Merchant Magazine - January 2004

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NOT TO MENTION THE FOREST, YOUR WALLET, AND YOUR HOME.

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Have we forgotten

I lvent shopping for gifts over Thanksgiving 'uveekend. and rvished I had not. Pushing and shoving was rife, and no one seemed to have any idea rvhat a "line" rvas about. Three cars into one spot do not go.

Did you read about the shopper who rvas knocked unconscious over Thanksgiving in the rush to save a f'erv dollars, and r'vas trampled on by Florida shoppers in a Wal-Mart frenzy? Have you noted in the supermarket that there is alrvays one person who has 20 things in the basket in the "l0 Items or Less" lane'l Or how when you are standing minding your

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own business and someone bangs into you, there's rarely a hint of a "sorry"'? Or how many motorists cut you off on the freeway, often with their cell phones parked under their chins? Or-my pet peeve-lvhen you are in church or the cinema. or in the middle of a speech, and a cell phone goes off?

Recently I needed to find a roofing company for a new roof-a large job. I cannot possibly explain in less than three chapters of my next book my frustration and the horrendous manners (let alone the appalling lack of salesmanship) of the majority of the roughly dozen contractors I was

forced to contact. Calls went unansrvered. callbacks never came, appointments were not met, bids arrived late or not at all, Promises were conveniently forgotten, and stupid outright lies told.

Bad manners and rudeness are on the rise. A recent survey showed that over a third of respondents believed that the manners of Americans are Door. This r,vas an increase of 50c/r' i'ron.r the same poll in 2O02. Nclw, none of us would admit to having bad manners. but that seems to mc to be the problern. Bitd manners rlrc not just about holding a knif-e and fbrk; it is also about how we trcat others and the respcct rve shorv for other pettple's tirnc. ilpinions and beliefs.

Have you noticed when a business mcetin-9 is called how many arrive latc-rvithout often a hint of an explanation. and no matter that the c.e.o. is sitting around waiting? Or, during job interviervs, hor'v many arrive late or do not shorv at all without calling? No one says "please" or "thank you" any more. We have all become noncommunicative, and etiquette has gone out of the rvindow.

Now rvho do you blame-parents. teachers, our youth, or technology? As I read the other day, "Technology was givcn to us, but the instructions were not."

At the end of the day it is up to each of us as individuals to take rcsponsibility fbr our own actions. lf you take it personally when sttmeclne does not call you back, rnake it equally personal that you call back wherl someone leaves a message fbr you.

I rvould like to take this oppclrtunity to rvish all our readers a very happy and successful Nerv Year, and I pledge that all of us at The Merchanr will do our level best to extend every courtesy and assistance to anyone who needs our help or advice. Have a great 2004.

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Lumber dealers are discovering that the raised floor system can do just that and a whole lot more, while meeting the higher expectations of today's homebuyer.

Lumber dealers can establish a market niche by offering a distinctive and affordable alternative framing package.

Raised floor systems boost lumber sales

home realize lifelong benefits such as curb appeal, comfort, practicality and lasting value.

Ho-.ororrer advantages

Among the advantages of the raised floor system to the homeowner: I l. Classic style.

Homebuyers are rediscovering the classic elegance that a raised floor design adds to the look of the American home. Drive through the older neighborhoods of your community. The homes with ageless grace and beauty are usually raised. Visually, the raised foundation functions as a pedestal, enhancing curb appeal regardless of architectural style.

a Z. Uplifting comfort.

Inside the raised floor home. there are special qualities that nurture the body and soul. The feeling is warmer, more intimate. Remember that special place when you were a child, a tree house perhaps, where you felt cozy and safe? Raise the floor above the ground and your perspective changes. You feel more secure. An ordinary view from the window becomes a vista. There is calm and quiet above the din of street noise. The subtle "cushion" of a wood floor system provides a more comfortable walking surface, putting less stress on your back, legs and feet.

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The raised floor system is nothing new. Since Colonial times, homes across America have featured an elevated floor, for reasons that are just as valid today.

"From the beginnings of architecture, well-designed homes have all had a top, a middle and a bottom," noted Baton Rouge, La., architect Kevin Harris. "The introduction of slab-on-grade foundations removed the 'bottom,' making homes look awkward. As I review home styles with my clients, typically the houses they like are elevated. A lot of this goes back to historical associations."

In regions where raised floors are not common. lumber dealers and builders can establish a market niche by offering a distinctive and affordable alternative framing package. Clients who invest in this type of

GOING UP: Raising the floor also increases the amount of lumber used.

Raised Floor Systems

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If it is not raised, a porch is not really a porch. Porches and decks are natural amenities for a raised floor system, adding usable living area to your home outdoors. Consider the charm and hospitality of a front porch, the pest-free privacy and comfort of a screened back porch, or a spacious deck for outdoor cooking, entertainment and relaxation. On slab, a "front porch" is just a front patio. The special ambiance you come to expect when gathering on a porch or deck can only be experienced with the raised floor system.

4. I nt"ri-e foundation.

The raised floor system has withstood the test of time. Southern pine is the strongest of all North American softwoods, so you can expect a lifetime of strength, stability and durability when framing with southern pine lumber. And today, modern pressure treatment adds long-term resistance to decay and termite attack.

J. A simple foundation.

All foundations will settle. but use of piers with a raised floor system makes leveling or repairs simple. Repairing or leveling a damaged concrete slab can be very expensive. The raised floor is also less susceptible to disruption from tree roots.

0. Easy home improvement.

Installation, maintenance and modification of utilities such as water.

sewage and electrical are comparatively simple with a raised floor. Remodeling? Plumbing fixture modifications are easy with a raised floor. (If relocating a toilet or bathtub on a slab foundation is necessary, get the jackhammer!) Routing and rerouting of electrical wiring is relatively easy and less expensive. If the home is raised high enough off the ground, air conditioning ducts can be installed below where floor registers can direct air closer to the actual living area; ceilings remain uncluttered.

7. Nutoral insulator. Why live on the cold, damp ground? Wood is a natural insulator. A properly constructed and insulated raised floor isolates a home from moisture problems and provides a warm, comfortable walking surface.

8. Higt and dry.

Flooding is a potential risk for many homeowners. A raised floor system could be the solution to raising your home's foundation above base flood elevation required by the National Flood Insurance Program. Considering other options-slab atop dirt fill, slab on backfilled perimeter wall, or ring levee-the raised floor may be the most practical and costeffective way to protect your property and meet local building ordinances in flood-prone areas.

9. P"rt Control.

Most pests are ground dwellers. With proper barriers to control termites and other pests, your raised floor home will welcome fewer unwanted

guests. For optimum protection against termites, pressure treated and kiln-dried after treatment southern pine lumber is available.

L 0. rlexiue landscaping.

Landscaping looks best around the foundation of the home. It helps "ground" the structure to the site. However, the installation of built-up flowerbeds and other landscaping against a slab foundation can invite termite infestation and decay. With a raised floor, landscaping can be located near the foundation without inviting this risk.

Furthermore, root-severing slab construction often demands the removal of existing trees in close proximity to the structure. Near a raised floor, beautiful and energy-saving shade trees can be preserved; only the footings of a raised pier-and-beam structure penetrate the root system, allowing trees to thrive.

Construction advantages

Homebuilders also benefit. Once the plans are finalized, the flexibility of the raised floor offers several advantages in the construction phase:

Easy scheduling - Construction of a raised floor may help accommodate the scheduling of trades, saving time. For example, concrete and masonry work does not have to wait on plumbing installation and inspection, which is the case with slab-on-grade. This can help expedite construction.

Poor soils, no problem - A raised floor can be a cost-effective solution to construction in poor soil conditions, where movement of expansive clays or the subsidence of organic soils is a concern.

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fill - For sloped lots, a raised floor on piers can be more economical and practical than building a "cut and fill" slab foundation. Less soil is disturbed, reducing erosion. The piers eliminate the need for reinforced retaining walls and other extraordinary measures to provide proper site drainage, and plumbing connections to city services may be simplified.

Value-added advantages

The raised floor system gives the homeowner and builder opportunities to explore ideas that can expand the livability and appeal of the home. For the lumber dealer, that can often translate into sales of additional materials.

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"The raised floor takes full advantage of amenities such as porches or a deck because they are natural extensions of the structure's elevated olatform," said Richard Kleiner, director of treated lumber markets for the Southern Forest Products Association. "Inside the home, southern pine flooring is a great upgrade to offer the client. Another option the dealer and builder may suggest is termite-resistant framing of pressure treated lumber. kiln dried after treatment. Use of pressure treated lumber can be limited to the floor system alone or framing for the entire structure. Whole-house treated framing is becoming a popular option, especially in coastal areas." I--t .[, vironmental ad v an ta ges

Finally, the raised floor is the right choice for the environment-it is a sustainable construction system. First and foremost, wood is a renewable resource that takes far less energy to produce than concrete or steel.

Second, construction of a pier-andbeam foundation in association with the raised floor system is far less disruptive to the natural surroundings than a slab-on-grade system. With a pier-and-beam foundation, less damage the root systems of neighboring vegetation occurs.

Furthermore, future structural modifications, additions or repairs can be more easily accomplished. Builders can complete these tasks with less risk of additional environmental damage, consuming less energy and avoiding expensive technologies.

- Southern Pine Council has produced a new guide for building a raised floor foundation system. Complete with detailed illustrations, photographs, cnd cost comparisons, "Raised Floor Systems: Design

KEEPING the floor off the ground helps protect a home from flooding and pests.

Bright future for windo

[rNenCV efficiencY. low mainteI)nance products and building code issues will continue to serve as the driving forces in the window industry through 2004.

"Manufacturers are accelerating the ways they can meet consumer window needs related to these key issues," said Chris Monroe, v.p. of marketing for Simonton Windows, Parkersburg, W.V. "As energy costs continue to rise, homeowners are aggressively informing themselves on the benefits of energy efficient windows. This knowledge has led to consumer demand for advanced product features with energy efficiency topping the list. Immediately after that we see the steady and sustained interest in low maintenance vinyl products as having a high impact on window sales."

"There is no doubt that homes are

being built with more and larger windows," added Alan Bridges, v.p. and general manager of A&H Windows, North Wilkesboro, N.C. "Homeowners are driving this trend. I recall that the energy crisis of recent years drove builders to be more conservative with the amount of glass in exterior walls. There are still elevated costs for heating and cooling, but changes in building construction and higher performing windows have allowed homeowners to add larger and more windows to house plans."

Bridges explained, "Building codes continue to have an impact on new home construction. Georgia has a new energy code for 2004 that will require low-E glazing for all windows going in new construction homes. More energy-efficient products, as well as the homeowner's desire to see outside

from many vantage points, have resulted in an increased use of more glass per home."

Monroe agreed: "The growing concerns with code issues, including the requirements related to impact resistant products in a large number of coastal areas. will stretch the limits of many manufacturers' production capabilities in coming years."

Simonton. among other manufac-

turers, has expanded both its vinyl and aluminum product lines with additional window sizes, styles and options. "All it takes is one really ferocious storm a year-like Hurricane Isabelto prove that the investment in impact resistant products is extraordinarily valuable," Monroe said.

According to Simonton, builders and remodelers will also see increases in consumer requests for self-cleaning glass and advanced vinyl window construction in 2004. "As we move into

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products have resulted in an increased use of more glass per home.

2004, the next advancement the industry can expect to see is the growth of injection-molded fenestration products," Monroe said. "Gas and water assisted injection molding is the greatest step the industry will take in the next few years. Windows manufactured with this process will yield

incredible strength with no need to clean the corners. These one-piece window frames are extremely attractive and very strong."

ln addition to product advancements, Monroe strongly believes that window manufacturers need to support their customers in the selling and installation processes. "Manufacturers today must be business consultants to their customers," he said. "We need to get thoroughly involved in each customer's operations by helping them with business and marketing plans, lead generation programs and customer awareness.

He added: "It's no longer enough to just produce a top quality product. Now there's a need to support customers with showroom design and development, retail merchandising, and installation education. Window manufacturers who hope to excel in this industry must become the onestop resource to their customers for their every conceivable need."

According to Bridges, homeowners are the ones "demanding low-maintenance products. Vinyl and composite windows continue to gain popularity. Home-owners don't want the hassle of maintaining their home's exterior.

Component makers have responded by producing materials that require less time and cost to maintain. This has allowed window manufacturers to design products that have longevity and offer curb appeal. I expect this trend to continue to grow even in the most comDetitive markets."

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[NCREASING the sales lprice of door packages to homebuilders-or convincing homeowners to undertake a door remodeling project-may be as easy as having them realize the difference raised panels can make.

For years the home buying market has dictated that builders need to include strong design elements as amenities. Raised panel interior doors are among the easiest and most affordable means of building architectural interest into a home, both in new construction as well as remodeling. The average house has l9 interior passage and closet doors, so there are many opportunities to customize the look of a room.

A door's design contributes much to the overall scheme of a room and, indeed, an entire home. Flush doors do their duty and not much else. Raised panel doors, however, offer the look of fine craftsmanship while allowing builders to customize a home's interior.

Many raised panel door designs are made of engineered wood to provide the decorative appeal of sculpted doors. minus the cost and maintenance of solid wood. As home buyers research their options, the inclusion of raised panel doors has increased steadily.

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panel doors provide exactly that- attention to detail. definition of space, and a variety of panel designs, finishes and sizes to match any home decor."

Association of Home Builders found that optional features were added to three-fourths of all new homes, and all of these upgrades occurred between the time the contract was signed and closing. For homes in the median price range, the price at settlement was nearly 5Vo higher than at the time of sale. This was consistent across the country for homes below $500.000. For more expensive homes, the increase was 9Vo.

Raised panel doors

offer the look of fine craftsmanship while allowing builders to customize a home's interior.

With consumers displaying their preference for smooth. tall (8 ft.) and solid core doors, builders are offering these options knowing that the result is higher profits.

For existing homes, raised panel doors are often used to economically replace wood doors inside vintage homes, or flush doors in homes built during the 1950s, 1960s and beyond. In fact, replacing every interior passage door with a new hollow core door costs less than a new chair and ottoman. Replacing every one with a solid core door costs less than a new sofa.

