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Wood for wolls: copitolize on the revivol of interior poneling

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Gurbing wildfires again a hot issue

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

Although the fires have been seen over the years as a western issue, it now appears it has grown into a national issue, and it's time that such a policy was successful. In 2OO2 more than 5.26 million acres were impacted, and already in early August, almost 2 million acres have been

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Made up of wood strands aligned lengthwise and crosswise in different layers for structural strength and rigidity, OSB has captured about 75Vo of the North American home construction market for floor, wall and ceiling panels. Most OSB production, about three-fourths of the total 23 billion sq. ft.. 3/8" basis. continues to be driven by new housing starts.

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

It won't be easy.

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

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

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

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

The next two largest markets for OSB are remodeling and renovation, which account for just under l57o of production, and non-residential (panels for factories, office buildings, hospitals, government buildings, and military bases), which makes up close to 107o. The industrial market is the smallest North American structural panel market for OSB. Conversely, it is the largest for plywood, accounting for more than one-third of total plywood production.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unique uses for Doug fir plywood

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

A new floor system solves two major challenges in home design: what heating technology to use and where to put the heating system. Warmboard serves as both an excellent, quiet subfloor and a heating system, which heats up quickly, increases energy efficiency and comfort, and reduces the costs and difficulty of

repairs.

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

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

RADIANT FLOOR system leatures (below) a modular pattern of channels added to the top surface of plywood subflooring, so (at lett) tubing can be installed in the channels once the subfloor is nailed down.

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

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

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

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

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

Today, Warmboard ships its radiant floor heating system all over the U.S. ,Tl I raditionally shingles were laid up one at a time. Cedar Valley Shingle Systems, Hollister, Ca., changed that by developing its red cedar shingle siding panels to respond to a need in the marketplace. Shingle panels save labor, and the plywood

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

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

Doug fir's versatility, performance and durability

make the plywood well suited for many specialized products.

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

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

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

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

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

and has been used throughout the country on these kinds of structures.

Doug fir panels can be engineered to meet rigorous specifications, and their versatility, performance and durability make the plywood well suited for many specialized-and sometimes unusual-products.

Cover your projects before the roof goes on.

For virtually any proiect, residential or commercial, for virtually any application and all major building codes, LP is proud to be there with an pjoist specifically designed for the job. Engineered to be straighter and stiffer than traditional lumber, LPI Joists reduce the problemi that naturally occuris solid sawn lumber dries - like shrinking, warping, splitting and crowning' That means floors and ceilings that are more true, solid and uniform than ever before. lt also means stronger and more efficient, because pound for pound LPI Joists have a greater load-bearing capacity than traditional lumber, so floors and ceilings can be designed with less material, not less quality. Add a great warranty and environmental efficiency and LPI Joists become the smart choice for today's builder. For information contact 1.800.999.9105 or visit the LP web site at www.lpcorp'com.

CEDAR SHINGLES preattached to Douglas fir plvwood panels reduce installation time and inirease strength and stability.

Rank Company

(including number ol 0SB plants)

Louisian+Pacific

Po{ttard, &, 14llank Hancevill€, Al.; Dawson Creek, B.C.;Woodland, i&.; Athens, Ga.; Houlton, Me.; @h, Mi.; Two Harbors, Mn.; Hayward, Wi.; Swan Valley, Manitoba; Boxboro, N.C.;Jasper, Ca[h4e, Tx.; Maniwaki, St.-Michel, Chambord, Quebec

Weyerhaeuser Co.

Federal Way, Wa.

10 plants: Drayton Valley, Edson, Slave Lake, Alberta; Grayling, Mi.; Elkin, N.C.;Sutton, W.V.; Wawa, Ontario; Miramichi, Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan;Arcadia, La.

Norbord lndustries ':'r

Toronto, Onlario ' .,. .'

g plants: Bemidji, Mn.; Cordele, Ga.; Guntown, Ms.; Hugrley, Al.; Jefierson, Tx.; Joanna, S.C.; La Sane, Quebec; Nacogdoches, Tx.

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Atlanta, Ga.

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

Grant Forest Products

Englehart, Ontarb

lplqnlg: Englehart, Tlmmins, Ontario; High Level (50% JV w/Ainsworth), Alberta

Huber Engineered Woods

Charlotte, N.C.

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

Ainsworth Lumber Co., Ltd.

100 Mile House, B.C.

3 olants: 100 Mile House; Grand Prairie, High Level (5090 JV r/yrGfad), Ab€rta

Potlatch Corp.

Sookane. Wa.

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

Tolko Industries

High Prairie, Alberta

lp[s!: High Prairie

Slocan Forest Group

Richmond, British Columbia

1 plant: Fort Nelson, B.C.

Boise Boise, ld. l_p[g: Banrick, Ontario .l

Martco Partnership

Special sonnections for engineered wood

By Tom Evans Simpson Strong-Tie

El NGINEERED wood is becoming more popular every L2day. With it comes the benefits of stable dimensions and consistent quality. By now, most framers are over-thehump on the installation learning curve, one of engineered wood's biggest challenges. However, here are a few pieces of information that you may find useful when helping builders decide how to make the proper connection.

LVLISCL Connections

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

By now, most framers are over-

the-hump on the installation learning curve.

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

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

I-Joist Connections

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

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

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

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

Interior wood paneling makes acomebaclr

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manufacturers are

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

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

The new growth potential will also trickle down to the 1/8" prefinished, woodgrain print and paper paneling usually seen as a random groove pattern, an industry staple. Look for that to change as mass-marketed paneling mimics its luxury hardwood veneer cousins with wider beading and ungrooved panels. Low-cost l/4" beaded MDF and mid-priced paint grade wood finishes now come in ready-topaint primed finishes. Expect today's popular colors to appear in valueadded painted finishes.

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

WOOD PANELS (above), paint and paperthree design elements that play well together.

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

they make decorating decisions.

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

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

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

BEADED interior panels, such as International Pape/s SatinBead, are back in vogue.

Look ahead Keys to retirement planning

By Paul C. MacDonald

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

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

Even if you can only start with a small contribution, start saving.

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

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

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

Companies may also offer a profit sharing plan along with the 401(k), which can increase the amount set aside for retirement up to as much as 25Vo of compensation, or $40,000, although most plans are not that rich. There are several different profit sharing designs, allowing ownership to choose a plan that may favor a certain class of employee-usually those earning higher salaries or who are closer to retirement age. These also have a vestins schedule.

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

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

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

R:trrrrrs

Forks Building Supply, Forks, Wa., is closing after 5l years due to poor market conditions; Guy Becker, owner for the last 30 years, has been retired since 1997

Hansen Lumber Co., Fairview, Ut., has closed its retail lumberyard; previously it had also operated a mill ...

Meek's-The Builder's Choice is planning to open its second DC late this year in Anderson, Ca., and got the go-ahead to add a 5,000-sq. ft. truss manufacturing facility and a 14,000-sq. ft. warehouse at its N. Redding, Ca., yard

McArthur's Hardware, Lompoc, Ca.. has closed...

The Cedar Farm Lumber Yard, Suquamish, Wa., was destroyed by fire Aug. 15, but will rebuild; a warehouse was spared

True Value Hardware. northwest Las Vegas, Nv., sustained more than $100,000 in damage from an Aug. 19 flood ...

Ace Hardware wlll build a 20,000-sq. ft. store at the proposed 38-acre Legacy Village shopping center in S. Phoenix. Az.. for an October 2004 grand opening

84 Lumber Co. opened its l2th California location Aug. 5 in a former Payless Cashways on 23 acres in Sacramento (Randy Thayer, store mgr.; Dave Crozier, sales mgr.) '..

Jicarilla Hardware Store, Dulce, N.M., has been opened by the Jicarilla Apache Nation ...

Home Depot opens a new home center this month in S. Fresno, Ca. the chain was issued permits to build a $12 million store in Walla Walla, Wa.; is about to begin construction in Placerville. Ca.. and

received a draft environmental impact report on its proposal to build a 130,000-sq. ft. store on 10 acres in Auburn, Ca.

Home Depot is negotiating to buy a site in Rio Rancho, N.M., to open a 102,000-sq. ft. store in 20O4; demolished a former Big Kmart in Kenai, Ak., to convert it into a home center, and received preliminary zoning approval to take over a vacant Kmart building in Ukiah, Ca.

Home Depot was rejected by the city council in its bid to build a home center on 13 acres in San Juan Capistrano, Ca., and next spring will start remodeling a 103,000-sq. ft. former HomeBase in Beaverton, Or., to reopen as the Northwest's first Expo Design Center about a year later

Home Depot will replace Lowe 's as the sponsor of TLC's cable tv home decorating show Trading Spaces, providing the materials and design projects ...

Lowe's Cos. opened a 118,000sq. ft. store Aug. 1 in McMinnville, Or. (Scott Biesecker, store mgr.); submitted a site plan for a 135,000-sq. ft. store to replace a former Wal-Mart in Idaho Falls, Id., and is considering sites in Yucaipa, Ca.

Lowe 's has launched a new installed sales program at 128 locations across the country

Lanoga Corp., Redmond, Wa., is donating $35,000 to help assess state trust lands for environmental certification ...

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McKenzieForest Products, Springfield, Or., is negotiating to sell its Myrtle Point, Or., veneer mill to Westwood Lumber, Saginaw Or. ...

Takeuchi Lumber Co., Ltd.. Nagoya, Japan, in the coming months will close all its Americanbased companies, including Olympic Wood Products, Port Angeles, Wa., a sawmill in Shelton, Wa., and a dry kiln facility in Spanaway, Wa.

Weyerhauser Co., Federal Way, Wa., will permanently close its TrusJoist laminated veneer lumber plant in Junction City, Or. Weyerhaeuser has purchased Progre ssive Solution's Lumber Track business software for 88 facilities in its Wood Products Sector ...

Yakama Forest Products, White Swan, Wa., is switching its production to about 25Vo Douglas fir and 25Vo ponderosa pine

3-C Trucking, Long Beach, Ca., is closing after 25 years ...

Loui sanna- Pacific C orp. will defend against a $4.5 million lawsuitstating the company owes Enron more than $4.4 million as a termination payment for rescinded power contracts and $59,200 in liquidated damages ... L-P sold roughly 55,000 acres of timberland near Honey Island, Tx..for $37 million to Honey Island Properties, LLC

Plum Creek Timber Co.. Seattle. Wa., agreed to buy 38,000 acres of timberland in Arkansas. 33.000 acres in New Hampshire and 68,000 acres in South Carolina for

$162 million in cash from Great Eastern Timber Co. L.L.C., a division of Hancock Natural Resource Group, Boston, Ma.

Boise indefinitely cut back from two shifts to one at its Yakima, Wa., sawmill, effective Aug. 18

Georgia-Pacffic so far this year has received 29,500 asbestos-related claims-a sharp increase over firsthalf2002...

Columbia Forest Products, Portland, Or., has become the first hardwood plywood manufacturer to agree to utilize DowBioProducts' wheat straw-based WoodStalk Fiberboard MR as core material ...

Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wa., earned an EPA Energy Star label for its LuminOX radiant barrier sheathing

Inte rnational Aluminum Corp., Monterey Park, Ca., has closed its Colorado residential door and window subsidiary, International Window-Colorado, Inc.

Robert Bosch Tool Corp. agreed to buy the Roto Zipbrand name

Milgard Windows, Tacoma, Wa., was honored by its parent company Masco Corp. with an original Richard Royal glass sculpture to commemorate its 40th anniversary and for surpassing the half-billion dollar sales mark in 2002 ... Milgard has signed HMH as its advertising and p.r. agency ...

Epoch Composite Products (EverGrain Decking) has signed on with ad agency NKH&W ...

KubotaTractorCorp., Torrance, Ca., had its victory against a patent infringement case brought by John Deere upheld in appellate court ...

EcoBuild, Boulder, Co., is now distributing MetalWorks' metal roofing shingles in Colorado and Southern Wyoming

Richelieu Hardware Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, has agreed to purchase the assets of specialty hardware distributor Pacific Coasl

Supply, with DCs in Puyallup, Wa., and Clackamas. Or.: the distributor is not related to the Pacific Coast Building Products division of the same name ...

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

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

Anniversaries'. Linc oln C re ek Lumber, Centralia, Wa., l00th Helliesen Lumber & Supply Co., Yakima, Wa., l00th ... Channel City Lumber, Santa Barbara, Ca., 40th

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Architectural Woodwork Institute - Sept. ll-12. annual rreeting. Biltmore Resort & Spa. Phoenix, Az.: (703) 733-0600.

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

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association - Sept. 14-17, f all conf'erence, Scottsdale. Az.; (703) 435-2900.

Hoo-Hoo International - Sept. l4-17, annual convention, Pacific Beach Hotel, Honolulu, Hi.; (800) 919-9950.

