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Rick Palmiter, Joe Malloy and Bob Lackey presenting theend of the piece of 8/4 IWP No.1 Furniture.

Rick Palmiter, Bob Lackey and Joe Malloy presenting 8/4 Idaho White Pine No.1Furniture.

Rick Palmiter, Bill Fletcher, Bob Lackey and Joe Malloy in front of IdahoWhite Pine log decks.

Weaker Dollar Provides Market Opportunities For IDAHO VENEER

PPoosstt FFaallllss,, IIddaahhoo––Idaho Veneer Co.has remained a flexible niche marketersince the inception of operations in 1953.The large log mill in Post Falls, comple-mented by a small log mill in Samuels,has always sawn for value whether pro-viding cants for the veneer plant or saw-ing for specialty products for lumber cus-tomers. Value-driven policies and decisions

punctuate every phase of Idaho Veneer’soperations. Recently, the weaker U.S.dollar has provided an opportunity toexport a consistent volume of Idaho WhitePine Knotty furniture grade to the PacificRim. The volume of Furniture gradeexported has allowed Idaho Veneer toexpand its offerings in Knotty Furnituregrade to Heavy 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, & 8/4enhancing Idaho Veneer’s economies ofscope. Though the export business vol-umes made this possible it has allowedIdaho Veneer Co. to offer these productsdomestically. Furthermore, the Furnituregrade products have reduced pressure ondomestic, commodity markets. Idaho Veneer’s new product is offered in

a No.1 and No. 2 Knotty Furniture and ispulled rough, dried to 6-8% M.C. It isquoted rough; though, it can also be

tion committee. The company’s marketsstretch across the North American conti-nent and overseas. “For prompt shipment,we keep offsite wood in the Midwest andwe’re actually considering more pointsfurther East. We keep veneer in theWillamette Valley and on the East Coastfor distribution into Quebec and theEastern Seaboard,” said Palmiter.Idaho Veneer is now entering its third

generation as a family-owned company.In addition to Palmiter, key employeesinclude John Malloy, president of salesand marketing; Pat Malloy, president ofoperations; Dan Malloy, president ofadministration; Joe Malloy, veneer salesrepresentative; and Bob Lackey, lumbersales representative.For more information, contact Idaho

Veneer at 208-773-4511.

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moulder stays busy running profiles, sid-ing and patterns up to 10 inches.Drying White Pine lumber products

demands some of the most meticulousattention to detail of any process in thelumber industry. At Idaho Veneer, the artof drying White Pine with precision isachieved with measurement probesinside the kilns that monitor moisture con-tent throughout the drying process. Thisresults in stock that has an actual medianaverage moisture content within a half-point deviation of the computerized target.This standard of measure lends stabilityto the company’s entire product line, but isparticularly critical in Idaho Veneer’sFurniture grade products. “Quality andgrade recovery all tie back directly to howwell the wood has been dried,” saidPalmiter. “But it becomes hyper-criticalwhen you’re getting into products thatneed to be 6 to 8 percent moisture con-tent, as does most furniture.” Idaho Veneer produces about 25 million

board feet of lumber annually and is amember of the North American WholesaleLumber Association and a charter mem-ber of the Traders Market, with Palmiterstill serving on that organization’s educa-

offered planed to customer specifications. “We are predominantly a White Pine

producer because White Pine veneer isthe specie that we provide to the hard-wood plywood industry for Knotty Pinefaces,” said Rick Palmiter, sales managerfor Idaho Veneer. “To coin a fly-fisher-man’s phrase, our lumber will match thehatch.” Idaho Veneer Co. was founded inNorth Idaho to take advantage of theprevalence of Idaho White Pine timber inthe region. While many mills in the same region are

limited to sawing logs of 20-inch diameteror less, Idaho Veneer is able to run logsup to 46 inches in diameter. Idaho Veneeris one of the few mills in the region to offerthis large log capacity, further expandingits range of products. Two Western WoodProducts Association-certified masterlumbermen are on staff at Idaho Veneer. An additional value-focused decision

was the installation of a Lucidyne trimmeroptimizer to tailor production totals moreaccurately with market demands. Whenvalue-driven decisions range from heavycutting to length or “making one disap-pear,” Palmiter said that this equipment’scomputer-linkage to the trimmer adds anextra marketing edge. In addition, a Diehl

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MMiissssoouullaa,, MMoonntt..——It is all about per-sonal relationships, ability to change andfinding niche products at Tripp LumberCo., a 23-year-old remanufacturing plantlocated here.“At Tripp Lumber, once we get cus-

tomers onboard with us, we keep them,”said Dave Tripp, owner and president.“We value that personal relationship withthem. Success in this business hinges onproviding quality products and being ableto adapt to changes in the industry. Butmost importantly, it’s about service andtreating people with respect.”Tripp Lumber’s products have evolved

through the years, and now the companyspecializes in several specific items, suchas quality log siding. “We are now one of the top producers of

log siding in the industry,” Dave said. “Ithink our ability to change and find nicheproducts to market are keys to our overallsuccess. Through the years we havemade and perfected new products thatour customers, who are wholesale distrib-utors, appreciate the quality work we do.Also, we offer our customers the mostcompetitive prices and offer added valuethrough various services, and we can doall this while promising a turnaround onthe product within two weeks.”The company recently introduced a new

log cabin siding, a 1x12 rough texture

board.“There’s a multitude of different patterns

that we’re doing,” Dave said. “One we callour 1x12 chink, which is a gap where theycan chink it and then we put different tex-tures on the face. One that we’ve beendoing quite a bit of is the Grizzly Hewntexture, and then we also manufacture arough and a resawn texture. A smoothchannel product is also produced.”The rough texture boards are a product

that’s pretty unique. It’s a random roughtexture that the company manufacturesthrough its planer.“We developed that product originally to

use in board-and-batten on the bevelends to give the customer a rough look,”Dave said. “We run vertical and we’re stilldoing that, but we’re also doing it now asa siding product, running it horizontal andputting that chink in there.”Chink is what builders use to seal logs in

a log home.“It’s kind of a gray or brown color that

they place in between the logs,” Davesaid. “Now with our sidings, people areputting that chink on there to give it anactual log home look. It finishes out theexterior look with a gray strip every 8-inches.”Products manufactured at the company

include Grizzly Hewn Log Siding andTimber Siding, which appeals to many of

Tripp Lumber’s customers due to its rusticappearance. “Grizzly Hewn Log and Timber Siding

does not look manufactured,” said BenTripp, sales representative. “We continueto sell a lot of the smooth log siding, butsales of the hand-hewn siding haveincreased in the last three to four years.”Inland lumber species, such as

Lodgepole Pine and Douglas Fir, are usedfor Grizzly products. However, TrippLumber manufactures smaller quantitiesof siding in White Fir, Cedar and SPF.The company also offers 2x6 and 2x8

tongue and groove boards for floors andceilings to complement its log siding. “We’ve found these products tend to

appeal to customers who are buildingeither log homes or luxury homes,” Davesaid. “They want a consistent look for theirentire home, rather than have just theexterior of the home appear to be a logcabin or home.”Tripp Lumber further enables customers

to assimilate the “log cabin look” or a “tim-ber frame look” in their homes by market-ing accent items, such as log corners,posts, beams, stair railings and stairtreads. “We have the complete interior and exte-

rior log home and timber frame package,”Dave said.Installation of new equipment in recent

years, including Yates American A20 plan-ers, chop saws, trim saws and a resaw,has facilitated faster production, thusfaster deliveries from Tripp Lumber.Tripp Lumber Co., with customers in

nearly every state in the U.S., and thehighest concentration in the South, iscapable of producing 250,000 board feetper day at its 8-acre facility. It maintains a5 million board foot inventory in variouswidths and thicknesses, ranging from 1x4to 3x10 in Lodgepole Pine, Douglas Fir,Hem-Fir, Ponderosa Pine and Cedar.Tripp Lumber, which ships via BNSF rail-

road and independent trucking carriers,offers such value-added services astransport of mixed loads, repackaging,reload/unload and bar coding of yardpacks to assist in tracking customers’inventory.

“Our secret to success is simple,” Davesaid. “We cater to making products thatpeople want, and I’m proud to say thatsome of my customers have faithfullybeen with me for more than 37 years.”Tripp Lumber Co. is a member of the

North American Wholesale LumberAssoc. and will be displaying products atthe Traders Market in November inDallas, Texas. THE BOOTH NUMBERIS 400.

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Tripp Lumber Co., located in Missoula, Mont., is conveniently locatednear a BNSF rail spur. The company often ships loaded rail cars from itsoperation.

Ben Tripp, sales representative for Tripp Lumber Co., shows off the com-pany’s 1x12 log cabin product.

Dave Tripp, president and owner of Tripp Lumber Co., located inMissoula, Mont., is pictured with his wife Patricia.

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can support our distribution facilities andbetter service our customers with directcar, truckload or mixed units. We havebecome a full-service distributor.”Centralized purchasing also makes it eas-ier for suppliers to do business with NorthPacific. “Dealing with one person is betterthan coordinating with multiple buyers ateach distribution location,” explainedWilkinson.Tom Le Vere, senior vice president of dis-tribution, moved from North Pacific’sMidwest distribution region a year ago torun the company’s building material distri-bution centers. “We’ve centralized pur-chasing for many of our commodity prod-ucts, but we continue to be regionallyfocused with most of our specialty andindustrial products,” Le Vere said. “Ourapproach is to represent the leading brandnames in each of the markets we serve. A‘cookie cutter’ methodology is not going towork with these businesses.” NorthPacific’s focus has always been to matchthe right product with the right customertogether with the right services needed topull the product through. “We’ve added alarge and growing outside sales force,architectural specifiers and product spe-cialists to accomplish this strategy and it is

distributors of wood poles in theU.S., North Pacific’s Utility Pole &Construction Group has distrib-uted wood poles and pilings forover 30 years to the utility industry.They also provide constructionproducts like crane and draglinemats, and have recently expandedtheir offerings to include timberbridge kits, railroad ties, and signand guard rail posts.Another North Pacific specialtybusiness is the agricultural andfood group that imports andexports a variety of food productsfrom bakery ingredients and

organic oils to peas, lentils and cannedgoods. Fertilizers, minerals and other agri-cultural soil amendments are sold to farmservices, lawn and garden packagers aswell as the golf and turf trade.After 60 years, North Pacific is still strongand weathering this tough housing mar-ket. Their strength is primarily due to thevast array of products and services alongwith their diverse businesses. But themost important reason for North Pacific’ssuccess is the people, the employee-own-ers of North Pacific, who take care of theirsuppliers and customers.

NORTH PACIFIC Celebrates 60 Years

Wood poles are transferred from rail to truck for North Pacific’sUtility Pole & Construction Group.

PPoorrttllaanndd,, OOrree..––In 1948, North PacificLumber was founded in Portland, Ore.,with 12 employees focused on tradingPine, Fir and clear lumber. Sixty yearslater, North Pacific, 100 percent employ-ee-owned, does over $1 billion in salesannually, has 700 employee-owners and30 U.S. locations. The company hasexpanded its products and services overtime and now sources and distributes lum-ber, panels, specialty wood products,branded building materials, wood poles,crane mats, pilings, hardwood products,agricultural and food products and much,much more to companies in various indus-tries around the globe.North Pacific’s primary business contin-ues to be building materials: commoditypanels and lumber, specialty wood andbranded building products. With salesteams and distribution centers scatteredthroughout the U.S., North Pacific’sBuilding Products Group services cus-tomers with a wide variety of productsfrom siding, decking and roofing to engi-neered wood, structural panels and hard-wood plywood. “We’ve changed the waywe do business,” stated Gregg Wilkinson,senior vice president of commodity prod-ucts. “We’ve combined five sales offices

working for us,” added LeVere.Aside from building materi-als, North Pacific has beensourcing, manufacturing anddistributing industrial andhardwood products since the’50s. North Pacific’sHardwood & IndustrialProducts group oversees fivedry kiln mills, located inMissouri and Arkansas, witha total kiln capacity of 1.6 mil-lion board feet, and two floor-ing plants, which produceNorth Pacific’s brandedSpringcreek Flooring.Available in unfinished andpre-finished, Springcreek Flooring’sspecies include red and white oak, mapleand hickory in various widths and grades.Springcreek Flooring is sold primarily inNorth America, while hardwood lumbercoming from their mills is distributed glob-ally. The group also imports a wide rangeof Softwood and hardwood industrialproducts from various countries aroundthe world including South America, Russiaand Indonesia. This business group repre-sents about a quarter of North Pacific’stotal sales.What’s unique about North Pacific is itsdiverse businesses. As one of the largest

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North Pacific has two flooring plants, which produce the company’sSpingcreek Flooring brand.