In remodeling jobs, homeowners often keep the existing frame and simply replace the doors themselves. For a fresh new look, they can purchase a pre-hung door and replace the frame.

"Home buyers want a house that reflects their personal style. They're looking for fine details, individual expressions, and ways to make their home stand out," said interior designer Sharon Hanby-Robie. "Raised

Because of their architectural styling and affordability, raised panel model interior doors are a popular choice among homeowners today, representing nearly 60Vo of total interior door sales. With low mortgage interest rates spurring new housing starts, the growth of raised panel interior doors has outpaced the total door category in recent years.

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3 ke,ys tb amtingcustomer service

By Dennis Snow and Teri Yanovitch

lf-f REAT service feels like a gift. lt \fmakes us want to continue to do business with an organization over the long haul. And that alone is the secret to business success-retain customers by providing great customer service.

More than two-thirds of customers who defect do so because of poor service. So what can your company do to achieve customer loyalty? Assuming your products and prices are competitive, here are three simple steps to help ensure your customers stay with your company.

1. Look through the customer's lens

Because customers have a choice of where to obtain goods or services, a business must convince the customer that it truly cares. An engaged, caring employee raises the customer's confidence that the business is looking out for the customer's interests.

When that employee suggests a new product or service, the customer trusts that his or her best interest is at heart. On the flip side, if the customer senses a lack of caring, he or she will question the motives behind any recommendation.

Every business has its jargon, so be careful to speak in a language that customers understand. Successful businesses speak the language of the customer.

Complaints can be frustrating for customers and employees alike. As employees, we often can't understand why a customer is making such a big deal about a particular issue. Didn't the customer read the contract?

(Probably not.) Doesn't the customer understand that researching a problem takes time? (No. They don't.)

Remember, it's not the customer's job to see through the business's lens; it's the business's job to see through the customer's lens and show an understanding of their frustration.

2. Everything speaks Imagine visiting a fine dining restaurant for a special occasion. You've been looking forward to the meal and you've heard good things about the restaurant. Then imagine noticing something crusty dried to your silverware and old lipstick marks on your water glass. Wouldn't you begin worrying about the cleanliness and quality of everything else in the restaurant? Everything speaks.

Now imagine a customer entering your place of business. She notices trash in the parking lot. Inside, she sees stacks of cluttered merchandise. She sees employees standing around eating and having personal conversations. It all detracts from your business's image. Consciously or unconsciously, it raises customers' antennae and makes them question, "Do I really want to spend my money here?"

The "everything speaks" philosophy means all employees understand that even the "little things" count. So pay attention to everything, including whether the physical environment is neat and clean, whether all necessary supplies are available, and whether employees are dressed appropriately. Anything that sticks out as "wrong"

becomes an intrusion on the customer experience. These intrusions add up and result in customer concern. On the other hand. when customers sense an atmosphere of professionalism, care, and order, they feel a sense of confidence.

How many times have you seen employees in a business walk right by trash on the floor or a display that has been bumped out of alignment? Employees who understand that everything speaks will take a moment to pick up some wadded paper and straighten the display because they know that such behaviors have a direct impact on the customer experience.

3. Create customer tlYowstt

Small gestures can create customer wows. Remembering a customer's name is a huge wow, as it creates a feeling of family. Letting a customer know that another product may better meet their needs is another wow. Sending a a handwritten note of thanks for a large order is a wow. Some wows are small and some are large, but make no mistake about it, wows add up.

One of the most powerful ways to create wows is to share best practices with fellow employees. Hold a company meeting so employees can share things they have done that dazzled customers. Just talking about these behaviors increases the likelihood that others will adopt some of the practices or create new ones of their own. It is also likely that some wows can become standard procedure, whether it's a grocery store bakery handing out fresh-baked cookies to children, or a vendor buying lunch once a month for salespeople.

Next time you're helping a customer, ask yourself, "Will my behaviors make this customer say or think, 'wow'?"

Excellent service is not about policy manuals. It's about excellent behaviors. When employees focus on excellent service. the results can be magical. The key is to make service excellence a habit. Encourage every employee to internalize these steps so they become habits. When employees focus on these principles, your company will achieve the most powerful result of all: intense customer loyalty.

- Full-time speakers, consultants and sales trainers, Dennis Snow and Teri Yanovitch previously worked for the Walt Disney World Co. Their boo( Unleashing Excellence, is available through www. r e tainl oy alc us t ome r s. c om.

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Fern Ridge Lumber & Landscape, Veneta, Or., has been opened by Anna Harris and her daughter, Heather Harris ...

Able Building Supply, Moses Lake, Wa., which once operated six central Washington locations, has closed its remaining stores and is negotiating their sale

Ace Hardware ooened a new store in North Salt Lake. Ut. ...

Power Townsend, Helena, Mt., has remodeled, doubled its floor space and is adding a 5-acre drivethru lumberyard, in anticipation of a Home Depot opening locally in the summer

Lake Oswego Ace Hardware, Lake Oswego, Or., has been acquired by Greg Breiseth, who had owned an Ace store in Kensington, Ca.

Ac e Hardw are, Burlingame, Ca., is closing at the end of the month with the retirement of Dom Seger, owner since 1978

Home Decorating Center, Ridgecrest, Cfl., is closing after nearly 30 years

Kings Ace Hardware, Billings, Mt., is building a larger 10,000-sq. ft. replacement store next door ...

Home Depot this month opens new home centers in Anaheim Hills; Brentwood; Madera and Moreno Valley, Ca.; Eagle, Id., and College Place. Wa.

Home Depot is consolidating its Seattle, Wa.-based Northwest division into its Western division. Orange, Ca., headed by Bruce Merino...

Home Depot has broken ground in Watsonville, Ca.; anticipates a spring 2004 opening in Ukiah, Ca.;

proposed anchoring a 400,000-sq. ft. retail project in Vancouver,'Wa., and building a 118,759-sq. ft. store in The Dalles, Or.; is considering an ll-acre site in Sand City, Ca., and inked a deal with Tembec for access to larger amounts of FSCcertified SPF ...

Lowe's Cos. opens new stores this month in Kailua-Kona. Hi.. and San Marcos, Ca., and recently unveiled units in Missoula, Mt. (Kerry Naasz, mgr.); Nampa, Id. (Randy Zelnet, mgr.); SE Aurora, Co. (Jay Jansen, mgr.), and Clovis, N.M. (Mike Duguid, mgr.) ...

Lowe's agreed to buy the former Prudential Steel building in Longview, Wa., to operate as a distribution center; received a zoning change for a 17 .A-acre parcel in Huntington Beach. Ca.; abandoned plans to build at the Blue Mountain Mall in Walla Walla. Wa.. and is eyeing a former Sears site in Lancaster, Ca. ... the chain has begun repurchasing up to $1 billion of company shares

Wr o t t slt r ns/lllrr u rlcru rr ns Sierra Pacific Industries, Anderson, Ca., will permanently close its 8O-year-old Susanville, Ca., sawmill by the end of the first quarter due to a log shortage

Roseburg Forest Products, Roseburg, Or., has permanently closed its 57-year-old plywood facility in Green, Or.

Stimson Lumber Co., Helena, Mt., recently paid a $15,000 fine to the Department of Environmental Quality for violating the state's Clean Air Act

Fremont Forest Group Corp., Long Beach, Ca., agreed to act as a terminal distributor for Masisa MDF, OSB and particleboard in association with BestBoard Inc., Chula Vista, Ca.; material will be arriving from Mexico, Chile,

Brazil and Venezuela plant by break-bulk ocean vessels and railed from Durango, Mexico, and Port Arthur" Tx.

South Coast Lumber Co., Brookings, Or., and the federal government are considering an 848-acre timberland swap

Weyerhnuser Co., Federal Way, Wa., agreed to sell a 60-acre former mill site in North Bend, Or., to the Coquille Economic Development Corp. and 160,000 acres of timberlands in the Carolinas to Forest Investment Associates

Stanley Worlcs has acquired CSI (Chicago Steel Tape Co.)/Berger for $62 million ...

Masonite agreed to pay $160 million for Stanley Works' residential entry door division, with five plants including in Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.

Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Id., has completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of office products retailer OfficeMax Inc.

Reload /nc., Glendale, Az., is now stocking lumber for West Fraser Mil/s, Quesnel, B.C.

Ace Hardware Corp. won a 2004 Enterprise Value Award from CIO magazine

NOFMA: The Wood Flooring Manfacturers Association has opened its membership to include non-U.S. based manfacturers

New Web site: Falcon Fosm, wwwfalconfoam.com

Anniversaries: Burnett & Sons Planing Mill & Lumber Co., Sacramento, Ca., 135th Shamrock Building Materials, Eugene, Or., 25th ... Tirnber Mountain Hardwoods, Orange, Ca., 5th ...

Housing starts in Nov. (latest figures) climbed 4.5Vo to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.O7 million ... single family starts rose 3.3Vo to a rate of 1.695 million; multi-family {5+ units) was at a 335,000 clip ... permits slipped 5 .4Vo to a | .87 4 mi llion pace.

Bennett Decides To Stay Put

Bennett Forest Industries will not relocate to Lewiston, Id., for at least two years.

Last year, president John Bennett said fewer timber sales from national forests might force him to shutter the sawmill in Elk City and planer mill in Grangeville, Id., and move them to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley. Higher lumber prices make current operations viable using timber from company Iand and other private sources.

Oregon Panel Mill Restarts

The former Lebanite fiberboard plant in Lebanon, Or., has restarted under a new name, Oregon Panel Products LLC.

After being closed for three months, the mill restarted production Nov. 6 with a single shift. "Our goal is to get two shifts in the near future," said sales manager Clay Donne.

Donne, previously the distribution sales manager for Lebanite, is joined by several other former Lebanite employees, including general manager Robert "Skip" Walker.

Lebanite Corp. continues to own the more than 5O-year-old mill and is leasing the facility to Oregon Panel.

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Winema Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 9, meeting, Klamath County Fairgrounds, Klamath Falls, Or.; (541) 882-7559.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - Jan. 12-15, estimating courses, Casper, Wy.; Jan. 19-22, Denver, Co.; (303) 793-0859.

Seattle Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 13, crab feed & past president's meeting, Crab Pot Restaurant & Bar, Bellevue, Wa.; (253) 796-7 155.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 14, industry night, Broiler Steakhouse, Redwood Valley, Ca; (707) 462-3700.

Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 15, annual crab feed, Eureka Inn, Eureka, Ca.: (1Oi) 445-3521.

Western Pallet Association - Jan. 16-21, annual meeting, Rancho Mirage, Ca.; (305) 42'7-0938.

International Builders Show - Jan. 19-22, sponsored by National Association of Home Builders, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.; (800) 368-5242.

Northern California Home & Landscape Expo - Jan.23-25, Cal Expo, Sacramento, Ca.; (916) 443-4961.

International Mass Retail Association - Jan. 25-27, leadership forum, The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Az.; (703) 841 -2300.

National Association of Wholesale Distributors - Jan.26-28, executive summit, Washington, D.C.; (202) 872-0885.

Tacoma Home & Garden Show - Jan. 28-Feb. l, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Wa.; (253) 756-2121.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Materials Dealers Association - Jan. 27-29, estimating courses, Albuquerque, N.M.: (303) 793-0859.

Do it Best Corp. - Jan. 30-31, winter market, Kissimmee, Fl.; (260) 748-5300.

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Tacoma-Olympia Hoo-Hoo Club - Feb. 3, crab feed, Eddie's Catering, Tacoma, Wa.; (206) 399-0002.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - Feb 4, regional meeting, Santa Rosa, Ca.; (800) 52'7-8258.

Western Building Material Association - Feb. 5-7, Young Westerners Club conference, Hilton, Eugene, Or.; (360) 9433054.

Willamette Hoo-Hoo Club - Feb. 6, annual crab feed, Shadow Hills Country Club, Junction City, Or.; (541) 688-6675.

Linn County Home Show - Feb. 6-8, Linn County Fair & Expo Center, Albany, Or.; (800) 53'7-9396

Colorado Garden & Home Show - Feb. 7-15, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Co.; (303) 932-8100.

American Architectural Manufacturers Association - Feb. 8ll, Marriott Desert Springs Resort, Palm Springs, Ca; (847) 303-5664.

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association - Feb. 10-12, winter meeting, Amelia Island Plantation Resort, Amelia Island, Fl.; (530) 661-9591.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - Feb 12, regional meeting, Tustin, Ca.l (800) 527-8258.

DeckExpo - Feb. 12-14, John Ascuaga's Nugget, Reno, Nv.; ,678\ 344-6283.

Winema Hoo-Hoo Club - Feb. 14, Valentine's Day dinner, Klamath Falls, Or.; (541) 882-7559.

Portland Home & Garden Show - Feb. 18-22, Portland Expo Center, Portland, Or.; (503) 246-8291.

San Diego Interior Design & Landscape Expo - Beb. 20-22, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Ca.; (530) 3675219.

04 Building Products llfeb Directoru

Your reference guide t0 more than 1,000 ruholesale sources

of lumber, building products, and related seruices.

Wholesalers

Ace Conl ractor Centers.......................

Ace Hardware Corp..............

A.C. Houston Lumber Co....

Allen Millwork, Inc. (La.)..............

Alliance Lumber...

Allied Building Stores r La. r.................

........wwrv.acelbm.com

....wrvw.acehardware.com .-.................-.....--www.achoustonlumber.com

............................wrvrv.allenmillwork.com ...........................www.alliancelumber.com ........www.abs-link.com

DLH Nordisk Inc. (N.C.)...................

www.dlh-group.com

Do it Best Corp... ,......www.doitbestcorp.com

Dooley Lumber Co. (Ca.)......... ........... wu w.doolel lumber.com

Dougherty-Hanna Resources Co. (Oh.)....................... ....www.doughenylumber.com

Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. (Ma.)..........................www.downesandreader.com

DVL Clobal Forest Products (Or.)................................................www.dvlglobal.com

DW Distribution (Tx.).......................... ...www.drvdistribution.com

EarthSource Forest Products (Ca.)...-..................,....www.earthsourcewood.com

East Coast Lumber Co.

