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(NELMA). This meeting also set the stage for NELMA’s upcoming 75thAnniversary Convention, which will be held April 10-12 in New York City, andalso served as host to the organization’s Board of Directors meeting.

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SFPA Elects First Female Chairperson

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WWhhiissttlleerr,, BB..CC..——The BC Wood 2007 Global Buyers Mission (GBM)recently hosted 46 attendees from across the U.S., as well as internationaland Canadian attendees, including wholesale distributors, large retailers,architects, builder/developers/contractors, for outstanding sourcing oppor-tunities.This was the fourth annual GBM and the largest to date, noted a

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Global Buyers Mission Welcomes U.S. Guests

Digges Morgan, Southern Forest Products Assoc. president; Adrian Blocker, treasurer; LyndaAnthony, chair; Patrick Harrigan, vice-chairman; Tami Kessler, corporate secretary; and PatPatranella, vice-chairman

Robert Sandve, Haida Forest Products Ltd., Coquitlam, B.C.; Birgit Mischke, Cedarland ForestProducts, Maple Ridge, B.C.; and Ron LeMaitre, Haida Forest Products Ltd.

Lon Sibert, Renewable Resource Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.; and Joe Elder, Elder WoodPreserving Co., Mansura, La.

Scott and Jessica Brown, DiPrizio Pine Sales, Middleton, N.H.; Terry Miller, Softwood ForestProducts Buyer, Memphis, Tenn.; and Doug Chiasson, Irving Forest Products, St. John, N.B.

Jeff Easterling, NELMA, Cumberland Center, Maine; Darren Zwicker, Irving Forest Products, St.John, N.B.; B Manning, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co. Inc., New London, N.H.; and Mike Halle,Hancock Lumber, Bethel, Maine

VVaannccoouuvveerr,, BB..CC..––Forest workers will return to work this week after nar-rowly accepting a new three-year contract and ending a 13-week strike thathas crippled the $2-billion coastal forest industry.The vote, held in five locals of the United Steelworkers Union during the

past week, affects 6,000 of 7,000 workers who have been off the job sinceJuly 21st.Forest Industrial Relations spokesman Ron Shewchuk said many compa-

nies would restart operations October 22nd.“It’s been a difficult time,” Shewchuk said. “We’re pleased we now have a

B.C Coastal Strike EndsFrom The Vancouver Sun

WHO’S WHO IN SOFTWOODS 2008 Forecast Looks LikeRepeat Of This Year

Terry Bakerhas spent 13years as salesmanager forTri-ProTM CedarP r o d u c t s ,located inOldtown, Idaho.In his position,Baker sets

J o h nB r a n s t e t t e rserves VaagenBros. LumberCo. as salesmanager, aposition he hasheld for the pasttwo years. Hehas been

Janet L.Corbett hasbeen salesmanager forWarm SpringsF o r e s tP r o d u c t sIndustries inWarm Springs,Ore., for seven

M a u r i c i oBravo joinedthe team in lum-ber sales andpurchasing forWeston WoodSolutions inM i ss i ssauga ,Ont., a yearago. He has

at least $116 million, and theprovinces have shipped at least 500million board feet more than theirallowed quotas. The LCIA will consid-er the complaints and produce a bind-ing ruling by April 1, 2008.

SLMA Joins Essential WorkerImmigration Coalition

The Southeastern LumberManufacturers Assoc. (SLMA), locat-ed in Forest Park, Ga., recently joinedthe Essential Worker ImmigrationCoalition (EWIC), a broad-basedgroup of national business and tradeassociations concerned with theshortage of semi-skilled and unskilledlabor.EWIC supports policies that facilitatethe employment of essential workersby U.S. companies that are unable tofind American workers. “Immigrationreform is a growing concern of ourmembers, so it is a high priority issuefor SLMA,” said Steve Rountree,SLMA president. For more informa-tion, visit www.ewic.org.

U.S.-Canada Softwood LumberDispute Continues

The United States and Canada havechosen its arbitrators to settle the lat-est lumber trade dispute between thetwo countries in the London Court ofInternational Arbitration (LCIA) inLondon, England. The United Statesselected a panelist from England,while Canada chose an arbitratorfrom Belgium. The two selected pan-elists together chose a third arbitrator.U.S. officials are seeking two sepa-rate panels, with the first ruling onwhether Canada failed to cap itsexport volumes or properly apply animport surge mechanism, as pre-scribed under the Softwood LumberAgreement. A second panel will con-sider whether Canada assisted itslumber industry through programsthat violate the SLA.The Coalition for Fair LumberImports maintains that Canada hasunder-collected export taxes totaling

U.S. and Canadian structural woodpanel production is expected to finishthe year at 40.09 billion square feetand to decline slightly to 39.7 billionfeet next year, according to APA’sannual fall forecast. The forecast for 2008 is based on theexpectation that residential construc-tion will mirror this year, with singleand multifamily housing starts around1.4 million. The outlook also is for a continuingdecline in North American imports,providing at least some offset to theindustry capacity and market demandimbalance. Imports are expected tofall in 2008 to 830 million square feet,down from just over 1 billion feet thisyear and 2.7 billion feet as recently as2005.

Stick Built Construction Gained Ground Last Year

Stick built single-family and multifam-ily construction gained marketshare in2006 against all other constructionmethods, according to an APA esti-mate based on various sources. Stick built construction rose to 77 per-cent of all methods, up from 74 per-cent in 2005, according to APA Market

2007 Global Buyers Mission

BC Wood’s 4th annual Global BuyersMission (GBM) was acclaimed by allparticipants as a great successfor Canada’s value-addedwood products industry. TheGBM is BC Wood’s signatureevent and was held in beautifulWhistler, B.C., the site of manyof the upcoming 2010 winterOlympic venues. This year’s GBMwas bigger than ever, attracting 570participants including manufacturersrepresentatives; international buyers;North American architects, designers,builders and developers; partners,staff, volunteers and interpreters.International buyers came from:China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan,Vietnam, Pakistan, Ireland,Liechtenstein, Croatia, Belgium,Germany, Hungary, Turkey, Mexico,and across the United States.The Honorable Rich Coleman, B.C.’sMinister of Forests and Range andEdward Fast, MP Abbotsford and fed-eral government representative, offi-cially opened the Global BuyersMission. Stephen Poloz, vice presi-dent and chief economist, ExportDevelopment Canada also addressedthe BC Wood members.Manufacturers came from acrossCanada to attend, representing PrinceEdward Island, New Brunswick, NovaScotia, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta andBritish Columbia, making this a trulyPan-Canadian event. Buyer groups from Mexico, China,Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Pakistan andEurope participated in extended mis-sion programs that toured productionfacilities, attended sustainableforestry practice presentations andviewed applications of value-addedwood products at construction sitesaround British Columbia.All buyers surveyed to date expect topurchase Canadian value-addedwood products within the next year.A new and exciting element was

added to the GBM this year, attractingqualified architects and designersfrom across North America. Seminarsdelivered by BC Wood members, andtours led by local architects ofWhistler building sites allowed theparticipants to gain valuable “learning-units”, as part of their on-going pro-fessional development requirements.It was also an excellent environmentto introduce these important decisionmakers to many suppliers of woodproducts available in “their own back-yard.” Feedback has been extremelypositive and we have plans to expandthis program for the next GBM.Dates for next year’s GBM areSeptember 11–13, 2008, at theWhistler Conference/ConventionCentre.The GBM continues to be a “win win”for all involved: the Canadian woodproducers enjoy a cost effectivevenue to showcase their products andto diversify their markets; and interna-tional buyers experience the benefitsof Canada as a trading partner.

Coastal Forest Strike Continues

There is very little attention or ‘noise’from the media, the industry, the sup-pliers, the union, the public or the gov-ernment. As incredible as it sounds,it’s a non-event. Normally, in any labor dispute thepressure on all sides to settle intensi-fies over time. Company owners(shareholders) are only willing to forgoprofits for so long. Company workersare only willing to forgo paychecks for

Research data. The rise is attributedin large measure to a decline in con-crete construction, which fell from 14percent in 2005 to 11 percent lastyear. Most of that decline was due tothe severe housing downturn inFlorida, where concrete walled homeconstruction dominates.Steel frame construction also contin-ued to decline, falling to just two-tenths of 1 percent, down from 1 per-cent in 2005. Structural insulatedpanel construction, meanwhile, con-tinued to hold at one-half of one per-cent.

Green Building Section Link Added to Home Page

A link to the section of APA’s website(www.apawood.org) devoted to greenbuilding has been added to the web-site home page to accommodate thegrowing interest in green buildinginformation. The section includes use-ful facts and figures, information ongreen building organizations and theirprograms, and links to additionalresources. New information and features willcontinue to be added to the section as

The Softwood Forest Products Buyer

Bob W. Slateris currently thebranch managerand Northeastflooring manag-er atG o o d f e l l o wInc., located inM a n c h e s t e r ,N.H. He has

Alden J.Robbins hasbeen sales man-ager forR o b b i n sLumber Inc. inS e a r s m o n t ,Maine, for oneyear. He grewup working

Toby J.Sonder hasspent 21 yearsas vice presi-dent, salesmanand Softwoodbuyer ofL e o n a r dLumber Co.,located in

Terry Baker

Alden J. Robbins Bob W. Slater Toby J. Sonder

John Branstetter Mauricio Bravo Janet L. Corbett

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Ahren Spilkerhas worked inlumber and studsales for PlumCreek TimberCo., located inColumbia Falls,Mont., for 10months. He hasbeen involved in

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FEATURES:NELMA Prepares For 75th Anniversary .1Global Buyers Mission Welcomes U.S. Guests .1SFPA Elects First Female Chairperson .1B. C. Coastal Strike Ends . . . . . . . . . . .1Matthews Chair Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Pattar Cedar Products Ltd. . . . . . . . . . .8DiPrizio Pine Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11IWP And East Coast Lumber Outing . . .13Hancock Lumber Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Boise Engineered Wood Products . . . . .16Hampton Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Anthony Forest Products . . . . . . . . . . .18

DEPARTMENTS:Who’s Who in Softwoods. . . . . . . . . . . 2Washington Scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2APA 2008 Forecasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2British Columbia Business Trends. . . . 2Retail Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 & 6West Coast Business Trends. . . . . . . 19Midwest Business Trends . . . . . . . . . 19South/Southeast Business Trends . . . . . 26Ontario/Quebec Business Trends . . . . . 26Western Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . 28 Northeast Business Trends. . . . . . . . . 28Stock Exchange . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34 & 35Trade Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Softwood Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Classified Opportunities . . . . . . . 45 & 46Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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American Dream Thrives At MATTHEWS CHAIR CO.