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ROBBINS LUMBER — Drying ToOur Customers’ Specifications

EEuuggeennee,, OOrree..——Zip-O-Log Mills, Inc.specializes in carefully crafted, high-quality timbers available in an impres-sive range of stock and custom sizes.The company’s products may be foundin high-end custom homes, ski lodges,country clubs, restaurants and even a40,000-square-foot horse barn.Zip-O-Log Mills was founded in 1944,and today is run by the third generation,Karl and Jim Hallstrom, who are co-

owners of the company. Commonlyknown as “Zip-O,” the firm promotesitself as a long-length cutting mill thatmanufactures Douglas Fir timbers,clears, dimension and specialties.The company can produce timbers upto 52-feet in length, and is equipped tosaw to size any dimension for specialtyand custom orders. Recently, Zip-O-Log began producing kiln-dried timbersin 3x6 through 12x12. In order to pro-duce the highest quality KD timber, Zip-O-Log pre-sorts the timbers that theydry. By doing this, they generate a drytimber that will be more suitable for sawsizing or surfacing. Zip-O-Log offersrough dry, surfaced, and saw sized tim-bers.“We can do whatever the customerasks for,” said Karl Hallstrom, addingthat all cuttings are clear-end sealedwith a wax-based seal. There are addi-tional options on surfaced products,including bottom boards for added pro-tection during shipping and handling aswell as stickering each layer with lath orkiln sticks. The company also providespaper wrapping.“We pride ourselves on accurate tal-lies, on-time shipments and quality thatmeets or exceeds our customer’sexpectations,” Hallstrom said.Zip-O-Log’s production is mostly No. 1and Better FOHC, rough, full sawn,Douglas Fir cuttings. The firm offersposts and timbers in stock FOHC cut-tings in 6x6 to 6x16, 8x8 to 8x16, 10x10and wider and 12x12 and wider.In dimension, stock items include 2-inch rough fascia in a wide variety ofsizes. The family owned company alsoproduces about 300,000 board feet permonth of industrial and export Clearproducts.The entire facility is paved, whichmakes for cleaner and better workingconditions. The majority of finishedproducts are stored inside of a 55,000-square-foot shed.“In the log yard, we inventory our logsby grade and diameter, so it makes iteasy to go out and shop, just like beingat a supermarket. You pick the logs you

want,” Hallstrom said. “However, werecently had an order for several12x18x48-foot. That’s a big log and alarge stick of wood. We went out to thelog yard and hand picked the correctlogs, had the order out in one day andshipped it to the customer. We definite-ly go the extra mile to get what our cus-tomers need.”

The Zip-O-Log mill encompassesnearly eight acres of mill site and anine-acre log yard, located two milesaway. Pennington Crossam Co., a sis-ter company, has three state-of-the-artdehumidification kilns and a modernplaner mill and timber sizer.Efforts to establish long-term customerrelationships have been successful,according to sales manager MarkGrube, who said some customers havebeen buying from the mill for over 40years. He added that the company iswilling to go the extra mile to give cus-tomers what they want, and in a timelyfashion — even if it means producing acustom order that it’s never tackledbefore.“In addition to regular everyday tim-bers, we’ve become very proficient atputting together piece orders and doingspecial cuttings for our customers,”said Joe Honochick, general manager.Zip-O-Log is a member of the NorthAmerican Wholesale Lumber Assoc.(NAWLA) and the Pacific LumberInspection Bureau (PLIB). To ensurequality control — both during produc-tion and shipping — the company relieson quality standards instituted by itsfounders and carried on by successivegenerations.“We all work towards a common goalof producing the highest quality prod-ucts and to always meet or exceed ourcustomer’s expectations,” Hallstromsaid.The owners of the company believethat keeping up with the latest technol-ogy is a big part of Zip-O-Log Mills’long-term success, and the companyhas consistently reinvested in newequipment, tweaking product flow tofind new and better methods of improv-ing production, all to provide the bestquality and service to its customers.

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ZIP-O-LOG MILLS Continues ToProduce Quality Products

Brian Jones, sales; Mark Grube, sales manager; and Joe Honochick, general manager, make up the teamat Zip-O-Log Mills, headquartered in Eugene, Ore.

BByy WWaayynnee MMiilllleerrSSeeaarrssmmoonntt,, MMaaiinnee––Robbins Lumberis a fifth-generation Eastern White Pinemanufacturing company that has earned asuperior reputation for quality, and JimRobbins II, who helps head up the busi-ness, knows Robbins must stay right ontop of things to uphold its good name.One area in which Robbins goes to greatpains is their drying operation to ensuretheir customers’ lumber is dried properly totheir specifications.“We’re always trying to improve on effi-ciency,” Robbins said. “We went to a larg-er pack size. Instead of four units, now wego in three units high inside the dry kiln.“We’re also changing how we control ourdry kilns here to a level that most peoplewouldn’t dream ofdoing. We controlto within oned e g r e eFahrenheit.”Robbins sayssuch precision inthe dry kilns“makes all the dif-ference in whetheryour target mois-ture coming out ofthe dry kiln iseither 10 to 12, orit’s 14 to 15 or 8 to9. That one or twodegrees inside thatdry kiln makes ahuge difference.We’re always cali-brating those kilns.“One thing we doa lot,” he said, “ischeck the lumberafter it’s gonethrough, rightbefore we condi-tion it. We’realways checkingthe lumber, takinga large sample ofthat wood to findout what thatmoisture contentis, how manyhighs we have aswell as how manylows. And bydoing those mois-t u r e - c o n t e n tchecks, not onlyare we keepingthat record evi-dence, provingthat that load wasdry, but if there’sany problems withit as it’s goingthrough the planermill, we can goback and I cancheck that kilnrecord to see whathappened with it,so we can, in thefuture, correct thatproblem so itwon’t happenagain.”Robbins Lumber,located in thesouthern part ofMaine near theAtlantic coast, hasabout 760,000board feet a weekdrying capacity, “which is more than oursawing capacity,” Robbins said. That’s anadvantage, he added. “We can take theextra time in the dry kilns to do it right. Wearen’t rushed to get the product outbecause we don’t have enough dryingcapacity. We have excess drying capacity.You take the time, make sure the lumber isdried correctly before you pull it out of thekiln, and still meet our productiondemands—760,000 board feet a week.”Robbins’ package kilns were made byIrvington-Moore. “We also have twoAmerican wood-drying kilns which are railloaded kilns,” Robbins said.Sawdust and bark from the sawmill andchips from its planer are burned in a bio-mass boiler to produce steam for the kilnsand to heat the buildings in winter.The company uses high tech computertechnology to monitor the drying process.But it doesn’t rely totally on computers.Moisture meters also are employed tocheck the wood’s moisture content.If Robbins Lumber detects wet pockets inits wood, the product is kept in the kiln to

“put another day on it,” Robbins said.Alden Robbins, who handles sales, saidlumber is held to a higher standard thesedays, making every detail vital. “We are notjust competing against other Pinesawmills,” he said. “We are competingagainst other species and substitute prod-ucts such as composites. This is why mois-ture content is such an important part ofthe quality process. In fact, we feel it is themost important part.“People can be flexible with grade or pack-aging, but dryness issues typically don’tshow up until some time later, usually afterthe product has had labor and materialsinvested into it,” Alden said. “Once the sid-ing is up and painted, or the furniture panel

is glued up, that iswhen moistureproblems will reartheir ugly heads,and it is when thedollar amountsreally add up. Weencourage ourcustomers toinvest in moisturemeters so thatthey can checktheir loads andhead off potentialproblems early.”Robbins Lumberwas established in1881. Currently,Jim Robbins II, hisbrother, AldenRobbins, and theirsister, CatherineRobbins-Joliffe,are the compa-ny’s key officials.Jim overseesday-to-day opera-tions and isabsorbing knowl-edge about allaspects of thebusiness. Alden issales manager.Catherine ishuman resourcemanager. JimRobbins Sr. ispresident andowner of RobbinsLumber Inc.George Weaver,who has beenwith the compa-ny 38 years andis a key employ-ee, representsthe company toretail outlets inthe state ofMaine.“Each genera-tion has its ownseparate set ofchallenges thateach generationhas to face thatthe previous onehasn’t, so it’squite a chal-lenge,” said JimRobbins II.Robbins Lumberp r o d u c e sapprox imate ly30 million board

feet annually and the workforce is com-prised of 130 people.Robbins Lumber manufactures EasternWhite Pine, producing 4/4 and 5/4 withsome 8/4 products, along with all NeLMApatterns. “We even do a lot of specialtypatterns as well,” Robbins said.Robbins Lumber owns and manages30,000 acres of forests and procures logsfrom more than 150 independent loggers.It is one of the few lumber companies inthe U.S. to offer ISO 9001-2000 certifiedEastern White Pine products. The procure-ment program is SFI-certified and runsabout 85 percent gatewood.The company is a member of the NorthAmerican Wholesale Lumber Assoc.(NAWLA) and markets their productsthrough wholesalers and wholesale distrib-utors.For more information on Robbins Lumber,go to www.rlco.com.

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Jim Robbins, a fourth generation lumberman, stands next to anEastern White Pine tree.

James A. Robbins, vice president of Robbins Lumber Co.,headquartered in Searsmont, Maine, meters several stacks oflumber.

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MMaannssuurraa,, LLaa..——In January of 1977,Elder Wood Preserving Co. Inc., locatedhere, opened its doors to customers forthe first time. Back then, the wood treat-ing process was performed manuallywithin the firm’s 6-foot-x-54-foot treatingplant.Five people comprised Elder Wood’s

workforce, which was highly productive.During any given 8-hour workshift, the

staff produced 80,000 board feet of lum-ber.The quality of the work offered at Elder

Wood attracted customers, who spreadthe word that this little firm in Mansuraare experts in treated Southern YellowPine (SYP). Within a few years, ElderWood’s good reputation had spreadswiftly, enabling the company to expandand upgrade to its current 28-acre site,which houses state-of-the-art automa-tion within a computerized treating facil-ity. Primarily relying on the engineeringcapability of Woodtech, Elder Wood cannow treat approximately 200,000 boardfeet of SYP and plywood every eight

hours.The facility is

equipped witha covered drippad, which iscomplete witha liner and aleak detectionsystem thatexceeds stan-dards setby theEnvironmentalP r o t e c t i o nAgency. The company

also hasthe capabilityto fully meetits custo-mers’ needs.According toc o m p a n yPresident Joe

Elder Jr., “We have a moulder and aplaner that we use to produce custompatterns and we also have steam kilnsat our facility to dry our products, so wecan provide our customers service theyneed each step of the way.”Elder Wood’s array of products is vast

and includes Micropro Smart Sense pre-served SYP for above ground andground contact use. The companystocks 1x4 through 1x12, 5/4x6 radiusedge decking, 2x4 through 2x12, 4x4,4x6 and 6x6-all available in lengths thatrange from 8 feet to 20 feet. At ElderWood, customers can select from C &Btr, D, Nos. 1 and 2, 5/4x6 RED avail-able in Standard and Premium grades,all material available wet or kiln-dried.Ample inventory is typically kept onsite,and it usually peaks at 14,000,000 boardfeet during the busiest time of the year.Elder noted that his operation also

offers treated SYP plywood, siding, lat-tice, deck accessories, center matchporch flooring, landscape timbers andfence boards. The majority of these

items areavailable kiln-dried aftertreatment.Additionally,

Elder Woodmarkets kiln-d r i e dCypress ingrades thatinclude No. 2C o m m o n ,Select andP e c k y .C u s t o m e r swill find 1x4-through-12 instock in ran-dom lengths,and thick-ness of 4/4,6/4 and 8/4 inr a n d o mwidths andlengths.In 2006, Elder Wood treated approxi-

mately 65,000,000 board feet of SYP atMansura, the company’s single facility.Elder Wood Preserving Co. also has anexport sales department that servicessuch countries as Mexico, England,China, and the West Indies, and lastyear exported to the tune of 3,500,000board feet of untreated SYP, and2,500,000 board feet of treated SYP.The company’s sales force primarily

focuses on the southeastern region ofthe United States, however, its 20-plusfleet of trucks can reach out to all of thelower 48 states.Elder noted, “We are located in a per-

fect area so that we can get our productto any of the major ports along the GulfCoast within days. We offer our cus-tomers mixed truckloads of any of theproducts we stock, and we are able toprovide just-in-time deliveries, not tomention route trucks.”Key personnel at the firm, in addition to

Joe Elder Jr., include: Brock Descant,

vice president; Lisa Piazza,secretary/treasurer; Greg Gagnard,plant manager; Ronald Tassin, salesmanager; Mike Ducote, export sales;and Thomas Descant, shipping/receiv-ing manager.More expansion plans are on the hori-

zon at Elder Wood Preserving. Soon anew office building will be constructed.From a small outfit with only five

employees to the computerized, efficientoperation it is today, Elder WoodPreserving Co. has thrived thanks togood management and good employ-ees.

