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DAVE BEACHY Owner Beachy Lumber Oakland, MD
PGL Consolidates Divisions
John N. Anderson, vice chairman and chief erecutive officer ol' the Palmer G. Leu'is Co., has announced division consolidation and new department managers.
Four major building divisions: Alaska, Washington, Oregon,/ Idaho and California/Nevada havc been dissolved and consolidated into the new PGL Building Material Distributions Division of the narent company, Auburn, Wa.
The four primary operating departments of the new division, and their managers, reporting to Richard Lundgren, president, are: corporate marketing, Ted Geocaris, manager; corporate sales, Earl Van Buskirk, manager: corporale operalion\. J im Capponi, manager; corporate financial services, Cil Halley, manager.
According to Anderson, the Building Material Distribution Division has been split into four areas with regional sales managers and operations manager reporting to the corporate department manager. "All of this is being accomplished to build a morc eft'icient organitalion to serve our customers," he added.
Palmer G. Lervis Co.. a diversified building materials distributor with l4 service centers covering the region from Central California to Alaska, also operates Sea-Pac Sales, rvith five locations in the West, Cochrane Northwest, Inc. with three locations in Washington, and Truck Service Inc., located in Kent, Wa.
Mt. States Employee Training
Build-Rite Lumber and Supply, Rawlins, Wy., Crissey Fowler Lumber, Colorado Springs, Co., Cook Lumber, Salt Lake City', Ut., Edwards Building Center, Edwards, Co., Stringham Lumber, Salt Lake City, and others recently held lraining seminarr for their employees under a new program sponsored by the Mountain States Lumber and Building Material Deaiers Association.
The educational program, "Horv To Talk Like A Lumber Pro," features longtime lumber retail and contract salesman Tony Tiemann, Greeley, Co. ln the retail lumber business for 35 years and author of a book by the same title, he travels to individual lumber yards in the fire-state region.
Yreka Western Files To Close
Believing there is no hope for improvement in the lumber and forest products business in the future, Willis B. K-vle, pres. and chief executive officer of thc Yreka Western Railroad. plans to abandon the line.
While the railroad had handled as many as 3,000 carloads per year between the Southern Pacific line at Montague and Yreka, it now hauls an average of one a day. The formal application for authority to abandon the Iine has been flled *'ith the ICC.
Arizona Millwork Goes Public
Arizona Millwork, a wholesale distributor of doors, windows and related products, went public July 1.
The 39-year-old Phoenir-based company does most of its sales in Arizona, although it is considering increasing expansion into surrounding states, said Ron H. Eilert, pres. and c.e.o.
Eilert and William H. Jordan, v.p. and marketing director, are the principal owners of the firm, which was known as Plywood Wholesalers, lnc., until 1980. It lists 68 emolovees.
Vern Lindgren, gen. mgr., MichiganCalifornia Lumber Co., Camino, Ca., is retiring after l5 years with the company.
Pat Young, CaliforniaRedwood Association, Mill Valley, Ca., is back at work after recovering from a fall.
Bob Severson is now a partner in Wood Wholesale Co., Lakewood (Denver), Co., working out of the Phoenix, Az., office. He had been Kaibab's wholesale dept. mgr.
Hank Aldrich, DMK-Pacific Corp., Fremont, Ca., and his wife, Dorothy, are back from a l7-day European triP.
Frank Curran. retired owner of the former Frank Curran Lumber Co., has moved back to Santa Ana, Ca., from Yucca Valley, Ca.
Nick Elardo, California Builders Supply Co., Sacramento, Ca., has returned from a vacation in Jamaica.
Frank Blanchard has been named branch mgr. of the new Orange, Ca., office of Wing Industries, according to Sam Wing.
Harry Mendenhall, exec. v.p., Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California, San Jose, Ca., plans to retire this month although he will continue to work with his yet unnamed successor for at least six months.
Bob Nikkel, pres., The Nikkel Corp., Sacramento, Ca., has been on a fishing vacation in Canada.
John A. Lang has been named pres. of Emhart Corp.'s Kwikset Div., Anaheim, Ca., according to William C. Lichtenfels, pres. and c.o.o.
Jack Crenshaw, of Portland, Or., has been appointed western regional sales mgr. for AEG Power Tool Corp., Norwich, Ct., according to Richard W. Ahrendl, pres.
Dick Kauffman is the new sales mgr, for the Hampton Industrial Forest Products alder mill in South Bend. Wa.
Scott Walker is the new mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Dublin, Ca.
Gary and Mary Vogt, Coast to Coast Hardware, are back in Quincy, Ca., after the company's semi-annual convention in Portland. Or.
Dale Craker has been promoted to S.W. Washington district mgr. at Pay 'N Pak, Kent, Wa.
John Hemstreet is new to sales at the Sacramento, Ca., office of River City Moulding Co., according to Richard Sabbach, v.p.
Louis Skloot, exec. v.p., Arrow Lock Corp., Brooklyn, N.Y., is retiring after more than 30 years with the co.
Mike Hessler has joined the marketing staff of the Idaho Timber Corp., Weiser, Id. John Wydick and Vaughn Hoskins are new at Boise, Id., Hq. Robert H. Bengston,v.p.,Manville Corp., has been elected pres. of the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association; Glenn E. Wilson, Georgia-Pacific Corp., v.p., and Richard A. Decoste, CertainTeed Corp, treas.; B€rt E. Elliott, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., chairman of the executive committee which includes Harold K. Work, Elk Corp. of America, and Richard V. Lambden, Genstar Roofing Products Co.
Mike Collins is the new national sales mgr. for Ro-Tile Inc., Lodi, Ca., according to Dale V. Thompson, pres. Bryan Hanna is now western region mgr.
James Hores is the new industrial sales mgr.of Boise Cascasde Corp., Portland. Or.
J. Peter Grace, W.R. Grace & Co.. was honored ai the fourth annual national tribute dinner to benefit the City of Hope Pilot Medical Center at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago I.
James W. Egan has been appointed pres. of the fireplace div. of Preway, Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wi., according to William Thomas, Jr., pres. and c.e.o.
Tom Pollard has joined Folsom Forest Products, Folsom, Ca., according to Doug Lashmett, pres.
Rudy Gonzales is the new v.p. of operations at Nickerson Lumber & Plywood Corp., North Hollyrvood, Ca. Tim Cheney is back after a two-week trip to the Pacific Northwest.
Warren E. Sisson, Jr., has been named advertising and promotion mgr. of Evanite Permaglas, Inc., Corvallis, Or.
John and Lois Weaver, Weaver Forest Products, White City, