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Throughout the coming months, each business will be transitioning to the new identity and reaching out to customers to communicate the change.

HD Supply has nearly 1,000 locations across North America, over 26,000 associates, and projected 2006 sales of $12 billion.

The division has grown quickly through acquisitions. beginning in 1997 with Maintenance Warehouse Corp., picking up speed with five purchases-including White Cap Construction Supply-in2O04 and l8 in 2005, including Williams Bros. and Contractors Warehouse. Among its six purchases so far in 2006 have been Cox Lumber Co., Forest Products Supply, and Hughes Supply Inc.

"After building leadership positions in a broad range of offerings over the last few years, we are now aligning each business under a single entity capable of providing a complete range of solutions." said DeAngelo. "We plan to draw on the expertise of our combined $69 billion supply chain and best practices to provide professional customers an unmatched supplier relationship."

CSL Takes Over Fort Hill Kiln, Planer

Cascade Structural Laminators has signed an agreement to purchase equipment and lease the site of Hampton Lumber's Ft. Hill division dry kiln and planer facility in Grande Ronde. Or. The site includes storage and a rail spur.

The operation, expected to startup in mid-November. will process lam stock for Cascade's glulam beam plant in Chehalis. Wa.

"This is a great addition to our operations." said Jim Weber, Cascade's general manager. "We will have better control of our lumber quality through machine-stress grading and sorting capability. and this will improve our efficiency at Chehalis and ensure that we are meeting our quality standards."

Friedman Bros. To Expand Sonoma

Friedman Bros. plans to add 10.000 sq. ft. to its 25.000sq. ft. store in Sonoma. Ca.. so it can stock plumbing fixtures, lighting, and storage units already offered in its much larger stores in Santa Rosa and Ukiah.

To make room for the addition. Friedman will consolidate inventory and store it vertically in a dry shed. Parking may also be doubled. The Fifth Resource Group, Cotati. Ca., which designed the Ukiah store and the 2002 renovation of the Santa Rosa store. is preparing the application for expansion and wants to start construction late next year.

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