International Mass Retail Association - Sept. 14-17. annual convention and business development tirrum, Gaylord Palrns Resort & Convention Center. Orlando. Fl.: (703) 841-2300.

American Wood-Preservers' Association - Sept. 14-19, fall committee meerings. Baltimore. Md.; (Ul7) 326-6300.

Columbia Forest Products - Sept. 16-18. hardwood plywood training class, Klamath Falls, Or.; (800) -547-4261.

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

Wood Products Manufacturers Association - Sept. l7-20. annual meeting. Baltimore, Md.; (978) 814-5445

Sierra Pacific Industries - Sept. 18. 25th annual open house, Anderson. Ca.; (530) 378-u226.

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

XII World Forestry Congress - Sept. 21-28. conference. Quebec City, Canada; (118) 694-2424.

Jensen Distribution Services - Sept. 27-28, tall dealer market. Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Wa.; (-509) 624-1321.

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Nevada - Oct. 2. 2nd at Knott's Berry Farm.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - Oct. 2-4. fall management conference, Pointe Hilton Tapatio Clifl.s Resort, Phoenix. Az.; (800) 365-0919.

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association - Oct. 5-9. cedar school, Vancouver Airport Conference Resort. Richmond, B.C.; (60a) 684-0266.

Wood Truss Council of America - Oct. 8-10, Building Component Manufacturers Conf'erence, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix. Az.; (608) 214-1849.

National Paint & Coatings Association - Oct. 8-10, annual meeting, Hilton Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FI.; (202) 462-6212.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationOct. 9-ll, annual convention, Hyatt Grand Champions Resort. Indian Wells, Ca.; (202') 547 -2230.

National Sash & Door Jobbers Association - Oct. l2-16. annual convention. Orlando. Fl.: (800) 786-72'74.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club - Oct. 14, 4th annual charity golf tournament, Coyote Hills Golf C1ub, Fullerton, Ca.;(1 ll) 239-2101.

Building Industry Show - Oct. 16-17, Anaheim Convention Center. Anaheim. Ca.: (909) 396-9993.

Do it Best Corp. - Oct. 16-19, fall market. Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.; (219) 748-5300.

Silver Dollar Open Golf Tournament - Oct. 17, Alta Sierra Country Club, Grass Valley. Ca.; (800) 216-9503.

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Seminars include "Home Depot's Real Agenda: A Former Insider's Perspective" by former Depot v.p.operations Pat Bennett, "Mold: A Growing Issue" by Western Wood Products Association's Rich Gearv. "OSHA Doesn't Have to Be a FourLetter Word" by Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber's John Smith, and "Your Business May Only Be as Safe as Your Drivers" by Federated Insurance's Brian Cook.

Western Building Material Association has booked Bruce Berg, former Home Depot division president, to speak at its l00th anniversary

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

Lumber Association of California & Nevada is holding its 5th annual PAC golf tournament Sept. ll at Westridge Golf Club, La Habra, Ca.

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APA-The Engineered Wood Association has enlisted Thomas S. Brick, executive director of construction and quality initiative programs for home builder Lennar Corp., to speak on builder training at its 66th annual meeting.

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J.M. Thomas Forest Products, Ogden, Ut., has acquired the former Croman Corp. sawmill site in Boise, Id.

The wholesale distributor has relocated its two-year-old Boise division to two warehouses and an office building on the l4-acre site.

Staffed with seven employees, J.M. Thomas' Boise division had been based on the site of LouisianaPacific's composite decking plant in Meridian, Id., and its departure gives L-P room to increase composite decking production.

Croman halted production at the mill two years ago, and will dismantle it to allow J.M. Thomas to renovate and add on to the buildines over the next two years.

Woodlake Lumberyard Opens

In a town that lost its only lumberyard seven months ago, High Sierra Lumber and Supply, Inc., Woodlake, Ca., is now open offering a complete line of lumber, building and hardware supplies. The 12,000 sq. ft. facility on 2-ll3 acres, held a grand opening Aug.30.

Formed by local investors, High Sierra will be run by Jeff Holmes and Jerry Kramlich, who have more than 40 years experience in the industry.

Holmes most recently managed the Keith Brown store in Dinuba, Ca., after overseeing Woodlake's defunct Keith Brown unit acquired from Copeland Lumber. Kramlich managed Keith Brown stores in Lindsay and Exeter, Ca. Many former Keith Brown employees followed the managers to their new company, including office manager Ronda Vannorsdall.

New Council Backs CCA

The three major manufacturers of CCA have formed a new organization to continue supporting and participating in the sound scientific analysis of treated wood.

Founded on the belief that CCA treated wood is safe when used as recommended, the Mount Vernon, Va.based Wood Preservative Science Council will consult with the nation's leading experts in the fields of environmental science, epidemiology, risk assessment, and toxicology and issue scientific reports, which are available at www.woodpreservativescience.org.

Jim Hale is executive director.

Depot Landscape Unit Grows

Home Depot's new division of Landscape Supply stores seems to be paying off, since sales at Home Depot Landscape Supply stores are outpacing those at the company's traditional big orange boxes.

Although no specific figures were available, c.f.o. Carol Tome said sales at the nine Home Depot Landscape Supply stores have been "considerably higher than at Home Depot stores" on a per-sq. ft. basis.

Last year the company opened its first Landscape Supply store, which usually consists of five to seven acres of plants, including a temperature-controlled greenhouse, a 25,000-sq. ft. shaded area, and one to three acres of shrubs and trees.

ACC Approval Process Slows

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

Since competitor Osmose has long been registered with the EPA for an ACC chemical, Arch had filed a "tagalong" or "me too" application in

hopes of facilitating approval of its proposed Wolmanac ACC. Yet Osmose does not have the modern, in-depth testing needed to satisfy the requirements of the EPA and chose to voluntarily withdraw its ACC registration.

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

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

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

Hands-On Program For Kids

To strengthen its ties with the community, dealer Hills Flat Lumber Co., Colfax, Ca., had volunteer employees help children create more than 1,000 bird houses at recent home shows.

Employees arrived at the Auburn Home & Garden Show and Nevada County Fair with precut wood, hammers and nails, handing them out free to children to teach them hands-on carpentry skills.

"It's something fun for the kids," said Greg Holt, Hills Flat Lumber's marketing mgr., who believes carpentry can begin at a young age.

Due to its success, the company is considering expanding the youth bird house program through the holiday season, which may include a Santa's workshop.

Study Will Halt Logging

A state environmental study and management plan for the Jackson State Demonstration Forest, Ukiah, Ca., has been ruled inadequate, bringing to a halt any logging authorized by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection after Nov. 6,2002.