Matt Oppenheim is founder of Matthews Chair Co. in Collierville, Tenn.


“While I was working in the insuranceindustry I built a deck on my house,” saidOppenheim, founder of Matthews ChairCo. “I had some lumber left over, so Idecided to build a few Adirondack chairs.My friends and family loved them andencouraged me to start doing this for a liv-ing.”Oppenheim spent over a year strategizing

a plan for his American dream, and hebegan sketching different styles ofAdirondack furniture.“I have always had a passion for wood

working and I’m a business person atheart, so I thought I would combine thetwo,” he said. Thus began the start of Matthews Chair

Co., located in a suburb of Memphis, Tenn.Like the start of any company, there was a

lot of trial and error.“We shipped our first order and when the

customer received the chairs, they werenot intact,” Oppenheim stated. “We havedefinitely learned how to pack and ship ourproducts ever since. It is all about making the customerhappy.”When the company started in early 2006, just three

products were manufactured, and today that numberhas climbed to 20.Matthews manufactures a complete line of Adirondack

chairs and accessories including loveseats, tables androcking chairs. In 2007, the company’s expansion plans

included swings, balcony chairs and potting tables toits growing product line.“We build high quality, affordable Adirondack furni-

ture with its own unique style,” Oppenheim said. The backbone of the product line is the Adirondack

chair–such a simple design, yet so expressive. Thereare few things in modern day Americana that expressthe concept of relaxation as well as the Adirondack

chair. For something that started in themountains, it found its way to the

Florindo Villarreal uses a sander on the tem-

Templates are used as a routing method for thelegs, and an arc jig on the band saw is used to cutthe back slats.

Matthews manufactures a complete line ofAdirondack chairs and accessories includingloveseats, tables and rocking chairs. This year,the company’s product line expansion includedswings, balcony chairs and potting tables to itsgrowing product line.

CCoolllliieerrvviillllee,, TTeennnn..——Matt Oppenheim is living theAmerican dream. As a young up and coming executivein the corporate world he decided to break loose andstart his own company.

Hugo Lagos pieces an Adirondack chair at the company’s facility.

Dwight Parr Sr. established ParrLumber in 1930, and today Parr Lumberremains a locally owned family busi-ness. Parr, the 17th largest buildingmaterial supplier in the nation, operates35 facilities in Oregon, Washington andCalifornia including pro/retail buildingmaterial yards, contractor focused facili-ties and cabinet outlets.

•Ace Hardware Continues To Grow

OO aa kk BB rr oo oo kk ,, II ll ll .. ——Ace Hardware,headquartered here, recently celebrated

the openings of new stores in Layton,Utah; Silvis and Rock Island, Ill.;Noblesville, Ind.; and Colorado Springs,Colo. Tomasini’s Rex Ace Hardware &Country Store, located in Petaluma,Calif., also reopened 14 months after anelectrical fire destroyed a 150-year-oldbuilding. The 9,000-square-foot Layton,Utah, facility features a 2,000-square-foot garden center.Throughout its 80-year history, both

Menards Expands Into Midwest

EEaauu CCllaaiirree,, WWiiss..——Menards, a homeimprovement chain headquartered here,recently expanded their growth into theMidwest, with distribution centers inHoliday City, Ohio, and Shelby, Iowa,among others. The $7.75 billion familyowned company has implemented anew grocery program in larger storessuch as Eau Claire and Milwaukee,Wis.; Saginaw Township, Mich.; Gary,Ind.; St. Cloud, Minn.; and Grand Forks,N.D.Opened in 1960, Menards has approxi-

mately 230 stores in 11 states, and hasadded 20 stores so far this year. Thefirm plans to open retail centers/housingdevelopment projects in several areasincluding Yorktown and Urbana, Ill., andWarsaw, Ind. The goal of the retailstore/subdivision model is to encouragecommunity growth, and sell buildingmaterials. Other stores are planned forToledo, Marion, Lancaster, Mansfieldand Chillicothe, Ohio; Columbia, Mo.;and Galesburg, Ill.Two years ago, Menards opened

Online Collections, an e-commerce Website focusing on high-end items such asdesigner plumbing fixtures and Ottomanrugs. The company also recently beganusing a new data warehousing system,created by Dayton, Ohio-basedTeradata, which will collect customerpurchase information and help improvemerchandising decisions.

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Home Depot Opens New Stores In China, U.S.

BBeeiijj iinngg,, CChhiinnaa——The Home DepotInc., a Vinings, Ga.-based homeimprovement and construction productsretailer, celebrated its first foray intoChina with 12 stores. The remodeleds t o r e s ,w h i c hwere pur-c h a s e df r o mH o m eWay inDecember2006, willbe locatedin sixc i t i e s :T i a n j i n ,B e i j i n g ,X i a n ,Qingdao, Shenyang and Zhengzhou.Home Depot had been seeking a

Chinese home since 2004, when thecompany formed a business develop-ment operation in the country. The grow-ing economy and large population ofChina were among the key factors, aswell as the absence of many other largehome improvement retailers.Along with the relaunch, Home Depot

introduced numerous changes such asan Eco Options program, offering 300environment-friendly products; a paintColor Center, including a Color Matchingsystem; and water treatment centers,allowing customers to test water purifi-cation systems.Stateside, Home Depot opened new

stores in Manchester, Winchester andSevierville, Tenn.; Port St. Lucie,Hialeah Gardens, Titusville andOrlando, Fla.; Prattville, Ala.; Urbandale,Iowa; Oxford, Mass.; North Conway andPortsmouth, N.H.; Cedartown, Ga.;Morrison, Colo.; Juneau, Alaska; EastSandy, Utah; Salinas and Soquel, Calif.Home Depot is one of the world’s

largest home improvement specialtyretailers with stores in all 50 states, theDistrict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S.Virgin Island, 10 Canadian provinces,Mexico and China.

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Lowe’s Enters Canadian Market

MM oo oo rr ee ss vv ii ll ll ee ,, NN .. CC .. ——Lowe’s Cos.Inc., a retail home improvement andappliance chain headquartered here,

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recently opened its first three stores inCanada in Brantford, Hamilton andBrampton, Ont. Lowe’s plans 18 addi-tional sites in Canada, including one inToronto slated for January.Other U.S. stores recently opened

include Columbia, Md.; London, Ky.;Lake Wales, Fla.; Seaford, Del.;Leesville, La.; Gibsonia, Pa.; Winston-Salem and Greensboro, N.C.; Lincolnand Mira Loma, Calif.; St. Robert, Mo.;Scarborough, Maine; and Americus,Ga.Lowe’s expects to open new stores in

Woodhaven, Mich.; Dayton, Tenn.;Zions Crossroads and Farmville, Va.;Spokane Valley and South Lacey,Wash.; Kenai, Alaska; Paragould, Ark.;Ensley, Fla.; Neosho, Mo.; Schertz,Texas; Oshkosh, Wis.; Whiteville, N.C.;Kansas City, Mo.; Austell, Ga.; NorthPeoria, Ariz.; Boise, Idaho; Sacramento,Calif.; Springfield and Redmond, Ore.Lowe’s operates more than 1,425

stores in 49 states, and has received theU.S. Department of Energy’s EnergyStar Award since 2003. The award isdistributed to companies who promoteproducts that meet the highest energyand water efficiency standards.

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RETAIL REVIEWStock Building Supply Expands

Anderson Yard

KK aa mm aa ss ,, UU tt aa hh ——Stock BuildingSupply, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C.,moved its Anderson Lumber yard inPark City, Utah, to a larger facility with ashowroom and doorshop here recently.Stock Building Supply is a leading sup-

plier of building materials and construc-tion services to professional home-builders and contractors in the UnitedStates, with fiscal year 2006 sales of$5.3 billion. Wolseley, Stock BuildingSupply’s parent company, is headquar-tered in Reading, England, and has5,000 branch operations in 28 countriesworldwide.

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Parr Lumber Adds New Warehouse,Shed In Prineville

PPrriinneevviillllee,, OOrree..——Parr Lumber Co.,a lumber and building supplies dealer

based in Hillsboro, Ore., recentlyreplaced 50-year-old buildings at itslumber yard here, opting for a new4,000-square-foot warehouse and8,000-square-foot covered shed.


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•84 Lumber Starts Store In Hesperia

HH ee ss pp ee rr ii aa ,, CC aa ll ii ff .. ——84 Lumber Co.opened a new 84,000-square-foot loca-tion here recently. The Eighty Four, Pa.-

based company,founded by Joe Hardyin 1956, is a leadingprivately held buildingmaterials and servicessupplier to profession-al builders.84 Lumber operates

more than 475 loca-tions, including 24components manufac-turing facilities.Through a dedicated

team of 10,500 well-trained, knowledge-able associates nationwide, 84 Lumberprovides professional contractors,remodelers and do-it-yourselfers withpersonal service. For more information,visit www.84lumber.com.

•Pro-Build Holdings Completes

Credit Facility

EE nn gg ll ee ww oo oo dd ,, CC oo ll oo .. ——Pro-BuildHoldings, based here, recently opened anew $1.5 billion credit facility, which willhelp the company make acquisitions inthe struggling market. Currently, Pro-Build is using only half of the facility, withthe remainder open for acquisitionpower. The company has already madeseven purchases this year.In other news, George Finkenstaedt

was recently named senior vice presi-dent of corporate development.Finkenstaedt, formerly vice president ofsupply chain operations, will oversee all

mergers and acquisitions. Bill Myrick,senior vice president of strategic initia-tives, added supply chain operations tohis list of responsibilities.Pro-Build Holdings, a leading supplier

of building materials to professional con-tracts, operates more than 500 lumberand building product distribution, manu-facturing and assembly centers in 40states. The company distributes a broadselection of building materials includinglumber and plywood, engineered wood,gypsum wallboard and other drywallproducts, millwork, trusses, roofing, sid-ing products, insulation materials, metalspecialties, hardware and tools.

