Railing System, the Sheerline Plantation Porch Post is a white, aluminum-reinforced structural post that can hold up to 7,400 lbs. and is 104" tall.

- Please contact (704) 663-l 543 or go online at www.lbplastics.com

Caulk About Roofing

Bostik Findley has introduced a construction-grade, one componenl pitch pocket filler with weather sealing for roof construction.

Quick & Safe Roofing

DynaGrip, a self-adhering roofing membrane that incorporates features of a polyester mat with a blend of styrene-butadiene-styrene rubber and asphalt, is new from John Manville Roofing Systems Group.

By removing easy-to-peel plastic films, it purportedly can be installed in up to a third less time than conventionally applied modified roofing systems, and eliminates the need for torching and asphalt.

- Please contact (303) 978-2000 or go online at www.jm.com

Software Use Made Easier

Vapors That Bond

Grace Construction Products now has a vapor barrier to protect floor finishes from moisture damase.

Florprufe is designed ior moistureimpermeable or moisture-sensitive floor finishes as the first step for mold control. When liouid concrete is poured over the membrane, the pressure-sensitive adhesive forms a continuous integral bond to the concrete.

The pourable Chem-Calk Syl-APocket is made to fill pitch pockets or repair existing ones in typical pitch pocket configurations.

It is said to provide long-lasting seals that won't shrink or become brittle with exposure to extreme weather or UV rays.

- Please contact (800) 461 -0418 or vi s it www. b o s t ikfi ndley - us. com

Add Color To Your Style

Style Solutions has introduced a polypropylene Easy-Install Crosshead for exterior window applications. Crossheads reortedly never need painting or staining, are lOOTo water

Progressive Solutions has a faster, more affordable way to implement its Lumber Track software system. Express Track is designed to address functions that apply to a single- or dual-site manufacturer. The program is also pre-configured to reduce the overall time it takes to configure and install the software.

- Contact (604) 214-8752 or visit www. p ro g re s siv e p o lut ions. com

Gear For A Garage

Gladiator GarageWorks storage and workspace components system is new from Whirpool. The components can be installed individually, configured together and rearranged.

The main module is a stand-alone workbench that is 8' long and 25" deep, has a solid maple top, and

It comes in lightweight, 4'xl l5' kick-out rolls that are applied over a leveled, compacted base.

- Please contact (617) 876-1400 or visit www. g rac e construction. com

Weathered Windows No More

Seven new anondized aluminum window and door finishes-clear. shades of bronze and black-are available from Weather Shield.

- Please contact (800) 222-2995

optional backsplash with integrated electrical outlets. Additional modules can be placed beneath.

GearWall panels can be equipped with pop-in tool hooks, wire baskets and repositionable Wall GearBox cabinets.

- Please contact (630) 323-1040 or v i sit www. g ladiat o rgarag ew o rks. c om

proof, and can be adjusted by builders to fit windows ranging fom24" to 54" wide.

The colors available are evergreen, quarrystone, cappucino, patriot blue, berry red and traditional white.

- Please contact (800) 446-3040

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Dress Up Floors With Braids

Rope-accented hardwood bases designed to enhance flooring are new from Braided Accents.

Hardwood Floor Companions come in red oak, white oak, maple, cherry and hickory. Also available are contrasting rope inserts and a hand-crafted wall display.

- Please contact (208) 762-9663

Certified Laminate Decking

Lock-Deck from Disdero Lumber Co. is now available using Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood

upon request.

Commonly used for heavy construction use, wood frame and hybrid systerns, it comes in random and fingerjointed lengths, as well as a variety of face patterns, textures and finishes.

Design With Bamboo

TimberGrass LLC has added bamboo stair parts, panels, veneer and accessories to its line of hardwood flooring.

Designed for interior use, the line also includes treads. risers. nosings and accompanying clamshells, Tmolds. base shoe and floor vents.

HThe structurally engineered product consists of two to five kiln-dried lumber laminations bonded together with an exterior waterproof adhesive to form glue-laminated decking.

- Please contlct (800) 547-4209 or go online at www^.disdero.com

The soecies is said to be harder than oak, which makes it adaptable to different climates.

- Please contact (800) 929-6333 or go online at www.timbergrass.com

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SOUTHEASTERN Lumber Manufactuers Association held its annual conference recently in Orlando, Fl. (1) Hank Scotl, Rusty Wood. (2)Terry & HalStorey, Sandie Sparks, Debbie Burns. (3) Michelle Harrigan, "Ringo,' Patrick Harrigan. (4) Thuy & Norm Murray. (5) Bob & Jill Tweedy. (6) Malinda & David Richbourg. (7) Bill Exley, Emma Exley. (8) Mike Johnson.

(9) Diane & Ronnie Snider, Jill& Craig Pan.

(10) Ava Chapman. (11) Janet, Robin & Robin Swift Jr., Joyce & Mack Singleton.

(12) Jennifer Fowler, Ardis, Harley, Pat & Tayja Almond. (13) Jane Yancey, Elizabeth Yancey. (14) R.A.'Dick" Yancey.

During the event, Richard "Dick" Elliott Jr., president, Elliot Sawmilling Co., Estill, S.C., was elected SLMA chairman, succeedino Hal M. Storey, v.p. and chiel operating offi cer, S.l. Storey Lumber Co., Armuchee, Ga.