A Mendocino County Superior Court judge ruled the state Forestry Department didn't describe the forest's physical environment adequately, or determine the total environmental impact of the state's management plan, which was approved last year.

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CERTIFIED OMISSIONS

I would like to address the August 2003 issue of The Merchant that included the Certified Forest Products Buyers Guide. There is one more certification system that was not addressed and is being accepted by the big boxes. This is BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) forest certification.

U.S. Indian Tribes that have timber

holdings and actively harvest their timber have always had extensive, environmentally friendly forest management practices. These practices actually exceed most worldwide standards. Tribal forest management practices not only take into consideration the impacts to the environment, but also take into consideration the impacts to the individual tribes' religious, cultural and social beliefs.

Many tribes are now having the BIA become their third party certification agency due to Tribal Sovereignty issues. It is my knowledge that there are currently a few tribally owned sawmills that are using BIA certification that is accepted by the big boxes, including Yakama Forest Products, Colville Indian Precision Pine, and Fort Apache Timber Co. Other tribes such as the Warm Springs are currently working

with the BIA to receive their certification letter.

I'm sure if you contact any one of these mills and ask them for a copy of their certification letter, they will be more than happy to mail or fax it to you. If you would like to see a copy of Yakama Forest Products' BIA certification letter, you can visit our Web site at www.yakama-forest.com.

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I have subscribed to The Merchant Magazine for years. One of my companies, SunRidge Lumber Co., has advertised in the publication. Yet every time you print the Certified Forest Products list you fail to mention either Columbia Vista Corp. or SunRidge Lumber Co.

However, both companies are and have been ISO 14001 certified and both are members of the EPA's Performance Track Program. As of February of 2003 only 302 sites in the U.S. had this designation. We are the only primary wood processing plants to earn this environmental award.

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Steven Zika has been appointed president and c.e.o. for Hampton Affiliates. Portland. Or. Robert L. Bluhm has been promoted to v.p.finance & c.f.o., and Ronald Parker is now vice chairman.

Jay Ross, president, North Pacific Group, Inc., Portland, Or., has assumed the title of c.e.o., succeeding T.J. Tomjack, who continues as chairman of the board.

Bill Candler will now sell to the Inland region for Coos Head Forest Products from his office in Lewiston, Id. Mike Croxton will cover the Southwest territory from Somerset, Ca.

Chris McCoy is now part of the fencing sales team at Welco-Skookum Lumber, Marysville, Wa.

Terry Butler, ex-Weyerhaeuser, is now national account mgr. for home centers at Tubafor. Morton. Wa., and is based in a new office in Atlanta, Ga.

Mike Goodman is mgr. of A.C. Houston Lumber Co.'s new truss plant in Indio, Ca.

Janette New, ex-Deckmaster, has joined Capital Lumber, Chino, Ca. Other new account mgrs.: Jason Kelly, ex-BMC West, Salt Lake City, Ut.; Richard Ignarski, exGeorgia-Pacific, Albuquerque, N.M.; Emil Romero Jr., ex-Idaho Timber, Albuquerque, and Keith Stokes, ex-Sagebrush Sales, Albuquerque.

David Stallcop, director of sales & marketing, Yakama Forest Products, White Swan, Wa., will resume his position as U.S.-international operations mgr. for parent company Vanport International, Boring, Or., Nov. 1 after Vanport's eight year, three-phase, start-up contract with Yakama expires.

Tim Wolf is a new trader at Fall Creek Forest Products. Everson. Wa.

Bill Goudge, ex-Finnforest USA, is now national sales and marketing mgr. for Belco Forest Products, Tacoma, Wa.

Chris Garcia has joined the sales and customer service team at Fontana Wholesale Lumber, Fontana, Ca.

Mark Majors is now part of the sales dept. at American Pine Products, Prineville, Or.

Jeff Enright, ex-Penberthy Lumber, has joinedthe sales force at Cherokee Wood Products, Upland, Ca.

Shannon Smith, previously with MFP of Oregon, has opened an office for Ketcham Forest Products in Woodland, Wa.

Oscar Romo is mgr. of the new Home Depot in Alamogordo, N.M. Ernie Lindsay is the new store mgr. in Napa, Ca.

Milt Farvour is now in sales at Simpson Timber Co.'s Northwest Division. Shelton. Wa.

Timothy S. Farrell has been elected president, c.e.o. and secretary of the American Hardware Manufacturer's Association board of directors, effective January 1,2004. William P. Farrell. current president and c.e.o., will serve as vice chairman.

Michelle Henebry Finnigan, exValspar Corp., has been appointed sales director of specialty businesses for TruServ Corp. Leslie Weber is the new chief information officer, replacing Neil Hastie, who has resigned.

Peter Cameron and Donald McGauchie have been elected to the board of directors for James Hardie Building Products, Mission Viejo, Ca. Bryan Jones is now Midwestern regional sales engineer for James Hardie's manufactured homes division.

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

Jim Sweeney has been named president and chief operating officer of Milgard Windows, Tacoma, Wa., succeeding Gary Milgard, who continues as chairman and c.e.o.

Marshall A. Croom was appointed senior v.p.-finance for Lowe's Cos.

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

Sandy McKellar, formerly coordinator of promotions & public relations for the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, has been appointed director of communications at the Wood Manufacturing Council.

Milan Stoyanov, former president and chairman of Forest City Trading Group, Portland, Or., has been named to Pacific University's board of trustees.

Gary Macey, marketing mgr., Weyerhaeuser, has been elected chairman and president of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association, succeeding Doug Clitheroe, general sales mgr., cedar group, International Forest Products, Ltd. Jack Heavenor,

mgr., Downie Timber Ltd./Selkirk

Specialty Wood, is now first vice chairman, and Dean Garofano, red cedar sales mgr., Delta Cedar Products Ltd., has been elected second vice chairman.

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

FSC Adds Standards For West

The Forest Stewardship Council's international board of directors has endorsed the regional certification standards for the U.S. Pacific Coast and Southwest regions.

The standards are designed to promote good forestry by providing specific indicators for FSC application principles and criteria, adapting them to address region-specific ecological, economic and social needs.

In August, the Pacific Coast and Southwest regional standards began to be implemented in FSC forest management certification assessments, which join the Northeast, Southeast, Lakes States and Rocky Mountain as endorsed FSC regional standards.

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Wyoming Sawmill Restarts

After sitting idle for five years, an Encampment, Wy.,sawmill has reopened under new ownership.