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Silvaris Corp. Launches OSBMarket

BB ee ll ll ee vv uu ee ,, WW aa ss hh .. ——Silvaris Corp.,headquartered here, recently launchedOSBMarket, a Web site dedicated tosales of off-grade oriented strand board(OSB) products.In addition to a large selection of prod-

ucts, buyers willbenefit fromseveral innova-tions including:T r u M a r k e tprices, prod-ucts are priced delivered to any destina-tion within a specific region; TruMarketindexes, help customers make informedpurchasing decisions with constantly-updated, volume-adjusted market priceindexes; simplified grading, all downfallproducts are categorized as eitherLowGrade1 (first downfall) andLowGrade 2 (second downfall).Founded in 2000, Silvaris is a privately

held corporation, employing 50 tradersand 30 professionals in accounting,logistics and software engineering. Thecompany sources and sells productsaround the globe from 16 regionaloffices in the United States, Canada andMexico. For more information, visitwww.osbmarket.com.

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ing six others.With 2006 sales of $5.9 billion, W.W.

Grainger Inc. is a leading broad line sup-plier of facilities maintenance productsserving businesses and institutions inCanada, China, Mexico and the UnitedStates. Through a highly integrated net-work including nearly 600 branches, 18distribution centers and multiple Websites, Grainger’s employees help cus-tomers get the job done, saving themtime and money by having the rightproducts to keep their facilities running.

•True Value Opens New

Connecticut Store

BB ee tt hh ee ll ,, CC oo nn nn .. ——Ryan and BillClifford, former owners of Keeler TrueValue Hardware in Wilton, Conn.,opened a new True Value Hardwarestore here recently. The retailer-ownershad previously owned Keeler for 25years.True Value Co., headquartered in

Chicago, Ill., is one of the world’s largestretailer-owned hardware cooperativeswith approximately 5,800 independentretail locations worldwide. The companyis focused on serving retailers by provid-ing them with the right products, knowl-

customers and communities haveknown Ace Hardware as “the helpfulhardware store.” This year, AceHardware was ranked the “Highest inCustomer Satisfaction with Major HomeImprovement Retail Stores” by J.D.Power and Associates in its inauguralstudy of the retail home improvementindustry. With 4,600 hardware, homecenter and building materials stores thatgenerate annual retail sales of morethan $12 billion, Ace is the largest retail-er-owned hardware cooperative in theindustry.Ace currently operates 14 distribution

centers in the United States and a ware-house in Shanghai, China. Its retailers’stores are located in all 50 states and 60countries. For more information, visitwww.acehardware.com.

•Grainger Expands

San Francisco Coverage

LL aa kk ee FF oo rr ee ss tt ,, II ll ll .. ——W.W. GraingerInc., headquartered here, recentlyexpanded its coverage in the SanFrancisco Bay Area, adding one loca-tion, relocating six facilities and expand-

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John Cotter, the co-op originated with 25members. Known today as True ValueCo., the co-op has grown considerablyand today supports its retailers through12 regional distribution centers and3,000 associates.

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SS oo nn oo mm aa ,, CC aa ll ii ff .. ——Friedman Bros.Hardware Inc., headquartered inPetaluma, Calif., recently receivedapproval for remodeling and expandingits facility here. The project, designed bythe Cotati, Calif.-based The FifthResource Inc., included adding 12,059square feet of retail space, 1,388 squarefeet of administrative office space, a32,670-square-foot covered shed and93 new parking spaces.Founded by Benny and Joe Friedman

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Peter Richardson, Crobb Box Co., Elsworth, Maine; Leanne and MichaelLevesque, Fraser Timber, Ashland, Maine; (seated) Tom Richardson,Crobb Box Co., Hancock, Maine; and Donna Reynolds, NortheasternLumber Manufacturers Assoc. (NELMA), Cumberland Center, Maine

Andrew Byrns, MULTISAC, Montreal, Que.; Jeff Hardy, Cersosimo Lumber Co.Inc., Battleboro, Vt.; Jeff Smith, L. R. McCoy & Company, Worcester, Mass.;Emilie Bouley, MULTISAC; and Dan Harrison, Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc.

Tom Jenkins, Oldtown Lumber Co. Inc., Kenduskeag, Maine.; Rod andJudy Irsh and Luke Brochu, Pleasant River Lumber Co., Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.; and Win Smith, Limington Lumber Co., East Baldwin,Maine

Rebecca Lowell, R.E. Lowell Lumber Inc., Buckfield, Maine; Jim Bietras,EnerNOC, Boston, Mass.; Gloria Hall, R.E. Lowell Lumber Inc.; BobPope, USNR, Montpelier, Vt.; and Jethro Poulin, Fontaine Lumber,Stratton, Maine.

David Fenuccio and Bill Edwards, Eastern Insurance Group LLC,Natick, N.H.; Rich Quitadamo, L.R. McCoy & Co., Worcester, Mass.;Chuck Gaede, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Inc., New London, N.H.;Anthony Baroni, Sandy Neck Traders, South Dennis, Mass.

Dante Diorio, Ochoco International LLC, Ashland, Va.; Tom Jenkins, OldtownLumber Co. Inc., Kenduskeag, Maine.; Emilie Bouley, MULTISAC, Montreal,Que.; Bob Bronkie, The Unstable Farms, Buffalo, N.Y.; and Doug Chiasson,J.D. Irving Forest Products, St. John, N.B.

Steve Gerlach, Berstein Shur, Portland, Maine; Brett Anderson, Irving ForestProducts, St. John, N.B.; Bob Keener, Russin Lumber Corp., Montgomery,N.Y.; Terry Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, Tenn.; andDan Harrison, Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc., Battleboro, Vt.

Allen Robbins, USNR, Jacksonville, Fla.; Terry Walters, LaValley Lumber Co.LLC, Sanford, Maine; George Rafuse, McDonald Paging Co., South Portland,Maine; Bob Pope, USNR, Montpelier, Vt.; and Brad Weller, McDonald PagingCo.

Ben Meachen, Curtis Walker and Stewart Clark, Waldun ForestProducts, Maple Ridge, B.C.

Dennis Wight and Ian Wight, Pacific Western Wood Works, Delta, B.C. Les Cool and Chris Athern, Welco Lumber Co., Vancouver, B.C.; andPeter Barton, Marathon Forest Products, North Vancouver, B.C.

Mike Friesen, Jody Boates and Dan Griffiths, The Teal-Jones Group,Surrey, B.C.; Yuanzi David Pang, Foshan Solidak, Foshan, China; Jeff Li,BC Wood, Whistler, B.C.; and Scott Boates, The Teal-Jones Group

Diane and Randy Engh, BC Shake & Shingle Association, Mission, B.C.;and Farhana Khalid, Canadian High Commission, Karachi, Pakistan

Y.G. Kim, Peter Zhao, Paul Bazeley and Victoria Jiang, Western ForestProducts, Vancouver, B.C.

Larry King, Precision Lumber Co., Wentworth, N.H.; and Ron Lamell andStuart Toof, Lamell Lumber Corp., Essex Junction, Vt.

Marc Moore, NELMA, Cumberland Center, Maine; Dan Harrison,Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc., Battleboro, Vt.; Matt Duprey, HancockLumber Co. Inc., Casco, Maine; and Luke Brochu and Moe Bisson,Pleasant River Lumber Co., Dover-Foxcroft, Maine

(Standing) Bob Keener, Russin Lumber Corp., Montgomery, N.Y.; Jim and RuthSt. John, Dennis and (seated) Denise Crowley, Wiener, Crowley & St. John,Leonia, N.J.; and B Manning, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co. Inc., New London,N.H.

Alden Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, Maine; Jason Brochu,Pleasant River Lumber Co., Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.; Paul Lennon,Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance, Bow, N.H.; Chris Jacobson,Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance, Raleigh, N.C.; Maria Lennon,Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance, Bow, N.H.; and Bill Ossenfort, PleasantRiver Lumber Co.


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MM ii dd dd ll ee tt oo nn ,,NN .. HH .. ——DiPrizio PineSales has come along way since itstarted as a smallsawmill in 1938.Today the firm,which has grown toinclude aplaner/moulder andreman center, drykilns, and biomassand bi-product pro-cessing plants,spreads across 40acres. Its reputationspreads cross-coun-try. And, as the DiPrizio Pine brandname fast increases in popularityamong craftsmen specializing inEastern White Pine. The firm is not awholesale distributor, yet they carry adivrse product line for their wholesalecustomers.Dedicated to quality product andguaranteed customer satisfaction,DiPrizio Pine Sales has committeditself to offering more wholesaler serv-ices and becoming a virtual “one-stop-shop” for its wholesale clients.“Our goal,” said Larry Huot, presidentof DiPrizio Pine Sales, “is to help ourwholesale clients avoid a duplicationin handling and overhead by havingus perform those same steps in ournormal material flow. The net result isthat our clients can be more profitableby utilizing DiPrizio services.”“DiPrizio Pine Sales has certainlytaken on the role of wholesale distrib-utor,” said Scott Brown, vice presidentof sales at the firm. Not only does thefirm have a state-of-the-art means ofproduction, an extensive inventoryand an expansive warehouse spacein which to store its products, DiPrizioalso boasts a growing number of spe-cialized items. Recognized for its kiln-dried 4/4, 5/4 and 6/4 Eastern WhitePine, White Pine timbers and RedPine flooring, DiPrizio also has a loyalfollowing for its 6/4 log siding and V-joint decking. And most recent in theline of DiPrizio goods: finger-jointed

products.“I think Eastern White Pine fingerjointed products is definitely a productthat is in our future,” predicts Brown.“We’ve marketed a limited amount sofar, and I certainly see that area grow-ing.”While DiPrizio’s large inventory isappealing, so is its quick turnaround.“Ten days or less on common items,”said Brown, adding that such expedi-ency is primarily due to the firm’sinventory forecasting and materialdesign flow-handling changeoversand small orders quickly. DiPrizio dou-bled its dry kiln capacity and addedfour Irvington Moore steam kilns. Thecompany operates nine dry kilns witha total drying capacity of 540,000 feetper drying cycle.Quality and operational efficiency hasbeen in the forefront of DiPrizio’s pri-orities since day one. The firm hascommitted to inventorying multipleproducts for their wholesale and distri-

DIPRIZIO PINE SALES: Not a Distributor, Yet Assumes Role

Scott Brown is vice president of sales for DiPrizio Pine Sales in Middleton, N.H.

