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For over 20 years Sunbelt has focused on the Lurnber and Building Supply industries. See how Sunbelt has helped the following lumber yards and how we can help you.

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Best Lumber, Mesquite, Nv., held an official grand oPening Nov. 5-10 for the 30,000-sq. ft. home center with yard that began operations in August (Pau I Brisley. general mgr.) ...

Rancho Lumber Co., Westminster, Ca., has closed and its longtime site has been bulldozed ...

Harbert Lumber is seeking a new site for its Aspen, Co., Yard after landlord BMC West agreed to sell the 4.64-acre site to the citY for $18.25 million; Harbert had been leasing the store since September

Rocky Mountain Forest Products, Wheat Ridge, Co., closed Tradewinds Living, its decking showroom in Laguna Hills, Ca., but continues serving the area from its three Colorado yards

Helliesen Lumber is considering moving to a larger 35,000-sq. ft. home in Yakima, Wa., to escape surrounding construction projects that are expected to last for a Year and impede access to its 100-Yearold facility

Johnson's Do it Best Hardware, Kent. Wa.. within the next two years will build a rePlacement store triple the size of its current 20,000-sq. ft. location

Gorder's True Value, ShelbY, Mt., was purchased Nov. 1 bY Kevin and Elaine Mitchell and renamed Main Street True Value; Mike and Linda Gorder, owners since 1975, have retired ...

RFP Lumber & Reload, Oroville, Ca., has expanded into retailing discount cedar fencing

Stock Building SUPPIY }ras acquired the assets of turnkeY framer/wall panel manufacturer KBC Construction, Albuquerque,

N.M., and door/hardware distributor/installer Architectural Building Supply, Salt Lake City, Ut., and Meridian, Id. sister comPanY Ferguson Enterprises has Purchased J.D.'s Wholesale Plumbing & Supply, Pagosa Springs, Co.

Home Depot has set a Dec. 13 opening in Redmond, Or., and opened new stores Nov. 15 in W. Sacramento and ElCajon, Ca.. and Nov. 8 in E. Flagstaff, Az., and S. Chino, Ca.

Home Depot is negotiating for a site in Lodi, Ca.; is awaiting approval to build a second store in Pleasanton, Ca., and began construction of a 107,000-sq. ft. store in Palmdale, Ca., for a summer opening...

Lowe's Cas. oPened new stores Nov. 27 in S. Pueblo, Co., and Monroe, Wa.; Nov. 20 in W. Bountiful, Ut., and Nov. 6 in S. Meridian,Id. ...

Lowe 's expects to oPen this month in E. SPokane ValleY, Wa., and applied to build a 170,680-sq. ft. store in E. Vancouver, Wa.

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International Forest Products Ltd., Yancouver, B.C., has backed out of its proposed acquistion of Weyerhaeuser's sawmill in Kamloops, B.C. ...

Cncco Trading Timber Holdings has been renamed Timber Holdings International

Re-Con Building Products, Abbotsford, 8.C., ceased oPerations and is liquidating its assets '.

Lignum Forest Products LLP, Vancouver. B.C., has formed a new specialty division, headed bY John Rogers and Jon Sitter; Lignum Specialties specializes in SPF and western red cedar finished products, including tongue

& grove, shiplap and fascia, as weil as unfinished products such as large appearance grade timbers cut up to 50' long

Capital Lumber 's SPokane Valley, Tacoma and Tangent,'Wa., facilities are now distributing Azrr Deck in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, northern Idaho, Hawaii and western Montana

Building Material Distributors, Galt, Ca., has re-launched its website (www.bmdusa.com), featuring pages dedicated to three of the companv's business divisions: building products. forest products, and MarvinWindows & Doors ...

Timber Products Co., SPringfield, Or., had its hardwood PIYwood mills in Grants Pass, Or., and Corinth, Ms., certified bY the Forest Stewardship Council

Smith & Fong PlYboo, San Francisco, Ca., is converting its bamboo and plywood Plants in Taiwan and China to urea formaldehyde-free manufacturing processes; UF-free Plyboo flooring will be available throughout Norttr America by year's end ...

D u raB an Int e rnat io nal received EPA registration of its Mold Shield antimicrobial formula ...

Online sales in the U.S. during the holiday season are exPected to jump 2l7o to $33 billion, according to Forrester Research

Anniversaries: Capitol PIY' wood, Sacramento, Ca., 50th ..' Sonny's Ace Home Center, Cafion City, Co., 40th

Housing starts in October rose 3Vo to an annual rate of 1.229 miIlion ... single-family sliPPed 7.3Vo, while multi-familY jumPed 44.47o... permits droPPed 6.6Vo to a yearly pace of 1.178 million '.. relionatty, starts climbed 5'87o in the West.

Managing fascia and trim in your yard is easy with Canfor SitvaStar. Why? Because we have teamed up with the best US distributors to expedite the delivery ofour primed fascia to you. with product on the ground across America, you can order LTL quantities, mixed loads, and have them delivereo next day or so oner. combine that with the excellent yarding qualities of silvastar* factory primed fascia & trim and you have a cost effective product that keeps your customers happy, and your yards running smoothly.

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