The former Hammer Lumber Mill resumed operations in mid-July as the 44 Lumber and Timber Co. to process logs from the Medicine Bow National Forest.

Former Hammer employee Doug Boykin, his wife Debbie, and Jack Holbrook launched the mill after purchasing the Flume Creek timber sale in April.

The sawmill employs about 30 and can process small "products other than logs," such as trees smaller than 7" in diameter.

After years of neglect, the mill's machinery had to be cleaned, greased and restarted, and new saw blades installed. It uses an old burner. but the

new owners hope to eventually install a kiln system to burn the sawdust and wood scraps.

Debbie Boykin predicts the sawmill will be in full operation in about three years, when it could employ as many as 100 workers.

Wholesale distributor Teton Lumber, Cheyenne, Wy., has been purchasing most of the mill's output.

Alliance Seeks Mold Answers

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

Initially, the allianace of industries and government agencies will identify

and index what each participant is doing to research, educate and communicate programs, and then post the information on APA's Web site. www.apa.org.

Information sharing among groups whose products are used extensively and those who have gained years of building technique education experience is a primary benefit of the network.

The network is part of a larger research coordination effort of the FPL Advanced Housing Research Center. "In addition to moisture research, there are many other housing-related research projects ongoing at universities, private labs and government agencies," said Mike Ritter, assistant director, FPL. "Our Advanced Housing Research Center acts as a conduit to help coordinate these efforts and avoid the potential for duplication."

TP May Take Over Veneer Mill

Timber Products Corp., Springfield, Or., has agreed to resume negotiations with the state of Alaska over operating a shuttered veneer plant in Ketchikan, Ak.

State officials have been searching for a company to restart the former Ketchikan Pulp Mill site since Gateway Forest Products pulled out in February 2001.

Previous negotiations had stalled when Timber Products was unable to secure an adequate supply of wood and funding to upgrade the mill.

Under the new deal, Timber Products would run the facility, while Sealaska Corp., Juneau, Ak., would provide a third of the timber and the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority would invest $3 million to purchase new equipment.

Critic Claims Unfair Firing

A former Home Depot employee who says his rights were violated when he was recently fired, has hired an attorney and sought the help of the American Civil Liberties Union to help him get hisjob back.

He said his termination is a violation of his First Amendment rights.

Jon Coughtry,70, an expediter at the store in Cheyenne, Wy., said Home Depot fired him for posting messages critical of chairman and c.e.o. Bob Nardelli on an unofficial Web site designed for employees.

Coughtry was fired June 17, which was two days after being questioned about the many columns and stories he posted on his personal Web site, which were later linked to "The Orange Blood Blank," a site for Home Depot employees that is not sanctioned by the company.

Many of the stories were "very critical of Nardelli" and made fun of his multi-million-dollar salary and the company's poor performance since he took over, Coughtry said.

Home Depot said his termination was in accordance with normal policies and procedures, and believes his claims are without merit.

UFPI, Deck Installer Team Up

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

In areas where Universal has installed sales agreements with Depot,

USA Deck will manufacture. market. sell and install its Designer Deck.

The program, that is part one of the company's objectives to grow its installed sales business. was successfully launched at the Home Depot in Atlanta, Ga., and will be expanding to other regions.

Marketing Steadies Western Red Gedar

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

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

"Western cedar doesn't injure the U.S. market, but WRCLA's determined efforts to have it exempt from the 2lVo countervail duty being charged have been ignored," said Clitheroe, general sales manager of International Forest Products Limited's cedar group in Vancouver. "Consequently, we are losing market share to non-wood substitutes, which is why it's imperative to promote cedar's attributes."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Wetsel-Oviatt Winding Down

Rising costs and low lumber prices have combined to spell an end to 64year-old Wetsel-Oviatt Lumber Co., El Dorado Hills, Ca.

In mid-August, owner Cecil Wetsel submitted a 60-day notice of closure, which will put 120 employees out of work.

He is negotiating with SierraPacific Industries, Redding, Ca., to sell the assets, including the sawmill, 265-acre mill site, and 17,600 acres of forestland. Analysts, however, doubt the mill will reopen.

With mills in Lincoln and Camino, Ca., SP will become the last sawmill operator in Greater Sacramento fol-

lowing the mid-October closure of Wetsel-Oviatt.

Milling Cut Back In Montana

Plum Creek Timber Co.. Seattle. Wa., has begun temporarily curtailing production at its Montana manufacturing operations due to a timber shortage associated with the ongoing fire danger.

Plum Creek voluntarily ceased logging in early August because of dry conditions in the forests and didn't expect to resume before midSeptember, meaning full production levelswon'tbe achieved until October.

To conserve the limited supply of

raw material, the mills began operating at diminished capacities. By late August, Hank Ricklefs, v.p.-manufacturing production, said, "Right now, it looks like the Pablo and Ksanka mills will be out of wood in early September. The Evergreen sawmill and plywood plant will run out in mid-September, and the Columbia Falls mill and plywood plant will run out at the end of September."

In addition, the MDF facility in Columbia Falls likely will run out of material by the end of September. A scheduled seasonal maintenance closure may be moved up to reduce overall down time.

Plum Creek's fingerjointing plant was unaffected.

Dealer Opposes Alaska Plan

Pro dealer Hayward Lumber Co., Monterey, Ca., has joined environmental groups in opposing a Bush Administration proposal that would exempt portions of Alaska's Tongass and Chugach national forests from a nationwide ban on road building in national forests.

In an Aug. 8 letter to the U.S. Forest Service, Steven Brauneis, Hayward's director of sustainability, said the company's location in California makes it "acutely aware of the ongoing costs of poor decision making in forestry issues."

According to the Forest Service, the proposal would permit limited development on 300,000 acres-or slightly more than 3Vo of the 9.3 million roadless acres in Tonsass.

Lewis County Mill Proposed

Centralia Sawmills Corp. is negotiating to build a $39 millioil sawmill at the Port of Centralia, Wa., that would create 94 full-time jobs.

Although details need to be finalized, construction of the mill could begin in the fall, with start-up as early as a year from now.

The state Community Economic Revitalization Board recently okayed an $800,000 loan and a $200,000 grant for road and water line improvements in the port's industrial park.

Principals Phil Tedder and Gary Thebault operated Pacific Lumber & Shipping's three Lewis County mills before they were acquired by Hampton Affiliates.

CBA-Treated Wood Examined

"No adverse health effects are expected" from the use of wood pressure treated with copper azole preservative (CBA), according to a new study of occupational, residential and playground applications.