“Our reputation rests on the work ofthe people we employ. We pride our-selves on the finished product and onhiring the best in the industry to do thatwork,” noted Elder of the 70 staff mem-bers who now comprise his company’sworkforce.

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ELDER WOOD Builds On 30 Year Success

At Elder Wood Preserving Co., in Mansura, La., this load of beautiful D Grade SouthernYellow Pine is fresh from the dry kilns and has been treated with Nature Wood.

A fresh load of C Grade Southern Yellow Pine arrives at Elder Wood and awaits beingtreated and kiln-dried.

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HHuulleetttt,, WWyyoo..––Nearly 150 yearsof combined experience joinedarms on May 1, 2008, whenNeiman Enterprises acquired theSpearfish, S.D., operations ofPope and Talbot, Inc., nowSpearfish Forest Products. Theacquisition doubled Neiman’s pro-duction capacity, bringing theirtotal output to nearly 200 millionboard feet annually. NeimanEnterprises, who also owns DevilsTower Forest Products, locatedhere, and Rushmore ForestProducts in Hill City, S.D., is asteady supplier of Ponderosa Pineto the forest products industry.With the acquisition, Neiman has

retained key staff with exceptionalfamiliarity of the forest productsindustry. Jim Neiman, vice presi-dent and CEO of NeimanEnterprises said, “Through thispurchase, we will cultivate theknowledge of the employees inSpearfish to achieve a greater

understanding ofour industry andthe forces thataffect it.” Jim also added,

“This is an excitingventure for us andwill allow us to significantlyincrease our production of highquality Ponderosa Pine products.”Neiman Enterprises believes thatconsistent customer service andhigh quality is important, alongwith increasing efficiency in themanufacturing process. Theyaccomplish this by focusing on effi-cient manufacturing processesand implementing technologicaladvancements that create prod-ucts which stand out in the market-place.Through its three sawmills,

Neiman Enterprises offers a vari-ety of 4/4 products from 1x4 to1x12 and produces all grades fromC & Better to 5 Common, they also

service.All of the products offered from

Neiman Enterprises are producedunder the Sustainable ForestInitiative Program’s practices.Neiman Enterprises has been anactive participant in the SFI pro-gram since 2000, and is committedto maintaining the principles andpractices that promote healthyforests and surrounding environ-ments. For more informationabout Neiman Enterprisesand their products visitwww.Neimanenterprises.com orcall 1-866-466-5254.

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SPEARFISH FOREST PRODUCTS Joins NEIMAN ENTERPRISES’ Family of Companies

Through its three sawmills, Neiman Enterprises, headquartered inHulett, Wyo., offers a variety of Ponderosa Pine 4/4 products from 1x4to 1x12 and produce all grades from C & Better to No. 5 Common. Theyalso produce 5/4 and 6/4 shop.

Neiman’s recent acquisition of Pope and Talbot’s Spearfish,S.D., operation doubles Neiman’s production capacity to near-ly 200 million board feet annually.

produce 5/4 and 6/4 shop. Sincethe mills are located within 100miles of each other, NeimanEnterprises implements a log sortthat improves the efficiency ofeach mill. The acquisition has alsoallowed Neiman to expand theiranimal bedding business andenter the renewable energy woodpellet market. Sales for all three mills are han-

dled by the corporate office inHulett by the sales manager, MikeStevens, and a team consisting ofBill McGrath, Wes Bush, JerryWood, John McPartland, andWayne Jordan. Each member ofthe team provides significant prod-uct knowledge, years of experi-ence and dedicated customer

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also figured in. “The competi-tion today keeps growingstronger and can come fromunexpected places. We’renow in a much better positionto succeed.” The new company’s

strengths are an asset foremployees, the ownershipand the region they repre-sent, Brinkmeyer says. “Butit’s mostly about our cus-tomers. You have to createprogress in all areas, fromproduct quality to service andsupport.”

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If desire to add value drovethe impulse to merge, sharedvalues made the merger possible. “The parent companies have real similari-

ties,” says Dick Bennett, who ownedBennett Forest Industries, and is now anIdaho Forest Group director. “At Bennettwe have incredible industry heritage, asdid Marc’s family. Riley Creek is known forleading edge, computer-assisted technolo-gy. And at Bennett, we opened a world-class sawmill in 2006, at Grangeville,Idaho, that can produce a million feet perday.“Most importantly, both companies shared

closely held values: dedication to qualityproducts, to the customer, to our workforce and the environment, through sus-tainable forestry. So we knew that amerged company would start off with astrong foundation of shared values. Andthat made merging, and the opportunities itpresented, more viable.”Company President Scott Atkison echoes

that thought. “Bennett and Riley Creekboth had a great reputation for deliveringthe highest quality. By joining forces, wesaw an opportunity not just to add to oureffectiveness, but to multiply it.”

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While Idaho Forest Group calls the merg-er “a joining of equals,” the new entity will

There’s a new player in Inland Northwestlumber. Though new, it’s well known in thelumber products industry. Riley Creek and Bennett Forest

Industries, companies with strong reputa-tions and deep roots in the InlandNorthwest, merged in September. The new company, Idaho Forest Group,

LLC, is now the largest Idaho-based inde-pendent forest products company. It ownsfive lumber manufacturing facilities – all inIdaho, at Chilco, Grangeville, Laclede,Moyie Springs and Priest River. The millsboast some of the industry’s best technol-ogy, and a combined capacity of over 800million board feet. The product slate includes Douglas Fir

and Larch, White Fir, Hem Fir, PonderosaPine, ESLP, SPF-s and Inland Red Cedar(see details below).

WWhhyy iitt hhaappppeenneeddWhen the competitors merged, both were

strong, profitable and positioned forgrowth. So, why the merger?“It’s simple. We realized there’s more

opportunity working together than compet-ing separately,” says Idaho ForestProducts chairman Marc Brinkmeyer, whopreviously owned Riley Creek. “We can dogreat things for our customers. There’snever been any problem too small for us.Now there’s no problem too big.”Positioning against global competition

viously beyond our reach,” says Atkison. “With all our capacity, talent and industry-

leading technology, we can respond fasterthan ever before to customer needs. Wehave a much greater ability to anticipatemarket trends.“We can solve any problem, big or small.

We think customers will be pleased.” Idaho Forest Group has a broad and

diversified product mix. Species includeDoug Fir/Larch, Doug Fir, White Fir, HemFir, SPF-s, Inland Red Cedar, ESLP andPonderosa Pine. Products include 2x3through 2x12 dimension lumber in 8/20 ftlengths, 2x3, 2x4 & 2x6 - 8 & 9 ft studs,and 1x4 through 1x8 PP and ESLP EasedEdge boards. Special products include FSC and SFI

certified lumber, lam stock, MSR, PremiumDoug Fir boards, Premium dimension,Premium studs, no-wane Select Structural,Japanese lam stock and Cedar specialtyproducts.Special services include private labeling

and end branding, end-waxed studs,mixed loadings, half packs, BN and UP railat all mills and destination pricing.For more information, call

(208) 263-1551 or visitwww.IdahoForestGroup.com.

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Merger: Former Competitors RILEY CREEK, BENNETT Unite

Idaho Forest Group has a diversified product mix, including DougFir/Larch, Doug Fir, White Fir, Hem Fir, SPF-s, Inland Red Cedar, ESLPand Ponderosa Pine.

With the merger of Riley Creek and Bennett Forest Industriesto form Idaho Forest Group LLC, the firm’s mills have a com-bined capacity of over 800 million board feet. Bennett openedthis world-class sawmill in Grangeville in 2006, and it producesa million feet per day. Woodstacks of Doug Fir 2850F bear the firm’s new

logo – Idaho Forest Group LLC.

enjoy a whole new level of marketingpower. “We’re huge believers in what our cus-

tomers tell us – that Inland Northwest lum-ber is the best on the market. As the undis-puted leader in Idaho lumber, we’re in aunique position to grow its reputation. Andthat’s what we plan to do,” says Atkison.“We want end-users, contractors and alltypes of suppliers to specify ‘Idaho-quality’for their projects. A lot of them already do –and that’s before the merger.“There’s only one Idaho, only one place

that provides the world’s best lumber. Wewant to represent it with integrity and pride,promote it with enthusiasm and grow itsvalue for the entire industry here.”

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While enhancing the reputation of Idaholumber is a priority, Idaho Forest Grouprealizes that marketing isn’t all about pro-motion. It’s also about delivering the rightproducts, at the right time. With greater resources and a deep talent

pool, they now have the productionstrength to supply today’s largest cus-tomers.“It’s something no independent Idaho sup-

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DD ii ll ll aa rr dd ,, OO rr ee .. ——Roseburg ForestProducts Co., headquartered here, is a

privately-owned manufacturer and mar-keter of a diverse line of wood productsthat includes engineered wood products,lumber, Softwood plywood, compositeand hardwood panels, decorativemelamine, and other value-added panelproducts. With lands and facilities in theNorthwest and Southeast, the companymarkets products to customers through-out North America.Roseburg owns approximately 800,000

acres of sustainably managed timber-lands, including FSC certified timber-lands in California. The ability to rely onits own forests as its primary source oflogs gives Roseburg the flexibility tomatch its resources to its product mix.Roseburg’s timberland ownership alsogives the firm stability in price and supplyof logs.Roseburg employs over 4,000 talented

and experienced workers located inmore than 80 communities throughout

the United States.Roseburg’s manufacturing facilities

include: am e d i u mdensity fiber-board plantin Holly Hill,S.C., with ana n n u a lcapacity of100 millionboard feet; asawmill inDillard, Ore.,p r o d u c i n g400 millionboard feet ofstud lumbera n n u a l l y ;three ply-wood plantsin Dillard,Coquille andRiddle, Ore.,that are ratedfor over a bil-lion square

feet (3/8-inch basis) annually ofSoftwood plywood and 150 million feet ofhardwood plywood; six particleboardplants located in Dillard, Ore., Missoula,Mont., Louisville and Taylorsville, Miss.,Vienna, Ga., and Russellville, S.C., witha combined capacity of 1.3 billion boardfeet; an engineered wood products plantin Riddle, Ore., with the capacity to pro-duce 160 million linear feet of I-Joistsand 7.2 million cubic feet of laminatedveneer lumber annually; four decorativethermally-fused melamine facilities locat-ed in Oxford, Miss., Missoula, Mont.,Orangeburg, S.C., and Dillard, Ore., witha combined capacity of over 500 millionboard feet annually; three pre-finishedpanel facilities located in Dillard, Ore.,Missoula, Mont., and Orangeburg, S.C.;and four panel cut-to-size facilities locat-ed in Eupora and Oxford, Miss., Dillard,Ore., and Orangeburg, S.C.Roseburg Forest Products manufac-

tures Softwood plywood (sanded, indus-trial, medium density overlaid and con-struction grade panels, siding); lumber

(studs, small timbers); engineered woodproducts (LVL and solid sawn I joists,LVL laminated veneer lumber); compos-ite panels (particleboard, medium densi-ty fiberboard); hardwood panels (exoticsand standard species, pre-finished pan-els); pre-finished panels (light or lowbasis weight paper overlaid and vinyloverlaid panels, UV clear-coated andpainted); thermally fused melamine (15exclusive designs, national design col-lection, design-to-match program,regional design collection); shelving andcomponents (RediShelf and DuraShelf);and green build products (NAUF or noadded urea formaldehyde raw panels,SkyBlend FSC particleboard and MDFcore, SkyPly FSC veneer and FSC CFCveneer core, SkyPly FSC Basswoodveneer core).NAUF (no added urea formaldehyde)

products include: duramine, thermallyfused melamine panels (SkyBlend FSCparticleboard core, SkyBlend MDF core,SkyPly FSC CFC veneer core); hard-wood panels (SkyBlend MDF core,SkyPly FSC CFC veneer core, SkyPlyFSC veneer core, SkyPly FSCBasswood veneer core, SkyBlend FSCparticleboard core); UltraFinish vinyl,paper, UV clear-coated or UV paintedoverlaid panels (SkyBlend FSC particle-board core, SkyBlend MDF core, SkyPly

ROSEBURG Provides Excellent Products, Service For NAWLA MembersFSC CFC veneer core, SkyPly FSCveneer core, SkyPly FSC Basswoodveneer core); sanded plywood panels

(SkyPly FSC certisand);industrial panels (SkyPlyFSC AB marine, SkyPlyFSC BoatPly, SkyPlyFSC CCP&TS, SkyPlyFSC CCX, RigidPly);medium density overlaypanels (SkyPly FSCDuragard general pur-pose, SkyPly FSCPourMor concrete form-ing); construction gradepanels (SkyPly FSCsheathing, SkyPly FSC

RigidFloor underlayment, SkyPly FSCBBOES and SkyPly FSC PourMor con-crete forming); siding panels(Breckenridge, SkyPly FSC Douglas Fir,DuraTemp); shelving (DuraShelf shelv-ing with SkyBlend FSC particleboardcore); and engineered wood products(RFPI joist, RigidLam LVL, RigidRim rim-board).Roseburg provides NAWLA members

with mixed product shipment availability;integrated manufacturing facilities; a sin-gle source producer; flexible sales andmarketing; dependable supply of qualityproducts; forest management practicescertified by third-party verification; effi-cient, low-cost production; quality prod-ucts that meet or exceed industry stan-dards; skilled & knowledgeable customerservice; broadest product mix from onesource; broadest mix of Green Buildwood products; and FSC certified andNAUF products.For more information, contact

a Roseburg territory sales managerat 1-800-245-1115 or visit www.rose-burg.com.

