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Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has booked Mike Butts, LBM Solutions. to present three seminarsan installed sales workshop Dec. 3, "Benchmarking for Excellence" Dec. 4, and a blueprint reading/estimating workshop Dec. 5-6. All take place at Holiday Inn Central, Denver, Co.

Western Buitding Material Association is hosting its 104th annual convention and showcase Nov. 7-9 at the Lloyd Center in Portland, Or.

A limited number of tabletop exhibits are available. The exhibitor fee includes two tickets to the President's dinner and complimentary registration for all seminars.

National Hardwood Lumber Association has canceled a three-day grading course planned for Oct. 24-26 at Ganahl Lumber, Anaheim, Ca., due to insufficient registrations.

Organizers suspect that hosting the class four years in a row has "covered most companies' needs." They expect to return to the Southland in 2008.

Association of Millwork Distribu. tors holds its 43rd annual convention Nov. l-6 at the Adam's Mark Hotel and the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Co.

Speaker Dr. Jeffrey Dietrich will cover "What's Ahead: Housing & Related Economic Trends;" Gary Conner, "Time to Tighten the Belt? Get Lean!" and Ron Jones, "Are You Green on Green? A Professional Introduction to What the Green Movement Has in Store."

On Nov. 5, non-members can pay $60 to attend two OSHA sessions, visit the exhibit hall, and have lunch.

HB&G Acquires Flex Trim

HB&G Building Products, Troy, Al., has purchased flexible molding producer Flex Trim Inc., Fontana, Ca.

Flex Trim pioneered flexible architectural trim molding 22 years ago and currently produces two brands, Flex Trim and ZzzzFLEX.

Minus former owner Allan Jones, Flex Trim will retain most of its staff, including Hans Schultz, who runs the production facility in Fontana. Flex Trim is also produced in Garner, N.C.

"We plan to operate it as its own entity," said HB&G marketing manager Tim Bobo. "It's a self-running business; we didn't have to go through a lot of hoops to keep it going."

Owners and executives managers are invited to join an 82-year tradition-the annual convention of the Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association. Meet and brainstorm with fellow leaders in the industry April 20-22,2008, on the Garden Isle of Hawaii. Learn from noted and knowledseable industry speakers.

And, as a special treat, the PCWHDA

2008 convention takes place at the gorgeous Princeville Resort, overlooking spectacular Hanalei Bay and offering some of the most breathtaking views the world has to offer. Come join us for an event not to be missed!

For more information about the association or the 2008 convention, please visit our website at PCWHDA.com