..$ \\ w ea5lcoaslonline.eom

Edensaw Woods (Wa.).................... .................www.eoensaw.com

Emerson Hardwood Co. (Or.).........................................www.emersonhardwood.com

Empire Building Materials (Mt.)..................................................www.empireinc.com

Alpine Lumber Supply (ld.)

Arirari lo HardwaiJ'C6. iii i...............

Allied Plyuootl & Lumber rTr. r........... ...wwrv.alliedpJywoodandlumber.com ....................www.ealpinelumber.com ..www.ahcusa.com

American International Forest Products (Or.;...................................www.1umber.com

American Lumber (Tx. ) ........................www.americanlumber.nel

American Lumber Distributors & Brokers (Al.)..............www.americanlumberl.com

American Paneling Ply*,ood & t-urnber ('l'x.).................www.americanpaneling.com

American Pole & Timber Co. (Tx.)........................www.americanDoleandtimbei.com

Anfinson Lumber Sales (Ca.) .....,,.... .............www.anfinson.com

Architectural Woods Inc. (Wa.).................... .....www.awi-wa.com

Arling Lumber (Oh.)............................ ......www.arlinglumber.com

Anowhead Lumber Sales (Ok ) ..................................www.affowheadlumber.com

Associated Building Material Distributors of America (Az.)............www.abmda.com

Atessco, Inc, (Ca.),........,........... ...................www.atesscoinc.com

Austin Wholesale Decking Supply (Tx.) .......,.,www.austinwholesaledecking.com

Babcock Lumber Co. ..www.babcocklumbei.com

Baskins Forest Products (Ca.)...................................www.baskins1brestproducts.com

Bear Creek Lumber (Wa.).................. .www.oearcreeklumber.com

Bear Forest Products (Ca.).................. ................www.bearfD.com

Bear Springs Forest Products (Or.)............................................www.bearsprings.com

Beautiful Home Supply (Va.).......... .....................www.2cbh.com

Belco Forest Products t Wa.1 ..www.belcofp.com

Bennett [-umber Co., Volney G. (N.J.)..

Beronio Lumbcr Co. (Ca.r

.....www.lumber- l.com ........www.beronlo.com

Bierver Lumber..... ......www.biewerlurnber.com

Birmingham Intemational Forest Products (Al.)...................................www.bifp.com

Blish-Mizc Co...... .............www.blishmize.com

Bloch Lumber Co.

BMD (Ca.).. .....wtvw.blochlumber.com .........,..www.bmdusa.com

Bondurant Lumher r A1.1........

Booth Lumber Co. (Tx.)

rvwu'.bondurantlumber.com

..........................ws/w.boothlumber.com

Bowie-Sims-Prange (Tx.)................... .........wwrv.bspgroup.com

Brackett Brothers Corp. (N.C.) ...................................www.brackettbrbihers.com

Bradco Supply Corp........................... .......wrvw.bradcosupply.com

Brid-ger Forest Products (Mt.)...... www.bridgerforestprod:uits.com

Buckeye Pacific Corp. (Or.)............ .......wwrv.buckeyepacific.com

Builder Mans of America........... ...............www.buiidermarts.com

Building Products 1nc...................................................www.bui1dingproductsrnc.com

Building Products Plus (Tx.).............. ................www.bp-plus.com

Burly Corp. gf North America (Tx.).. .............www.buriyiorp.com

Burns Lumber Co .....www.burnslumbei.com

Buse Timbcr & Sales 1Wa.;...........

www.busetimber.com

California Cascade Industries (Ca.)......................,...,,www.californiacascade.com

California Hardrvare Co. (Ca.)............... .............www.chcusa.com

Cameron Ashley Building Products

Capital Lumber Co..,......................

.......................www.cabp.com

....,www.capital-lumbei.com

Capitol Plywood, Inc..-....----.--... ...www.capitolplywood.com

Carolina Atlantic ..www.carolinaailantic.com

Carter Lee Lumber Co. (In.).............. ...............www.canerlee.com

Cascade Empire (Or.)

......www.cascade-empire.com

Cascade Forest Corp. (Wa.)............... ...................www.casfor.com

Cascade Wholesale Hardware, lnc. (Or.).........................................www.cascade.com

Cedar Creek Wholesale Inc,,,,.,,,...... .........ww*.cedarcre€k.com

Empire Wholesale Lumber................. .ww* .empirewholesale.com

Environmental Building Products (Co.)..........................................www.ecodeck.com

Enyeart Cedar (Or.)............................ ........www.enyeartcedar.com

Epperson Lumber Sales.,..,. ,........,...www.eppersonlumber.com

F'actory Pine International (Ca.).................................................www.factorypine.com

Falls City Lumber Co. (Ky.) . ..............................................www.fallscitylumber.com

Feuer Lumber Co. (N.H.).................... ........www.feuerlumber.com

Fine Lumber Co., M. (N.Y.).............. ..........www.finelumber.com

Fingerle Lumber Co. (Mi.)................. ....www.fingerlelumber.com

FLW Wood Products (N.J.) ............................www.flwwood.com

Forest City Tradng Group (Or.).......... .....................www.fctg.com

Forest Groye Lumb€r Co. (Or.)........ ...................www.fg1co.com

Forest Plywood Sales (Ca.)............ .........www.forestplywood.com

Forest Products Distributors ........................www.forpd.com

Forest Products Group..................................................www.forestproductsgroup.com

Forest Products Sales (Ut.) ......www.forest.products-sales.com

Fox Lumber Sales (Mt.),.................... ......www.foxlumber.com

Fremont For€st Group Corp. (Ca.) .-.....-.-----...www.fremontforestgroup.com

Gaiennie Lumber Co. (La.).................. .............www.garcnnrc.conr .........www.ganahl.com

Ganahl LumberCo. lCa.)

Garmar Industries (N.J.).................... ......www.garmarlumber.com

Gemini Forest Products (Ca.)........, .......ruu.geminiforest.com

Ceneral Builders Supply (Ok.) ...rvw u generalbuilders.com

General Building Materials (Co.)......... ......................www.gbm.b2

Georgia-Pacific Corp.......................... ........................www.gp.com

Germantown Forest Products (Tn.)... ...wrvw.lumberme mphis.com

Gibbs Lumber (Mn.)............................ .......rvrvrv gibbslumber.com

Goodfellow Inc. (N.H.) www.gdf'ellow.com

Granite Valley Forest Products (Wi.)......................................www.granitevalley.com

Grasmick Lumber Co., Louis (Md.)...................................wwrv.grasmicklumber.com

Great Northern Lumber (Il.).......... www.greainonhernlumber.com

Greenwood Products (Or.)....... ....... u wu .greenu oodproducts.com

GrofT Lumber Co., Inc. (N.M.)........... ........www.grofflumber.com

Gutherie Lumber Co., M.C. (Mi.)....... ...www.gutherielumber.com

Guthrie Lumber & Distribution (T\.). .......uww.suthrielumber.net

Hager Distribution .www.hageidistribution.com

Hall Forest Products (Wa.)..... ........................www.hal1foresl.com

Hallwood Enterprises (Va.) Hampton Lumbe. Sui"........,,.....-......

.......www.hallwood-usa.com www.hamptonlumber.com

Handy Hardrvare Wholesale (Tx.).......................................www.handyhardware.com

Hardware Distribution Warehouses........... .........www.hdwinc.com

Hardwood Group, Inc. ...www.hardwoodgroup.com

Hardwoods, Inc. (Fl.) ................www.hardwoodsinc.com

Hayden Bridge Forest Products (Or.)............................www.haydenbridgeforest.com

HendersonCorp.(ld.)..............................................www.hendersoncorporation.com

Higgins Lumber, J.E. (Ca.)................ .................www.higlum.com

Holden Humphrey Co. (Ma.) .............www.holdenhumphrey.com

Honsador Lumber (Hi.) ..............www.honsador.com

Horizon Distribution (Wa.)............................................www.hori2ondistribution.com

Horizon Lumber Products (Or.)......... .....www.horizonlumber.com

House-Hasson Hardware (Tn.)........... ........www.househasson.com

Howard Lumber Sales (Al.).............. ......www.howardlumber.com

Hughes Supply.... .......www.hughessupply.com

Hutchison Inc......................... . ...............www.hutchison-inc.com

Huttig Building Products .......................www.huttig.com

Chesapeake Trading Group { Va.

Church Hardqoods. Brlanr rN.C.,..

Coast Lumber. lnc. (Wa.)

Channel Lumber Co. (Ca.) ................. ....www.cnannellumber.com .........www.ct9-va.com .............www.bchi.com w!vw.coastl Llmber.com

Coa\tal Foresl Products { N.H.}.....

rv w w.coastal tbrestprod ucts. c()m

Concannon Lumber Co. (Or.).................................................www.concannonlbr.com

Conner Industries.

www.connerindustries.com

Conrad Forest Products.................. ..........,,..www.conradfp.com

Cook Cgunty Lumber (ll.).......... ......wwrv.cookcountylumber.com

Cooley Forest Products (Az.) ....................w\!w.coolivforpro.com

Coos Head Forest Products (Or.)..............................................www.cooshead.com

Cunis Lumber & Plywood Terminal, lnc. (Va.)...............................www.c1p inc.com

Dairynan's Supply Co. Inc............. www.dairymanssupply.com

D.G. International Hardwood (Tn.).... ....................www.deint.com

Diablo Timber (Ca.)......................... .......www.diablotimber.com

Diamond Hill Plywood Co....,........................,........www.diamondhi11pIywood.com

Dickman-Hines Lumber Co. (Wa. ).......................................www.dickman hines.com

Disdero Lumber Co. (Or.) ...www.disdero.com

Distribution Ame rica .........................www.daonline.com

Diversified Wood Products (N.C.)..............................................www.dwpworks.com

Dixie-Plywood Co .............,,www.dixieply.com

Dixieline Lumber .............,. ..--.,....................www.dixie1in'e.com

Hygrade Lumber Sales (N.H.) .....................................www.wholesalelumberusa.com

Idaho Pacific Lumber Co. (ld.)....................... .....www.idapac.com

Independent Builder's Supply Association.........................................www.ibsainc.nct

Intermountain Orient, Inc. (ld.)...................................www.intermountain orient.com

Intermountain Wood Products.... ....www.intermountainwood.com

International Forest Products (Ca.),,,..,,...................................www.intlforest.com

International Hardwoods, lnc. (Or.)..................www.internationalhardwoodsinc.com

Jasper Enterprises, Inc. (Wa.)............. ............www.jasper-inc.corn

Jensen Distribution Services (Wa.) ..........................................www. jensenonline.com

J.M. McCormick Co. (ln.)................... .....uuw. jmmccormick.com

Johnson Manley LumberCo. (Az.)................................ u**.johnsonmanley.net

Jones Lumber Co. (Ca.) ........wwwjoneslumber.com

Jordan Lumber Co., Le€ Roy (Tx.)...-....-.-.,.,.,-..........wwwjordanredwood.com

K&S Components (Or.)...................... .....www.kscomponents.com

Kayu Int€rnational (Or.).,............... ....................www.kayu.com

Kelleher Corp. (Ca.)...-...-.-....-- ..................www.kelleher.com

Keller Lumber Sales (Ca.)................. .www.kellerlumbersales.com

Kcllett & Sons. George { La. r................

www.kellettlumber.com

Kelly-Wright Hardwoods (Ca.)....... .......www.kelly-wright.com

Kennison Forest Products (La.)............................................www.kennisonforest.com

Kentucky-lndiana Lumber (Ky.) .....................www.ki-lumber.com

Kentucky Wholesale Building Products (Ky.)...

Lakc Slates Lumber.................

Lambcn Lumbcr Salcs l-ld. t | 1 t

.........wu,w.kywholesale.com $,ww.lake-states-lumber.com ......rvww.lambertlumber.com

L&L Lumber Co. (Al.)...................... ..........uww.landllumber.com

Landmark Building Products (Ca.)....................... . ......u'rvw.landmark-products.com

Landry Lumber Sales, Richard (La)..--.--...-..............www.cypresilumber.com

Lane Stanton Vance Lumber Co. (Ca.).........----.....,.......,....www.lsvlumber.com

.....-.r u rr.lausmannlumber.corl .....g u u .leonardluntber.corr ..............rvs w.lodgelumber.com

Logan Lumber Co. (Fl.)....................... .......u'lu'.loganlumber.com

Lovvorn Wholesale Lumber Corp. (Ar.).................. ....wwrv.lovvornlumber.cotr

LowGradelumber ..............rvrvw.lowgrade.com

Lumber Country. Inc......................... ......www.lumbercountry.com

Lumber Products .www.lumberproducts.com

Lumber Source (W.V.).................. ........www.lumber sources.com

Lumber Technology Corp. (N.J.) ....................................www.lumbertechnology.com

Lumber Yard Supply (Mt.) .......wrvw.bigsky-mt.com/lysntain.htm

Lumbeman's Wholesale Distributors (Tn.).............www.lumbermanswholesale.com

Lumbermen Associates. Inc. (Pa.).....................................www.1umbermenassoc.com

MacBeath Hardwood............ ..........................www.macbeath.com

Mackie Distribution Co., Jim (Mi.)...........................www.jimmackiedistribution.com

Madison Lumber. lnc. (Al.)............................................www.madisonlumberinc.com

Magellan Group lnc. (Wa.)................. .........wwrv.rvorldforest.com

Manufacturers Reserve Supply (N.J. ) .........................................www.mrslumber.com

Marine Lumber Co. (Tx.).................... .....www.marinelumber.com

Marine Lumher Service. Ine (Wa.t. www.marinelumberservice.com

Matheus Lumber Co. (Wa.)...........

McCauseyl-umberCo.tft4i.f..

McCoy & Co.. Lawrence R. (Mu. t.....................

McCray Millwork (Ks.)

McEwen Lumber Co....................

