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Wheeler's Adds Truss Plant
Wheeler's Building Materials has added a truss assembly plant in Rome, Ga., to produce roof and floor trusses for homebuilders in Atlanta and north Georgia.
Headed by plant mgr. Michael Bryan, the 80,000-sq. ft. plant features $600,000 worth of equipment, including a 100-ft. gantry line forroof trusses and a 60-ft. line for floor trusses. Initial capacity of $5 million per year can eventually be doubled.
The company also operates 12 lumberyards and a door and window plant.
SPRING MEETING of the Southern Forest Products Association and the Southern Pine Council was held ltav 21-22 in New Orleans, La.
Attendees included: (1) Clayton Barns, Larry Kirkwold. (2) Sandy Hardee, Jeff Easterling, Jim Olmedo. (3) Garnett McCollum, Steve Dean, Debbie Burns. (4) Digges Morgan, John Godbee. (5) Lionel Landry, John Hammack. (6) Larry Lewis, Tom Jones. (7) Guy Daniels, Don Olson. (8)J.T. McShan, Joe Henley. (9) Tom Steele, Ron Hilliard. (10) Steve Bean, Mike George, Joe Friday, Karl Lindberg. (11) Ben Stimpson, John Pugh, Nancy & Jim Loy. (12) Robert Booker, Jim Kaake. (13) Bill Tucker, Ron Coker, Dave Mason. (14) Tom Williamson, Kerlin Drake, Joe Elder. (15) Bob Balfour, Skip Seaman. (16) Bryan Stewart, Bill Pooser, Rich Gouldin. (17) Ramon EcheniqueManrique, Lee Ashburn. (18) Steve Rounlree, Henry Scott.