Believed to be the first independent human health risk assessment of the new generation of treated products, the study was conducted by Gradient

Corp. and commissioned by Bayer Chemicals Corp., maker of Preventol A8, an azole fungicide used in CBA.

Based on EPA's evaluation of the toxicity studies for Preventol A8, Gradient assessed potential risks for exposures to CBA-treated wood. The risk assessment evaluated four different scenarios: occupational (e.g., adult builders), do-it-yourselfer, shortterm (child) and long-term (child to adult) resident, and playground (child and teenager).

Various exposures (inhalation, incidental ingestion, exposure to the skin) were assessed and aggregated in each scenario. The highest potential risk was estimated to be 17 times lower than EPA's safety benchmark.

Arch Wood Protection's CBAtreated wood is sold under the brand, Wolmanized Natural Select wood.

Fiber Cement Plant ln Sacto

A new, green-field fiber cement plant in Sacramento, Ca., is the centerpiece of James Hardie's $100+ million expansion program.

The $47.5 million Sacramento plant will have a single production line with a design capacity of 300 mil-

lion sq. ft. a year, 50Vo morc than the capacity of the company's biggest production lines today. The plant will make plank, panel and backer products. The increased capacity will reduce the capital cost of each unit of production by about 30%.

Other projects include $2.8 million to more than double the size of the R&D center adjacent to its Fontana, Ca., manufacturing plant and $49.9 million to build a new HardiTrim production line at its plant in Peru, Il.

Certified Fiber Procurement

Boise Cascade's Northwest fiber procurement operations and more than 300,000 acres of timberland in western Oregon have been certified by PricewaterhouseCooper, as conforming to Sustainable Forestry Initiative program standards.

Some of the company's sustainable management practices include advance wood chip purchasing, high participation in public education regarding sustainable forestry, and a five-year periodic review evaluating the effectiveness o[ forest practices on land that Boise owns.

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The company was founded in 1943 displays and products are neatly orga- had a l4-year relationship with an as a wholesale division of a panel nized, stocked with brochures, and insulation supplier, but it wasn't doing manufacturer. Eventually, as the dis- properly priced. anything for our customers. Our martribution unit took off and more prod-

Although BMD will always remain ketshare improved six-fbld when we ucts-including initially commodities, a physical presence ("We believe in switched to Johns Manville." drywall, steel and roofing products- brick and mortar, real people and To accommodate the growth, by were added, the manufacturing side buildings," says Tabor), the company early next year, BMD hopes to open was abandoned. BMD's entry into is upgrading its technology to provide another distribution center in Fresno, specialty products came in 1952 when customers with a faster, easier tool. Ca. the firm became the first distributor Retailers will be able to check inven- Looking back, one turning point for Simpson Strong-Tie. tory balances instantly and purchase was BMD's conversion to an employ-

The key, says Garry Tabor, vice products during off hours. ee-owned company, a process compresident and general manager, is One of the biggest changes has pleted in 1998. Tabor notes: "Once "developing great and strong cus- been the Power Brands program. you become an owner, it changes the tomers. We are constantly listening According to Tabor, "Our customers entire thing for employees. They now and trying to contour their needs to the told us they really wanted BMD to work for themselves. Profits don't go assets we have." offer more and better products. Over to New York or Chicago; they stay

As a result of feedback from cus- the last three years, we have tried to here and are reinvested back into the tomers, BMD became one of the first get the number one or number two business." building product wholesalers to offer brand in their respective channels, so BMD wants to be different. "I've next-day delivery. It moved to 24- our product offering is second to been in the industry for 25 years," says hours-a-day operation. It changed its none." Tabor, "and the model really hasn't truck fleet to better service the types Market-leading brands include changed much. Our mantra is to redeof products customers wanted. It Hitachi power tools, Marvin windows, fine building material distribution."

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Weyco Closing 2 Oregon Mills

Weyerhaeuser Co. is closing two mills in Oregon and eliminating nearly 200 jobs due to cut costs amid poor market conditions.

By the end of the year, the company will close its laminated veneer lumber plant in Junction City, Or., which employed 128 people. About 38 workers will lose their jobs, with the remainder transfened to operations in

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In addition, Weye.haeuser will officially close its North Bend, Or., containerboard mill Oct. 13, laying off 158. The facility temporarily closed in early July.

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

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

Change At Silver Dollar Open

In an effort to return to its longtime site without conflicting with other industry events, this year's Silver Dollar Open will be held in the fall instead of its traditional June date.

The Oct. 17 golf tournament marks the return to its home of more than 40 years, the Alta Sierra Country Club, Grass Valley, Ca., after two years in Auburn, Ca.

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In a recent series of fire performance tests conducted on l2 commercial decking materials, California redwood ranked number one in flame resistance.

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

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

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

The other l1 decking materials tested included a variety of wood/plastic composites and pure plastics. According to the California Redwood Association, several of the alternative materials degraded during the short exposure tests, while the remainder deteriorated prior to completion of the long exposure tests. Modes of degradation included: accelerating or runaway flaming combustion, flaming drops or particles falling from the deck, and collapse of a deck board with or without load.

Construction Heart2x6, the most widely used redwood decking material in California, was the only product that exhibited none of these four degradation effects during the long exposure tests, according to UCFPL director Professor Frank Beall.

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

Judge Denies Payless Refund

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

Payless had earlier agreed to wire payment when lumber orders left Canfor's yards in Alberta, Canada, and Houston, Tx. From May l4-18, 2001, Payless wired a total of $820,564 to Canfor. On June 4, the chain filed for Chapter I I protection.

Payless attempted to void the payments using a provision in bankruptcy law that assumes a company filing for bankruptcy was actually insolvent as much as 90 days

before filing, making any payments during the period illegal. The only exceptions include cash payments that benefit the bankrupt firm.

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

Gorrection

Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, Mt., is Sustainable Forestry Initiative certified, not FSC certified as erroneously listed in last month's Certified Forest Products Buyer's Guide.

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Robert Fox, 77, retired assistant manager of operations for the West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau, Portland, Or., died July 1.

Mr. Fox served in the Navy during World War II.

Dick Gavis, 57, long-time Southern California lumber sales representative, died July 7 in Long Beach, Ca.

After serving in the Navy for a year in the 1960s, he went to work for American Forest Products, Cerritos, Ca., in outside sales.

He then joined Fir & Pine Lumber

Co., Cerritos, and McClellanSchneider Lumber Co., Wilmington, Ca. He operated his own company, Treeline Lumber, Mission Viejo, Ca., in the early 1990s before retiring.