.............www.matheuslumber.com ..........www.mccauseylumber.com ........................www.lrmccov.com .............www.tfmccoy.com wrvw.mccraymillwork.com

Michigan Lumber Co. (Mi.).......... .... .. .........................www.michiganlumber.com

Mid-America Cedar wrvrv.midamericacedar.coll

Mid-State Lumber Corp...... .............www.midstatelumber'com

M iddle Atlantic Wholesale Lumber (Md.).................wrvrv.middleatlanticlumber.com

Midwestem Wholesalers, Inc. (Oh.).......................w**.midrvesternrvholesalers.com

Moore & Son of Delaware. William G. (N.J.)... www.moorethanwood.com

Nickerson Lumber & Plywood Corp. (Ca.) www.nickersonlbr.com

Norman Lumber (Or.) ww.normanlbr.com

North American Plywood Cory. (Ca.).. www.northamply.com

North Bay Distributors (Md.)......................................www.northbaydistributors.com

North Pacific Lumber Co................., .....wsw.north-pacific.com

Nonh Santiam Lumber Co. (Oh.)............................................www. northsantiam.conr

Northwest Forest Products (Wa.)..... ..rvrvw.nwforestpn)ducts.com

Nova Forest Products (Mi.)...........................................wwrv.novalirrestprodttcts.com

Nu Forest Products (Ca.)............,,,.........,.....................www.nuforestproducts.com

O.F. Lumber (Al.). .............wwrv.of'lumber.com

O'Malley Lumber Co., P.T. (Md. ) .......................................wwrv.omalleylumber.com

Ontario West Inc. (Ca.)...................... .........www.ontariowest.com

Oregon Canadian Forest Products (Or. )................................................www.ocfp.com

Oregon Trail Lumber (Or.)........ ........www.oregorltraillumber.com

Oregon Washington Forest Products (Wa. ) ................................wwrv.onr atbrest.com

OrePac Building Producls................ ....................www.orepac.com

Orgill.................... ....................www.orgi ll.com

Oswald Wholesale Lumber (S.C.)....... ....www.oswaldlumber.com

Pacific Lumber & Shipping Co. 1Wa.) ...... . . ............................www.p1s-lumber.com

Pacific Lumber Resources (Or.)......... .............www.pacificlbr.com

Pacific Western Lumber (Wa.)..... .,...www.pacwestlumber.com

Patrick Lumber Co. (Or.).............

Patriot'I'imber l)roducts lntcrnatio;;i iNi.C. j...............

Paxton The Wood Source.............

Penberthy Lumber Co. (C".) .....-.........

Philadelphia Reserve Supply Co. ( Pa.) ........

Phillips PIluood Co. tCa.r.........

Phoenir Lumber (Cr.)..................................

Pine Forest Lumhcr (-o. (Mi.,......................

PineSrrurcc lr:c. 1( a.1..............

Plateau Foresl Products (Or.

Plyuood Tacoma. Inc. rWa. 1......................

Pon RepLrblie Co. (S.(-. r.............

PrimeSource Building Products...

Pro Hardware

............www.patlbr.com www.palriottimber.com .www.paxtonwood.com .www.penberthy.com ..........www.prsco.org .....................www.phillipsplywood.com ......................www.phoenixlumber.com ..rvww.pflumber.com .............................www.Plnesource.com ..rvww.plateaufp-corl .......www.plytac.com .wrvs'.portrepub.c0m .s \\'\'.pnmes0urcebp.com rvrvw. prohardware.com

Progressive Affiliated Lumbermen ................................................www.pal-coop.colr

Rawles Aden Building Products (Va.)......................................www.raw1es-aden.cotr

Redwood Empire (Ca.)..,.... ...................wsw.redwoodemp.com

Reel Lumber Service (Ca.) ............-. .....,,,.www.reellumber.com

Reid & Wright Inc.,..,..,.................... ..........www.reidwri8ht.com

Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc. (Ca.),......................................,......,www.rw1i'net

Rex Lumber Co.... ............rvrvw.rexlumber.com

Richmond International Forest Products (Va.).......................................rvrvrv.rifp.com

Robens & Dybdah1................ .................www.robertsdybdahl.com

Royal Plywood Co. (Ca.)................... ......www.royalplyrvmd.com

Russin Lumber Corp. (N.Y.).............. .......www.russinlumber.com

Saratoga Forest Products (Wy.)......... ......www.sarltegaforcst.com

Saroyan Lumber Corp. (Ca.)..............

....www.saroyanlumber.com

Saxonville USA ............www.saxonville.com

Scholl Forest lndustries (Tx.) .............................www.schollforest.com

Schultz, Snyder & Steele Lumber Co. ..................rvww.ssslbt.com

Seaboard International Forest Products (N.H.).... ....www.sifp.com

SeemaC InC........... .................www-Seemac.com

Select Forest Products (Mi. ).........................................www.selectforestproducts.com

Shamrock Trading (Or. )......................

Shelter Products Inc. (Or.)...............

.......www.shamrockbm.com

.....www.shelter-products.com

Sherrvood Lumber Corp. (N.Y.)......... .www.sherwoodlumber.com

Simmcn Wh,'lesale Lumber r Ca.1.......

Skana Forest Products Ltd...................

..........www.simmenlumber.com .........................www.skana.com

Snavely l'orest Products...........,.,..,. .,....www.snavelyforest.com

Southern [-umber Sales (N.C.)............ ........www.lumbersales.com

Southern Pine Timber Products (Fl. ).............................www.southernpinetimber.com

Srruthcrn Wholesrle. Inr. (S.C.)........

Southwood Forest Products (Al.)

...www.southern-wholesale.com . ......www.southwoodforest.com

SpaceJoist 1'E. t,LC (Tx.)............. ..................www.sPace1orst.com

Spartanburg I'brest Products (S.C.)................ ....www.sfpinc.biz

Specialty Wood Products (Co. ) .................................rvww.specialtywoodproducts.net

Spokane Hardware Supply, Inc. (Wa. ) ...........................rvwu.spokane-hardware.com

Sprenger Midwest, Inc. (S.D.) ............www.sprengermidwest.com

Stallwonh Lumber Co. (Ms.) ..........www.stallbr'com

Sterling Lumber Co. (ll.)............... .....www.sterlinglumber'com

Sterling Wood Products (Or.) ....................................www.sterlingwoodproducts.com

Still River Lumber Co. (Ct.)............... ...www.stillriverlumber.com

Stringfellorv Lumber Co. (Al.)...................... ...........www.slco.com

Sunol Forest Products (Ca.)................ ..........www.sunolforest.com

Swanson Timber Co. (Ca.)................. ....www.swansontimber.com

Sylvan Forest Products (Or.) ................www.syIvan-Products.com

T'aiga Forest Products............,.,...... .,..,......www.taigaforest'com

Talbot Lumber Co. fMn.)................... ........www.talbotlumber.com

Tampa International Forest Products (Fl.)..............................

www.tifp.com

Teton West Lumber. Inc. (Wy.)........ ..............www.tetonwest.com Texas Plywood & Lumber (Tx. ) www.texply.com Texas Wholesale Building Materials (Tx. ) ........................................www.twbmi.com

Timber Industries. Inc. .................

Timber Mountain Hardwoods (c".)............

Timber Products Co. (Or.)

Timber Products Inc. (Ks.)......

Timber Tech Texas (Tx.)........

Tinrberland Resources (S.C.)

Timberwork Oregon Inc. (Or.)

Tinder Wholesale (Va.)...........

Tradcwinds Internrtional. Inc. (N.( .)

www.timberindustries.com

..www.timbermountain.net .www.timberproducts.com ......www.timberproductsinc.com .........www.timbertechtexas.com ....................w u w.trsoupine.com ................www.timberuork.com ...www.tinderwholesale.com ......www.tradewindsintl.com

Trask Co.. Wamen................... .............................www.wtrask.com

Trinity Forest Industries, 1nc.....................................................www.trinityforest.com

Triple R Wholesale. Inc. (Or.).......... .....www.wave.net/upg/tripler

True Va1ue........... ..............www.truevalue.com

'l'ulnoy [-umber Inc. (N.J.).............. ..........www.tulnoylumber.com

'I'umac I-umber Co. (Or.).................... ............www.tumac.com

'f urlington Lumber (N.C.)...... ....................www.turlingtonlbr'com

Turnipseed International (Al.)................................................www.turnipseed-int.com

United Forest Products. lnc. (S.C.)......................................www.unitedforestinc.com

Universal Building Specialties (Fl.)........................................ssw.ubs1urnber.com

Universal For€st Products.. www.ufpinc.com

U.S. Lumber Group ........................... .................www.uslglnc.com

Vandermeer Forest Products.......... .,...,www.vandermeer.bc.ca

Vanport lnternational (Or.)................ ..........www.vanpon-lntl.com

Vermont Wholesale Building Products (Vt.).......www.vermontwholesalelumber.com

Viking Forest Products (Mn.) .....................www.vikingfbrest com

Wallace Hardrvare Co. (Tn.).............. .wwrv.wallacehardwarc.com

Walton Lumber Co. (Mi.)

Watters & Martin (Va.)..........

Wear er Fore;t Products { Or. t.......

............................wrvrv.na1ton1umber.com

......................$ $ $ .q attersandmarli n.eom wrvw.weaverfp.com

Weber Plywood & Lumber Co. (Ca.).......................................www.weberply.com

Weed Plywood Corp.. Robert ( In. )...............................www.robertweedplywood.com

Weekes Forest Products.................... ........www.weekesforest.com

www.westernwoodsinc.com

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Western Wood Structures (Or.)....

Westridge Forest Products (Or.)

Westwood Fbrcst Products (Wa. )..

..-.....................www.westernwoodstructures.com ..........www.westridge-fp.com .www.halcyon.com/westwood

Wheat Lumber (Tx. )......

Wholesale Building Products (Ca. )

Weyerhaeuser .....................www,weyerhaeuser.com ........................www,wheatlumber.com ...........www.choochoobnilditmart.com

Wiesan Wholcsale Lumber. Martir Wiegan Martin (Washington, D.C.)....www.wiegandlumber.com

Wilson Lumber Co. (Tn.).............-.. .........www.cypressusa.com

Wimsatt Building Materia1s............... ................www.wlmsatt.com

Windon International Hardrvoods (Ga.)...........................................www.windon.com

Wood Products Inc. (N.Y.)............ ............rvu'w.cambiumgroup.ca

Woods Unlimitcd (Ca. )....................... ..rvww.woodsunlimited.com www.youngbloodlumber.com

Yrrrrrrgbhrrd Lurttbcr Cu. t Mr. t...................

Manufacturers

Composite & Plastic Lumber

Biewei Lumber..... ......wu w.biewerlumber.com

Brite Manufacturing.............................wrvw.britemillwork.com/lifelongdecking html

CertainTeed (Boardwalk),.........'..... .........www.certainteed.com

CorrectDeck........ ........www.correctdeck.com CPI ....,....www.eonoutdoor.com

Dura Products International (DuraDeck)...............

www.duraproducts.com

Elk Composit€ Building Products... ...........,...www.elkcorp.com

Epoch Composite Products .........www.epochwood.com

Evergreen Wood Composites. ..............www.evergreen-wood.com

Everx Extruded Wood Products........ ............www.everxdeck.com

E-Z Deck ..................www.e2deck.com

Fiber Composites, LLC...................... ...www.tibercomposites.com

Finyl Vinyl Building Products. ...........wwrv.finylvinylbp.com

Geodeck.,....,,................................,... ,.............,www.geodeck.com

Green Tree Composites...................... ......wrvw.monarchdeck.com

GSW Thermoplastics Co. (Yardcrafiers) ...................................www.gswthermo.com

Kenaf Industries (TexDek ) ................. ..www.kenaf-industries.com

Kodiak Outdoor Products................ ........www.deceuninck.con

Kroy Building Products (Timberlast).......... ...................................www.kroybp.com

LP Corp. ........www.weatherbest.com

Master Mark Plastics ....................www.rhinodeck.com

Materials International.......... www.tecwood.net

Mikron Industries. ........www.mikronviny1.com

Progressive Solutions introduces bisTracK for LBM distributors & dealers

Attendees of this year's NBMDA Annual Convention and NAVLA Traders Market were introduced to biiTrack'", the hottest new sofrware to hit the building materials industry.

"It's modern software we're very happy to work with," reports one of bisTrackt users Srewart Frew. Managing Director of East End Sawmills, a supplier of lumber, panel, millwork, doors, foors and hardware. "It would fit almost any building material dealer."

at a distributor or dealer's fingertips, so that customers are better served and deals are informed business decisions."

Decades servingthe LBM industry

Progressive Solutions has served the industry since 1989, supplying products and services including premier business software solution - Lumber Track'", which is used by industry giants 'Weyerhaeuser, Potlatch and \(est Fraser. Gregg Riley, President of Bloch Lumber asserts, "Progressive Solutions' vision ofthe future ofour industry sets them apart from their competitors."

L.

.:--- bisTrackt task lists, reminders, Drsl racK ls comDrenenslve business software designed *

specificallyfor building industry r worf i;g on their top priorities. suppliers. It allows lumber wholesalers and buildins

materials disuibutors & dealers to integrate all aspects of their business, improving efficiency throughout their operatiorx.

Benefits include:

,, Streamlined workflow and automated paperwork

Better customer service

c. Faster inventory turnover

c Integrated multilocation operations

"The software facilitates everything you do to buy and sell product," explains Len lVilliams, Progressive Solutions' President and CEO. "Information is

"We could see that bisTrack was going to improve our profitability and efficienry greatly. lt's modern software we're very happy to work with, and which would fit almost any building material dealer."

Stewart Frew, Managing Director, East End Sawmills

Powerful, yet incredibly easy to use

Progressive Solutions designed biiTrack to simplify the jobs your staff does every day-creating quotes and orders, checking inventory, finding prices, negotiating discounts, and reporting on sales and turnover. Searching for products or documents is incredibly easy.

Progressive Solutions used Microsoft' development tools and technologies to create a true '!?'indows' application that is easy to use, support, and scale to your needs. Its seamless interoperability allows you to 'slice and dice' data with Excel' or OLAP' cubes, create reporrs with Crystal Reports', or inregrare to financial packages such as Great Plains'.

"Everyone at Brewer's was convinced that bisTrack was the most advanced software solution we had seen," recalls bisTrack cusromer Rodney Scoles, Director of T. Brewer & Co., a lumber importer, remanufacturer and distributor.

bisTrack was introduced in the UK in 2002 and has enjoyed tremendous success there. Alex Heddell, Operations Manager at CF Anderson & Son, a supplier of commercial lumber, panel and decorative molding explains: "\(e chose bisTrack because it was really the only system to fit our recuirements."