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Roseburg’s Engineered Wood Products (EWP) plant is one of North America’s largestfacilities producing RFPI Joists with laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and solid-sawn flange,and RigidLam LVL. The plant covers nearly 70 acres, with over 750,000 square feet of man-ufacturing space.

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MMaannssuurraa,, LLaa..——Landry Lumber Co., adivision of Elder Wood PreservingCo.Inc., has managed to thrive since itwas established 34 years ago by findingways to improve and increase its productofferings.The company strengthened its position

in the market two years ago by mergingwith Elder Wood Preserving Co. Inc. Thetwo firms have since shared the samelocation, providing easy access to cus-tomers in need of services each compa-ny offers.Landry Lumber is now in the process of

increasing its pattern work, many ofwhich are produced on a Weinig moul-der. Deep swamp Cypress comprises amajority of the products manufactured atthis Mansura facility. Product selectionsinclude Cypress 1x6 through 1x12 inSelects and Better, kiln-dried; 1x6through 1x12 in No. 2 Common, kiln-dried; 5/4 Selects and Better, kiln-dried;6/4 Selects and Better, kiln-dried; 8/4

Selects andBetter, kiln-dried; and 4/4 No.1 Pecky, kiln-dried.Also available at Landry Lumber are

Oak timbers and Poplar in 4/4 FAS, kiln-dried.The company’s average inventory in its

kiln-dried sheds is approximately$1,600,000. To ensure quality, LandryLumber stores all its kiln-dried lumber indry sheds in packages that are wellstrapped to avoid brokenpieces.According to Joe Elder Jr., president of

the firm, “At Landry Lumber, we plan tocontinue growing our business and serv-ice our accounts with the utmost satis-faction of our products. This is an ongo-ing commitment.”Landry Lumber primarily sells to mill-

work houses and distribution yardsthroughout the United States. The com-pany’s products are delivered usingElder’s fleet of 20-plus trucks.“Our delivery to customers is prompt,”

said Elder. “As soon as the product has

been prepared, we have a truck underthe load, which guarantees quick deliv-ery. One of our great advantages is thefact that we can load mixed trucks ofthicknesses and grades, rough, S4S, orrun to pattern.”In addition to Elder, other key personnel

include: Brock Descant, vice president;

Richard Landry, Cypress sales; and LisaPiazza, accounting manager.

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LANDRY LUMBER Thrives After Three Decades

A truckload of kiln-dried Select and Better Cypress arrives at Landry Lumber.

In Mansura, La., Richard Landry oversees sales for Landry Lumber Co., a division of Elder Wood PreservingCo. Inc.

Protected by covered shelter, plenty of kiln-dried Cypress is always in stock at Landry Lumber.

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WOOD PRIMING PRODUCTS, LLCOffers Unique Services

OO aa kk ww oo oo dd ,, GG aa .. ——Wood PrimingProducts LLC is located at 4322McBrayer Road, Oakwood, Ga. ChrisRobertson and Eddie Hipps foundedthe company in April 2004. The busi-ness was originally set up inGainesville. However, in 2007, a newplant was built and the companymoved to Oakwood.Wood Priming Products’ priming

services have been shipped all overincluding the Caribbean Islands.Robertson said that the companyprides itself on the quality of service itoffers. “We provideour customers withfactory painting for avariety of exterior cor-nice and siding mate-rials to include lum-ber, plywood, MDOpanels, finger jointand solid mouldings,”he said.Wood Priming

Products offers facto-ry-painting services intruckload or unitquantities with aseven-day turn-around time.However, productsare usually returnedto customers withinthree to four days.Materials can be

primed with one coat of protectivepaint, in addition to a second finishcoating, in one of 80 different latexcolors, or materials can have a semi-transparent stain applied. WoodPriming Products uses 100 percentacrylic latex paints made by PPGIndustries including OlympicMachinecoat Exterior Finish, OlympicPitlock Tannin/Block ResistantExterior Latex Wood Primer andMachinePro Exterior Latex Primer.

“We have customers out-of-state thathave come to us because our primingis one of the best on the market,”Robertson said.Wood Priming Products also offers

staining services for a fiber cementproducer. “This is a process, whichhas tried to be reproduced, by ourcompetitors as well as our customers’competitors and no one has been able

to duplicate our process,” Robertsonsaid. “We use Duckback products forour staining needs. Our customer is agrowing company with fiber cement

shakes and their prod-uct is shipped all overthe United States andCanada.”Robertson said, “At

Wood PrimingProducts, we try to doeverything we canunder cover so nothingis slowed down due toweather conditions,from unloading andreloading of trucks. It isall accomplished insideso that the productsare never placed in aweathered environ-ment.”Robertson said the

company takes pride incustomer service. “It’sour number one priori-

ty,” he said. “If a customer needssomething completed in a certain peri-od, we will do everything reasonablypossible to make sure it is completedand returned in the period theychoose.”For more information on

Wood Priming Products, pleasevisit their website at www.woodprim-ingproducts.com.

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Chris Robertson is the president of Wood Priming Products LLC, located in Oakwood, Ga. Robertson co-founded the company with Eddie Hipps in April 2004.

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CCuummbbeerrllaanndd,, MMaaiinnee——As a species ofwood prevalent in northern New England,Eastern White Pine is known for its charac-teristic knots and as a building resourcethat can be used both structurally and cos-metically. While the species has become aversatile wood of choice for both traditionaland contemporary design and construction,Eastern WhitePine is increas-ingly being rec-ognized as anenergy efficient,environmentallysound buildingmaterial that canbe skillfullyi n c o r p o r a t e dinto any homedesign.As the world’s

only renewablebuilding and nat-ural constructionmatter, woodhas the bestenvironmentala t t r i b u t e samong all build-ing materials.When comparedwith other mate-rials, such asconcrete andsteel, the prod-uct lifecycle ofwood achievesnegative CO2emissions, acritical factorwhen gaugingenvironmentalimpact. Woodalso dependsvery little onnon-renewableenergy sourcesfor its produc-tion, which isimportant whenlooking at itslifecycle or “cra-dle to grave”picture. But,c o n s i d e r i n garchitect anddesigner WilliamMcDonough ’s“Cradle toC r a d l e ”approach todesign—usingmaterials thatbiodegrade andbecome nutrientfor anotherprocess aftertheir useful lifehas ended—wood may infact be the mostenvironmentally-preferred building material we have. Consider insulation as an example in

determining environmental impact and effi-ciency. To start, we know that the cellularstructure of Eastern White Pine provides avery effective and environmentally friendlyinsulator against heat and cold. Studiesalso validate that an inch of wood is 15times as efficient an insulator as concrete,400 times as efficient as steel and 1,770times as efficient as aluminum.The use of Eastern White Pine is not only

energy efficient because it’s an exceptionalinsulator, but versatility allows it to adjustand accommodate where necessary, there-by offering additional environmental bene-fits. Such benefits are quite apparent whenlooking at a home sheathed with EasternWhite Pine, a building technique that pro-duces strong and well-insulated structuresthat require less energy to heat and cool.Combining its superior insulating capabili-ties with its versatility, Eastern White Pinemeets the most demanding energy needswith less cost and greater efficiency.In addition to measuring efficiency,

research experts are also interested in ana-lyzing the environmental impact and per-formance of building materials. Their find-ings continue to validate wood as superiorin its environmental performance to bothsteel and concrete. According to the AthenaModel, developed by Canada’s AthenaSustainable Materials Institute, when com-paring houses constructed of these threedifferent building materials based on thelifecycle assessment—production of green-

house gases/solid waste, air/water pollu-tion, and energy use—wood is the mostenvironmentally practical.The Athena Institute noted that wood is

more sustainable than steel and concrete innumerous areas including total energy use(140 percent more for steel, 70 percentmore for concrete); greenhouse gases (45

percent, 81percent); airpollution (42percent, 67percent); waterpollution (1900percent, 90percent); solidwaste (36 per-cent, 96 per-cent); and eco-l o g i c a lresource use(16 percent, 97percent).The Athena

Model com-pared wood,steel and con-crete fromr e s o u r c eextraction, tomanufacturing,to on site con-struction, tobuilding occu-pancy, to build-ing demolition,and ultimatelyto the buildingmaterial’s dis-posal, reuse, orr e c y c l i n g .Based on thef i n d i n g s ,wood’s highinsulating prop-erties, recyclingand resourcerecovery rates,and low pollu-tion rates inharvesting andmilling, consti-

tute it as themost sustain-able and envi-r o n m e n t a l l yfriendly buildingmaterial.While all build-

ing materialsoriginate insome form froma natural source,ores and petro-leum used fornon-wood build-ing materials arenon-renewable,meaning oncethey are usedthey are goneforever. Wood,however, is

renewable and can be regenerated by wayof healthy growth and frequent replanting.Impressively, with average reforestingactivities leading to an additional 2 billionnew trees planted every year in the U.S.,the forest products industry is responsiblefor 41 percent of all replanted forestacreage. So it is both the sustainability ofmaterial and end-use that is important tokeep in mind.When looking at the use of different build-

ing materials over time, the superior prop-erties of Eastern White Pine offer multipleenvironmental benefits. It produces lowenergy consumption and CO2 emissions, isbiodegradable for disposal, is naturallyrenewable, generates little pollution, andoffers greater potential for re-use than othermaterials.Overall, with a good strength to weight

ratio, reasonable pricing, energy conserva-tion benefits, and workability, Eastern WhitePine’s natural attributes make it uniquelysuited to both the performance and envi-ronmental demands of modern buildingmaterials.For more information on the benefits and

applications of Eastern White Pine, visitEasternWhitePine.org. Those looking foradditional tools and resources about lum-ber grades can visit the NortheasternLumber Manufacturers Association(NELMA) at www.nelma.org.

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The Lucky Pines kitchen by Jill Neubauer Architects incorporatesEastern White Pine.

Pictured is a house being sheathed with Eastern White Pine.

This is Limington Lumber Co.’s Eastern White Pine sawmill in EastBaldwin, Maine.

Eastern White Pine OffersEnvironmental, Design Benefits

ing, sanding, tongueand groove ceilingand wall paneling,boring, and CNC fullymachined parts. Inthe new era of manu-facturing, more com-panies are looking todevelop a compre-hensive sourcingstrategy with a fewsuppliers, which canconsistently fulfillcost, quality and deliv-

ery requirements. Wolf River Lumber, one ofthe most technologically advanced lumberfacilities in the world, is ideally positioned toprovide these services to the global market-place. Our goal at Wolf River Lumber is toprovide innovative forest products solutionsthat help improve our customers’ financialand marketing positions by streamliningtheir organizations, reducing their costs andenhancing the quality of their operations,thus spurring rapid growth and stronger prof-its.

FSC Certified

Wolf River Lumber has recently undergoneaudits for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)certification, and is working to provide cus-tomers with FSC Mixed Source and FSCControlled Wood certified hardwood lumberand value-added products. In response totoday’s ever-increasing green environmentalmovement, FSC-certified wood products areincreasingly specified by domestic and inter-national wood product manufacturers, archi-tects, engineers and construction compa-nies. FSC-certified lumber is possible forWolf River Lumber due to the longtime com-mitment of its owners to selectively manageand log their renewable forests. Wolf RiverLumber will continue to conduct business ina manner that conserves resources, con-stantly reduces our environmental impactand seeks to sustain our forest resources.