Larry Huot is the president/owner ofDiPrizo Pine Sales inMiddleton, N.H.

DiPrizio Pine’s brand name is quickly increasing in popularity among crafts-men specializing in Eastern White Pine. The firm, while not a wholesale dis-tributor, carries a diverse product line for their wholesale customers.

bution customers. With the dry kilncapacity increased, a 600 horsepowerHurst wood-fired boiler added andupgrades and expansions to thesawmill facility achieved, the firm hasfocused efforts on specific quality-control measures. The number ofNELMA (Northeast LumberManufacturer Association)-certifiedgraders has been increased fromthree to nine, for instance, and each

section of the operation—from thesawmill to the planer line to the moul-der—is required to meet specific qual-ity control benchmarks.Enhancements to the firm’splaner/moulder facility have particular-ly impacted improved quality assur-ance. By doubling the number of heli-cal knife heads, DiPrizio is now able toproduce a smoother, more consistent

high-quality finish on its lumber. Withthe addition of a 120-foot in-feedtable, new tilt-hoist, double-end trim-mer, and an increase in the number ofout-feed sorts helps insure the consis-tency in quality, finish and an accu-rately graded product. Not only isDiPrizio now better equipped to meeta greater number of customer

Recognized for its kiln-dried 4/4, 5/4 and 6/4Eastern White Pine, White Pine timbers and RedPine flooring, DiPrizio also has a loyal followingfor its 6/4 log siding and V-joint decking.




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Ali Asghar Jodya, Saify Commercial Enterprises, Karachi, Pakistan; AmjadMahmood, Amjad Mahmood Lumber, Lahore, Pakistan; Denis Dube, Irving,Clair, N.B.; Farhana Khalid, Canadian High Commission, Karachi, Pakistan;and Qutbuddin Ahmed, Saify Commercial Enterprises, Karachi, Pakistan

Martin Power, Mid-Valley Lumber Specialties, Aldergrove, B.C.; John Lee,Western Pacific Building Materials, Portland, Ore.; and Al Fortune, Mid-ValleyLumber Specialties

Jake Power, Powerwood Corp., Surrey, B.C.; Shouyan Zhu, Fujian Big ForestImport & Export Co. Ltd., Fuzhou, China; Lillian Cheng, Fujian Big ForestImport & Export Co. Ltd.; and Shan Wu, Powerwood Corp., Surrey, B.C.

Chris Pistilli, Carlwood, North Vancouver, B.C.; Jose Serrano, guest, Spain;Tony Pistilli, Carlwood; Ben Rusuisiak, guest, Vancouver, B.C.; and Pilar Diaz,guest, Spain

Mike Gulledge, Deltic Timber Corp., El Dorado, Ark.; and Ron Coker,Hood Industries Inc., Hattiesburg, Miss.

Robin Malphrus and James Malphrus, Lampe & Malphrus Lumber Co.,Smithfield, N.C.

Matthew Taun, Cox Industries Inc., Orangeburg, S.C.; and DiggesMorgan, Southern Forest Products Association, Kenner, La.

Mike George, Weyerhaeuser Hardwoods & Industrial Products, HotSprings, Ark.; and Sam Pezzi, Phibro-Tech, Ridgefield Park, N.J.

Carol Fulmer and Brian Hayson, Cox Industries Inc., Orangeburg, S.C. Mark Junkins, McShan Lumber Co., McShan, Ala.; Digges Morgan, SouthernForest Products Association, Kenner, La.; Nick Roppolo, Conner IndustriesInc., Fort Worth, Texas; and Tom Rice, Conner Industries Inc., Fort Worth,Texas

Scotty Scott, Potomac Supply Corp., Kinsale, Va.; and Fritz Mason,Georgia-Pacific LLC, Atlanta, Ga.

John Yohanan, Gulf South Forest Products, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; andKevin Harris, American Institute of Architects, Baton Rouge, La.

Wade Camp, Southern Forest Products Assoc., Kenner, La.; and JoeKusar, Tolleson Lumber Co. Inc., Perry, Ga.

Joe Patton, Westervelt Lumber, Tuscaloosa, Ala.;Cathy Kaake, Southern Forest Products Assoc.,Kenner, La.; and Mike Case, Westervelt Lumber

Claire Vermedahl, Alamco Wood Products Inc.,Albert Lea, Minn.; and Tom Knight, National FrameBuilding Assoc., Lawrence, Kan.

Jeff Miller, Treated Wood Council, Washington, D.C.;and Michael O’Halloran, Western Wood ProductsAssoc., Portland, Ore.

Claude Gregory, ITW Signode, Greensboro, N.C.;Patrick Harrigan, Harrigan Lumber Co., Monroeville,Ala.; and Jay Moore, Timber Products Inspection,Conyers, Ga.

Pat Patranella, Temple-Inland Inc., Diboll, Texas; and Nick and SunniRoppolo, Conner Industries Inc., Fort Worth, Texas

Ross Gorman and Robert Marusic, Selkirk Specialty Wood Ltd., Kelowna,B.C.; and Louise Luo, Fazio Group of Companies, Vancouver, B.C.


AAsshheebboorroo,, NN..CC..––Industrial WoodProducts (IWP) and East CoastLumber Co. Inc. hosted their ninthannual Golf Outing and Get Togetherat the Pinewood Country Club, locat-ed here.Fourteen teams comprised of six

IWP And EAST COAST LUMBER Outing Supports Fallen Heroes

Billy Cox, Cox Industries Inc., Orangeburg, S.C.; and Pam and LeeAshburn, East Coast Lumber Co./Industrial Wood Products, Climax,N.C.

Donna, Johnny and Hannah Hall, East Coast Lumber Co./IndustrialWood Products, Climax, N.C.

Tony Concutelli and Mike Johnson, East Coast Lumber Co., Climax,N.C.; Judy Bell, Haliburton International, Climax, N.C.; and Max Gardner,Keener Lumber Co. Inc., Smithfield, N.C.

The winning team in the annual golf tournment hosted by IWP/EastCoast Lumber Co., included: Lee Parks, Boise Cascade, Greensboro,N.C.; Josh Siler, Industrial Wood Products, Climax, N.C.; Jim Gallup,Taro Wood Trading, Mooresville, N.C.; Kevin Hill, H & H Furniture,Seagrove, N.C.; Sam Coble, Coastal Lumber Co., Climax, N.C.; and JimSkiver, Liberty Lumber Inc., Liberty, N.C.

Chad and Michael Sheets, Walter J. Sheets & Sons Trucking,Lewisburg, W.Va.; Steve Whitt, Pallet Resource, Lexington, N.C.; JohnPage, Industrial Wood Products, Climax, N.C.; and Tim Armstrong,Just-Kris Distributing, Asheboro, N.C.

Gary Calder, Charles Ingram Lumber Co., Evergreen, S.C.; Janette Sprankle,East Coast Lumber Co., Climax, NC.; and Charlie Stevens, Middle AtlanticWholesale Lumber, Baltimore, Md.

Josh Siler, Tony and Lorena Josephs and Susan andRichard Grimes, Industrial Wood Products, Climax, N.C.

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Sam and Sansia Coble, East Coast Lumber Co.,Climax, N.C.; Christine London, Industrial Timber,Hiddenite, N.C.; and Mark Brown, US Lumber, Duluth,Ga.

Bill Snashell and Don Rutan, R & S Lumber Group,Columbus, Ohio; Hendal Brice, Southern Pine InspectionBureau, Liberty, N.C.; Hillary Whitley, Industrial WoodProducts, Climax, N.C.; and Tom Mirth, Forest LumberCo., Pittsburg, Pa.

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HANCOCK LUMBER Hosts Maine Event

Calvin Biddix, US Lumber, Reidsville, N.C.; Steve Hadley, US Lumber,Duluth, Ga.; Matt Duprey, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco, Maine; and BobKeener, Russin Lumber Corp., Montgomery, N.Y.

Lorin Rydstrom and Chris Fitzgerald, Seaboard International ForestProducts, Nashua, N.H.; Matt Duprey, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco,Maine; and Jim St. John, Wiener, Crowley & St. John Inc., Leonia, N.J.

Jamie Place, Eastern Forest Products, Lyndeborough, N.H.; Charlie Murray,Murray & Dunn Lumber Co., Bangor, Maine; Jack Bowen, Hancock LumberCo., Casco, Maine; and Doug Barton, Wholesale Lumber Service, Mt. Joy, Pa.

Bernie Nugent, Warren Trask Co., Stoughton, Mass.; Russell Coulter,Hancock Lumber Co., Pittsfield, Maine; Bob Mistick, Wholesale LumberServices, Mt. Joy, Pa.; Mike Shane, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco, Maine; andDante Diorio, Diorio Forest Products, Ashland, Va.

Jim and Angela Teadt, Bueller Lumber Co., St. Claire,Mich.; Jack Hancock, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco,Maine; and Dante Diorio, Diorio Forest Products,Ashland, Va.

Steve Hadley, US Lumber, Duluth, Ga.; Bob Keener,Russin Lumber Corp., Montgomery, N.Y.; Jim St. John,Wiener, Crowley & St. John, Leonia, N.J.; and MattDuprey, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco, Maine.

Jamie Place, Eastern Forest Products, Lyndeborough,N.H.; Kevin Hancock, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco,Maine; and Carl McKenzie, US Lumber, Duluth, Ga

Bob Keener, Russin Lumber Corp., Montgomery, N.Y.; Carl McKenzie, USLumber, Duluth, Ga.; Kevin Hynes, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco, Maine.; andSteve Hadley and Calvin Biddix, US Lumber

Rick Hoag, West Elizabeth Lumber Co., Elizabeth, Pa.; Angela and Jim Teadt,Bueller Lumber Co., St. Claire, Mich.; and Wayne Huck, Hancock Lumber Co.,Casco, Maine.