"Progressive 5olutions is a leader in terms oftechnological innovation and forwa rd-th in king software development"

In North America. biiTrack is already attracting the attention of LBM distributors and dealers. Its refreshingly easy-to-use screens and powerful features are sure to delight all users of this new business software.

More infornntion about bisTi'ach can be found at wwwprogressiue-solutions.com or by calling Progressiue Solutioru nll-free at I-6,/,/-,/4b-4,/,/4.

Gregg Riley, President, Bloch Lumber Company

Seal Guard Systems....

SmartDeck Systems... TimberTech Ltd.......

U.S. Plastic Lumb".

Westech Fence.....

Weyerhaeusr Co

Xpotential Products Inc.........

A&H Windows.....

All Seasons Door & Window...

All Weather Control Shutters...............

Amsco Windows..

Andersen Windows & Patio Dmrs..................................www.andersenwindows.com

Architectural Windows & Entries..............................www.architecturalwindows.com

Atrium Companies

Benchmark Doors

Cantera Doors......

Amerock Corp.

Black & Declier....

Bosch PowerToo1s............................

Center-Point Tools

Duxton

....--......www.hurd.com

lntemational Wood Products

Iroko Dmr Co......

Jeld-Wen

www.iwpdoor.com

..........www.irokodoors.com

....www.doors-windows.com

JJJ Specialty Co........................ ....................www.jjjspecialty.com

Kasson & Keller, Inc............ ......................www.kassonkeller.com

Kensington Windows

.......www.kensingtonwindows.com

Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co. .....................www.ko1be-kolbe.com

Larcon Manufacturins Co.................. ...........www.larsondoors.com

Lincoln Windows.....-........................ ...www.lincolnwindows.com

Loewen Windows .................www.1oewen.com

Madawaska Doors ..........www.madawaska-doors.com

Manin Door Manufacturing............... ....,.....www.martindoor.com

Marvin Windows & Doors................ ..................www.marvln.com

Masonite CorD...... ...............www.masonite.cOm

McPhillips Manufacturing Co .................www.mcphillipsmfg.com

Megawood Industries.............. ......................www.megawood.com

Milgard Windows. www.milgard.com

MW Manufacturers............................. ........www.mwwindows.com

Napco Window Systems.........................................www.napcobuildingmaterials.com

Nortek. Inc. ......................www.nortek-inc.com

NuAir Windows & Doors................ ......................www.nuair.com

Nystrom Products Co. ................... oDL...............................................::::::::..

Ohio Valley Door....................................

Peachtree Doors & Windous

Pease Industries, Inc......................... .............www.peasedmrs.com

Pella Corp. .....................www.pella.com

Pollard Windows. ....www.pollardwindows.com

pozzi Windows.... www.;nzzi.com

Raynor Garage Doors ................... .......................www.raynor.com

Ridley Windows and Doors Inc....... .....www.ridley-windows.com

Roto Frank of America................, ....................www.roto-roofwindows.com

Sabana Window Corp........................ ...www.sabanawindows.com

Screen Tight......... ...........www.screentight.com

Siena Pacific Windows.............. ..www.sienapacificwindows.com

Simonton Windows ..............www.slmonton.com

Simpson Dmr Co. ......www.simpsondoor.com

Somerset Door & Column Co. .,,.......www.somersetdoor.com

Steves & Sons...... ...........www.stevesdoors.com

Sun Windows....... ..........www.sunwindow.com

Thema-Tru Doors .....................,.www.thermatru.com

vetter Windows & Dmrs................ .......www.vettetwindows.com

Vinyl Windows & Doors.............,. ...........,,.,..www.vwdcorp.com

Wayne-Dalton Corp...........................

.......www.wayne-dalton.com

Weather Shield..... ......www.wcathershield.com ........www.weiserlock.com

Grabber Construction Producls.........

Kuehn Bevel, Inc...................... Marshalltown

Maze Nai1s.....,,... ............www.mazenails.com www.mil-electric-tool.com

Milwaukee Electric..............

M.K. Morse Co...................

...........www.paslode.com

Porta-Nails, Inc............................... ............................www.porta-nails.com

Porter Cable.......... .........www.poner-cable.com

PrimeSource Building Products. .............www.primesourcebp.com

Quik Drive............ .............www.qulkdnve.com

Quint Measuring Systems, Inc. .............www.qurntmeasurrng.com

Rolatape Corp...... ................www rolatape com

Roto Zip Tool Corp............................ ..www.rotozrp.com

Rugg Manufacturing Co.................... ......................www.ru99 com

Safety Speed Cut. ..........www.panelsaw com

S&G Specialty Fasteners.............. ..............www.qulckscrews.com

Sandvik Saws & Tools Co........... .........................www.bahco.com

Schmidt & Co., Inc., Charles G.G. ............................................www.cg9schmidt.com

Senco Products. Inc.................

Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.

Skil Power Tools..

Sure Drive USA

Swan Secure Products. Inc.

Tamlyn & Sons. R.H.....................

techii Edge Manrfu.turing Corp......

Tim Allen Tools

Tremont Nail........

Uneeda Enterprizes, Inc. ..............

USP Connectors...

V&B Manufacturing Co. .............

Vaughan Mfg. Co...............

Wagner Electronics........ Wells Lamont.................

Zircon

Ainsworth Lumber Co.

,....,........www.strongtie.com

.wq u .surednve.com

AIioma Lumber, Inc. ....................www.aIjoma.com

Aliweather Wood Treaters,..........,... www.allw€atherwood.com

www.allwoodindustrials.com

Almond Brothers Lumber................... ....www.almondlumber.com

American Paneling & Plywood.......................................www americanpaneling.com

Anthonv-Domtar, Inc. ...www.anthonydomtar.com

Anthoriy Forest Products Co........,.. ....www.anthonyforest.com

Aoex Forest Products Inc................... .........www.apcxlumber.com

Aiauco Wood Products .-..--'-..--.-.www.arauco.cl

Babb Lumber Co.. ........www.oabb.com/lumber

Baillie Lumber Co ..................www.bai11ie.com

Bames Lumber Manufacturing.......... .......www.bameslumber.com

Bean Lumber Co., Curt ...,............. .www.curtbeanlumber.com

Bennett Lumber Products. Inc. ..............www.Dennett-lumber.com

Biewer Lumber..... ......www.biewerlumber.com

Big Creek Lumber Co. .............www.big-creek com

Bingham Lumber, Inc........................ ...www.binghamlumber.com

Boise.................... ....,..........,......,..www.bc.com

Boise Engineered Wood Products.., .....'...........www.bc9^wp.com

Bois lndifor Lumber Inc. ................www.rndrlor.qc.ca

Bois Omesa Ltee.

Bowater Canadian Forest Products ,............www.bois-omega.com www.bowater.com

Buchanan Lumber Sa1es........ ..www.bls-tb.com

Burt Lumber Co. .. ..........................www.burtlumbercompany.com

Buse Timber & Sales. Inc.............. ...............www.busetimber.com

Caffall Bros. Forest Products. Inc............................................. ........www caffall.com

FOREST PRODUCTS,INC. Chino, California

www.collinswood.com

Columbia Cedar. Inc....... ....wu w.columbiacedar.com

Columbia Forest Products ........, ...............www.columbiaforestproducts.com

Columbia Vista Corp. .....................................................www.columbiavistacorp.com

Columbus Lumber Co., LLC.............................................www.columbuslumber.com

Cowls Inc., W.D. (Ma.)........... ..............................www.cow1s.com

Crown Pacific.,

...............www.crownpacificpartners.com

Custom Lumber Manufacturing Co. .........................www.plantationcypress.com

Davidson Industries.............. .....................www.davidson-ind.com

Davron Forest Products Ltd.

.www.davron.com

Delta Cedar Products......................................................www.deltacedarproducts.com

Delta Timber Co...

DiPrizio Pine Sales

Domtar Forest Produc1s

..........w!vw.deltatimber.com

........www.lavalleys.com/diprizio

..................www.domtar.com

Douglas County Forest Products....... ......................www.dcfp.com

Dunlley Lumblr Ltd.

...www.dunkleylumber.com

Egger Holzwerkstoffe Wismar BmbH & Co. KG.............,.................www.eg9er.com

Eider Forest Products.,..,.................. ,..,......www.elderfor€st.com

Filler King Co...... ..............www.fillerking.com

Finnforest USA, Engineered Wood Division...........,,..........www.finnforestus'com

Forest Grove Lumber........,............... ...................www.f91co'com

Georgia-Pacific.... .........................www.gp.com

Glunz AG............. .......................www.g1un2.de

Goman Bros. Lumber Ltd.......... ................www.gormanbros.com

Cranite State Forest Products.... www.gsfp.com

Groupe De Scieries GDS........ .........................www.groupgds.com

Gulf Lumber Co... ...........www.gulf1umber.com

Gulf States Paper Corp. .,.............,... ..www.gulfstatespaper.com

Hammond & Son Lumber Co., Thomas (Me.)..........................www.t hammond.com

Hancock Lumber Co............................ ..rvwrv.hancocklumber.com

Hankins. Inc......... ...........wrvw.hankinsinc.com

Hardel Mutual Plywood Corp..... -----..""...,.www.hardel.com

Harrigan Lumber Co............................ ..rvww.haniganlumber.com

Harw-ood products. Inc. ...................... ............rvww.harwoodp.corr

Herbert Lumber Co.......,.....,..........,... .www.herbertlumber.com

Hill Wood Products............... .............rvwrv.hillrvmdproducts.com

Hood lndustries.. ....www.hoodindustries.com

Huber Engineered Woods

H u ll Foreit Products (Ct. )

Hunt Forest Products...........................

ldaho Timber Corp

ldaho Veneer Co..

lndustrial Wood Products.........

lnternational Beams 1nc...........

lnternational Forest Products....

..............www.huberrvood.com ....www.hullforest.com

...............wrvrv.huntforpro.com .........rvwrv.idahotimber.com

.............rvww.idahoveneer.com

........www.industrialrvood.com ..wrvw.internationalbeams.com ....................wrvw.interfbr.com

International Paper Co. ....www.internationalpaper,com

Irving. Ltd., J.D.... ..www.jdirving.com

Robbins Lumber Inc. (Me.)................. ...www.rlco com

Robbins Manufacturing...................... .....www robbinslumber'com

Rosboro Lumber.,.........,,.,,.............. ..'............www'rosboro.con

Roseburg Forest Products.................. .......,,,......www.rfpco.com

Sawarne Lumber Co. Ltd.............,...... ..............www.sawarne.com

S.D.S. Lumber Co www.sdslttmber.com

SeemaC InC........... .................www.Seemac.Com

Seneca Sawmill Co. .............,............ .......,,www.senecacorp.com

Shuqualak Lumber Co......................... www.shuqualak.com

Siena Pacific Industries.............. ...........www.sienapacificind.com

SienaPine.............. ............www.slenaplne.com

Simpson Timber Co.........,..............,..,...,,..'.'...............www.simpsoncalifornia.com

Slman Grouo........ ..................www.s1Gan.com

Snider Induitries .www.sniderindustries'com

Southem Lumber Co. ....www.southemlumber.net

Sovebec Inc. .......,................www.sovebec.com

Starfire Lumber Co ..www.srarfltrelumber.com

Sterling & Adams Bentwood. ..................www.sterlingadams.com

Stimson Lumber Co..............,....,....,... www.stimsonlumber.com

Stoltze Land & Lumber Co.. F.H. ..........................................www.stoItzelumber.com

Stora Enso Timber AG .www.storaenso/timber.com

Sundance Forest Industries ........www.sundanceforestindustries.ca

Swanson Group.,...........,..... .......,.."www.swansongroupinc'com

Tembec InC........... ................-...www.[emDec.Ca

TemO1e................. ..................www.temp1e.com

Tendura................. ................www.tendura.com

Teton West Lumber ................. .......................www.tetonwest.COm Thompson Hardwoods,

Timbei

TrimJoist Corp, .,......'.....www.trimjoist.com

Trus Joist ..,......... ...'..........www.trusjoist.com

Tubafor Mi11....... ................www.tubafor.com

Tyee Timber Products Ltd................. ............www.tyeetimber'com

Unadilla Laminated Products............ .................www.una|am.com

Unity Forest Products (Ca.)............... .www unityfbrest com

Waldun Group..... ..www.waldun com

Ward Lumbei Co. (N.Y.)................... .........www.wardlumber.com

Weaber. Inc......... ,..www.weaberlumber.com

Webster Lumber Co. (Wi.)................. ..www.websterindustries net Welco-skookum Lumber Co. (Wa.)......,........................... www.welco-skookum.com

Weldwood of Canada Ltd................... ...........www.weldwood.com

Jackpine Forest Productr Ltc|..........

Johnson Lumber Co............................ www.jackpinegroup.com www.johnsonlumberllc.com

Johnson Lumber Co., D,R............... ...........www.drjlumber.com

Jones Timber. J.S.

Jordan Lumber & Suppll. Inc............

Kalesnikoff Lumber Co.....................

Keadle Lumber EnterDrises...........

k'in'rii,.""iu,ii;Ti;;;;s;; dilH & Ci;. Kc

Kirk Lumber Co....

K Ply, Inc..............

Krueger Lumber Co. (Wi.)

w$ w.JsJones.com www jordanlumber.com

....www.kalesnikoff.com www.keadlelumber.com

...........................www.kplyinc.com

....wrvw.kruegerlumber.com

Langboard Inc...........,............ .....................www.1angboard.com

Lavalley Lumber Co. (Me.)................. ...rvww.lavalleylumber.com

Leesville Lumber Co. ..www.leesvillelumber.com

LeggettWood

Lei]s Lumber & vonufo.turing Co. ..........

.......................www.leggettwood.com ...rvww.lewislumberco.com

Lignum Ltd. ..........................www.1r9num.com

Louisiana-Pacific Corp..................... ""'........,...www.lpcorp.com

Lulumco Inc. .......................www.1u1umco.com

Malloy Lumber Co .......rvwrv.malloyveneer'net

Manning Diversified Forest Products Ltd....................................www.mdf-Psales.com

MartcO........,........ .....,.,.........www.martco.com

Mary's River Lumber Co................... rvrvw.marysriverlumber.com

McFarland Cascade.......................... ....,.................www.Idm.com

McKenzie Forest Products...............,... .....www.mckenziefp.com

McShan Lumber Co

Mendocino Redwood Co.........................