New Site For The 21st Century

In 2000, Wolf River Lumber designed andbuilt one of the most modern lumber dryingfacilities in the world. The 55-acre site con-

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NNeeww LLoonnddoonn,, WWiiss..——Wolf River Lumber,strategically located here, is three hoursnorth of Chicago, Ill., which geographicallyallows easy transportation access to NorthAmerican and worldwide markets. TheCentral Wisconsin location is convenient toother hardwood-related businesses ownedby the Ort family, including 85,000 acres ofpristine Northern hardwood timberland,three sawmills producing 35 million boardfeet and an industry leading hardwood floor-ing mill and dimension company. Logs andlumber from this Northern Wisconsin regionare best known for their bright color and uni-form tight grain.Wolf River Lumber is family-owned andmanaged, and has strong roots in the forestproducts industry going back over 130years. In response to customers’ needs,Wolf River Lumber has expanded its productofferings with value-added and FSC-certifiedproducts. It has also installed AmericanWood Dryer steaming facilities to steam wal-nut, cherry and beech, and has expandedtheir international and domestic salesteams.

Value-added Products

Wolf River Lumber has recently expandedits manufacturing capabilities to includeadditional value-added services that com-plement their current sorting by grade, color,width and length. These value-added prod-ucts and services include ripped-to-widthmoulder blanks, machined stiles and rails,face frames, drawer fronts and sides, archi-tectural mouldings, glued table tops, edge-glued panels, edge profiling, abrasive plan-

sists of 40SII dry kilnsd r y i n ga p p r o x i -mately 5m i l l i o nboard feetper month,an 1,100-foot plan-er/dry lum-ber gradingline capa-ble of 100sorts afterg r a d i n g ,and a 60-bay bin sorter used for grading100,000 board feet of green lumber per shift.In 2004, in response to customer requestsfor ripped lumber and steamed lumber, WolfRiver Lumber installed two riplines, Mereen-Johnson 441s along with CameronAutomation Opti-Rip Systems, and in 2007,two American Wood Dryer steam chambers.

Immediate Shipments

To help customers reduce warehousingcosts, reduce overall inventory and havequick access to our 10 million board feetinventory, Wolf River Lumber specializes injust-in-time and off-the-shelf shipments. Thepremium quality, kiln-dried inventory is readyin Wolf River Lumber’s 375,000-square-foot,humidity-controlled production facility.Inventory includes a variety of 20 species,multiple thicknesses, National HardwoodLumber Assoc. (NHLA), export and cus-tomer specific grades. Wolf River Lumberspecializes in same-day or next-day ship-ment of orders as small as severalfigured/character boards and flexible-sizedindividual bundles or up to railroad boxcars.Five trucks, export containers and two rail-road boxcars can be loaded simultaneously,all protected under roof. Export containersare loaded onsite for Wolf River Lumber cus-tomers, and we work closely with otherNorth American exporters to end paint andlogo lumber bundles according to their exactspecifications. Some 150 team membersprovide service that is second to none.

Worldwide Customer BaseWolf River Lumber has been exporting con-tainers of premium logs and lumber fromWisconsin for over 20 years. Export special-ists, with a combined 60-plus years of expe-rience and long-term customer relation-ships, visit worldwide customers annually.Wolf River Lumber has become one of theleading hardwood lumber manufacturers inNorth America, and in a challenging marketenvironment, is continuing to grow with cus-tomers by responding to and meeting theirspecific needs.Wolf River’s current and future success isguided by the firm’s vision statement,“Customer-focused company providing inno-vative forest products solutions by a knowl-edgeable, family-oriented team, with servicesecond to none.” Successful growth hasbeen achieved one customer and one orderat a time. FSC-certified lumber and value-added products are now available from ourfamily-owned, well-managed timberlands,sawmills, and production facilities located inWisconsin and Michigan and from selectmills throughout North America.We look forward to meeting you in Chicagoat the 2008 NAWLA Traders Market®,Booth No. 104. More information can alsobe obtained by sending an e-mail to forest-products@wolfriverlumber.com.

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WOLF RIVER LUMBER Continues Growth To Meet Customers’Needs Worldwide With FSC-Certified And Value-added Products

Many value-added hardwood products, someshown here, are now produced by Wolf RiverLumber for customers around the world.

10 million board feet of premium quality Northernhardwood lumber available for immediate ship-ment from Wolf River Lumber’s 375,000 squarefeet humidity controlled production facility.

Wolf River Lumber’s 55-acre manufacturing facility located in New London, Wis.

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Trinity Forest industries, Inc. is the largest stocking distributor in the U.S. of Ponderosa and Sugar Pine.Trinity stocks virtually every grade of Ponderosa and Sugar Pines. Trinity’s millwork plant manufacturescustom wood mouldings, architectural millwork and cutstock.

Trinity Forest Industries Inc.205 West Hurst Boulevard, Hurst, Texas 76053 100 Mescalero N.W. Albuquerque, NM 87101

(817) 268-2441 FAX (817) 268-2163 WATS 1-800-792-1021

(505) 343-9770 FAX (505) 343-9755 WATS 1-800-366-1960

web site: www.trinityforest.com

Trinity

WOOD WORKSTM

PRODUCTSPonderosa PineSugar PineDouglas FirEastern White PineSouthern Yellow PineHardwoodsRadiata Pine

Texas Location New Mexico Location

The Clear Choice

THE WALDUN GROUP — 35 Years of Taking the High Road

MM aa pp ll ee RR ii dd gg ee ,, BB .. CC .. ——Founded, in1974, by Wynn Walker and currently cel-ebrating its 35th year in business, TheWaldun Group is comprised of four RedCedar divisions: Waldun ForestProducts (a manufacturer of shakes andshingles); Stave Lake Cedar (a produc-er of sidewall shingles); Twin RiverCedar Products (a dimensional lumbermanufacturer); and Outdoor LivingToday (beautifully crafted garden struc-tures).Although starting as a small sawmill,

the company soon moved into produc-ing roofing materials. The Waldun millhas become the single largest producerof Cedar roofing products in the industry.In 1992, the company began making

sidewall shingles bytaking over the his-toric Stave LakeCedar operation.Originally built in1939, the Stave Lakeoperation wasenhanced by Waldunto reach a productionlevel that has at timesexceeded 1,000boxes per day.Curtis Walker and

Tom Faris are very

knowledgeable salesrepresentatives thatmarket the shingle sid-ing and Cedar roofingproducts.In 1994, the company

built the Twin RiversCedar Productssawmill. From its hum-ble beginnings, thiscompany is now operat-ing 40 hours per weekwith the goal of produc-ing 30 million board feetper year. The sales forthis production are han-dled by Stewart Clark

and Ben Meachen.Four years ago, Outdoor Living Today

was born, which has helped with addingvalue to Waldun’s lumber and shingleproducts. Greg Bailey and Ute Fabersell the garden structures for the compa-ny.The Waldun Group is a member of the

Western Red Cedar Lumber Assoc. andthe Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau.The fact that the Cedar roofing and sid-

ing market has contracted over the lastfew years hasn’t stopped The WaldunGroup from growing. They have accom-plished this by being consistent withtheir quality of production and thus gain-ing existing marketshare, while at thesame time expanding their product lines

to open up new mar-kets to the company.“We pride ourselves

in being able to adjustto market conditionsand in being a one-stop shop for Cedarproducts. We empha-size the best qualityand value, not the low-est price,” Kirk Nagysaid. “We take thehigh road when itcomes to quality, and

our customers really appreciate that.”Heading up the company with Kirk

Nagy are Wynn Walker and Alec Clark,company partners, each of whom isresponsible for a different part of thecompany’s operations. They set thegoals, objectives and overall corporateculture for the firm, and come togetherevery Thursday morning for a manage-ment meeting to discuss issues likequality control, employee supervisionand new business ideas.All company partners and manage-

ment have their sights set on long-termsuccess rather than short-term gratifica-tion. The owners and many employeesare into their second or third decade withthe company. Their children are nowworking throughout the operations. “The

company is run like a family business,”Clark said.Going forward The Waldun Group

expects to expand while creating greatercustomer and supplier partnerships tohelp stoke its growth for another 35years.For more information about our

products and services, please visitour websites www.waldun.com orwww.outdoorlivingtoday.com.

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Outdoor Living Today was born from a goal to bring quality, well-priced, value-addedwood products to the marketplace. As the newest division of The Waldun group of com-panies, based in Maple Ridge, B.C., we have grown to do just that. Outdoor LivingToday’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facil-ity in Penticton, B.C., produces countlessbeautifully crafted garden structures. Notcontent to be “run of the mill”, OutdoorLiving’s mandate is to excel as leaders inour industry. We strive to create productsthat are functional, durable, attractive, andabove all, represent good value for our cus-tomers. With 50 do-it-yourself kits available,customers can choose from a wide range ofWestern Red Cedar gazebos, sheds, play-houses and pergolas that are uniquelydesigned and constructed. Products arepre-cut and partially panelized so that theaverage person with limited building skillscan assemble them, often in a matter ofhours. Attention to detail is evident in theinclusion of a step-by-step assembly manual and all necessary hardware.In an effort to reach our goal, we have not lost sight of our responsibilities, to the envi-

ronment, to our employees, and to our customers. Integrity and respect for the environ-ment have driven us to minimize waste. Accountability to our employees and customersassures all our products are manufactured with care and pride.

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MMiiddddlleettoonn,, NN..HH..––In 2005 DiPrizioPine Sales set upon a mission to main-tain or increase its workforce, continuemeeting or exceeding its production andshipping targets and to decreaseexpenses. This was a tremendous chal-lenge for the company and in August2005, DiPrizio Pine Sales made thedecision to increase its drying capacityto balance its production. The firm wasfortunate to find four used kilns thatcould meet its needs at an affordableprice. The company looked at its ever-increasing budget for logs, labor, insur-ance, fuel and electrical cost. DiPrizio’sfuel usage at that time was 314,450 gal-lons ($692,075) and its electricaldemand was 4,405,011 KWH($552,536).DiPrizio Pine had been fortunate to

qualify for the sawmill rate from PSNH,from which the company had benefitedfor 10 years. The SW rate allowedDiPrizio a 75 percent reduction indemand charges, however as all goodthings do come to an end, DiPrizio wastold that this program would not contin-ue beyond its last renewal, which ends

in April 2009. With the prospect of pick-ing up the additional drying cost and theforecasted increase in both electricalrates and oil prices, DiPrizio knew thatthis would be the area that would givethe firm the most significant control overits own destiny.Now, DiPrizio has nine kilns and pro-

jected fuel usage would have been510,340 gallons at a cost of $1,240,126and electrical cost at $486,100, whichreflects a 12 percent rate reduction in2007.The co-generation technology (wood

fired boilers and turbines) were alreadybeing used by several of DiPrizio’s sistermills. DiPrizio was not the first innova-tors to use this technology, but the com-pany did make a contribution in thisarena by being the first Eastern WhitePine sawmill in New England to fund theproject with federal funds through aCommunity Development Block Grantthat was sponsored by the Town ofMiddleton, and administered throughSEDC (Southeast EconomicDevelopment Corp.) and a FederalGrant from the United States Dept. of

Agriculture.DiPrizio’s project started out as a mis-

sion, but along the way grew into some-thing much bigger – a vision of what thelumber industry, a small industry, cancontribute to slowing global warming.With responsible use of renewableresources, DiPrizio has reduced itsdemand for oil by 390,500 gallons andits SO2 Emissions by 18.6 percent.DiPrizio Pine Sales meets or exceeds

all Hazardous Air Pollutant regulations(HAP, as defined in section 112 of the1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.)When DiPrizio started working the num-

bers to justify the project, the firm beganto see the significance that one mill canhave on its environment. 7,500 gallonsof No. 2 fuel oil are required to process600,000 board feet of lumber eachweek. Now 41.5 tons of by-product inthe form of sawdust, woodchips andwhole-wood chips have replaced fossilfuel. The turbine will produce approxi-mately 60 percent of DiPrizio’s electricalneeds and the steam from the boiler willalso be used to heat several buildings.DiPrizio’s sawmill, located here, is one

of the largest, most modern mills in NewEngland. It supplies not only LaValley-Middleton’s Stores, but also ships lum-ber throughout the country. The mill’scapacity allows DiPrizio to offer lumberat very competitive prices and carryunique products not available else-where. For example, the firm offersEastern White Pine log cabin siding, tim-bers, and products with the qualityWeining Moulder Finish. DiPrizio usescomputerized techniques to insureaccuracy, and the mill has been certifiedby the New England LumberManufacturing Association (NELMA).For more information, call 800-647-

8989, or visit the company’s website atwww.dipriziopine.com.

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Earl Perrino, shipping manager, and Scott Brown, vice president ofsales, stand beside Eastern White Pine products that are ready forshipment from DiPrizio Pine Sales, located in Middleton, N.H. DiPrizio’swarehouse holds 1.2 million board feet, which they keep for promptshipment for their wholesale and distribution customers.

DIPRIZIO PINE SALES Goes Green

Marcy Perry, the general manager for DiPrizio Pine Sales, is pictured infront of the firm’s new boiler.

Scott Brown, vice president of sales, and Jamie Moulton, finished endsupervisor at DiPrizio, inspect 1x5 premium White Pine boards thatrecently came through the planer.