Dr. Thorsten Walther, 28, coowner of GRK Fasteners, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, died July 19 in an automobile accident in Edmonton, Alberta.

A native of Germany, he moved to Canada in 1990 and earned a bachelors degree in history and political science from Lakehead University, and an MBA and phD in business administrationfrom California Coast University.

He shared ownership of the fastener business with his father, Uli, and his twin brother, Mirco.

Weyerhaeuser Faces Alder Suit

Weyerhaeuser is being accused of "fraudulently manipulating its relationship" with Coast Mountain Hardwoods, Delta, B.C., to eventually buy out the province's only alder sawmill.

The statement of former Coast Mountain Hardwoods' president and c.e.o., Wayne Kidd, is part of a $500 million U.S. antitrust lawsuit submitted by the mill to a U.S. District Court in Portland, Or.

Court records detail WeYerhaeuser's deal in 1993 to sell Coast Mountain Hardwoods' lumber for a 57o commission. Other court documents allege Weyerhaeuser misrepresented the revenue it received and kept more than the agreed-upon commission, fraudulently obtaining more than $2 million.

A former Weyerhaeuser employee said he was told to keep the true value of Coast Mountain's alder lumber a secret because Weyerhaeuser "did not want Coast Mountain's management to know" what the sawmill's potential could do in the market on its own.

"I was told that Weyerhaeuser wanted to keep Coast Mountain Hardwoods financially weak and under the control of them," said the former Weyerhaeuser emploYee, Robert Johnson.

He added that Weyerhaeuser hoped to be in a position to buy Coast Mountain Hardwoods at some Point.

Weyerhaeuser acquired Coast Mountain Hardwoods' operations in September 2000 in a $26 million deal that included its Delta alder mill and five alder-specific tree forest licenses.

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Knotty Alternative

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

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

Quick & Safe Roofing

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

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

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Vapors That Bond

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

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

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

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Style Solutions has introduced a polypropylene Easy-Install Crosshead for exterior window applications.

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

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

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Dress Up Floors With Braids

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

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Certified Laminate Decking

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Panel Boards Made Tougher

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EXPERIENCED LI,]MBER TRADER WANTED

Great opportunity for experienced trader with steady accounts. 607o commission split for trader. Any product line. Relocation not necessary. Excellent office support, great credit, and financial strength. Call John at Lakeside Lumber Products, (480) 991-l'/71, for confidential discussion.

EXPERIENCED LUMBER TRADERS WANTED.

We are Hardwood and Softwood log and lumber wholesalers with offices in the Unlted States and Canada. We're seeking sincere, experienced lumber traders who have a view towards the long term. Work INDEPENDENTLY from your part of the country, OR from our offices in the Toronto area. This is an excellent opponunity with a well-established company. We eryoy an OUTSTANDING financial and marketing reputation. For complete details of our interesting and rewarding program, please phone 8ob Wilson lN STRTCT CONFIDENCE. We'il atso anvite you to speak with one of our current trading partners.

Thmpa International Forest Products

is seeking experienced traders in the following areas:

PANELS: We need a leader with current mill and customer relationships. All domestic and foreign mills are available.

TRUSS MATERIAL: Our buying power, available customers, and your customer base will be a profitable combination.

lI{DUSTRIAL: Join our current team as they expand. We offer: warm weather, sunshine, sandy beaches, health insurance (plus eye and dental), life insurance, disability, and 401k. Compensation is start-up salary plus commission.

I or E-mail : aaron. babcock @ fctg.com, 800-7 67 -2028.

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Wood Guide And Tips

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Revised Load Standard

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Find Hardwood Producers

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Peruse Cabinetry Designs

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Spacer Program

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A View Of Custom Shutters

An interior hardwood custom shutters brochure is free from Woodfold-Marco Manufacturing Inc., P.O. Box 346, Forest Grove, Or. 97 116; (503) 357-7 185', www.woodfoldshutters.com.

Britt Lumber Co.

Timber Co.

,..,......................(707) 444-9666 ,,.,..,..,... ....(707)822-1779 ,.........................(707) 268-3000

BAKERSFIELD Pacific Wood Preserving of Bakersfield

894-4281 Redwood Empire..... ......(707\894-4241

FORT BRAGG Holmes Lumber Co., Fred

FRESNO

964-6377

DMK-Pacific............. ......659\ 225-4727

Van G Logistic Services.............................,...(559) 834.5500

Weyerhaeuser Building Materiats...................(977) 235-6879

MODESTO

Conrad Wood Preserving C0. ..,..................,..(800) 499-2662

Thunderbolt Wood Tfeating .(800) 826-8709 (209i 969-4561

REDDING / RED BLUFF

Gemini Forest Products.......,......,............. ......(530\ 223-7 440

Pacilic Wood Preservin9............,...................(530) 824-9400

Shasta Cascade Foresitndustries, Inc. .........i503i 243-0500

Sierra-Pacific Industles .......,.........................4530i 379-8000

Siskiyor Forest Products ....(800) 374.0210 (530) 938-2771

Trinity River Lumber Co. ..................,..,.,........(530) 623-5561

Western Woods.,...Ca. (800) 822-8157 U.S. (800) 824-4100

SACRAMENTO / STOCKTON AREA

Abel Building Materials...,.....,....,..,.................(209) 466-3683

NEVADA

Dorris Lumber & Moulding...(800) 827-582S (SrO) +SZ.ZSS'|

ceiger wesr ..- ....... ...........(sr o) za+-zs++

Holmes Lumber Co., Fred C. (Marysville)......(530) 743-3269

Hydra Re-Load Cenler (Warehous-e) .............(Saoi ooa-+OO+

Kelleier Corp. .......(916) 929-1792

M&M Builders Supp|y.,..,...............................,(209)

Soutnm Cmronxn

LAS VEGAS

SgurHw$T

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s............,.,..,.(877) 235-6873

RENO / CARSON CIW AREA

Capitol Plywood.,..... .....]775)329-4494

Nevada Wood Preserving ....,.,....,..................\775) 577 -2000

Weyerhaeuser Building iiaterials.................,.iAZZi ZgS-OgZe

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ARIZONA

Arizona Pacific Wood Preservin9...,..,....,.......(520) 466-7801

PHOENIX AREA

Boise Distribution.................(800) 289.9663 (602) 269-6145

Capiral Lumber Co. ..........................,..,..........(602i 269-6225

Spellman Hardwoods...,....,.. (800) 624-5401 1602) 27 2-231 3

Superior Hardwoods Inc......................,..........i800i 651.2337

Universal Forest Producls.............................,{480) 961 -0833

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s...................(877) 235-6873

