Ochoco Recommits to Malhuer Mill

Parent company Ochoco Lumber has done ern about-face, one ycar after announcing that, due to lack of sun_ ply. it would close Mulheur Lumber Co., John Day. Or.-the last remaining lumber mill in Oregon's Grant County (se c Se1;r.2012, p. 33).

Ochoco will instead invest $2 million to $4 million to modernize the facility, so it can process smaller locs.

LP to Buy Ainsworth

Louisiana-Pacific, Nashville, Tn., has agreed to acquire Ainsworth, Vancouver, B.C., for $ I I billion.

"Ainsworth has very high quality assets and provides us with an expanded suite of strand-based orod_ ut'ts and technolosies. lrdditional access to key internaticlnal growth markets. particularly in Asia, and enhanced scale and efficiencies in North Arnerica," said Lp c.e.o. Curt Stevens. "We intend to take the best of both cc'lrnpanies to create a leadins provider ol' strlnd-based producrs thai is well positioned to meet the evolv_ ing needs of customers in North America and abroad."

Stevens noted the purchase will better positicln LP to take advantuge of lhe recovering housing market.

Included in the deal are OSB mills in 100 Mile House, Grand prairie. ancl High Level, Alb., and Barwick. Ont. According to Stevens, Lp will contin_ ue Arnsworth's expansion at the High Level mill. bur only "in line with cir_ rent domand forces." and adcl a sec_ ond line at the Grand prairie mill ,,as and when market conditions permit."

OSB Capacity Roaring Back

OSB capacity is expected to expand as a resurgent U.S. housing murkct drives up demand lbr lumbe.-r and wood panel products, according to a new RISI study.

Additional capacity will come from idle mills being reopened, expansions at currently operating locations, and potentially from newly opened mills. Abour 4.5 billion sa. li. in increases to OSB capacity hus already been announced as coming on line through 20 14.

"Since the collapse in the U.S. housing market, a significant amount of OSB capacity has been idled," said David Fortin, RISI's senior economist for wood products. "The recent recovery is now driving up demancl for ldaho Panhandle Habitat for Humanity held a grand reopening to show off its recenily relocated ReStore discount LBM ouflet in Sandpoint. ld.

The plans are tied to the U.S. Forest Service's recent award of a l0year fbrest stewardship contract for hundreds of thousands ol'ucres in the Malheur National Forest.

Ochoco Lumber presidcnt Bruce Daucsavage said the cornpany will wait at least one year before bcginning upgrades, to ensure the Forest Service sticks to its targets.

OSB both cyclically and seasonally. This increased demand is iuxtaposed by a curtailed capacity base."

Clovis Ace Hardw?r€, Ctovis. Ca., closed Sept. 23 after 20 years.

Beach Builders Supply, Capistrano Beach, Ca.,has movi;d inio its new showroom.

Orchard Supply Hardware, Santa Ana, Ca., was evacuated Seot. 4 after a battery exploded near the exit doors. No injuries were reported.

BMC, eoise, ld., has borrowed $250 million by issuing notes, mosfly to refinance and pay down debt.

Standard Paint & Flooring has relocated its Yakima, Wa., store t6 a larger, 20,500-sq. ft. building.

Lowe's opened a new store Sept. 13 in Carlsbad, Ca., days after closing its home center in San Marcos, Ca. The chain is also building a new store in Yakima, Wa., for an eatly 2014 opening.

Anniversaries: Lincoln Creek Lumber, Centratia, Wa., 11Oth Habitat for Humanity ReStore, St. George, Ut., sth

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Berco Expands BeYond Sacramento

Berco Redwood, Sacramento, Ca., has added a store with drive-thru lumberyard in a former Lumberjack Building Materials facility in Roseville, Ca'

Maniged by Chris Berry, son of Berco owner Tim Berry, the new yard is smaller than the company's two locaiions in Sacramento, but is intent on providing the same products and services. The Roseville store will receive multiple stock transfers each week from the Sacramento ficilities. Custom-milled products can be ordered at the new location and delivered from the Sacramento yards within daYs.

RSG Sends in Back-up to Colorado

Due to a recent hailstorm that damaged countless roofs in the Greeley area, Roofing Supply Group, Dallas, Tx'' has opened a temporary branch in Greeley, Co'

The branch will serve as a satellite location to its Denver, Co., facility. Kelly Woods is branch manager and Dennis Tone, oPerations manager.

RSG operates 65 roofing DCs in 24 states'

Huttig Searching ThroughoutWest for Acquisition OPPortunities

Eight years after its lasi aiquisition, Huttig Building Produ-cts it on." again actively looking to buy' In particu1ar, the distributor is eyeing California, the Rocky Mountain states, South Texas, and Chicago'

President and c.e.o. Jon Vrabely noted that a number of companies are currently "looking to exit'" The trick is ideniifying the perfect fit that would be "accretive to share- holders on day one."

The distributor is searching for opportunities that would allow it to consolidate in current markets, expand geographically, or diversify its product offerings.' Long-term, it would ionsider diversifying into other businesses, such as providing logistics services' building component installation, or repair services.

SDS Fined FollowingAccident

SDS Lumber, Bingen, Wa., has been fined more than $244,000 for safety and health violations after a worker was seriously hurt.

According to the Washington Department of Labor & lndustries, lick of training and proper safety procedures left a plywood plant worker with severe injuries last March when he tried to clear a jam and his arms became entangled in machinerY.

The agency also claimed that supervisors were aware that workers routinely bypassed machinery safety guards to try and clear jams while equipment was still in motion ' " SDS president Jason Spadaro "strongly disagrees" with the ageniy's conclusion. Company lawyer Aaron Owada said tlie cilation is not supported by the evidence and is not based on an impartial investigation.

The agency said that many of the violations were corrected during their insPections.

r SUPPI|ER Briefs

Bluelinx sold its former office building in Denver, Co', for $8.2 million, which it will use to pay down debt'

Earlier in the year, the distributor relocated its western sales center from the 68,000-sq. ft' facility'

United Wholesale Lumber, Visalia, Ca., suffered damage to about 800 pallets worth $12,000 in a "suspic'rous" fire S6pt. 22. Workers assisted firefighters by using forklifts to move the pallets.

Duckback Products, Chico, Ca., was among Mexican oaint qiant Consorcio Comex's U.S' and Canadian operationjacquireo by Sherwin'Williams' lncluded in the deal are 234 U.S. stores, B0 in Canada, eight factories, and brands such as Frazee, Kwal, Parker Paints, General Paints, Color Wheel, and Para.

SW is also awaiting approval from Mexican regulators on its offer to buy Comex's even-larger Mexican division'

ZyTech Building Systems, Balzac, Alb., willopen a truss olant in Glendale, Az.

Simpson Strong'Tie, Pleasanton, Ca., released an uodated'holdown seleciilr web app, redesigned coil strap calculator web apps, and a new slope-and-skew online calculator'

Fraserview Cedar is rebuilding its office in Surrey, 8.C., following a fire in January. Completion is by yea/s end' tAZEring shank HDG roofing nails are MiamiDade Gounty Approved.

Weston Forest Products, Mississauga, Ont', is now exclusive sales agent tor Cheminis Lumber, Larder Lake, ont.. and Rosko Gos., Kirkland Lake, Ont.

Weverhaeuser was named Vendor Partner of the Year uv 84 [umber.

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