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be wetter than that. We’ve found that ourcustomers want lumber quality that’s dryand consistent. So drying is a very criti-cal part of production of our shop andPine lumber. We also kiln-dry the indus-

trial lumber,which somemills don’t.”The kilns at

King Forest arefueled by woodwaste, and a600-horsepow-er steam boilerproduces steamand electricityfor the kilns, inaddition to heatfor the building.The bulk of the

company’s cus-tomers arecomprised ofw h o l e s a l e r sand wholesaledistributors, aswell as manymajor door andwindow manu-facturers, whichare locatedacross theUnited States.King Forest

wraps all lumberin a high quality,fitted papercover prior totransport at noa d d i t i o n a lcharge to cus-tomers, andprides itself onits ability to shipwell-packagedlumber on time. Davison said,

“When the prod-uct arrives atthe customers’locations, theload is very uni-form, very wellpackaged andprotected, andthat speakswell of the pridewe take in theproducts wemake. And, westamp ‘Made InUSA’ on all ourshipment cov-ers, becausewe believe peo-ple in this coun-try should takepride in the pro-duction ofAmerican lum-ber.”Several key

personnel, in addition to Davison andowner/president John King, lead the100-person staff at King Forest. Theyare: Jerry Bixby, planer mill supervisor;Kevin Godfrey, sawmill supervisor; AnitaLaTullipe, controller; Scott O’Meara,computer technology; Ken Sutherland,head forester; and Jim Gowen, mainte-nance.King Forest is an active member of the

North American Wholesale LumberAssoc. and NELMA.“All of us at King Forest enjoy producing

quality lumber that someone can use intheir home or office, for example,”Davison said. “It’s rewarding to know thatwe play a part in guiding and furtherdeveloping wood products.“As for the future of King Forest

Industries, we will continually look forways to expand and improve. John(King) provides excellent vision for thecompany as a leader and he is commit-ted to employing good people to imple-ment his plans, as well as the freedom todo that work to the best of their ability. It’sa team effort here.”

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WW ee nn tt ww oo rr tt hh ,, NN .. HH .. ——King ForestIndustries has been a leading provider ofEastern White Pine lumber for manyyears. Recent modernization and expan-sion of the planing mill, which more thandoubled the mill’s size, will allow greaterproduction andflexibility. KFIp r o d u c e sabout 30 mil-lion board feetannually. Thei n c r e a s e dcapability willallow manymore patternsand services. Most of that

production iscomprised of4/4 boards inall grades certi-fied by theNortheasternLumbermen’sManufacturingA s s o c .(NELMA), aswell as 4/4shop, 5/4 and6/4 heavyshop, 8/4shop, 6x8,8x8 and 6x12log cabinblanks. The compa-

ny’s recente x p a n s i o naffords KingForest “amuch biggerpiece of them a r k e t , ”according toBob Davison,sales manag-er. “When themarket ish e a l t h y ,everybody islooking forextra lumberto turn intopattern. We’retaking the bullby the hornsby building alarge newfacility, andwe’ve got cut-ting edgemachinery forit. We’re look-ing forward toproducing pat-terns for yearsto come in ournew planermill.”D a v i s o n

noted thatKing Forest now plans to specialize inapproximately a dozen patterns thathave proven most popular with cus-tomers. “We aren’t all things to all people,”

Davison said, “but we can offer specificproducts and services to a significantmarket and make quite an impact doingso.”King Forest’s kilns can easily accom-

modate the increase in pattern produc-tion since the company’s drying capacityis 1.3 million board feet. Davison notedthat the firm “gently dries” its lumber,which minimizes down grade, splittingand cupping problems.“Problems occur within the wood if it’s

dried too fast,” said Davison. “Slow, gen-tle drying avoids a lot of problems, suchas wet spots. With Pine, we can’t avoidall wet spots, but the drying process weuse drastically diminishes their appear-ance.”King Forest’s production requires large

kiln capacity because, “we do a lot of 5/4and 6/4 heavy shop, as well as 8/4shop,” added Davison, “and it takes along time to dry those boards, so wemust be able to consistently maintainhigh kiln capacity. Most of our lumber isdried to between 10- to 12- percent, eventhough NELMA rules allow the lumber to

King Forest Industries Inc. is a leading provider of Eastern White Pinelumber.

Bob Vincelette oversees shipping, receiving and inventory manage-ment at King Forest.

Anita LaTulippe, controller, Kerri Drake, receptionist and BarbaraDavis, purchasing, are among key personnel at King ForestIndustries, located in Wentworth, N.H.

KING FOREST DoublesProduction With Mill Expansion

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EEll DDoorraaddoo,, AArrkk..––Anthony ForestProducts Company is an integratedforest products business incorporatedin 1965. The company owns approxi-mately 91,331 acres of timberland inArkansas, Louisiana and Texas. ItoperatesSouthernPine lum-ber pro-d u c i n gmills inU r b a n a ,Arkansasa n dA t l a n t a ,T e x a s ;and woodchip mills in Plain Dealing, La., andTroup, Texas. The company also oper-ates engineered wood laminatingplants in El Dorado, Ark., andWashington, Ga.

Anthony ForestP r o d u c t sCompany andDomtar, Inc. ofMontreal, Canada,jointly own andoperate an I-joistm a n u f a c t u r i n gplant in Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario. Headquartered in

El Dorado, Ark.,Anthony Foresthas made somedramatic decisionsto position itself forthe 21st Century.This vision couldnot have beena c c o m p l i s h e dwithout the fourgenerations of for-est products expe-rience passeddown through thefamily. Accordingto a companyspokesman, the company’s two lami-nating plants make it the largestSouthern Pine glued-laminated timbermanufacturer in the U.S.A. AnthonyForest Products has over 45 years ofsolid experience in engineered woodproducts, which include the PowerBeam®, Power Joist®, PowerHeader®, Power Log®, PowerColumn™, Power Plank, 1.6E ShortSpan Header and custom laminatedproducts.

ADI 80 Commercial Series Power Joist®

Anthony-Domtar has successfullytested and submitted to APA forapproval deep depth Power Joist in theADI 80 (2x4 – 2100F) series joist in18”, 20”, 22” and 24” depths.The company is waiting for the final

APA test and product reports for sub-

mittal to the U.S. (ESR 1262) andCanadian (CCMC 13053) code agen-cies. Revised Power Joist user guidesand installation guides are in thereview process now.The expected time frame for market

releasef o rt h e s eADI 80series is4 t hquarter.F o rm o r einforma-tion onthe new

ADI 80 deep depth series Power Joist,please call anyone on the EWP salesteam.

Anthony Forest Receives NationalSafety Council

Awards

Anthony Forest’s sixmanufacturing sitesin Urbana and ElDorado, Ark., PlainDealing, La., Troupand Atlanta, Texas,and Washington,Georgia, met the cri-teria and have quali-fied for the 2007National SafetyC o u n c i lO c c u p a t i o n a lE x c e l l e n c eAchievement Award.This award is givento organizationswhose lost workdayincident rate is equalto or less than 50%of the BLS rate fortheir 6-digit NAICS

code and which have had no fatalitiesfrom January 1 – December 31, 2007.The Georgia Lam plant also was

awarded the NSC’s Perfect RecordAward for 776,753 employee hoursworked without occupational injury orillness involving days away from work,September 22, 2003 – December 31,2007.The National Safety Council

Motivation and Recognition AwardPrograms help Anthony Forestacknowledge its employee safetyachievements in the workplace.Congratulations!!

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ANTHONY FOREST PRODUCTSReady For 21st Century

Pictured are 3 I-joists manufactured by Anthony Forest Products.

Anthony Forest Products has over 45 years of experience in engineered woodproducts, which include the Power BeamTM.

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The fiber cement siding on this mountain home stands out with acoat of Woodperfect in Redwood.

Solid Color Professional Finish in Navajo White adds a fresh touch to fibercement siding. Duckback Products, headquartered in Chico, Calif., makesSuperdeck wood stains and Mason’s fiber cement coating.

Woodperfect in Cedar adds classic detail to this fiber cement sid-ing.

Chico, Calif.–Duckback Products, themakers of Superdeck wood stains, andMason’s Select fiber cement coating, haslong been a leader in product innovation.Duckback is now very excited about itsprefinish products. Such as Woodperfect®Semi-Transparent Fiber Cement Coating,SoPro (a solid color professional finish),and 2900 Waterborne series used byNorth East Treaters with their new non-metallic, carbon-based pressure treatingprocess. Woodperfect and SoPro arebacked by the industry’s best warranties;12 years for Woodperfect and 25 years forSoPro. Duckback’s top notch in-houseresearch and development laboratory hasdeveloped these durable and protectivecoatings to offer the beauty and longevitythat today’s customers demand. In addi-tion, the customer service and factory sup-port of Duckback is unsurpassed.Why are professionals so excited aboutDuckback Products? It’s becauseDuckback has given them the product andservice that they need. SoPro is a highquality professional grade 100 percentAcrylic Exterior Siding Stain formulatedusing the most advanced technology forthe professional user. Custom colormatching at the Duckback laboratory uses

the most sophisticated technology to offerexact color matches for customers.SoPro’s unique pre-packaged color basesystem uses only factory ground pigmentsfor unsurpassed durability, excellent faderesistance, and the highest possible hidingpower. SoPro is tintable to hundreds ofbeautiful colors from its unique factorybatched color bases that minimize theneed for high levels of colorants, dramati-cally increasing the overall exterior dura-bility when compared with conventionaltint bases. This Solid Color ProfessionalFinish is a hard yet flexible stain with out-standing scuff, scratch, and water resist-ance and dries to a beautiful eggshellsheen which is not prone to dirt pickupkeeping the siding free from airborne con-taminants. SoPro also contains a highlyeffective mildewcide to inhibit the growthof mildew on the stained surface. SoPro isthe highest quality exterior solid color staindesigned to hide the surface grain andcolor while allowing the natural texture ofthe substrate to show through.When Tim Armitage of Rocky MountainPrestain switched to SoPro, he said,“Using Duckback Products is like buyingan insurance policy for each job! I don’tneed to worry about claims due to the hard

finish; eliminating marring, scratching andblocking. With its outstanding hide, yieldand quick dry time, I can be more produc-tive than with any solid color acrylic that Ihave used in the past 17 years.”According to Duckback, Woodperfect isthe first in the industry to offer a semi-transparent coating for fiber cement sid-ing. With a beautiful natural wood look,Woodperfect became an instant success.Many of the industry’s larger players havetried to match the look and performance ofWoodperfect, but no one can beat thecombination of beauty and durability. The100 percent acrylic latex formula containsfinely ground transparent oxide pigmentsfor rich, long-lasting color. All colors arefactory batched, giving prefinishers con-sistency from the start. The coating resistspeeling, fading, marring and scuffing, evenafter being shipped. When factory boardsare prefinished, they arrive at the job sitefully coated and ready to install.In addition to these great coatings,Duckback continues to produce outstand-ing unique and innovative product such asour newest products: DB-4200 CompositeSealer and DB-4210 Composite Cleaner,a superior product for all your compositelumber needs. The Superdeck line for

exterior wood, including Transparent Stain& Sealer, Exotic Hardwood Stain & Sealer,Log Home Oil Finish, Semi-TransparentStain, Pressure Treated Wood Stain &Sealer, Wood Cleaner, Wood Brightener,Wood Stripper and Waterproofing Stain &Sealer. The Superdeck brand has longbeen a contractor and prefinish favorite,due to the highly durable one coat systemwith beautiful long-lasting colors, UV pro-tection, mildewcide and superior penetra-tion and water resistance. Superdeckmakes a stain for all its customers’ needs,whether it is wood, fiber cement, compos-ite lumber or Mason’s Select stains andsealers for concrete. All Duckback prod-ucts are VOC compliant.For more information and expert advicecall Duckback customer service at 1-800-825-5382, Mon. through Fri. 7 a.m.-5 p.m.(pst), or visit www.superdeck.com

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mistakes and ensures a suc-cessful completion.”Creativity: Sunbelt’s team

of engineers and CAD drafts-men, led by the client, willwork to solve all designissues. “Whether you need awarehouse building design,a lumber yard or distributioncenter site plan, a ware-house rack layout, productslotting, or a custom rackdesign, we can handle thejob,” Darnell said. “We willstudy the problem, and getback to you with a creativeand efficient solution.”Value: “At Sunbelt, we

know that the price is impor-tant to everyone,” Darnellsaid. “You will always find ourpricing very competitive, a

fact to which our many long-term cus-

tomers can attest. But above and beyondour pricing, you also get our durable prod-

ucts, smart designs, andour reliable project man-agement. All of these itemsadd up to value for our cus-tomer.”Today, Sunbelt has grown

with its corporate headquar-ters in Alpharetta, Ga., andoffices in Phoenix, Ariz.,and Vancouver, B.C. Thefirm has incorporated inCanada, and continues toadd personnel as the mar-ket demands.“As part of Sunbelt’s future,

we will continue to movetoward total facilities solu-tions to meet our cus-tomers’ needs throughoutNorth America,” Darnellsaid. “Sunbelt looks forwardto the future, serving thelumber and building materi-

als industry and providing innovative prod-ucts and

se rv i cest oimproveo v e r a l lo p e r a -tions.”T o

receivea freeproducts

brochureor to sched-

ule an appointment with your regionalsales manager, please contact Parrish M.Stapleton at 1-800-353-0892, ext. 210,parrish@sunbeltracks.com or visitwww.sunbeltracks.com.Sunbelt has strengthened its North

American presence as a valued vendorpartner to the wholesale lumber industrythrough the close relationships built as aresult of its membership and support of theNorth American Wholesale Lumber Assoc.Please visit Sunbelt at Booth No. 202during the 2008 NAWLA TradersMarket®.

