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Do It Best Corp. - Oct. 10-13, fall market, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.; (260) 748-5300.

Western Wood Preservers Institute - Oct. 11-14, annual meeting, Sheraton, Lahaina, Maui, Hi.; (800) 729-9663.

Composite Panel Association - Oct. 18-20, fall meeting, Hyatt, Baltimore, Md.; (301) 670-0604.

Moisture in Building Materials 2009 - Oct. 19-20, conference, Marriott City Center, Charlotte, N.C.; (800) 216-8395.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada - Oct.22-23, annual convention, The U.S. Grant, San Diego, Ca.; (800) 266-4344.

Ace Hardware Corp. - Oct.23-25, fall market, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.; (630) 990-7662.

Remodeling & Decorating Show - Oct.24-25, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, Ca.; (818) 557-2950.

Wood-Plastic & Natural Fiber Composites 2009 - Oct.26-27, conference, Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, Md.; (800) 2168395.

Solar Power International - Oct.27-29, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Ca.; www.solarpowerinternational. com.

Deck Expo - Oct. 28-30, Indianapolis, In.; (678) 344-6283.

Green Industry & Equipment Expo - Oct. 29-31, Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Ky.; (800) 558-8767.

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Western Building Material Association - Nov.3-7, annual convention, The Benson, Portland, Or.; (360) 943-3054.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationNov. 4-5, annual convention & show, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Me.; (888) 747-7862.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - Nov. 5-7, Traders Market, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, Il.; (800) 527-8258.

Willamette Valley Hoo-Hoo Club - Nov. 6, member appreciation night, Shadow Hills Country Club, Junction City, Or.; (541\ 485-5979.

Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association - Nov. 8-10, annual convention & show, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.; (800) 352-2981

JLC Live Show - Nov. 10-13, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Wa.; (800) 261-7'769.s

US. Green Building Council - Nov. 11-13, GreenBuild 2009, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Az.; (800) 795-1747.

APA-The Engineered Wood Association - Nov. 13-16, annual meeting & exhibition, Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, Fl.; (253) 565-6600.

Building Industry Show - Nov. 19-20, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Ca.; (909) 396-9993.

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Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association -Dec,2-3, estimating workshop, Holiday Inn Central, Denver, Co.; Dec. 4, year-end party, Mile High Stadium at Invesco Field. Denver: (800) 365-0919.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada - Dec. 3. 2nd Growth holiday meeting, Sheraton, Cerritos, Ca.; (800) 2664344.

Portland Wholesale Lumber Association - Dec. 5, holiday lunch, Embassy Suites Hotel-Portland Airport, Portland, Or.; (503) 283-0s00.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club - Dec. 12, Christmas party, Hyatt Regency, Huntington Beach, Ca.; (714) 6713079.

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J.M. Thomas Buys Colorado Forest Industries

J.M. Thomas Forest Products, Thomas with a second remanufacturOgden, Ut., has acquired Colorado ing facility and extends its reach into Forest Industries, Denver Co. all of Colorado and parts of Wyo-

Dan Cherry and all other CFI ming, Kansas and Nebraska. The employees were retained. Also join- wholesaler now serves nine western ing the Denver facility are Cindy states from four distribution centersFeist, ex-Weyerhaeuser, and Chad Ogden, Denver, Boise, Id., and Fowler, ex-All Coast Forest Products. Albuquerque, N.M.

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Southwest Distributor Folds

Commercial roofing and waterproofing distributor United Building Products, Albuquerque, N.M., is winding down operations after 20 years, as it liquidates its final location in Dallas, Tx.

United sold its distribution centers in Albuquerque, N.M., and Oklahoma City, Ok., to Beacon Roofing Supply, Peabody, Ma., which also absorbed UBP's North Texas sales staff into its Shelter Southwest region. Beacon now operates 171 branches in 36 states and three Canadian provinces.

UBP also closed warehouses in Phoenix, Az., and Houston and San Antonio, Tx., after shuttering branches in Harlingen, Tx., and Las Vegas, Nv., earlier in the year.

Desert Yard Quits Hardware

Builders Supply, Palm Springs, Ca.., is abandoning hardware to concentrate on its LBM, contractor sales, and door and millwork divisions.

On Sept. 17, the yard began a close-out sale, expected to last eight weeks, of all hardware, housewares, paint, tools, fasteners, electrical, plumbing, lighting, lawn & garden, and more.

Unaffected are the hardware store at affiliated Builders Supply Do It Best, Desert Hot Springs, Ca., and Builders Door & Finish, Palm Springs.

IFG Expands In Inland Cedar

Idaho Forest Group, Athol, Id., is adding top quality inland red cedar products to the mix at its Laclede and Grangeville, Id., sawmills.

The Laclede facility has been producing rough green for the remanufacturing market and, like Grangeville, will expand to premium producrs in 7/8" kiln dried S1S2E boards, kiln dried 2x4-2x12 dimension, kiln dried 5/4x6 Premium Patio decking, as well as paneling, sidings and channel patterns.

"The North ldaho resource mix typically includes 57o to l07o second growth, sound, tight-knotted inland red cedar that makes the finest products in the marketplace," said Jim Scharnhorst, senior v.p.-sales and marketing. "Consistent supply, high quality, and good tallies at competitive prices will be the cornerstone of the IFG program. We have the log supply and sawmill capacity to be a consistent, long-term supplier of high quality inland red cedar products."

SFI Tweaks Green Standard

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative program is revising its standard for 20 10, to address growing market interest in products from certified forests.

The revised SFI 2010-2014 Standard is the outcome of a one-year open review process, in which more than 2,000 individuals and organizations were invited to comment. Revisions include adding emphasis on the importance of avoiding controversial or illegal fiber sources, strengthening landowner outreach and logger training programs, and better aligning principles with international criteria and indicators.

"As a result of the transparent review process, the revised standard reflects all values, including important provisions for wildlife habitat and biodiversity." said comment review task force member Scot Williamson, v.p. of the Wildlife Management Institute. "It is both forward-looking and practical."

The amount of land certified to the SFI program in North America has grown to 178 million acres, comprised of 62 fiber sourcing certificates and over 700 chain-of-custody certificates at about 1,600 locations.

"The area certified to the SFI program is up 197o over last year-at a time when a United Nations report says the overall growth of forest certification has actually slowed, and is now less than lOVo," said SFI president and c.e.o. Kathy Abusow.

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