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PPoorrttllaanndd,, OOrree..——In late 2006 and into2007, Hampton Affiliates joined much ofthe forest products industry in bearing thebrunt of the downturn caused by the slow-ing of U.S. housing starts. But this expect-ed cyclical downturn has not madeHampton cautious or pessimistic.“We continue to make significant capitalinvestments in our sawmills to improve effi-ciency,” explained Mike Phillips, presidentof Hampton Lumber Sales. “We’re posi-tioning Hampton to hold steady in thedownturn and thrive as the housing marketrevives in the coming years.”In 2006, Hampton didn’t just upgrade itsmills. The company also acquired an 89percent interest in the Babine and DeckerLake Sawmills near Burns Lake in BritishColumbia, Canada, from West FraserTimber Co. Ltd. The Burns Lake NativeDevelopment Corporation owns an 11 per-cent interest in the mills and will retain itsshare.Together, the Canadian mills have thecapacity to produce approximately 365 mil-lion board feet of lumber annually. TheSPF lumber produced at these millsexpands Hampton’s mill products beyondthe company’s traditional Douglas Fir andHemlock lumber. The acquisition has alsoenabled Hampton to add new customers inCanada, the U.S. and Japan.With the addition of the Canadian mills,Hampton now operates seven mills. Thecompany’s total capacity is approximately2 billion board feet, making Hampton theseventh largest lumber producer in NorthAmerica, moving up from ninth last year.Hampton remains the fifth largest producerin the U.S.The company says it is also proud to oper-ate the nation’s largest single-site produc-er of lumber, its flagship mill in Willamina,Ore. Hampton’s 65-year history began withthe Willamina operation in 1942.The company is one of Oregon’s largestprivately held companies and ranked No.286 on Forbes list of the largest privatecompanies. Hampton now employs morethan 1,700 people in three states andBritish Columbia.For all its size, Hampton remains a family-owned business that remains true to itslong-term history of dedication to cus-tomers, employees and the communities inwhich the company operates. The compa-ny brings this same spirit of service andcommitment to its new operations in BritishColumbia.Hampton has also redoubled its commit-ment to sustainable business and forestrypractices. According to a companyspokesperson, first and foremost, the com-pany carefully manages its 167,000 acresof timberland, employing practices thatmake its forests productive while protect-ing wildlife and fish habitats and preservingsoil, water and air quality. Through uncom-promising land stewardship, including par-ticipation in the Sustainable ForestryInitiative, Hampton will meet the lumberneeds of the present and the future. Hampton is also bringing its environmentalcommitment to its mills. The companyrecently brought online a state-of-the-artcogeneration plant at its Darrington,Wash., mill. This plant’s waste wood-firedboilers produce heat for new dry kilns andgenerate electricity, which is sold back tothe Snohomish County Public UtilityDistrict.The efficiency of the new cogenerationplant improves Hampton’s competitive-ness, while also benefiting the environ-ment. To further enhance Darrington oper-ations, Hampton also is making a substan-tial investment in 2007 in a new state-of-the-art planer facility. A new boiler and drykilns at the Randle, Wash., mill also bringsgreater efficiency and capacity to the com-pany.Hampton is now evaluating the newCanadian mills for upgrades. At all its facil-

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ities, the company continually looks forways to improve efficiency and minimizethe impact on the environment.Hampton excels at manufacturing andsupplying exceptional forest products,including specialty items such as molding,stepping, clears and vertical grain flooring,as well as commodity lumber, panel andengineered wood products. At the sametime, the company also maintains industry-leading services to bring these products tocustomers on time and on budget.Lumber from the Hampton mills is soldexclusively by the company’s sales affili-ate, Hampton Lumber Sales, which oper-ates from the company’s headquarters in

Rail cars are loaded at the Willamina facility, which the companysays is the nation’s largest single-site lumber mill.

Mill byproducts fuel a new cogeneration plant that heats theDarrington mill’s dry kilns and generates electricity, which is sold tothe local PUD.

Hampton’s 2006 acquisition of two mills at Babine and Decker Lake,British Columbia, adds 365 million board feet of SPF to the company’sannual production.

Portland, Ore. Members of the sales teamwork closely with buyers to meet specialneeds, from customized products to rushshipments.Hampton feels it provides a competitiveadvantage to a diverse range of cus-tomers, including home builders, commer-cial construction companies and retailers,by offering remanufacturing, reloading andtransportation services. The company’sown rail car fleet helps streamline trans-portation operations, which means cus-tomers are assured of just-in-time delivery.While 2006 enabled Hampton to take itsnext steps in expanding capacity andimproving services, it was also a sad year

for the company. On March 15, 2006, long-time leader John Hampton died after bat-tling cancer. Fortunately, he left behind asound strategy for managing the companythat bears his family’s name—during upand down markets.“We’re staying true to John’s vision,” saidMike Phillips. “John believed that environ-mental responsibility, economic growth andsustainable forestry were all part of a virtu-ous cycle. It’s an honor for all of us atHampton Affiliates to keep John’s spiritalive by continually enhancing our forestryand mill practices and striving to meet ourcustomers’ every need.”

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which includethe PowerBeam®, PowerJoist®, PowerH e a d e r ® ,Power Log®,P o w e rC o l u m n T M ,Power Plank,1.6E ShortSpan Headerand customl a m i n a t e dproducts.

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Anthony Products will begin to offer PowerPreserved GlulamTM (24F - 300Fv – 1.8Ebalanced 0-camber) for above ground useand Power Preserved ColumnTM (combina-tion #50—#1 dense) for ground contact onDecember 1, 2007, from Hoover TreatedWood in Pine Bluff, Ark., and from both lam-inating plants.Anthony Forest is not new to treating its

glulam and columns for resistance to decayand fungi organisms using the pressure pre-servative treatment process. For over 20years the company has used CCA and ACQ

EE ll DD oo rr aa dd oo ,, AA rr kk .. ——Anthony ForestProducts Company is a completely inte-grated forest products company incor-porated in 1965, and begun in 1916. Thecompany owns approximately 91,000acres of timberland in Arkansas,Louisiana, and Texas. It operatesSouthern Pine lumber producing mills inUrbana, Ark., and Atlanta, Texas; and

New Products, New Honors For ANTHONY FOREST PRODUCTSwood chip mills inPlain Dealing, La.,and Troup, Texas.The company alsooperates engi-neered wood lami-nating plants in ElDorado, Arkansas,and Washington,Georgia. AnthonyForest and Domtar,Inc. of Montreal,Canada, jointly ownand operate an I-joist manufacturingplant in Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario.H e a d q u a r t e r e d

here, AnthonyForest has madesome dramaticdecisions to posi-tion itself for the21st Century. Thisvision could not

have been accomplished without the fourgenerations of forest products experiencepassed down through the family. According to a company spokesman, the

company’s two laminating plants make it thelargest Southern Pine glued-laminated tim-ber manufacturer in the USA. AnthonyForest Products has over 45 years of solidexperience in engineered wood products,

water borne preservatives in the treat-ment process. After months of researchon alternative treatment chemicalsAnthony Forest Products has chosenHoover Cop-GuardTM, a CopperNaphthenate formulation carried in min-eral spirits and not water. According toAnthony, the advantages of Cop-GuardTM are numerous: no swelling ofthe beam, 25-year warranty, no reduc-tion in design values, as environmental-ly safe as untreated wood, aboveground and ground contact for 24Fbeams and columns respectively andvery little checking, splitting and warpingafter treatment using the light oil carrier.

For more information on sizes andavailability please call 1-800-221-BEAM.

Anthony Forest Believesin Safety First

Anthony Forest Products’ laminatingplant in Washington, Ga., has achievedan elite status with the U.S. Departmentof Labor’s Occupational Safety andHealth Administration (OSHA) for whichit was recognized during a plant-widecelebration ceremony and catered lunchon May 3, 2007.The Washington plant is one of only 11

in the state of Georgia to be SHARP cer-tified. Anthony Forest Products, head-quartered in El Dorado, Ark., hasobtained SHARP status at all six of itsfacilities, including sawmills in Atlanta,Texas, and Urbana, Ark.; chip mills inPlain Dealing, La., and Troup, Texas;and another laminating plant in ElDorado.With local, state, and even national dig-

nitaries onhand for the presentation,Anthony Forest Products receivedOSHA’s Safety and Health AchievementRecognition Program (SHARP) awardfrom Paula O. White, Director,Directorate of Cooperative and StatePrograms for OSHA. SHARP recog-nizes small business employers whooperate an exemplary safety and healthmanagement system.“Your achievement is just remarkable,”

said White. “Anthony Forest Products isthe only company nationwide to certifyall of its sites SHARP. I challenge you tokeep it up and offer my sincere congrat-ulations.”It is the only wood products plant in

Georgia to achieve the SHARP status,according to Aubra Anthony, Presidentand CEO.“We’re really proud of this plant and this

community,” Anthony said in speaking tothe Washington employees at the cele-bration. “The quality of the product com-ing out of here and the productivity thathas been achieved makes us competi-tive in the marketplace and that meanswe get to keep jobs. Beyond quality andbeyond productivity, something else thatis very, very important to our company isyour safety,” Anthony continued.Anthony Forest Products (AFP) employsabout 75 people in its Washington plant.“What makes such a special success is

that it is something we do for each otherto take care of one another,” he said.“Please don’t lose that wisdom. Everyminute of every day that you’re workinghere, look out for yourselves and for oneanother. Be your brothers’ and sisters’keeper – it does work.”

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With local, state, and even national dignitaries onhand for the presentation, AnthonyForest Products received OSHA’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program(SHARP) award from Paula O. White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and StatePrograms for OSHA.

The International Builders Show typically attracts more than 1,900 building indus-try professionals, such as Anthony Forest Products, which takes advantage of suchopportunities to exhibit new products, such as its Power Preserved Glulam™ andPower Preserved Column™.


Despite manyreports of a deflat-ed market, somesources contactedin the Midwestsaid they haveremained busy inrecent months.

“I know that’s not the case for a lot ofthe lumberyards,” said a Texas millingfacility contact. “But, the timber side isstaying extremely busy. It’s not affect-ing us a whole lot.”The Texas source said Pine and Firhave remained strong species, whileCedar has suffered due to the ongo-ing mill strike in Canada.“The prices are up so high people arefinding other alternatives for Cedar,” asource said. “The future for Cedar ispretty bleak. After the strike is settled,they’re going to be in for a rude awak-ening from the end user.”