Menitt Brothers Lumber Co....................

Mill Rirer Lumber Ltd. (Vt.)..................

Millar Westem Foresl Products...............

Miller Mill Co.. Inc., T.R...............

Moose River Lumber (Me.).......................................

Morgan Lumber Co. ..........................

Nascor ...,.

West Bay Forest Products & Manufacturing Ltd.........................www.cedarshed com West Fraser Mills. .....www.westfrasertimber.ca

Architectural Products...................

Bailey Hardwood, Inc.

BC Wood Specialties Group.........

Braided Accents...

Bright Wood.....,.. ........www.brightvood.com

Burns, Monis & Stewart, L.P.......... ..........www.bms1p com

Burton Woodworks............................ .............www mhjgroup com Colonial Craft....... .......www.colonialcraft.com

Columns. Inc....................

Corza ........rvww.mcshanlumber.com .........................www.mrc.com ..............www.merrittbros.com ......wrvw.millriverlumber.com www.mi llarwestern.com .....wwrv.primusweb.com/trm wwrv.mooseriverlumber.com ......rvlvrv. morganlumber.com

..........................www.n4scor,com

Neiman Enterprises.........................................................www.ne1manenterprIses.com

New Mexico Timber & Viga.............. ............www.ntntrmber.com

Norbord Industries ..,....................... ..........,,...www.norbord.com

Northland Corp. .........www.northlandcorp.com

North Pacilic Lumber Co....,,.........,,. ."'.www.north'pacific.com

Oregon-Canadian Forest Products ..........................www.ocfp com

Pacific Log & Lumber................ ...........................www.seley com

Pacific Western Wood Works Ltd.. .....................www.Pwww.com

Pacific Wmd Laminates ...................,,.,.............,..www.pacificwoodIaminates.com

Pacific Woodtech Corp. www.pacificwoodtech.com

Palco..,......................,.,..

Parton Lumber Co

,....,..................www.pa|co.com .............www.partonlumber.com

CPI Plastics Group ..........www cplplastrcs.com

Crown Heritage .........www.crownnerltage com

Decra-Mold..-....... ...........www.decramold.com

Eastcoast Mouldings............ ..........www.eastcoastmouldings.com

ECMD...................-........................... ....................www.ecmd.com

El & El Wood Products.............,.......,,..................www.elandelwoodproducts.com

Ferche Millwork... ..................www.terche.com

Flex Trim Inc.....,.. ...............www.flextrim.com

Fypon, Ltd............ ...................www.fypon com

Glin Oak Lumber & Milling.................. www.glenoaklumber.com

Gossen Corp......... ..........www.gossencorp.com

Hansen Architectural Systems........... ..www aluminumrailing.com

HB&G................................................ .........www.hbgcolumns.com

Interior Products lnc. ......,................ .....www.interiorproducts.com

Island Post Caps .........www.islandpostcap.com

Louisville Lumber & Millwork........,.. .www.louisvillelumber.com

Marley Mouldings www.marleymouldings com

Medfdrd Mouldine Co.....................................................www.medfordmoulding.com

Melton Classics....

MHJ Group .............www.mJrjgrouP.com

Moultrie Manufacturing.................... .....www.moultriemfgco.com

Pacific MDF Products......................... ...............www.pactrim.com

ResinAn Flexible Mouldings............ ..www-resrnart.com

SienaPine............. .............www.sienapine.com

Socomi................. ....www.smoml.com

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Rapid Rack Industries............. ........................www.rapidrack.com

Raymond Corp..... .......www.raymondcorp.com

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Emes Marketing Forest Express...... .......www.forestexpress.com ForestWeb ........................www.foresiweb.com

F.W. Dodse.......... ........................www.fwdodse.construction.com

Hall & Asiociates, Don....................... ......wwri.millworkiobs.com

Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co........................................www.i1mic.com

Indian River Consulting Group .www.ircg.com Liquidation.com .............www.liquidation.com

Luhbermens Credit Asmiation Inc. .......................www.lumbermehscredit.com

Lumbemen's Underuritins Alliance ..................www.lumbermensunderwritins.com

Merchant Magazine, Thei........,,,........,........,....,.........www.bui|ding-producti.com

Nextel ...,...............,......www.nexte1.con/construction

Pennsylvania Lumbemens Mutual Insurance Co. ...............www.palumbermens.com

PMG & Associates ..........................., ......................www.pmga.net

Random lf,ngths.. .....www.randomlengths.com

Resource Infomation Systems, Inc... .........www.resourceinfo.com

Search North America.,................... .............www.searchna.com

Sustainable Forestrv InitiatiYe www.aboutsfi,org

Timber Products Insp€ction............. ...........www.tpinspection.com www.cascadewarehouse.com

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Great Western Transportation,Inc ......www.trucking-gwt.com

Independent Dispatch, lnc. .........................................www.independentdispatch.com

Kelly's Reload..... .........www.kellysreload.com

Marion Industrial Center................... ......www.micwarehouse.com

Mid American Distribution Centers................ .................www.midamerican.us

Mountain View Reload.................. .................www.mvrgroup.com

National Distribution Services.....................................www.nationa|-distribution.com

Norfolk Southem Corp........................ ................www.nscorp.com

North American Reload Inc. .....................www.noramreload.com

PCI Group, The.... ...........www.thepcigroup.net

Railway Express.. ...........www.railwayexp.com

Reload, Inc........... ..............www.reloadinc.com

Shasta Cascade Forest Industries...

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Allvan Corp. ...................www.allvancorp.com American Specialty Equipment ............ .........www.exforklifts.com

Anow Truck Sales..................... ...................www.arrowtruck.com

Atlet Inc. .............. ......................www.at1et.com

Barloworld Hand1ing............., ,................www.barloworld-equipment.com

Banett Industrial Trucks..................... ......www.banett-trucks.com

Cagotec, Inc. ...............www.cargotec.com

Caterpillar Lift Trucks..............................

.........................www.catlift.com

Chrisman Manufacturing .www.navigatorforklift.com

Clak Material Handlins Co............... .............www.clakmhc.com

Cooper Materials Handling.................. .www.coopermaterials.com

Crown Equipment Corp...................... ..................www.crown.com

Daewoo Equipment Corp. ...................www.dhiac.com

Design Storage & Handling, Inc. .............www.designstorage.com

Drexel Indusries.. .........www.drexeltrucks.com

Elwell-Parker....... .........www.elwellparker.com

E-Z Splitter Co. ................www.e-zsplitter.com

Forklifts Inc. ...................www.forkliftsinc.com

Genie lndustries... ...............www.genielift.com

Hyster Co. ...................www.hyster.com

Kalmar AC, Inc........................

K-D Manitou Inc.

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Kenworth Truck Co. www.kenworth.com

Komatsu Forklift USA www.komatsuforkliftusa.com

Krauter Storage.. .www.krauter-storage.com

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Landoll Corp. ........................www.1ando11.com

LB Trucks............ ................www.lbtrucks.com

Liftking Industries ................www.liftking.com

Linde Baker Material Handling......... ..........www.linde-baker.com

Lowry Industrial Lift-Trucks ......................www.lowryindlift.com

Lumber Tag Specialties...................... ............www.lumbertag.com

Manitowoc Co........................ ...................www.manitowocbt.com

Master Craft Indusrial Equipment Corp.... .........www.mclifts.com

Matthews International .............,..... ....www.woodmarking.com

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Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks..... .............................www.mit-1ift.com

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Nissan Forklift Com........................... .......www.nissanforklift.com

Noble Constructio[EouiDment......... ...............www.noblecei.com

Nu-Era Grouo..................................... ..................www.nu-era.com

Pramac Indus-tries ...................ww.pramac.com

Royal Tractor....... ..........www.royaltractor.com

Ruger lndustries... ...www.rugerequipment.com

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Samuel Strapping Systems................ ..www.samuelmanutech.com

Schaeff Inc. ............www.schaeffinc.com

Sellick Equipment Ltd. www.sellickequipment.com

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American Hardware Manufacturers Association ....www.ahma.org

American Lumber Standard Committee.............. ......www.alsc.ors

American Wood Council.................... .......................www.awc.or!

American Wood-Preseruers' Association........... ...www.awpa.com

American Wmd Preseryers Institute.....................................www.preservedwood.or9

APA-The Engineered Wood Amiation ..,.,www.apawood.org

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc. .....................www.appalachianwood.org

Architectural Wmdwork Institute................. .......www.awinet.org

Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association..........................www.asphaltroofing.org

Association of Millwork Distributors ....................www.nsdja.com

Builders Supply Association of West Vir9inia..................................www.bsawv.com

Califomia Forest Products Commission.........................................www.calforests.org

Califomia Redwmd Assmiation ..................www.calredwood.org

Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau.................. .www.cedarbureau.org

Certified Forest Prodicts Council .............www.certifiedwood.org

Composite Panel Association www.pbmdf.com

Consiruction Suppliers'Association........... ..........www.gocsa.com

Eastem Building Material Dealers Association ..................................www.ebmda.org

Florida Buildin[ Material Association ....................www.fbma.org

Forest ProductiSociety .............www.forestprod.org

Hardwood Council .............www.hardwoodcouncil.com

Hardwood Manufacturers Association .........www.hardwood.org

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association ...........................................www.hpva.org

Hoo-Hm InternationaI....................... .................www.hoo-hoo.org

Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association................................www.i1mda.com

Indiana Lumber & Builders' Supply Association..................................www.i1bsa.org

Intemational Wmd Products Assmiation.....................................www.iwpawood.org

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association............www.klbmda.org

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assmiation........... www.kcma.org

Lumber Association of Califomia & Nevada...........................www.lumberassoc.com

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Michigan Lumber & Building Materials Association .......www.mlbma.org

Mid-America Lumbermens Association...........................................www.themIa.com

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assn.........www.mslbmda.org

National Association of Home Builders ...www.nahb.org

National Association of the Remodeling Industry...................................www.nari.org

National Hardwood Lumber Association ................................www.natlhardwood.org

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association................www.dealer.org

National Paint & Coatings Association.................................................www.paint.or9

National Wood Flooring Association. ...........www.woodfloors.org

National Wooden Pallet & Container Association............................www.nwpca.com

New Jersey Lumber Dealers Association..............................................www.njlda.org

North American Wholesale Lumber Association. ......www.lumber.org

Northeastem Lumber Manufacturers Association ...............................www.nelma.org

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association................. ..www.nfla.org

Northwestem Lumber Association ....................www.nlassn.org

Ohio Lumbemen's Assciation........ ............www.ohiolumber.org

Oklahoma Lumbemen's Association... ...........www.oklumber.org

Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Assn.,...........www.pcwhda.com

Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau.. ...,.www.softwood.org/plib

PFS Corp.................. ..www.pfscorporation.com

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association ....,,...,................www.s1ma.org

Southern Buildins Material Association .............................www.southernbuilder.com

Southern Forest Products Association ............,....www.sfpa,org

Southern Pine Council........ ,..................www.southernpine.com

Southern Pine Inspection Bureau................... ......www,spib.org

Structural Board Association ...........................www.osbsuide,com ..www.tecotested.com

Nonh American Building Material Distribution Association.............www.nbmda.org TECO..............................,

Temperate Forest Foundalion ...........................www.fbrestinfo.org

Timber Products Inspection ...........www.tpinspection.com

fransload Distribution Association.. ,..www.transload.org

West Coast Lumber lnspection Bureau .www.wclib.org

Western Building Material Association ...............................................www.wbma.org

Westem Forestry & Conservation Association.....................www.westernfbrestry.org

Western Hardwmd Association .......www.westernhardwood.com

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

Westem Wood Preservers Instilule.............

Westem Wood Products AssGiation ...................................................www.wwpa.org

Window & Door Manufacturers Association...... .www.wdma.com

Wood Floor Covering Association...... .....................www.wfca.org

Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association........... www.nofma.org

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association..,.........,...www,wmmpacom

Wood Truss Council of America........ ...........www.woodtruss.com

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for development or to grow something else.

This is a win for both the economy and the environment. Timber creates jobs, fuels economies and generates hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue. The land stays forested, thus providing habitat for hundreds of species of wildlife. So long as we plant enough trees to satisfy the demand for wood, North American forests will be sustainable.

five times as much food on each acre of farmland. As a result, we've been able to feed a growing population without converting any more forests into farms.

Another reason, surprisingly enough. is that North Americans use a lot of wood. We've been led to believe that this is bad, that each time we buy a piece of wood we cause a little more forest to be lost. On the contrary, every purchase of wood sends a signal into the marketplace to plant more trees and grow more valuable product. If we don't continue to use wood for building houses, making paper or crafting furniture, there will be little incentive to keep land forested. It could just as easily be cleared

Between them, Canada and the United States have about 1.75 billion acres offorest. About one billion acres are used to grow timber while the other 750 million acres are composed of parks, wilderness and non-commercial forest land.

Trees are the most abundant of the world's renewable resources and will continue to grow over much of the earth's surface indefinitely. I believe that a sensible environmentalist would weigh the facts and choose both to grow more trees and use more wood.

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ROGUE VALLEY Hoo Hoo Club held its 1Oth annual Southern 0regon lumber industry Christmas luncheon Dec. 17 in Medford, Or. Judy McHugh and Tom Link, National Forest Service, spoke on the Biscuit Fire Recovery Project, (1) Cindy & Bruce Monson. (2) Scotty Scott, Alex Pappas. (3) Dick Maurer, Richard Wilson. (4) Jake Crews, Jeremy DaVee. (5) Julia Lewis, Ray lmus. (6) Dave Weaver, Rob Anno, Mike Young. (7) Rich Straiton, Cindy Johnson. (8) Eric Ford, Pete Reyneke, Rob Brown. (9) Nicole Williams, Chana Thornton. (10) Rick I/olatore, Jerry Fitzpatrick. (11) Dave Schott, Bob Dearmond. (12) Bob Fasel, John & Lois Weaver. (13) Jack Couch, Kathy Backes, Steve Parson. (14) Dave Stuart, Wally Hicks, Dave Schott, Hank Jensen. (15) Lee Greene, Kris Lewts.