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AAllpphhaarreettttaa,, GGaa..——This year, Sunbelt,headquartered here, will be celebrating its21st anniversary. The com-pany was established byAlan Darnell and his wife,Angie, in Atlanta, Ga., in1987. Although Sunbeltwas founded in the South,the largest concentration ofbusiness in the early yearswas in the Northeast. Witha strong foundation of busi-ness on the East Coast,Sunbelt continued to grow,adding personnel anddeveloping distributionpoints throughout theUnited States to serve all ofNorth America.“Sunbelt’s mission has not

changed since our found-ing,” said Clint Darnell, vicepresident of building mate-rial sales. “Our mission is tobe a vendor partner offeringour customers the best solutions indesign, safety and cost efficiency in all the

buildings and rack systems that we supply,d e s i g na n dc o n -struct.W ew o r kw i t hevery-o n ef r o mt h ei n d e -p e n d e n tlumberyard, to the distributor, to the man-ufacturer. What has set Sunbelt apart fromother companies is experience, projectoversight, creativity, and value.”Experience: Sunbelt has focused solely

on the lumber and building materialsindustry since its founding. “No other com-pany understands the requirements ofhandling and storing building materialsbetter than we do,” Darnell said. “Thisknowledge of your business drives every-thing we do, and our buildings and racksget the job done.”Project Oversight: “At Sunbelt, your

salesperson is responsible for your projectfrom the start to finish,” Darnell said. “Theywill work with you through the entireprocess: design, pricing, manufacture andinstallation. This simplifies communica-tion, speeds up the process, minimizes

SUNBELT Offers Building, RackStorage System Solutions

This photo taken at Big Creek Lumber in Atwater, Calif., shows aPowerbin automated lumber storage rack supported three-sided shed.

This picture shows a multi-aisle rack supported drive-thru building atJackson Lumber in Haverhill, Mass.

The Powerbin power deck at Big Creek Lumber loads a bundle of woodin less than a minute using only one worker.

AAllddeerrggrroovvee,, BB..CC..——It isn’t surprisingthat a lumber industry story from Canadainvolves a moose. A spur-of-the-momentmoose hunting trip with his father foundlumber salesman Al Fortune in the rightplace at the right time to be promoted tomanager of Windsor Plywood’s retailstore in Williams Lake, B.C. It was 1985and Fortune had already been working inthe lumber industry since his teens, start-ing out by sweeping and stacking lumberfor Doman Forest Products.Today, Fortune is 44 years old and the

new presidentand owner ofM i d - Va l l e yL u m b e rS p e c i a l t i e sLtd. ofA lde rg rove ,B.C., a com-pany hejoined as apartner in2005. One ofhis first proj-ects was toadd an entirep r o d u c t i o ndivision to thec o m p a n y ’ sstructure, adivision that is100 percentdriven byWestern RedCedar prod-ucts.

Doing ItRight TheFirst Time

“We offerWestern RedCedar balus-ters, fencing-related items,flat top andd o g - e a r e dfence rails andposts, somelattice andfence panels,”said Fortune,who is nowpresident andowner of thecompany. Mid-Valley purchas-es primarilycoastal BritishColumbia fiberwith somedrawn from theinterior of theprovince.“We sustain a

wide variety ofsuppliers as away to ensureavailability regardless of mill-supply fluc-tuations,” said Fortune. “Each mill’s spe-cific fiber is used to produce a specificproduct.”Fortune noted that this practice sustains

a level of quality that Mid-Valley’s cus-tomers have come to associate with itsproducts.From the moment Mid-Valley purchases

its products, they are monitored through-out the manufacturing processes that areall outsourced to the company’s mosttrusted suppliers. “We have a hands-onapproach to what we’re producing andwhat we do for customers,” Fortune said.“The volume’s not huge so we spend alot of time making sure it’s done right thefirst time.”Doing it right the first time is a mantra for

Fortune’s company. Details included inthat philosophy include taking pains toutilize special paper-wrap on bundles,and protecting high-end material on thebottom of forklift stacks from dirt and dis-coloration. The company also uses onlyplastic banding to prevent metal oxida-tion marks. The end result is moreusable material for customers. Theremanufacturers, wholesalers andwholesale distributors that are Mid-

MID-VALLEY LUMBER —Doing It Right The First Time

Valley’s end customers expect and receivequality in every Western Red Cedar product,according to Fortune.

Long-term Commitment ForAll Concerned

Mid-Valley Lumber Specialties staff includeslong-term lumber industry veteran, OmarDerkach, who is in his 70s, but still worksthree days a week at Mid-Valley. Long-termcommitment to staff, supplier and customersatisfaction is an integral part of Fortune’sbusiness philosophy for Mid-Valley, so every

step of theprocess ismonitored toensure quality.“ M i d - Va l l e y

opened in 1994and I joined theteam in 2005,but some of ourc u s t o m e r shave beenloyal to mesince the mid-1980s at thestart of myc a r e e r , ”Fortune said.“And we’vebeen workingwith some ofthe same millsthat long aswell.”Such longevi-

ty allows Mid-Valley’s cus-tomers to trustFortune andhis veteranstaff to locatea particularproduct at themill, assess itssuitability andthen place ap u r c h a s eorder for it onthe strength ofthat assess-ment alone.“Our cus-

tomers knowthat whenthey call, theywill be speak-ing with asales personwho hasestablished al o n g - t e r mworking rela-tionship formeeting theirc o m p a n y ’ ss p e c i f i cn e e d s , ”Fortune said.

“That’s the kind of trust our customers havein us and the trust we have in our suppliers aswell.”Although Mid-Valley sells its products across

North America and has even enteredEuropean and Asian markets, Fortune’s nextgoal is to expand Mid-Valley’s distributionthroughout the United States. He is still fasci-nated with the process of transforming timberinto useful products, “something that some-body can use.” He is also still open to newopportunities for his company, including thepossibility of expanding the company’s prod-uct line beyond Western Red Cedar.Mid-Valley is an active member in a number

of lumber industry associations including theNorth American Wholesale Lumber Assoc.,British Columbia Wood, British ColumbiaWholesale Lumber Assoc. and theIndependent Lumber RemanufacturersAssoc.For more information about Mid-Valley

Lumber Specialties Ltd., visit the company’swebsite at www.midvalleylbr.com, write themat 3084 275th Street, Aldergrove, B.C.,Canada, V4W 3L4, call 604-856-6072, or faxto 604-856-6043.

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Wendy George works in accounts payable and receivable for Mid-ValleyLumber.

Omar Derkach, a 50-year lumber industry veteran, has worked for Mid-Valley Lumber for a little over a year.

Omar Derkach handles sales of Western Red Cedar products, and Al Fortuneis the owner and president of Mid-Valley Lumber Specialties Ltd. in Aldergrove,B.C.

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acrylic topcoats with beautiful interior-finish quality and long-term exterior

durability.” Ze-VO coatings represent both a dra-matic improvement to the quality ofavailable machine-primed lumber andan enormous environmental improve-ment over virtually all other coatingproducts available to the market inthis category. “We’re extremelypleased with the outcome of thisresearch and believe our patent-pending coating line will change theindustry,” Connelly said.Ze-VO’s new facility recently openedin East Hartford, Conn. Patent-pend-ing Ze-VO coatings are manufactured

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GG rr aa ff tt oo nn ,, MM aa ss ss .. ——PrimeTECH’snewest technology in zero-VOC coat-

ing systems is so much moreadvanced than prevailing coatingsthat we created a new company calledZe-VO Technologies. Ze-VO factoryapplies zero-VOC, zero-emissionscoatings to lumber products and helpsto position your products to competemost effectively in the market.“We call these coatings Ze-VO for‘zero-VOC,’” said Dennis Connelly,one of the founders of Ze-VO and amember of the Forest Products Lab’sJoint Coatings/Forest ProductsCommittee. “They include oil primersthat penetrate and seal the wood and

on-site and applied using patent-pending machinery designed fromscratch to apply these very specialcoatings. “One bigbreakthrough isour technology forapplying zero-emissions oil coat-ings to wood sub-strates,” said EricChurchill, one ofthe founding lead-ers of the compa-ny.Connelly added,“Only oil coatingscan meet theunique ‘prime andseal’ challenges oflumber products.We’ve alwaysadvocated the low-maintenance qual-ities of factory-primed lumber. Ze-VOmoves this goal post out to the distanthorizon. We have wood products thatoutperform PVC and require lessmaintenance.“If you’re traveling to Chicago for this

year’s TradersMarket, pleasestop by our booth,”Connelly said.“We’d love tospeak with youabout all of theexciting new prod-ucts we can createwith your lumber

using Ze-VO, zero-emissions coatingtechnology.”

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PrimeTECH, based in Grafton, Mass., specializes in a high-end line of coatings called Ze-VO, which containzero-VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions. Above, the oil primer shows how it keeps water out.

A white board is shown displaying a Ze-VO endtag.

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DD ee ll tt aa ,, BB .. CC .. ——Pacific Western WoodWorks Ltd. is a family-owned and operat-ed company located here, which for over20 years has provided quality productsand innovative solutions for the WesternRed Cedar industry. Dennis Wight, salesmanager for the company, said the firm’s“hands-on” approach, along with anemphasis on personal service, is a reflec-tion of his father, Ian Wight, who foundedthe company.The elder

Wight hase x t e n s i v eexperiencein the lumberb u s i n e s s ,which start-ed in 1972with ErrolWin temuteat DeltaC e d a rP r o d u c t s .While there,Wight man-aged thenew retailoutlet ofDelta Cedarand learnedthe lumberb u s i n e s sfrom theinside out. Hethen went onto start ac o m p a n ymanufactur-ing pre-cutgarden shedswith hisbrother.In 1985,

Wight decid-ed to start hisown lumberbusiness, andP a c i f i cW e s t e r nWood Workswas created. Thecompany began pro-ducing latticework tosupply local lumber-yards. Originally, themanufacturing of lat-tice was done on a4x8 plywood jig.“One night, I thought,

‘Why don’t we makelattice in one continu-ous sheet, and just cutoff one 8-foot lengthafter another,’” hesaid. “So began theconstruction of ourfirst lattice machine.”After several tries,

the machine was final-ly producing, and asWight said, “PacificWestern Wood Workswas on the map.”In 1987, Pacific

Western Wood Worksmoved from its original location to largerpremises, which allowed the company toadd a resaw and a lath saw to start mak-ing its own raw materials.In 1990, the company purchased a larg-

er warehouse on one acre of land thatallowed Wight to add another lath sawand a waste disposal system, whichwould greatly reduce operating costs forthe firm. However, Pacific Western WoodWorks quickly built a new warehouse.In June 2001, the future looked bright for

Pacific Western Wood Works Ltd. TheWights had recently installed a moulderfacility, an operational move that wouldallow the Delta company to acquire roughlumber from primary sawmills and turn itinto finished products.Previously, Pacific Western had pur-

chased materials that were then remanu-factured finished wood products. Theirreliance on suppliers to process therough wood placed them further alongthe supply chain, and limited their pro-duction options.The 20-employee operation was just

getting trained on the seven-month-oldmachinery and process when disasterstruck — an electrical fire razed the newmoulder facility to the ground.Once the decision was reached to

rebuild, sales manager Dennis Wight andhis family began “running an insuranceclaim instead of a business.” Two of thenext four years were spent rebuilding thefacility, and the Wights signed off on theirinsurance claim for the extensive fire

damage.D u r i n g

t h emonths ofd o w ntime, thecompanyf o c u s e don main-taining itse x i s t i n gc l i e n tbase byc u s t o mc u t t i n gwood witho t h e rprovincialr e m a n u -facturers.A l t hough

their clientb a s er e m a i n e dloyal, theWights knewthat theyweren’t in aposition topursue newbusiness.The rebuilt

m o u l d e rfacility hasbeen ino p e r a t i o ns i n c eJ a n u a r y2003. Thenew Pacific

Western WoodWorks facility hasgrown by more than20,000 square feet,and now has over40,000 square feet ofdry manufacturingspace. The state-of-the-art facility nowproduces CLR finishand other wood prod-ucts such as panel-ing.The Wight family

was delighted tofinally be in a positionto rehire long-timeemployees andrecruit some excel-lent new folks as well.Now that Pacific

Western is up andrunning and marketshave changed due toduty challenges and

the exchange on the U.S. dollar, they arecapitalizing on their ability to customprocess and to produce high quality fin-ished products while they expand theirproduct line to include bevel siding,Cedar paneling and specialized profiles.There has never been a better time to

boost the flexibility to produce a range ofproducts that even includes hardwoodflooring. Truly, Wight said, the possibili-ties are endless. The company’s versatil-ity and responsiveness enable clients torecognize Pacific Western Wood Worksas a one-stop shop.