By mid-Octoberthere was no solu-tion affecting thestrike, which hasclosed mostcoastal mills inBritish Columbia,despite recent

meetings between industry leadersand the United Steelworkers Union.The strike has been on since July 21stand has shut down in excess of 30mills producing a variety of forestproducts, both commodity items andspecialty products. Mills on strike aresaid to be feeling the pressure of win-ter approaching.

Mill owners want logging to resumein order to build log inventories beforewinter weather hits. Otherwise it willbe May of next year before loggingcan resume. The strike has resulted intighter supplies and stronger prices onCedar items, from both Canada andthe United States. Despite the strikesome B.C. coastal logging and millproduction continues at smaller non-union companies. Wood productioncoming from interior British Columbiahas been unaffected.While the strike continues in coastal

British Columbia, over the past fewweeks mill owners in Washington andOregon have voluntarily closedsawmills and plywood plants, hopingfor stronger prices and better balancebetween supply and demand. Despitethis, most traders feel that wood mar-kets remain oversupplied.

Ron Lemmatize of Haida ForestProducts, Burnaby, B.C., said,“Although our overall Cedar supply isgetting tighter and tighter now, ourown company so far is able to sourcereasonably well. We hear nothingabout the strike in talking with otherindustry members and there is notmuch about it in the newspapers. OurCedar specialty items are in strongdemand. We are running full time andhave a good six-week of inventory towork from. Demand is quite high. Wehave strong inquiries for our HaidaSkirl siding products. We are outabout five weeks on orders.Customers are impatient and want theproduct yesterday. They see strongdemand continuing from custombuilders and remodelers. The rainyseason has started here and normallylogging slows down in November. Itmay be May before we see any signif-icant improvement in Cedar supply.”

Doug Clitheroe of Interfor, MapleRidge, B.C., said, “Our three Cedarmills are shutdown by the strike. Weare basically waiting for the union andthe larger companies to work out asolution. Our hands are tied. We areconcerned about not being able to fillour customers’ needs and also for ourpersonnel. There is a shortage oflabor in British Columbia and some ofthe tradesmen, such as electricians,may take other permanent jobs whileall this is settled.”

Dennis Wight of Pacific WesternWood Works, Delta, B.C., said,“Supply of Cedar is all around us eventhough the primary mills are shutdown, however prices are high, espe-cially on clear material.”

Wight, whose company producesCedar lattice, panel systems and gar-den products, said, “We are busy, butnot as busy as we would like to be.One bright spot is buying from off-shore. Demand from offshore is verystrong. I’d say that this year on a scalefrom 1 to 10, we are seeing about aneight and a half. It’s been a goodyear.”

Sales manager Carlos Furtado ofSawarne Lumber, Richmond, B.C.,said, “Demand is very strong in Cedar

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for bevel products and rough dimen-sion. There is real concern on the sup-ply side because the major mills areclosed. We are doing better than mostCedar suppliers because we havesome sources that others do not.” Hesaid that recently the Canadian dollarhas become worth $1.02 U.S. andthat there is talk of it going to $1.10 bythe end of next year. “Our Richmondreman plant is shut down due to thestrike. We have moved most of ourmaterial to our plant in Ferndale,Wash., which is very busy trying tokeep up with orders.”

Sat Brar of Silver Creek PremiumProducts, Matsui, B.C., said, “We areworking full shifts making our shinglesand shakes, but there is a shortage oflabor and it is tough to get Cedar withthe strike going on. Our federal gov-ernment is busy trying to get inunskilled labor from other countries tohelp fill the labor shortage. We are outtwo to three weeks on orders. Pricesare very strong. The shingle market isvery hot right now, but with the Cedarand labor shortage, we are working atonly 40 percent capacity.”

Kent Beveridge of Skana ForestProducts, a wholesale company inRichmond, B.C., said, “There is toomuch supply and not enough

Kansas To Help HomeownersAffected By Storms

State lawmakers in Kansas recentlyintroduced legislation that would pro-vide $50 million to build new housingin several Kansas communities affect-ed by tornadoes and flooding earlierthis year. Hundreds of residentsremain displaced from the storms,which destroyed an estimated 1,300homes.Sen. Derek Schmidt (R-Kansas) saidthe plan, supported by Gov. KathleenSebelius, would take $5 millionalready allocated for disaster relief.“This is one step in what must be along-term effort to help damaged com-munities get back on their feet,” hesaid.The plan calls for the $5 million to beplaced in a state housing trust fund.The Kansas Housing ResourcesCorp. would use approximately $2.5million to attract federal funding formultifamily housing projects.Under the program, displaced resi-dents could receive money for rebuild-ing or finish remodeling a damagedhome. Participants could receive up to20 percent of the cost of the project,or a maximum of $25,000.

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The business sessions included anoptional short course on “ManagingChange in Family Business,” spon-sored by NELMA’s legal counsel,Bernstein, Shur.The next day, Board of Directors

Chairman Tom Jenkins of Old TownLumber introduced guest speakerPaul Jannke, senior vice president ofWood and Timber Information forResource Information Systems Inc.(RISI). Jannke presented RISI’s “2008Economic and Industry Forecast” andfielded numerous questions regardingrealistic wood industry expectationsfor next year and beyond. The Board’s agenda included a

review and discussion of the perform-ance of NELMA’s current inspectionprograms, meeting reports from themarketing and advisory committeechairman, and a final review of pro-posed revisions to the grade rules forEastern White Pine, specific to“unsound wood” interpretations.Randy Caron, NELMA’s treasurer,reviewed the current financial reportfor the association in addition to theproposed 2008 calendar year budget,


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mix of business and social events andended with a meeting of SFPA’s boardof directors. Represented at the meet-ing were members of SFPA andSoutheastern Lumber ManufacturersAssoc. (SLMA), the two associationsthat jointly support the Southern PineCouncil, as well as representatives ofAPA-The Engineered Wood Assoc.,the Treated Wood Council, the NorthAmerican Wholesale Lumber Assoc.,the Western Wood Products Assoc.,the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau,Timber Products Inspection and theAmerican Lumber StandardCommittee.Guest speakers included: Dick

Carmical of Price BIOstock Servicesand Dr. Joe Lstiburek of BuildingScience Consulting LLC. Bothaddressed this country’s dependenceon fossil fuels and why it cannot con-tinue, and outlined the benefits ofusing biomass or biofuel to fulfill ener-gy needs.Other new SFPA officers installed for

the upcoming year include: ViceChairman Patrick Harrigan, HarriganLumber Co., Monroeville, Ala., andTreasurer Adrian Blocker, WesternFraser Inc., Germantown, Tenn.

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Habitat and Conservation ActPasses Committee

The Senate Finance Committee,chaired by Max Baucus (D-Mont.),recently approved the “Habitat andConservation Act of 2007” whichestablishes tax credits for voluntaryconservation and habitat easementson private land. The legislation alsoprovides tax deductions for privatelandowners who aid the recovery ofthreatened or endangered species.Provisions include: permanentlyextend tax incentives for farmers,ranchers and other eligible taxpayerswho establish conservation ease-ments; establish tax credits for tax-payers who take voluntary measuresto help protect and restore the habi-tats of threatened or endangeredspecies; establish a tax deduction forthe cost of specific actions recom-mended in habitat recovery plans;allow taxpayers to exclude from tax-able income any payments receivedfrom the federal government undercost-sharing conservation programs;and extend a provision to allow tax-payers to fully deduct the costs ofenvironmental cleanups in the yearthe costs are incurred.

Agriculture Secretary Resigns Post

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johannsrecently left his position to run for anopen Senate seat in Nebraska.Deputy Secretary Charles F. Connorwill serve as acting secretary until apermanent replacement can be found. Johanns, who formerly served asGovernor of Nebraska, left at a timewhen Congress is writing a new five-

spokesperson with BC Wood, withmore than 550 invited delegates fromaround the world in attendance at theWhistler Conference Centre. The purpose of the annual event is to

connect international buyers of woodproducts with Canadian suppliers andmanufacturers of products such as:remanufactured and engineered prod-ucts, log home and timber frame sup-pliers and builders, millwork and fin-ished products and specialty woodproducts, like Western Red Cedar andCanadian hardwoods.The event merged business with

pleasure as attendees not only tookadvantage of information sessionsand viewing exhibitor displays, butalso relaxed and enjoyed severalsocial outings. For example, guestswere offered the chance to take snow-mobile outings, relax at the WesternWhistler Spa, get a thrill riding Ziprek,and test their competitiveness on thegolf course during the annual 18-holetournament.Visit BC Wood’s website at

www.bcwood.com and follow theGBM link on the homepage for moreinformation about the attendees and

event results.To find out how to get on the invita-

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which were both approved by theBoard of Directors.An update on activities undertaken

by the Coalition for Fair LumberImports regarding the positions takenby Canada and the U.S. about the2006 Softwood Lumber Agreementwas presented by Zoltan vanHeyningen, executive director of theCoalition.Additionally, more than 70 golfers

converged on the Ledges Golf Club,also located here, to enjoy NELMA’sFall Golf Tournament. First place wasawarded to the team of Jason Brochuand Chris Brochu of Pleasant RiverLumber Co., and Paul Lennon andChris Jacobson of Lumbermen’sUnderwriting Alliance. The secondplace team included Tom and PeterRichardson of Crobb Box Co., MikeLevesque of Fraser Timber and ChrisFitzgerald of Seaboard International.The EnerNOC team finished third.Team members included Tyler Gill,Dirk Endicott, Jon Hartnet and JimPietras.A reception and dinner concluded

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year farm bill. Connor has beeninvolved with formulating theAdministration’s farm bill proposal andrecent farm bill reauthorization negoti-ations.

Forest Service Offers WoodyBiomass Grants

The Forest Service’s State andPrivate Forestry, TechnologyMarketing Unit in Milwaukee, Wis., isseeking proposals for projects thatincrease the use of woody biomassfrom National Forest System lands.The woody biomass utilization grantprogram helps improve forest restora-tion activities by using and creatingmarkets for small-diameter materialand low-valued trees removed fromforest restoration activities.The funds were created to help com-munities and entrepreneurs turnresidues from forest restoration activi-ties into marketable forest productsand/or energy.The full application deadline is Feb.1, 2008. For more information, visitwww.fpl.fs.fed.us/tmu.