W.J. -Rusty" Wood, president, Tolleson Lumber Co., Perry, Ga., and chairman, U.S. Coalition for Fair Lumber lmprts, was honored with SLMA's Beal Award.

Douglas L. Mount, 59, a merchandise buyer with Midwest Jobbers, St. Charles, Il., died June l5 in Aurora, Il.

He worked for Midwest Jobbers for 18 years.

News Briefs

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Robert Bosch Tool Corp., Chicago, Il., agreed to buy the Roto Zip brand name ...

Martin Metal, LLC, Versailles, Mo., is adding 31,000 sq. ft. to house rollforming and fabrication equipment; the siding and roofing manufacturer was acouired in June by Reuben Graber and a partner

Northern Pro Hardware. Suttons Bay, Mi., and Means Pro Lumber, Beckley, W.V., won Retailer of the Year awards from Pro Group ...

Milgard Windows, Taylor, Mi., opened a customer service & sales center in Grand Rapids, Mi. ...

Medallion Cabinetry, Inc., has broken ground on a new threestory, 23,000-sq. ft. corporate Hq. in Waconia, Mn.

Metal Industries Home Products has begun construction of a new 150,000 sq. ft. facility in Van Alstvne. Tx.

Rayonier, Jacksonville, Fl., is restructuring to qualify as a real estate investment trust effective Jan. 1

Weyerhaeuser's Real Estate Development Co. plans to sell about 30,000 acres in Morgan, Putnam and Oconee counties. Ga.: 174,000 acres in Tn., and 170,000 in N.C. and S.C.

Columbia Forest Products has become the first hardwood plywood manufacturer to agree to utilize Dow BioProducts' wheat straw-based WoodStalk Fiberboard MR as core material

Columbia hardwood flooring is now distributed by Bishop Distributing Co. in In., Mi. and northern Oh.; Bixco Inc., La. and coastal Ms.; CDC Distributors, Oh., W.Va. and Ky., and Royal Scof. Mo.. N.D. and S.D.

Mid-State Lumber Corp.'s DCs in Warwick, N.Y., and Kingston, Pa., are now distributing Alamco Corp.'s Koma Trimboard line of products...

Ame ri c an B iltrit e. Welleslev Mills, Ma., plans to sell or otheiwise dispose of its Janus hardwood flooring business

Ace Hardware Corp. is partnering with The Sherwin-Williams Co. to enable Ace retailers to sell Pratt & Lambert brand paints

Benjamin Moore 's Eco Spec line of paint products has been certified by the Greenguard Environmental Institute

Anniversaries: Grffith Lumber Co., Woolwine, Va., 70th ... M. Fine Lumber Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., 70th Leonard Lumber Co., Liberty, N.Y., 60th ... Perkins Lumber, Steelville, Ms., 55th Reid & Wright, 55th Haywood Builde rs S upply, Waynesville, N.C., 55th ... Babb Lumber Co., Ringgold, Ga., 50th ... Stevenson Lumber Ca., Monroe, Ct., 50th Espy Lumber Co., Hilton Head Island. S.C.. 45th ... Architectural Carpentry Products, Dallas, Tx., 40th Stark Truss Co., Canton, Oh., 40th ... Hogan Hardwoods & Moulding,lnc., Ruston, La., l0th.

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McEwen Lumber Co. (High Point, N.C.)........, McEwen Lumber Co. lRaleioh, N.C.)

McEwen Lumber Co. (Charl-eston, S.C.)

McEwen Lumber Co. (Greenville, S C )

New South Wood Preserving C0..................

Hoover Treated Wood Products

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correct Building Products....(207) 284-5600

Mafthews International .......,....

Mid-State Lumber Corp. ......(908) 725-4900

Saxonville USA.............,...........

Somerset Door & Column Co.

Southern Cvoress Manulaclurers Assn..........

Starborn Indirstries {DeckFast)

Vinyl Concepts & Design................................

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Southern Lumber Co. ..........(800) 748-8919

Southern Pine Insoection Bureau.................

Sunbelt Material Handling....(800) 353-0892

Weaber. Inc............

Weverhaeuser Buildino Materia|s...................

Woik Safe Specialty Pi0ducts........................

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

Redwood Stands Up To The Heat

In a recent series of fire performance tests conducted on 12 commercial decking materials, California redwood ranked number one in flame resistance.

The tests, recently completed by the University of California Forest Products Laboratory, were specifically designed to evaluate the performance of various decking materials when exposed to wildland fire hazard conditions, such as those throughout much of the West.

For many years, redwood has been recognized for its fire resistance: in fact. redwood-clad structures were credited with limiting the extent of the great fires following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

The species has historically been used in firewalls and fire doors, and is currently the only decking material allowed in San Francisco for rooftop decks.

The other I I decking materials tested included a variety of wood/plastic composites and pure plastics. According to the California Redwood Association, several of the alternative materials degraded during the short exposure tests, while the remainder deteriorated prior to completion of the long exposure tests. Modes of degradation included: accelerating or runaway flaming combustion, flaming drops or particles falling from the deck, and collapse of a deck board with or without load.

Construction Heart 2x6, the most widely used redwood decking material in California, was the only product that exhibited none of the four degradation effects during long exposure tests, according to UCFPL director Frank Beall.

CRA expects thats the study's results "could have significant implications for the development of new fire codes for urban wildland interface fire zones."

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Krauter Storage Systems U08l ............11

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