Tough times don't stop Florida showgoers

FIESPITE a climate of sparsely l/anended conventions, the Florida Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association was able to attract more than 2,500 to its recent Tlst annual convention and buying show in Orlando.

Exhibitors booked 316 booths on the show floor. MacMillan Bloedel Building Materials took best of show honors. Second place went to BestBilt Windows, third to Knechtel Millwork Ltd. and honorable mentions to Andersen Windows, Peachuee Doors and Champion Forest hoducts.

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Healthy turnout at Florlda associatlon's annual despite recesslon...show dates swltch back to weekend In '92...Joyner contlnues as presldent...50-year veteran Pascual honored.

Tom Joyner, Joyner Lumber Co., Lakeland, Fl., who took over as FLBMDA president in April when Larry Peeno stepped down, was inducted to serve another full year tenn.

Murray Pascual, Booker & Co. Inc., Tampa, Fl., was honored with the association's Industry Service Award, recognizing his 50 years in the industry. Alpine Engineered Products, Pompano Beach, Fl., took the Associate Member of the Year Award.

The Sept. 14-16 Main Event also included a seminat on "Developing a

Marketing Plan for the '90s" by consultant Bill [€e, luncheon talks by author and talk show host Larry King and Football Hall of Famer Larry Csonka, board of directors meeting, technical committee meeting, truss division annual meeting, receptions, silent auction and golf and tennis tournaments.

FLBMDA meeting planner Terry L. Jalbert said the show was excellent, "considering the times and that the (buying) show dates were on Sunday and Monday. There was a lot of grumbling about those days. I guess people don't like to be away from the office on Monday, But the hotel did this to us. We had no control over it."

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Next year's Main Event will return to traditional Fliday-Saturday show dates, with the convention Sept. 24-26 again at the Maniott World Center in Orlando.

ON THE FL00R: (1) Ron Phillips, Bill Thrower. (2) Ken Tassey. (3) Todd Harleman, John Evenson, Dave Pasolli, Balph Spickerman, Keith Bundle. (4) Bruce Palmer, Hubert Lang. (5) Travis, Angle & Alan Darnel, Don Baldwin. (6) Don Hayes, Lisa Houvardas, Ken Hutto. (7) Chris Wold, Jack Dunlap, Frank Brennan. (8) Joe Flemming, Jim Hill, David Martin. (9) Paul Vance, Tim Girardi. (10) James Callahan, Jim Gallup, Jack Peddy. (11) Bryan Dickey, Cliff Snedeker. (12) Wayne Pliss, Mike Linsley. (13) Randy Loren, Rick Wright. (14) Jim

Distefano, John Stapleton. (15) Terry Besnier, Murray Pascual. (16) Mike Timmons, Charlie Hamm. (14 Brian Glass. (18)Karen Glas. (19) Dennis Torgeson. (20) Steve Tennent. (21) Bob Cumings. (22) Burt Nightingale, Randy Frye, Randy Britt. (23) Dave Pratt. (24) Don Stephens. (25) Stephen Demos. (26) Chuck Beilein. (27) Gary Jones. (28) Gary Gurga. (29) Brian Taylor, Mike Patneaude. (30) Debbie Wilgenbusch, Larry Blass, Dean Mull.