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on the logging side or at the mills. Theindustry is not negotiating with theunion as a single unit. There are fourseparate industry groups, who sharekey fundamental demands, but havedistinct ‘local’ issues.So how about pressure from the cus-tomers of these forest companies? Inparticular, the value-added manufac-turing sector.Though overall raw materialsupply/availability is drasticallyreduced from pre-strike days, espe-cially in the higher grades of Hemlock,there is raw material available,through custom cutters (mostlyDouglas Fir and Western Red Cedar)or independent sawmills that are non-union, or have already settled with theunion. Also, the ongoing decline inmarket demand has made the neteffect of reduced supply less dramat-ic. Overall, the three main issues in thislabor dispute remain non-monetary:contracting out, severance pay in theevent of partial closures, and shiftflexibility and work hours (the bigone).Costs, including wages in the B.C.coastal forest industry, are among thehighest in the world. Productivity isnot. When will the strike end? Not sure,

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part of APA’s Strategic MarketingPlan.

SIPs Standards Committee To Meet at APA

A newly established StandardsCommittee (PRS-610) met at APAheadquarters in Tacoma recently tobegin development of a performance-based American national consensusstandard for structural insulated pan-els (SIPs).APA, which is secretariat of theCommittee, initiated the effort in coop-eration with the Structural InsulatedPanel Association under APA’saccreditation as an American NationalStandards Institute (ANSI) standardsdeveloper. Committee membersinclude some 30 SIP manufacturers,material suppliers (such as OSB,adhesive and foam core manufactur-ers), distributors, architects, designengineers, regulatory and governmentlaboratory representatives, and otherinterested parties from the U.S.,Canada and United Kingdom. SIPs are currently recognized underthe prescriptive provisions of the 2007Supplement to the 2006 InternationalResidential Code (IRC). Developmentof the consensus standard isdesigned to broaden acceptance anduse of the product.

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so long.One would think that after 12 weeksof a coastal B.C. forest strike, therewould be pressure on everyone to atleast get back to the negotiating table.Well,.. yes and no. A couple of issues that are ‘different’about this strike:1). There are no profits. Most of thecompanies are losing less money bynot operating.2). There is a very hot employmentmarket in Western Canada. Many for-est union members are re-employedelsewhere.Another difference about this strike isthat it has not been a total shutdown

prices, projects manufacturing andmanages lumber sales.Tri-Pro Cedar specializes in tight

knot kiln-dried Wester Red Cedarboards, green Western Red Cedardecking, pattern stock, bevel sidingsand fascia. The company is a special-ty producer of Western Red Cedar,offering a multitude of products and“mixed trucks of high quality.”Baker began working for Tri-Pro

Cedar 16 years ago and has morethan 28 years of experience in thelumber industry. His first job occurredin 1978 as inside sales for a whole-sale distributor.Tri-Pro Cedar is a member of the

Western Red Cedar Lumber Assoc.(WRCLA), North Amercian WholesaleLumber Assoc. (NAWLA) and theTimber Products ManufacturersAssoc. (TPM).Baker and his fiancée, Debbie

Hansen, have four children and fourgrandchildren. He enjoys golfing,mountain biking, snow skiing and rid-

employed at Vaagen Bros., located inColville, Wash., for the past 30 years.Vaagen Bros. manufactures random

length dimension, 2x4, 2x6, 2x8boards up to 20-feet lengths, studsand MSR lumber. The firm uses thelatest innovative technology to manu-facture its products, including an auto-mated grading system and a high-speed planer.Branstetter began his career in the

lumber industry pulling rough greenlumber in 1975. He graduated fromMeadows Valley High School in NewMeadow, Idaho, as well as theUniversity of Idaho, located inMoscow. He earned his degree inwildlife, fisheries and biology.Hunting, fishing, playing golf and

working his family’s ranch are amongBranstetter’s pastimes. He and hiswife Maureen have two children andthree grandchildren.

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been involved in the forest productsindustry for over 10 years, and previ-ously worked as the sales managerfor the CBB mill in Chile.Weston Wood Solutions specializes

in wooden door and window compo-nents, such as exterior frames, flatjambs and window extension, as wellas trim boards and blanks which theywarehouse and distribute.Mauricio graduated from high school

in Chile, and received a bachelor’sdegree in mechanical engineeringfrom the University of Concepcion inChile. He and his wife of 10 years,Amaya, have three children. Mauricioenjoys mountain biking.

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years. She began her forest productsindustry career 28 years ago in themailroom of Crown Zellerbach Corp.in Portland, Ore. She has held sever-al lumber, plywood and stud sales andmarketing positions since then.Warm Springs Forest Products man-

around the family owned sawmill, andhas worked full time for 10 years.Robbins Lumber annually manufac-

tures approximately 27 million boardfeet of Eastern White Pine (4/4, 5/4,KD). The company specializes in pre-coated sidings and panelings, custom

held the position for a year and hasbeen with the company for two years.

Durham, Conn. He was promoted tovice president in 2006.Leonard Lumber Co. offers domestic

and imported Softwoods and hard-woods (4/4 through 16/4, Rough),mouldings, stock and custom. Thefirm is a full-service wholesale distrib-utor of Softwood and hardwood lum-ber, which it ships on company-ownedtrucks. Mouldings and custom millingare done in the company’s modernmill.Sonder, a 23-year lumber industry

veteran, began his career at a forestconsulting firm in North Carolina, set-ting up timber sales. His other posi-tions have included timber cruiser forthe USDA Forest Service, located inSalmon, Idaho. He graduated fromKents Hill School, located in KentsHill, Maine, in 1980. He received abachelor’s degree in forestry from theUniversity of Montana, located inMissoula, Mont., in 1985.Leonard Lumber Co. is a member of

the Rhode Island Lumber andBuilding Materials Dealers Assoc.,National Hardwood Lumber Assoc.(NHLA), Hardwood DistributorsAssoc., Northeastern Retail LumberAssoc. (NRLA) and the WoodProducts Manufacturers Assoc.(WPMA).Sonder is married to his wife of 23

years, Amy, and has one son and onedaughter. He enjoys hunting, fishingand boating.

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the lumber industry since 1991, whenhe worked as sales/assistant manag-er for Dunn Lumber Co., located inSeattle, Wash.Plum Creek produces many items

including plywood, MDF, boards, cus-tom edge glued panels and rounds,solid sawn studs and finger-jointedstuds. Species include Douglas andAlpine Fir, Larch, Ponderosa andLodgepole Pine, Engleman Spruceand Western Woods. The companyoffers all grades of boards from No. 4


ufactures industrials, dimension, tim-bers and vertical grain products inDouglas Fir, Hem Fir and PonderosaPine, and produces approximately 72million board feet of lumber annually.The company is FSC (ForestStewardship Council) certified, and isa member of the Western WoodProducts Assoc. (WWPA) and theNorth American Wholesale LumberAssoc. (NAWLA).Corbett is a graduate of Myrtle Point

(Ore.) High School, and received abachelor’s degree in sociology fromPortland State University in Portland,Ore.Corbett is a member of the WWPA

board of directors, and is chairpersonof the Export Committee. She has twodaughters and two grandchildren.

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drying, small packages and just intime mixed load shipments.Robbins is a graduate of Belfast

(Maine) High School. He received abachelor’s degree in business man-agement from the University of MaineOrono, and a master’s degree in busi-ness administration from NorthArizona University in Flagstaff.Robbins Lumber is a member of the

Northeastern Lumber ManufacturersAssoc. (NELMA), Maine ForestProducts Council, North AmericanWholesale Lumber Assoc. (NAWLA)and the Northeastern Retail LumberDealers Assoc. The company hasreceived the OSHA SHARP Awardand the Governor’s Award forBusiness Excellence.Robbins and his wife, Amy, have two

children. He is the chairman of theNELMA Pine Species Subcommittee,3rd Lt. in the Searsmont VolunteerFire Department, an Eagle Scout anda member of Beta Gamma Sigma. Heenjoys hiking, playing soccer andentertaining his children.

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Goodfellow Inc. specializes in the fol-lowing: Fir, Cedar and White Pineproducts; Tradition brand wood sidingin Cedar and Pine; Cedar shakes andshingles; hardwood, engineered andlaminate flooring; hardwoods in everygrade and size; Goodlam laminatedbeams; ACQ pressure treated lumber;hardwood plywood; Ulay andStabledge underlayment; EON deck-ing; engineering service for timberand laminated wood projects; andcustom fabrication with theHundegger K2 machine.The distributor is a member of Hoo-

Hoo International and the NationalWood Flooring Assoc. (NWFA).Slater’s first job in the industry was

for Highland Hardwoods in retailsales, a position he held from 1995 to2005. He graduated from Epping HighSchool, located in Epping, N.H., in1991. He received a bachelor’sdegree in physical education fromKeene State College, located inKeene, N.H., in 1996.Slater and his wife, Michelle Slater,

have three children, Austin, 7; Noah,5; and Kylie, 4. His hobbies includesoftball, basketball and coaching hischildren’s soccer and baseball teams.

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Common through C, widths from 1x3to 1x12 and lengths up to 16-feet. Thefirm manufactures 2x3, 2x4 and 2x6studs, up to 144 inches in length.Plum Creek also offers custom pat-

terns, end wax, pulled to length, paperwrap and half packs for boards, andcustom PET lengths and paper wrapfor studs. The firm produces solidsawn studs, a true “no-prior-selected”stud with no upper grades pulled out.Plum Creek is Sustainable ForestryInitiative (SFI) certified.Spilker has also worked in lumber

sales for D.R. Johnson Lumber Co.,stud sales for Umpqua Lumber Co.,and buyer for Riddle Laminators, all inRiddle, Ore. He worked in lumbersales/procurement for Georgia PacificDistribution, located in Denver, Colo.,and sales manager for TimberResources Forest Products/FloragonForest Products.Spilker is a 1986 graduate of

Roosevelt High School, located inSeattle, Wash., and attendedWashington State University, locatedin Pullman, Wash., from 1986 to 1988. He is married to his wife of 15 years,

Lori, and has two sons and a daugh-ter. He enjoys golfing, fishing andspending time with his three children.