WWPA Meeting Returns to San Francisco

The Western Wood Products Association's annual meeting is heading to familiar territory this coming March when it returns to the Westin St. Francis Hotel in downtown San Francisco, Ca.

The March 2l-23 meeting also marks WWPA's 40th anniversary. "WWPA and the St. Francis have enjoyed a long tradition and the hotel has been a great host for the industry throughout the years. We are excited to be going back," said WWPA president Michael O'Halloran.

To commemorate 40 years of service, a special presentation will look back at how WWPA has developed into the largest western lumber trade organization and the impact it has had on the industry.

"Reaching 40 years of service is a tribute to the mills that have supported WWPA and believe in the valuable services that we deliver," said O'Halloran. "This is an important milestone and we look forward to another 40 years ofproviding the leadership, service and value that our mills have come to expect."

The gathering will also feature

committee meetings, two luncheons, two receptions, a trade show, and a special 2005 lumber forecast update session conducted by Kevin Binam, WWPA director of economic services.

Following the success of last year's

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Michael J. O'Neill has opened a Tucson, Az., office for Shamrock Lumber Co., Eugene, Or.

Dave Higi has joined the trading staff at North Pacific Lumber, Vallejo, Ca.

Tim Wenzl, Square Deal Lumber & Hardware, Springfield, Or., has retired after 4l years in the industry. James Kuykendall succeeds him as general mgr.

Ann Wrobleski is now v.p. of the American Forest & Paper Association's intemational affairs division.

Randy Roget has been named mgr. of Stockton Wholesale Lumber, Stockton, Ca. Orville Chedester continues as lumber mgr.

Richard Atkinson, ex-Sierra Pacific, has joined Pope & Talbot, Inc., Portland, Or., as v.p. and chief financial officer. He succeeds Maria Pope, who is now v.p. and general mgr. of P&T's wood products division and president of Canadian subsidiary Pope & Talbot Ltd.

Mark Grube has been named sales mgr. for Zip-O-Log Mills, Eugene, Or.

Dan Byrne, ex-Zip-O-Log Mills, is new to Hambleton Lumber, Washougal, Wa.

Jane Govenor is store mgr. of the new Home Depot in Ridgecrest, Ca.

Richard Paulson, president and c.o.o., Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wa., has delayed his planned end-of-the-year retirement until March. William L. Driscoll, v.p. of strategic accounts, Pnccpss, Portland, Or., has been elected to the Potlatch board of directors.

Colleen Rocha Levine has joined the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association as mgr.-legislative affairs. Thomas "T.J." Cantwell is now mgr.-regulatory affairs, and Nikki Mayers, coordinator of member services.

Fred Snyder has been promoted to director of national housing sales at Universal Forest Products.

El Louise Waldron, Waldron Forest Products, Fair Oaks, Ca., is back from a trip to Acapulco and Cozumel, Mexico, with her husband and her son, Patrick Hunter, Blue Ox Timber, Orangevale, Ca.

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A 56-year-old worker at Front Range Reload, Denver, Co., was killed when he was buried beneath a stack of lumber that toppled from a forklift.

The unidentified man was helping load a semi-trailer Dec. 19 next to a forklift operator, who had lifted a bundle of 2x4s from the top of a 20-ft.high stack of lumber. As the boards were loaded on the trailer, they tumbled off.

To reach the victim, 17 firefighters spent nearly 10 minutes removing the boards by hand. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Matt Stanley and Ted Brackett, Stockton Wholesale Lumber, Stockton, Ca., recently returned from Las Vegas, Nv., where they entertained Kennan and Jason Pardini and John DeArcos, Hills Flat Lumber, Grass Valley, Ca., at the TPD Canyons Links and Sierra Golf Club.

Bryan Herrera, Guihen's Lumber & Landscapes, Lamar, Co., was elected to the local Chamber of Commerce.

Webb Foote is teaching swimming safety to employees of Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., has merged its industrial wood products group with its structural panels and lumber units to form a new wood products division.

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Over the last two years, G-P has been increasingly focusing on consumer products, while streamlining and looking for a buyer for its building products business. "We are pro-

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The new wood products division is headed by executive v.p. Ron Paul and Elliott Savage, senior v.p. of wood product sales.

Other units within G-P's building products group, such as the gypsum division, will remain separate.

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Tracking Reload Inventories Online

A major challenge in the reload industry is to track multiple inventories at one location in a timely fashion. Customers typically hold a variety of species and dimensions, which requires space and proper tagging procedures when the product arrives.

Also, dealers and wholesalers want to have timely information at their fingertips as to what is on the ground and how long it has been there. This is market-driven, and also to satisfy the buyer's appetite to know that their products are being handled properly.

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Typically, inventories on the ground are counted and reported once a month and summaries sent to the customer a few days later. The time it takes to physically count the entire inventory limits yards to once a month. Yet. with the increasing demand for up to date information, customers need summaries of their inventory weekly and perhaps even daily. This puts a high demand on your staff.

In this day and age of doing much of your business and personal transactions on the Internet, why not set uP customer access to their inventory the same way? North American Reload, Cloverdale, B.C., had its inventory systems staff contact its Web page programmer to download the inventory data base to its Web site.

Now, its customers have the ability to view their inventories online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The data is entered to the computer as soon as the lumber arrives at the reload to enable the customer to view data that is current and correct. This is achieved by tagging all units of lumber with a bar code unless it has a bar code from the source.

A unique identifier on each package allows the inventories to be divided up by customer. When they log on to the Web page with their own ID and password, they can view what they have on the ground at their convenience. This allows customers to identify units that are getting too old, and see when an item is overstocked.

"In the current climate of the lumber world, customers need an edge to be competitive and this ability to know what they have, and where they have it, gives them exactly that," said North American Reload president Bradley Clarke.

The company introduced its online inventory last year for one of its cedar customers due to the complexity of the grades. "lt had such a dynamic impact on them that we extended it to all of our customers," Clarke said. "Now, we are getting business simply due to this service."

Increasingly, wholesalers are working from home and on the go, so the ability to view their inventory on the road can help sales immensely. Even when working from the office, support staff may be bogged down with the never ending piles of paperwork that are involved when trading lumber, and too busy to answer an inventory question. Whether the trader can log on

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Correct and timely inventory information is a key to successful lumber trading. To have live access, at any time, to what you have on the ground is vital to making good decisions.

Hawaii Forms Lumber Group

Hawaii-based lumber retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers are invited to join a new association devoted to promoting lumber products as a renewable resource and sound building material.

The Hawaii Lumber Products Association is headed by president Hap Person, Honolulu Wood Treating Co., Honolulu.

"The association's goal is to educate the public on lumber as the preferred building material based on over a 100-year track record of wood and its increasing long-term performance in Hawaii's climate conditions and construction industry," Person said.

Founding members include Honolulu Wood Treating, HPM, Hardware Hawaii Ace, Honsador, Rinell Wood Systems, Hale Kauai, Miyake Concrete Accessories and Plywood Hawaii.

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Stairs From On High

The Rainbow Attic Stair is now available from Shelter Products LLC in five rough opening sizes that extend fromT'4" to I l'6".

has been introduced by C.H. Hanson.

Made of polished aluminum, Pencil Armor protects pencils against breakage and prevents pencil bits from collecting in the tool pouch.

The casing's distinctive look and feel also make it easier to quickly locate the pencil when needed.

Its heavy-duty metal clip attaches the device to a pocket or tool pouch, while a large thumb slot allows for better control during use and easier pencil changes.

- Please contact (800) 827-3398 or v i sit www.chhanson.com

Arbor Day

A new sarden arbor made of durable vinyl to resist peeling, flaking, moisture, termites, denting and scratchins has been added to Westech Fence's Presidio line.

Made of powder-coated steel, the device extends and retracts like an accordion to accommodate up to 350 lbs. A 2" Styrofoam core door, double weatherstrip, and latch provide an Rl5 rating, eliminating drafts and energy loss.

Safety is increased with top-side handles, 4' steel telescoping handrails, and stairs that set away from the door for maximum foot room

The frame requires no casing, and height adjustment is achieved without cutting.

- Please contact (914) 381-5080 or v i s i t www.s he lte rproduct s.net

Carpenter's Pencil Shell

A orotective holder that makes carpentei's pencils easier to hold while marking lumber and other materials

Assembled with no special tools, the Harmony Arbor stands over 7 ft. high, 3 ft. deep, and nearly 5 ft. wide, with a 4-ft. opening.

- Please contact (800) 5 I 5-2459 or vis it www.e -pre si dio.com

Shaker-Style Doors

Simpson Door Co. has added classic Shaker styles to its Redi-Prime door line.

Combining flat, rectangular panels and square sticking, Shaker-style doors are offered in a variety of interior panel door and bi-fbld styles.

Available are standard widths from l'2" to 3'0" and bi-folds in widths of 2'0",2'6" and 3'0", all6'8" high.

- Plea.se contact (800) 952-4057 or vi sit www.s imp sondoor.cont

Angle Your Railings

An adapter from L.B. Plastics helps adjust railing angles for pvc steps. The Sheerline PVC Variable Step System allows builders to adjust from 26.5'to 38.5'.

The kit incoroorates a molded adapter to either increase or decrease the step rail angle.

- Please contact (800) 752-7739 or vi si t www.lbplastic: s.com

Rooftops Marred No More

Scotchgard Algae Resistant Roofing from 3M includes premium copper granules to provide long-term protection from discoloration due to alsae.

Bendable MDF Boards

Pliable MDF boards from Outwater Plastics can be used to produce circular and undulatins curves when creating unconventional and unusually shaped walls, columns and furniture.

Smooth on one surface. the oanel takes shape by placing the glued grooved surfaces of two boards together, contouring as desired and securing with clamps.

Dense, non-porous and UV resistant, the asphalt roofing granules are coated with a patented "seal-coat" that covers a layer of copper oxide surrounding a mineral core. The minerals are said to take and hold long-lasting ceramic coatings.

- Please contact (651) 733-1566 or visit www.3m.com

Fed Up With Fasteners

A new auto-feed screw system for use in drywall and other applications has been designed by PAM Fastening Technolosv.

and a sleeker. more finished look.

The blinds are 15Vo larser to maximize doorglass viewing area and have additional fingertip controls. They can be installed with a screwdriver over existing fiberglass or steel window.

They come in six sizes to fit half doors, full doors, half sidelights, and full sidelights.

- Please contect (866) 635-4968 or visit www.odl.com

Suitable for veneering, painting or surfacing, it is worked with the same tools as wood. The 8mm- or 9.5mmthick panels can be joined with dowels, cross tongues or butt jointed to increase length or width.

- Please contact (800) 631-8375 or v i s it www.o utv)ate r.com

The PI3KUE comes with a removable universal extension that provides the flexibility of a two-in-one unit. Besides using the unit as a standard shorter length tool to screw 1" to 3" screws, the tool can be fitted with a long extension so the user can stand while using, reducing fatigue and strain on the joints or back.

- Please contact (704) 394-3141 or visit www.pamfast.com

More Sight For The Blinds

ODL Add-On Enclosed Blinds for steel and fiberglass doors now offer easier installation. lower maintenance,

DOMESTIC SALES:

Jerry Long, Michael Parrella, Bruce Keith, Janet Pimentel, Pete Ulloa, George Parden, Vince Galloway, Steve Batick.

INTERNATIONAL SALES:

Nestor Pimentel, Oscar Portillo.

Decked In Vinyl

The Aurora Decking System from Regenex Corp. combines the look and feel of wood with the low maintenance properties of vinyl.

The variegated deck surface features a woodgrain texture to enhance its wood-like appearance, as well as to make the decking slip-resistant.

2' long snap anchor accommodates four deck boards and produces a consistent l/8" gap for percolation.

Boards are available in Barnwood Cedar (gray) and Tropical Teak (beige), in 12', l6' and 20' Iengths. Matching trim is available in l2' lengths.

- Please contact (877) 528-8384 or visit www.auroradecking.com

Millwork Of The Ancients

A Greek Revival Style has been added to Windsor Mill's WindsorONE Moldings Collection.

The new offering includes a twopiece crown, casing, base moulding, and three-piece window detail

The lumber used to create the mouldings is an engineered wood board, end and edge-glued. The boards are made of kiln dried, fingerjointed wood blocks to minimize distortion.

thru-picket style to meet most applicable pool codes and a 4' high alternating picket style. Decorative gold post caps are also new.

With boards made from vinyl and a hidden fastening system, there are no splinters or screw heads that can iniure bare feet. A multi-chamber delign reportedly keeps the decking surface cooler than solid wood. composite, and plastic lumber.

Boards measure l-1/2" thick by 57/8" wide and are secured to deck joists by hidden snap anchors. Each

- Please contact (888) 229-7900 or visit www.windsorone.com

Estate Style Fencing

Bufftech has expanded its Prestige Series line of ornamental composite fencing.

The decorative wrought-iron style fence is now available in a 6' high

Its comoosite formulation of polypropyleie and fiberglass reportedly provides fade-resistance and greater durability than aluminum, while capturing the smooth, distinctive matte finish look of wrought iron.

The fencing is said to be virtuallY maintenance free, never needs painting or staining, and carries a lifetime limited warranty.

ln all, the line now comes in six fence styles and heights and three finial cap accents.

- Please contact (610) 341-6957

o r v i s it www.pr e stig efe ncin g.c om

Stretch Masks

A l'lcxiblc, clastic tape fbr cuned masking altplications lras bccn clevclopccl bl Easl Mask.

Flcx Mask Sirctchl Prrintrn-s Tape's rrgsrr.ssive. rLrbbcrbascd aclhcsivc allori.s it t0 be used to create cun'ecl b<tr.clers. archccl rtr anglccl rlcsigns. or to go around cur-vccl r.vtxrclrvork. 'l'ltc taltc rcltortr-cllr lats I'lat rihilc it cur\csrvithout br-rckline ol allot ing ltaint to secp in.

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California Forest Products, Inc.

P.O. Box 585, Hollister, Ca. 95024 )bBS

(831) 634-0100 Fax 8SI-6s4-0tsI

REDWOOD SPECIALISTS

I tuouLd Li.ke to thank the mxna customers, suppliers qnd tndustry .frtends tuho haue supp o rte d C aLifor nict Fo re s t Products, and to extend aIL our heartfelt r-uishes-for aHappg lrleur Year.