Please visit Pacific Western WoodWorks Ltd. at Booth No. 733 duringthe 2008 NAWLA Trader’s Market®.

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PACIFIC WESTERN WOODWORKS Specializes In Quality

Dennis Wight is the sales manager for Pacific Western Wood Works Ltd., head-quartered in Delta, B.C.

After rebuilding due to a fire that almost completely destroyed the opera-tion, this Weinig moulder facility was installed.

The Wights are proud of their company’s line of prod-ucts which includes clear decking/siding, Cedar panel-ing and specialized profiles.

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EElliizzaabbeetthh CCiittyy,, NN..CC..——One of themany ingredients involved in the opera-tion of a successful company is experi-ence. It is something that can’t be boughtor that a college degree will take care of.Experience is something that is learnedthrough the years in the good times andbad times. At J.W. Jones Lumber Co.Inc., experience is the backbone of thisSouthern Yellow Pine sawmill. Thatexperience isused to con-tinually workon improvedquality andc u s t o m e rservice.The Jones

family hasbeen in theforest prod-ucts industrysince 1938.Wilson JonesSr. started amill withsome of hisgrandfather’smach ine ry,which wasbought in1886.“My family

has been inthe businessoff and onsince the1880s,” saidWilson JonesJr., presidentof the compa-ny. “My fatherstarted thebusiness justnorth ofE l i z a b e t hCity in 1939,at a timewhen Pines a w m i l l swere big. In1979, therewere fivesawmills inPasquotankCounty andin 1983, therewere only twomills. In 1986,the only millleft was ours.”The facility,

sitting onabout 35acres, oper-ates a 6-footband headrigand bandresaw facilitywith four drykilns and aplaner mill.M a c k e y ’ sFerry Sawmill,a hardwoodmill in Roper,N.C., is alsoaffiliated withJ.W. JonesLumber Co., through the same familyownership and management team. Thecompany also operates a chip mill facili-ty in Elizabeth City.J.W. Jones Lumber Co. manufactures C

and Better, D and Better and No. 2 andBetter 4/4 and 5/4 boards; 2x6’s through2x12’s up to 16 feet long; ceiling, dropsiding and/or bevel siding; panelingand/or stair treads; flooring, 2-inch deck-ing; furniture stock; and 5/4-inch x 6-inchradius edge decking.The company is constantly upgrading

equipment and facilities in an effort to getmore yield out of the log, and to improvethe grade of lumber it produces.Recent equipment installations include

USNR optimizing edger and optimizedUSNR shape saw gang. Both wereinstalled to increase production and yieldwith improved quality control.Annual production capacity is now 25

million to 30 million board feet. There arefour dry kilns with a capacity of 250,000board feet per charge.About 115 people are on J.W. Jones

J.W. JONES LUMBER ContinuallyImproving Grade, Yield

Lumber Co.’s payroll, who work about 46hours a week. Some key employeesinclude: Wilson Jones Jr., president, andhis two sons, Stephen Jones, vice presi-dent, and Wilson Jones III, president ofMackey’s Ferry Sawmill. Others includeBob Pippen, vice president of sales andoperations and David Harris, vice presi-dent of administration.In addition to J.W. Jones Lumber Co.,

the Jonesfamily alsoo w n sM a c k e y ’ sF e r r yS a w m i l l ;W o o dR e c o v e r yInc., a woodwaste com-pany; and achip milloperat ion.W i l s o nJones Jr. isthe chiefe x e c u t i v eofficer for allcompanies.The com-

pany alsohas a spe-cial relation-ship with

W i l l i a m sLumber Co.of N.C. Inc.located inR o c k yMount, N.C.It remanufac-t u r e sCypress lum-ber productsfor WilliamsLumber att h e i rM a c k e y ’ sFerry Sawmillplaner mill.“ W i l l i a m s

Lumber Co.is an author-ized salesagent for ourC y p r e s sproduction,”Pippen said.“We have aclose work-ing relation-ship with thisc o m p a n y .They act assales agentsfor ourC y p r e s spanel siding,German sid-ing andexport grader o u g hCypress.”J.W. Jones

L u m b e rCo.’s cus-t o m e r si n c l u d ewholesalers,

concentration/distribution lumberyardsand export companies. The firm is amember of the Southeastern LumberManufacturers Assoc., SouthernCypress Manufacturers Assoc., NorthAmerican Wholesale Lumber Assoc.,North Carolina Forestry Assoc., TimberProducts Inspections Bureau, NationalHardwood Lumber Assoc. and the NorthCarolina Citizens for Business andIndustry.With many years of experience, J.W.

Jones Lumber Co. should enjoy manymore successful times in the forest prod-ucts industry.

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Some of the key employees at J.W. Jones Lumber Co. Inc., Elizabeth City,N.C., include: Stephen Jones, vice president; Wilson Jones Jr., president;David Harris, vice president of administration; and Bob Pippen, vice pres-ident of sales and operations.

Center bead ceiling in C and Better grade is separated by lengths beforeit is sent through the shrink-wrap machine (background).

Several different grades of flooring, along with S4S D-grade boards arepackaged and ready for shipment. J.W. Jones Lumber Co.’s customersinclude wholesalers, concentration/distribution lumberyards andexport companies.

such asb o n dres t ra in t .We don’tforce ourcustomersto choosel o w -formalde-hyde orb e t t e rp r o p e r -ties.”According

to ab r o c h u r eproducedby thecompany,“Terramicap a r t i c l e -b o a r dcombinesall of theenvironmen-

tal benefits of a 100-percent pre-consumerrecycled wood fiber and no urea formalde-hyde-added particleboard product with thehighest quality standards. In fact, third-party verification shows formaldehydeemissions no greater than those you’d findin outdoor air. That means Terramica com-pares favorably to agri-fiber based productsand other wood-based panels that use MDI(diphenylmethane diisocyanate) resin.”Other benefits of the product include:• Contributes to Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design (LEED) credits• Manufactured for a wide variety of uses,

including shelving, countertops, cabinets,millwork, furniture and fixtures• Made from whitewood species mix (Pine,

Douglas Fir, Larch and Hemlock) for bettermachinability and easier color matching infinishing applications• Precision face sanding means a smoother

surface for better adhesion to laminates• Proven performancePotlatch, established in 1903, operates as

a real estate investment trust (REIT) thatowns and manages timberlands located inArkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, andWisconsin. It operates in five segments:

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POTLATCH CORPORATION Markets Low-Formaldehyde Terramica

Potlatch Corp., headquartered in Spokane, Wash., specializes in such products as Terramica(no urea formaldehyde-added particleboard), pictured here. This photo shows another of the company’s offerings, EnStron Resilient Floor Underlayment.

Post Falls, Idaho, manufactures underlay-ment and industrial grades of particleboardalong with two specialty product lines —EnStron, an underlayment product for useunder resilient floor coverings, andTerramica. The particleboard is made of100 percent post-industrial wood waste,which is mostly Ponderosa Pine.VavRosky said Ponderosa Pine was cho-

sen because it is “easier to machine, andhas a neutral color.” In addition toVavRosky, key executives include MarkMendenhall, Post Falls mill manager;Derek Dryden, sales; and Chuck Triphahn,technical director.Potlatch is a member of the Composite

Panel Association (CPA) and offers CPAEnvironmentally Preferable Product (EPP)certification on all of its product lines. Formore information, visit the corporate web-site at www.potlatchcorp.com.

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SS pp oo kk aa nn ee ,, WW aa ss hh .. ——Potlatch ForestProducts Corp., headquartered here,recently introduced a new Terramica line,covering all products less than 1-inch thick-ness. Terramica offers near zero formalde-hyde emissions with no compromise inphysical or mechanical properties, and canbe purchased in all grades and/or customerspecific grades.John VavRosky, marketing manager for

Potlatch, said the product line involved amodified manufacturing process and refor-mulated board chemistry to meet marketexpectations for lower or near zeroformaldehyde fuming levels.“The research and development was actu-

ally completed before regulations onformaldehyde were passed by theCalifornia Air Resources Board (CARB),”he said. “There’s definitely a perception thatformaldehyde is a carcinogen and putspeople at-risk. It’s an air quality issue.”VavRosky said Terramica has quickly

caught on with a number of existing cus-tomers.“We’re not the only people making a prod-

uct like this,” he said. “But, what makesours unique is that we are able to producea full-range of other physical properties

New Resource, New Land Sales andDevelopment, Wood Products, Pulp andPaperboard, and Consumer Products.The New Resource segment manages its

timberlands, harvests timber, procuresother wood fiber, buys and sells logs, andenters into recreational and hunting leases.The New Land Sales and Developmentsegment develops and sells land parcels,as well as invests in timberlands. The WoodProducts segment manufactures lumber,plywood, and particleboard in Arkansas,Idaho, Michigan and Minnesota. This seg-ment’s products are sold to wholesalers pri-marily for use in home building and otherconstruction activities.The Pulp and Paperboard segment manu-

factures bleached paperboard used inpackaging and bleached Softwood marketpulp. The Consumer Products segmentmanufactures tissue products primarily soldon a private label basis to grocery storechains. As a REIT, Potlatch is not subject tofederal income taxes as it distributes atleast 90 percent of its taxable income to itsstockholders. As of March 31, 2006, thecompany owned and managed approxi-mately 1.5 million acres of timberlands.Potlatch’s particleboard facility, located in

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Owners of East Texas Forest Products Inc., located in Jefferson, Texas,are Tammy Bennett and James Moore.

Chris McGregor is the production manager at East Texas ForestProducts Inc.

This is the grading process for the No. 2 Certified Exterior Joint Line atEast Texas Forest Products.

JJ ee ff ff ee rr ss oo nn ,, TT ee xx aa ss -- Locatednear an area known as CypressBayou, the largest Cypress forestin the world, East Texas ForestProducts Inc. has been manufac-turing finger-jointed studs since1981. Founded by Jim Moore, thecompany was built on 20 acresand began with a single WesternPnuematics finger-joint stud line. Asecond line was added in 1992and a third production line with 2x6and 2x8 length capacities wasinstalled in 2005. East TexasForest Products also has threeIndustrial profile units. The technology of finger joint lum-

ber allows blocks of premiumgrade lumber that ordinarily wouldhave been discarded, to be recov-

ered and utilized. Typically appliedto dimension and stud lumber, it isalso used to manufacture decora-tive items such as mouldings, cab-inetry and even guitars. “The twomajor advantages of finger-jointedlumber are the ability to achievelengths not possible in solid sawnlumber and the straightness ofstuds,” James Moore, companypresident, said. Now owned and operated by sec-

ond generation family members,James Moore and TammyBennett, the company purchases38 million board feet of 2x4, 2x6STUD grade SPF and 2x6, 2x8No. 2 SPF/SYP annually. The company produces 2x4, 2x6

finger-jointed studs in lengths of

92-5/8” to 140-5/8” and No. 2 cer-tified exterior joint long lengthsproduced in lengths of 22’ to 40’and inventories up to 3 millionboard feet. They also stock 2x6,2x8 in 22’ to 24’ in solid kiln-driedHem-Fir.Quality and consistency are top

priority at East Texas ForestProducts. “We are customer ori-ented and pay a lot of attention tothe detail and quality of our prod-ucts. We specialize in long lengthsand custom orders and are knownfor producing excellent qualityproducts, especially on shortnotice,” Moore said. An interesting fact, the company

was developed on an old fueldepot in Jefferson where the signs

for that depot still stand. Whenasked why they haven’t takenthem down, Moore replied, “It’s anice conversational piece fortourists and besides, our fatherwould have a fit!”East Texas Forest Products is a

member of The Lumbermen’sAssociation of Texas, NAWLA andThe Mid-South Building MaterialsAssociation.For more information about East

Texas Forest Products, contactthem directly at 1-800-443-STUDor 1-903-665-3993.

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