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beach rather quickly. Today,Adirondacks can virtually be found inevery city, lake, beach and back yardin the country.The classic chair—the company’s

bestseller—has a vintage look remi-niscent of styles dating back to the1940s and ‘50s. It features slantedfront legs and a five-slat shell-styleback with wide middle slot.“We utilize select Cypress,”

Oppenheim said. “Cypress is thestandard for outdoor use, due to itsexcellent decay and insect resistance.Cypress is easily workable andaccepts stains and paints exceptional-ly well. Occasionally, a customerrequests a different species, likeRedwood, and we will accommodatethem.”Throughout the year, Oppenheim

buys kiln-dried and surfaced Cypressin 10,000 board foot increments. Itarrives in dimensional 3.5 to 5.5-inch-es wide and 13/16 thick. “Basically, it is ready to go when it

gets to our facility,” he said. “We use atemplate-routing method for the legs,and an arc jig on the band saw to cutthe back slats.”Once the parts are cut they are

assembled into the four sub-compo-nents—back, seat, arms and legs.These are sent to the spray booth forpaint or stain.“We believe that what goes on top of

your chair is equally as important asthe care that goes into your chair,”Oppenheim said. “We use only thefinest paints and stains available. Ourpaints are a high gloss acrylic latexspecifically designed for outdoor use.Not only will our paints withstand theelements, they will withstand the rig-ors of regular use and contact withoutpeeling or flaking. Our semi-transpar-ent waterseals provide UV, moistureand mildew prevention, while stillallowing the natural beauty of thewood grain to be seen.”Another popular finish is collegiate

colors. It is not a licensed product, sologos are not included.All products are manufactured, fin-

ished and shipped in a portion of a150,000-square-foot warehouse sit-

ting not far off Collierville’s historictown square. Being located nearMemphis, America’s distribution hub,means lower freight costs for cus-tomers. The craftsmen at MatthewsChair Co. build approximately 400pieces of furniture monthly.To market his chairs Oppenheim

showcases his products at various fur-niture shows around the country.“I set up a booth at the furniture mar-

kets,” he said. “I sell them to dealers,mainly in the Southeast and Midwest.”His main customers are outdoor fur-

niture stores and garden centers. However, his chairs have found their

way into Maine and as far away asEngland, where he sent his hot pinkand bold blue versions to see howthey adapted to the weather. The web-site, www.matthewschair.com, is alsofast becoming a venue to market thechairs.“We pride ourselves on producing a

product that is 100 percent American-made,” he said. “Our goal is to be thepremier supplier of Adirondack furni-ture for retailers throughout the Southand Midwest.”

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firm is one of the largest independentCedar shake and shingle manufactur-ers in Canada.Pattar Cedar Products operates two

main manufacturing divisions at its 6-acre production facility. The first divi-sion manufactures Cedar shakes andshingles for roofing applications andthe second manufactures Cedar shin-gles for siding applications. Thesawmill is managed by GurveerPattar, chief operations officer. “AtPattar, we take pride in offeringamong the best quality products onthe market at a highly competitiveprice,” said Gurveer. As a result of thiscommitment to quality and service,Pattar Cedar Products has gained anenviable reputation in the industry. Inorder to guarantee consistency inquality, Pattar Cedar Products hasrecently undergone a two-year reno-vation. Now operating with the mosthigh-tech machinery, Pattar continuesto set new industry standards in effi-ciency and quality.Pattar Cedar Products manufactures

a wide variety of Western Red Cedarshakes and shingles. “From our pro-

duction facility, we are able to manu-facture Perfection Shingles, RoyalShingles and Taper-sawn shingles inboth 18-inch and 24-inch lengths.Hand-split resawn shakes in bothheavy, 3/4-inch, and medium, 1/2-inchthicknesses and R&R sidewall shin-gles are also available. The productsare manufactured in 100 percentedge-grain premium, blue label No.1and red label No. 2 grades,” explainedGurveer. There are also a variety of finishing

options available for the Cedarshakes and shingles. For the shakesand shingles manufactured for roofinginstallations, the material can be pres-sure treated or fire treated. Pressuretreatment extends the life of theproduct and helps prevent moisturebuildup and moss growth. For firetreatments, permanent fire protectionis provided by pressure impregnatingfire retardant polymers into the inner-most cells of Cedar shakes and shin-gles in class A, B or C ratings.“Pattar Cedar Products is the suppli-

er of choice and our customers canrely on us for consistent high quality,timely delivery, competitive prices andsuperior service every time,” saidManveer Sidhu, who manages thesidewall shingles division. Cedar side-

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a commitment to quality, service andprice. With tough quality controlmechanisms, an enthusiastic salesteam, and a promise to deliver excep-tional product at competitive prices,the team at Pattar Cedar Productsensures satisfaction with every trans-action. “Our motto is ‘quality is every-body’s business,’ and we ensure thatevery step of the way,” statedGurveer. For more information about Pattar

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wall shingles are highly refined prod-ucts well known for their beauty, char-acter, durability and insulating proper-ties. Only the best shingles with uni-form thickness and smooth sawnfaces are selected to be remanufac-tured into sidewall shingles. Theseshingles are re-butted and re-jointedwhich means that the butts aretrimmed smooth and square to theedges, which are trimmed straight andparallel, for a tailored and consistentlook.Pattar’s Cedar sidewall shingles are

available in raw, primed grey or white,or they can be custom colored to anycolor of choice. They are packaged inboxes for easy handling and delivery.Crucial to the process for manufac-

turing top quality shakes and shinglesare skilled employees who under-stand the importance of a consistentapproach to quality control. Each ofthe shingles produced at the mill arehand cut by highly skilled and experi-enced sawyers. Only the highestgrade of Cedar meets the rigid qualitycontrol standards at Pattar. Also,everything manufactured at PattarCedar Products is inspected and cer-tified by Steve Harris of the Quality

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requests, the first is also able to offerthose customers a greater variety ofhigh quality finished grades.“Regardless if the customer wantscommon grades, custom products, ora unique program, DiPrizio Pine is theplace to get it all from if its EasternWhite Pine.”With the firm’s latest updates, qualityassurance and product flow of theentire facility has improved significant-ly. DiPrizio has always prided itself inlistening carefully and understandingthe customer’s needs first, andremained committed to producing thehighest quality product, delivered ontime, with 100% satisfaction. With theimprovements, DiPrizio has created agreater opportunity for crosstrainingand development, and therefore, abroader range of specialization andcareer path for its employees. Thefirm is proving it has the agility neces-sary to meet its “one-stop-shop”goals.Marketed throughout the UnitedStates and as far away as California,most of the DiPrizio brand-name prod-ucts stay in the New England area.The company uses its own trucks fordeliveries within a 200-mile radius,priding itself in mixed loads and multi-ple stops—whatever it takes to fulfilltheir customers’ needs for success.Success as a manufacturing leaderand sound environmental practices gohand in hand. DiPrizio’s commitmentto resource stewardship is recognizedby its new bio-mass plant, generatingsteam and electricity for the facility, aswell as providing safety classes, log-ger clinics, grader training classes,etc., and also has created a downstream market for mulch, sawdust,paper chips and bagged shavings.In addition to being an active memberof NELMA, DiPrizio is also a chartermember of the North AmericanWholesale Lumber Association(NAWLA) Traders Market, NewHampshire Timberland OwnersAssociation (NHTOA) and theNortheast Retail Lumber Association(NRLA).Visit DiPrizio Pine Sales atwww.dipriziopine.com, or call 1-800-647-8989.

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people per team hit the links with theteam of Lee Parks, Sam Coble, KevinHill, Jim Gallup, Jim Skiver and JoshSiler taking first place.Prizes were also awarded at eachhole for various achievements, suchas longest putt made and closestapproach shot in regulation, including,a Ping putter, a Calloway X460 driver,a Titleist Graphite 3 wood, a Ping G5driver, and Ping rapture driver and anOdyssey putter.At hole number 8, the first person tomake a hole-in-one could earn a new


Auditing Institute, an independentthird-party inspection agency. TheCedar shakes and shingles manufac-tured at Pattar are inspected to meetthe approval of various local, nationaland international product standardsand codes. Pattar Cedar Productsadministers a 20 to 50-year limitedproduct warranty. “All of Pattar CedarProducts’ warranties are transferable,we stand by our products,” saidGurveer Pattar.North America’s forests are also what

make Pattar Cedar Products viable.So they have made a commitment tothe maintenance of wildlife, air quality,recreation and jobs, to ensure theirexistence for future generations. Toachieve this, Pattar Cedar Productshas taken a leadership role in thedevelopment of environmentallysound logging and forestation prac-tices. As a result, there has beendecreased forest disturbance, roadbuilding and truck traffic, while maxi-mizing the yield of logs and minimiz-ing waste. British Columbia has someof the strictest regulations on harvest-ing Western Red Cedar.Also, all Pattar Cedar Products’ pro-

duction facilities are committed to fullfiber recovery. They use virtually 100percent of all wood fiber entering theirmills for lumber, shakes, shingles andcustom chipping. Internal and external

audits also assure environmentalcompliance.“The world will always depend on

wood fiber building products, so weuse our resources efficiently and man-age our forests wisely. This mutual co-dependence is what compels us tocontinue setting new environmentalstandards in the forest industry,” saidGurveer.Pattar Cedar Products’ commitment

to consistently delivering top qualityproduct is evident in its clientele base.“We have thousands of clients, rang-ing from distributors, wholesalers,builders, installers and individualhomeowners as well,” said PuneetPattar, controller at Pattar CedarProducts Ltd. Pattar’s shakes andshingles are sold across Canada andthroughout the United States.“Excellent product, exceptional serv-

ice, and competitive prices are whatcustomers are looking for today. AtPattar it’s our promise to ensure thateach customer is satisfied with theirexperience,” explained Puneet. PattarCedar Products is a proud member ofthe North American WholesaleLumber Assoc. (NAWLA), BritishColumbia Shake and Shingle Assoc.,the Greater Vancouver HomeBuilder’s Assoc., and the BetterBusiness Bureau (BBB). The Pattar advantage is described as

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