Stncerelg, Joh,n W. Wilton California Forest Products. Inc.

Treated Wood Fasteners

Fastap Duracoat XT coated woodworking exterior screws from Faspac Inc. are now compatible with all new generation wood preservatives. including ACQ and CBA.

The coloration of the coating has changed to a dark pewter finish, easily distinguishable from the previous silver appearance.

- Please contact (360) 573-7565 or vi sit www.fastap screw s.c om

Chalk Line In A Snap

An auto rewind chalk snap line with 32 ft. of premium-grade braided

nylon line is new from Tajima. The Chalk-Rite Auto Wind features a unique metering sleeve to thoroughly, evenly coat the snap line with

thumb line hold, easy-fill spout, and a tool to facilitate line changes.

- Please contact (888) 482-5462 or v isit www.tajimatool.com

Caulk Color Mixing

A new caulk coloring system from Red Devil allows homeowners, contractors, remodelers and painters to easily match caulk to the colors of painted walls, wallpaper, fixtures, countertoDs. tile and exterior surfaces.

Create-A-Color Caulk Coloring System mixes by hand in about two minutes using a mixer to tint a cartridge of caulk with ordinary latex paint. A metal professional mixer and a plastic standard model are available.

- Please contact (800) 423-3815 or v i sit www.reddevil.c om

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chalk, as well as an at-a-glance transparent chalk canister and steel mixing ball to keep chalk in prime condition. Its compact design includes a

Cedor Products

lnstant Concrete In A Can

Emergency repair cement from Garon Products expands as it sets, in one hour locking in a permanent patch three times the strength of ordinary concrete.

Easy to apply, Hy-Speed 500 requires no priming, leveling or troweling. Add water, mix and then pour like syrup.

It comes in 5-gallon pails.

- Please contact (800) 631-5380 or v i sit www. garonproduct s.c om

DOUGLAS FIR

Karen Lewis, Jerry Pugmire. (5) Greg Scott, Kevin Mclernon. (6) Bob Marks, Judy Grinder. (7) Art & Lisa Bandel. (8) Jerry Long, Eric Waterman, Bruce Keith. (9) Pete Ganahl, Nila Webber, Rex & Jaime Klopfer, Mark & Melinda Ganahl, (10) Vince Minitre, James Davis. (11) Joe Kiliany. Rodger Morris. (12) Doug Willis, Lee Souza. (13) Russ Primrose, Jack Butler, Jason Schulze. (14) Mimi lhesamee, Bill Humphrey. (15) Mark & Rachel Biornstad. Janeece & Bon Lowder. (i6) Veronica Nunez, Julie

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HOLIDAY CHEER: Attendino the Lumber Association of California & lievada's 2nd Growth holiday meeting Dec. 4 in Cenitos, Ca.: (1) Bev Carr,'Michaei Bawls, Jackie Pierce.

Lance DeVol, Sherri Kirby, Terry Garrett, Mike Bland. (2) Carl Sudermah, Ed Lehman, Tony Campbell, Tim Gaffney, Eric Waterman. (3) Jean Brunton, Richard Coale. (4) Terry Fischer,

Danell Bustamante,

Mejia,

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Camarda,

Allen. (18) Bonnie Velez, Javier Rodriguez, Maggie Rich, David Tait, Pam Vickers. (19) Louie Sciandra, Phil Ho, Thanh Quach, Rick Deen, Tyrone Smith, Oswaldo Laninga.

LOS ANGELES Hardwood Lumbermans Club hosted its Christmas party Dec.6 at the Californ a Yacht Club, Marina Del Rey (1) Bob & Laurie Mitchell (2) Allison & Deonn DeFord. (3) Carmen & Craig Jordan. (4) Don & Linda

Clark. (5) Lisa Rains, Mark Michie (6) Alana

Northrup. Charley Fiala (7) Jeff & Laura

Enr ght (8) Bruce & Kathy Jauman (9) Wally & Joan Atkinson. (10) Maria &Jerry Lapin. (11) Mary & Charlie Bohnhof l (12) Jo & Ken

Tinkler (13) Cassia & Sergio Korn. (14) Lynne & Nathan Osborne, (15) Dayna &Alan Arbiso, (16) Gale & Judy Daugherty. (17) Cheryl & John Buchanan (18) Mike & Cathy Rhoades.

MEET THE PE0PLE: During a Dec. 4 visit to Woodfold Marco Mf 9.. Forest Grove. Or.. Senator Fon Wyden (D- Or.) conducted a 45minute town hall meeting with the door and shutter manufacturer's 1 14 empioyees He addressed, among other topics. health care, the "No Child Left Beh nd" aw, and recent Healthy Forests legislation Wyden also met with senior management and toured Woodfold's 160.00O-sq. ft manufactur ng fac lity

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Boise Cascade accprilecl the business in 1969.

H. Robert Halr-orsen. 81. orvncr of the fornrcr Halr urscn Lunrber'. ELrrcka. Cl.. clicd Dec. l8 of nutural ciil.lscs.

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Golding Sullivan Lumber Sa|es......................(714) 557-5551

Great Western Transport.,...(800) 347-5561 (909) 484-1250

Hampton Distribution ....(949) 752-5910

Hardwoods Unlimited .....................................(909) 272-1 000

Highland Lumber Sa|es..,......................... ......(71 41 778-2293

Inland Timber C0..... ......(909) 783-0470

International Forest Products.....,............,...,..(909) 627-7301

Kelleher Corp. .........,.....(909) 360-1880

Kelly-Wright Hardw0ods..........,..,..,.,...,.,........(714) 632-9930

North Pacilic Lumber ...........(800) 554-8904 (909) 587-6887

oregon-Canadian Forest Producls ................(7 1 4\ 637 -2121

Pacific Wood Preservin9......,.,..,..,.................(7 1 4) 701-57 42

Pan Lumber C0...... .....,.(909) 627-0953

Peterman Lumber C0.....................................(909) 357-7730

Product Sales C0.......,..,.,...,(800) 660-8680 (714) 998-8680

Redwood Empire.... .......(909) 296"9611

Reer Lumber servrce (Anaheim) .,..,.,...,..... t???i 3li:1333

Reel Lumber Service (Riverside) ...................(909) 781-0564

Regal Custom Millwork........(71

& INLAND EMPIRE

All-Coast Forest Products ..............................(909) 627-8551

Anaheim Millworks.. ......(714) 533-9945

Anfinson Lumber Sa|es...,............,....,..,..,......(909) 681 -4707

BMD (Vernon) ...,.,,..,..,...(877) 587-4137

BMD (ontario)......... ..,.,.(800) 435-4020

Boise (O.C.)............. ......(714) 255-1949

Boise (Riverside) ..,...........,..(800) 648-9116 (909) 343-3000

Burns Lumber Co. ,..,..(949) 454-8010

Calilornia Lumber Inspection Service.............(714) 962-9994

C&E Lumber Co. ......(909) 624-2709

Capital Lumber Co. .......(909) 591-4861

Fontana Wholesale Lumber, Inc. ...................(909) 350-1214

NEVADA

Dixieline Lumber Co.,.,.,..,...,..........(800) 823-2533

1aneStantonVance.......................................(619)442-0821

Ultra-Flex Moulding, ......(800) 344-5293

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s..............,...,(877) 235-6873

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Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s..,.,..,.,.........(877) 235-6873

RENO/CARSON CITY AREA

Capitol Plywood....... ......1775),329-4494

Nevada Wood Preserving .................,............(775\ 577 -2000

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s....,....,.....,.,.(877) 235-6873

ALBUOUEROUE

NEW MEXICO

Boise Distribution..,............,.(800) 889-4306 (505) 877-8150

Capital Lumber Co. ...'(505\877-7222

Thomas Forest Products, J.M........................(800) 545-5180

Western Woods, Inc. ......................................(800) 617-2331

ARIZONA

Arizona Pacific Wood Preservin9...................(520) 466-7801

PHOENIX AREA

Boise Distribution.................(800) 289-9663 (602) 269-6145

Capital Lumber Co. .......(602) 269-6225

Spellman Hardwoods...,.,.,.,.(800) 624-5401 (602) 27 2-231 3

Superior Hardwoods Inc..........,..,....,.,.,.,...,...,(800) 651-2337

universal Forest Products..............................(480) 961-0833

Weyerhaeuser Building Materials............. ......(877) 235-6873

HONOLULU / MAUI

HAWAII

Conrad Wood Preservin9...............................(800) 356-7146

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WASHINGTON

Allweather Wood Treaters...........,...,...........,..(800) 637.0992

SEATTLE/TACOMA AREA

Boise Distributjon (Woodinville).....,....,...........(4ZS) 496-7 477

Capital Lumber Co.

Golding Sullivan Lumber Sates...............,....,.i900i oet-244+

Kelleher_Corp. ,....,.........(206) 7A5-5790

Lumber Products..... ......(800i 677.6967

lrcFarland Cascade ...,.,(800) 426-8430

Pacific Lumber Inspection 8ureau..................(253) 835-3344

Simpson Timber Co ...,.,.(ZOO) ZZ+-SOOO

Western Wood Preserving C0..............,..,......\900j 472-77 14

Weyerhaeuser Building M:ateriats....,..............ie22) ZSS.OAza

Weyerhaeuser Structunrv00d..,.......................(800) 523-0824

SPOKANE

Boise Distribution (Spokane)...................,..,...(509) 928-7650

Boise Distribution (Yakima),.,...............,..,......(509) 453-0305

Colville Indian Precision Pine Co. (Omak) ...,.(509) 826-5927

Coos Head Forest Products....... ....................1877\ 922-2213

Lumber Products....

Weyerhaeuser Co.

Jasper Wood Products .............................,..,..(541 ) 988-1 1 27

McFarland Cascade. .....(800) 426-8430

McKenzie Forest Products...........,.................(800) 773-9329

Rosboro Lumber...... ......(541i 746-841 1

Seneca Sawmill Co.. .....{541) 689-7950

Western Woods, Inc. .........,.....................,.,....(888) 557-91 99

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s.......,.,.........(877) 235-6873

MEOFORD/GRANTS PASS

Allweather Wood Treaters..............................(800) 759-5909

Burns Lumber Co. .....,(800i 331-0831

Norman Lumber Co. ..,...(541) 535"3465

Pacific Wood 1aminates....,...................,.,......(541 ) 469-4177

South Coast Lumber C0...,..........,.,....,.,.........(541 ) 469-2196

Swanson-Superior Foresl Products............,..(541) 935-3010

waldron Forest Producls....,......,............,.,.....(541 ) 474-3080

McMINNVILLE / CORVALLIS / SALEM

Royal Pacific Industries .................,.,.....,.,......(503) 434-5450

Weyerhaeuser Co. (Albany)........,.,........ ........(541) 926-7771

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

GREATER PORTLAND AREA

Adams Lumber, |nc..............(800) 298"4222 1503) 245-1796

Cascade Forest croup...,.........,............,.......,(S03) 636.0633

collins Pine c0................,...(800) 758-4566 (503) 227-1219

Hampton Lumber Sales C0.........,.,....,...........(503) 297-7691

Kayu International .........(503) 557-7296

LJB Lumber Sales ,..............(800) s52-5627 (S}gi 620-5847

Louisiana-Pacilic Corp. .....,..,.........................(503) 221-0800

Lumber Products..... ......(800) 926-7103

MCD l\ilechanical Services...(800) 523-5287 (5m) 229-t 100

Pacific Wood Preserving .......,.,.,...............,..,.(503) 287.9874

Western Wood Products Association ....., .......1503\ 224-3920

NORTH BEND

Conrad Fore_st Products..,.... (800) 356-71 46 (S41 ) 756-2595

Coos Head Forest Products.......,...................i900i gzz-SSAe

EUGENE / SPRINGFIELD

Baxter, J.H........,..... .......(541) 689-9020

Burns Lumber Co. ....,.,i900t oao-soos

Coos Head Forest Products..,........................(800i 349-330S

Gemini Forest Products....,.,.................,.........(S+ti +gS-zSzA

Weyerhaeuser Building Materials...........,.......(877) 235-6873

ROSEBURG

C&D Lumber Co. (Riddle) ................... .......,...1541) 874-2241

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International Paper-Engineered Wood Division [www.ipaper.com] .............. .............................8

Keller Lumber Co.... .........................46

Krauter Storage Systems [www.krauter-storage.com] .......,,,,49

LP Specialty Products [www.lpcorp.com]................................15

Lumber Products [www.lumberproducts.com].....................'.40

Maze Nails [www.mazenails.com].......... ..........,,22

McKenzie Forest Products [www.mckenziefp.com]..'....,,,......22

Montrose Reload........... ......20

Oregon-Canadian Forest Products of California..........'.........37

Osmose [www.osmose.com] ...............5

Pacific Wood Laminates [www.pwlonline.com] ......................11

Parr Lumber Co................ .....................43

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Progressive Solutions Iwww.progressivesolutions.com]..........25

Redwood Empire Iwww.redwoodemp.com]...............................3

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Roseburg Forest Products [www.rfpco.com]...............Cover IV

Simpson Strong-Tie Iwww.strongtie.com].........'......................53

Sunbeft Material Handling [www.sunbeltracks.com]....,........27

Swanson Group [www.superiorlumber.com] --...-.....-..........41

Swan Secure Products [www.swansecure.com].................20, 44

Thunderbolt Wood Treating [www.thunderized.com] ...........40

TimberTech [www.timbertech.com]........ ............7

TruWood [www.truwoodsiding.com]. ......Cover I

U.S. Borax [www.borax.com]........-..-......................Cover II, 21

Utah Wood Preserving.... .............52

Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber ................'. ...'.......36

Waldron Forest Products................ ,,,....54

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association Iwww.wrcla.org] ....Cover III

Western Wood Products Association [www.wwpa.org]..........19

Western Wood Preserving Co. Iwww.westernwoodpreserving.com]..'.................................13

Woodfold-Marco Mfg. Iwww.woodfold.com] ..........................44

Woodguard... ..........39

World Wide Wood Network [www.wwwood.net] ...................34

Weyerhaeuser (TruWood) [www.weyerhaeuser.com]...Cover I

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