NEW MEXICO

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Coos Head Forest Products...........................(800) 343-3388 Gemini Forest Pr0ducts..................................(541 ) 485-7578

Jasper Wood Products ...................................(541 ) 988-1 1 27

IrcFarland Cascade. .....(800) 426-8430

I/cKenzie Forest Products.............................(800) 773-9329

Rosboro Lumber...... .....(541) 746-841 1

Seneca Sawmill Co. .............,.,.......................(541) 689-7950

Western Woods, Inc....................,,.................(888) 557-9199

Weyerhaeuser Building 14ateria|s...........,.......(877) 235'6873

MEDFORD / GRANTS PASS

Allweather Wood Treaters...........,..................(800) 759-5909

Burns Lumber Co. .........(800) 331-0831

Swanson-Superior Forest Pfoducls .(541) 935 3010

Waldron Forest Products................................(541 ) 474-3080

McMINNVILLE / C0RVALLIS / SALEM

Royal Pacific Industries ..................................(503) 434-5450

Weyerlaeuser Co. (Albany)...... ....................\541)

RocxY Mouunm

Lumber Products..

Weyerhaeuser Co. ......(800) 926-8231 ....(509) 928-1414

VANCOUVER

AllweatherWood Treaters (Washougal) ........(800) 777-8134

Boise Distribution ..........(360) 693-0057

ExteriorWood,Inc...,.,....................................(360)835-8561

Western Wood Preservers Institute................(800) 729-9663

BEND

OREGON

Bright Wood Corp. (Madras) .........

Universal Forest Pr0ducts.............

COOS BAY / NORTH BEND

.541) 475-2234

.(541 ) 389-8000

Conrad Forest Products.......(800) 356-7146 (541) 756-2595

coos Head Forest Products...........................(800) 872-3388

EUGENE / SPRINGFIELD

Baxter, J.H...............

689-3020

Burns Lumber Co.... ......(866) 686-3009

Lumber Products..... ......(800) 926-7103

N,4CD t\,lechanical Services...(800) 523-5287 (503) 229-1 1 00

Pacific Wood Preservin9 ................................(503) 287-9874

Western Wood Products Association.............(503) 224'3920

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s...................(877) 235-6873

ROSEBURG

C&D Lumber Co. (Riddle) .(541) 874'2241

Douglas County Forest Products ...................(541 ) 957-0206

Herbiert Lumber Co. (Riddle)........,.................\541) 87 4'2236

Johnson Lumber Co., D. R. ......\541) 874'2231

Keller Lumber Co. .........(541) 672-6528

Roseburg Forest Products .............................(800) 347-7260

or call (949) 852-1990 or mail to The Merchanr Magazine, 4500 Campus Dr., Suite 480, Newport Beach, Ca.92660-1872.

The Merchant Magazine - September 2003

For more information.from advertisers, use FAX Response numbers in brackets.

Adams Lumber Co. [131] .....................32

Allweather Wood Treaters [f57l .........51

Anfinson Lumber U 121.........................19

Arch Wood Protection t1081...................8

Berkot Manufacturing tf 50l ................48

Britt Lumber t1251 .................29

Cal Coast Wholesale Lumber tf391.....38

California Pre-Stain U28l ....................31

Chicago Mercantile Exchange If48]....51

Colville Indian Precision Pine [116] ....23

DMSi [rls] .....................22

Efder Forest Products [120] .................26

Fontana Wholesale Lumber ll32l .......32

Forest Grove Lumber 11461..................42

Forest Products Sales U53l ..................52

G&T Sales tl5ll ....................................49

Geiger West [142]..................................39

Gemini Forest Products [141] ..............38

Huff Lumber Co. [09].........................11

International Paper [111] .....................17

Keller Lumber Co. [134].......................34

Krauter Storage Systems [110] ............15

Lumbermens Redbook Services...........49

Matthews International [152]...............50

McKenzie Forest Products [154]..........53

Montrose Reload tl24]..........................28

Nextel [47] ....................43

Oregon-Canadian Forest Products 11271.............. .............30

Pacific Wood Laminates U06l ...............6

Palco [102] ...........Cover II

Parr Lumber tl 171 ..................23

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Polywood Products [35] ......................34

Product Sales Company tf041................a

Redwood Empire [156] .............Cover IV

Refiable Wholesale Lumber 11491........47

Rosboro t1221.........................................27

Roseburg Forest Products-EWP U03l ..3

Roseburg Forest Products-Lumber t1381.............. .............37

Royal Pacific Industries t1131 ..............20

Simpson Strong-Tie t1231 .....................28

Simpson Timber U 141............... ............21

Starborn Industries U05l .......................5

Stockton Wholesale Lumber U361.......35

Sunbelt Material Handling U07l ...........7

Swan Secure Products 11291...........31, 4I

Swanson Group [133]............................33

Taiga Forest Products U43l .................39

Thunderbolt Wood Treating [f 30] ......31

Ultra Flex Moulding [148]....................46

Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Company t1211.............. .............26

Waldron Forest Products [ 145]............41

Weaber, Inc. [137]

Western Woods If l8] ............................24

Western Wood Preserving Co. 11191...25

Weyerhaeuser Co. [155]............Cover III

Weyerhaeuser-ChoiceDek [101].Cover I

W.M. Cramer Lumber Co. [126].........30

Woodguard I1401...................................38

What's ln A Color? ro, \Teyerhaeuser,

sreen is more than a randomly selected color. rVhen builders and homeowners see our green edge, they know it rePresents our commitment to superior products and unsurpassed customer service. They know green is good.

It's Not Easy Being Green

For over 100 years, tifeyerhaeuser has worked hard to be an environmentally responsible company. To us "green" is more than a color - it's a way of life.

The Color of Oualit! w.y.rttaeuser

structurwood stands out from the competition. Our panels wear green edge seal like a badge that represents superiority. It tells builders that a green product is easiet to install, has lewer calibacks, and delivers on time - every time.

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It's Privacy Plus, Redwood Empire's pre-built redr.vood f-encing.

This stylish fence is loaded u'ith no-fuss fertures. The solid, pre-built design saves time and money. Qrality materials are used throughout, fion-r the tongue and groove redwood fenceboards to the rndustrial strength fasteners. The top lattice panel provides an extra degree of privacr.. And even'one knorvs redrvood keeps its good looks for years ano )rears.

So, for fe nce rvithout fuss - it's Privacv Plus.