I SUPPIIER Briefs

Wolf, York, Pa., will open a New England distribution center in Massachusetts or Connecticut by early next year.

The distributor is also moving its Allentown, Pa., DC to a larger, 13-acre, company-owned site in Spring Garden Township (York), Pa., by the end of this this year.

Tri-State Hardwood Go, is increasing capacity at its operations in South Milford, In., by adding a new log de-barker and two new 50,000-bd. ft. dry kilns.

___Marquart Cos.,_Gainesvitle, N.Y., has acquired R.A. Miller LumberCo.'s shuttered B-acre site in N. Tonawanda, N.Y., for $500,000.

The new owner has rehired six former R.A. Miller workers and revived custom hardwood manufacturing at the 80,000-sq. ft. facility, which closed last year.

Len's Wood Products, Oakland, Mn., is uncertain if it will rebuild following a massive sawmill fire Oct. 13.

Goeman's Wood Products, Hartford, Wi., suffered an Oct. 12 fire in its sawdust collection tower. Damages could be as much as $400,000 if the tower must be replaced.

Moxham Lumber Go., Johnstown, pa., suffered a suspicious fire just after midnight Oct. 20.

Earlier in the week, an arsonist set fire to an abandoned house and four trash sites, after a vandal spray-painted a message lo burn down the city.

Pendley Wood Products, French Lick, tn., was damaged by an Oct. 6 blaze.

Hodges Log & Lumber, Greenwood, S.C,, had a milling building destroyed by an Oct. 9 fire. Among the losses were a $2-million wood chipper inside the building and $1 million worth of items outside the building.

M-D Building Products has broken ground on a new 80,000-sq. ft. manufacturing/distribution facility at its headquarters complex in Oklahoma City, 0k. The $4-million addition should be complete by April.

SRS Acquisition Corp., McKinney, Tx., has acquired roofing distributor Superior Distribution, piney Ftats, Tn. Superiods entire sales and management staff will continue, with former owner Frank Glasscock staying on as a district manager charged with expanding Superio/s current market.

Jeld-Wen is shutting down its Hartselle, At., door plant by the end of the year, laying off 51

G-M Wood Products, Newaygo, Mi., wilt start up a new 52,000-sq. ft. exterior door component plant Dec. 1 in Toccoa, S.C.

, Stella-Jones is closing its century-otd Tangent Rail Products creosote treating ptant in T6ne HauteJtn., by the end of the year.

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Locals Work to Save Doomed Yard

After Homestead Building Supply, Brookings, Mn., announced it would be closing its outlet in Frazee, Mn. at the end of October, a group of Frazee business leaders began rounding up other investors interested in helping to acquire the local lumberyard.

The business leaders held a public meeting to solicit investments. hoping to sell 100 shares at $2.000 apiece.

The chain appeared willing to sell the building, property, vehicles and inventory. City administrator Jonathan Smith said Homestead was "very willing to work with us to make it a smooth transition so there is no down time with the business."

Northeast Dealer Pares Back

Just two years after opening, Grand Lumber will close most of its operations in Belchertown, Ma.

"It doesn't make sense to be here," said co-owner David W. Kenniston. "There is not enough building going on to support this location." The original store in West Suffield, Ct., which opened in l99l, will remain open.

After mid-November, just a contractor office and small deck-design center will remain open. Kenniston said that most of the 15000-sq. ft. building will be rented to one or more other retail stores. If the market improves, he and partner Brian W. Longey would like to open a home center that sells appliances.

N.C. Dealer Merges Acquired Yard

Garris Evans Lumber Co., Greenville, N.C., has consolidated operations of New Bern Building Supply, New Bern. N.C.. at its own three-vear-old facilitv in New Bern.

Two additional structures are being built to accommodate the expansion.

An auction was held Oct. 30 to liquidate excess inventory and office equipment.

Garris Evans acquired New Bern Building Supply and sister store Askew's Hardware & Building Supply, Jacksonville, N.C., after New Bern filed bankruptcy earlier this year.

Ganfor Ghanges Up New South

New South Companies, Myrtle Beach, S.C., is now doing business as Canfor Southern Pine and plans to upgrade equipment at its lumber mill in Camden, S.C. Improvements include installation of state-of-the-art grading machines. The company may also restore a second shift that was eliminated last year.

In 2006, Vancouver, B.C.-based Canfor bought New South, which now operates five facilities in the Carolinas.

ColumbiaOffers FSC Assistance to Private Timberland Owners

Columbia Forest Products, Greensboro. S.C.. has launched a new web portal to explain its forest certification and management services to private timberland owners.

"Columbia provides a professional forest management plan document at no charge to qualifying forest land owners in exchange for the first right of refusal when the timber is ready to harvest," said Jim Sitts, Columbia's Appalachian timber manager. "In the 10 years since the inception of this program, Columbia has enrolled over 35,000 acres of forestland."

Sitts said that many owners think that an FSC-certified forest management plan is out of reach, due to the size of their ownership or the expense of certification. By working with Columbia's foresters, he said, owners can secure the long-term benefits of professional forest management.

"The idea is to supplement our timber purchases with wood from many smaller tracts," said Sitts. "Over time, this will translate into a lighter, local footprint in the sourcing radius of each Columbia plywood mill where the program is in place."

GAF Materials Corp. is targeting a January restart of its EverGuard thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membranes and accessories pant in Gainesville, Tx.

During Gainesville's temporary closure, GAF has consolidated all TPO products manufacturing at its facility in Mt. Vernon, In.

Building Materials Alliance LLC, peachtree City, Ga., is now the U.S. agent for Egger Timber Products, Brilon, Germany.

Parksite, Batavia, ll., is now distributing Tech.Wood's Siding 2.0 wood polymer composite products in the Northeast.

lnternational Forest Products, Foxborough, Ma., is now exclusive sales agent for Inferno Wood Pellet, Rumford, R.l.

Trex Co., Winchester, Va., has added 2"x6" and 2'x4" deck boards to its Transcend line.

Osmose's MicroPro technology was awarded additional Green Building Points from the NAHB Research Center, under the National Green Building Standard program, reportedly making MicroPro{reated products eligible for more green building points than any other treated wood.

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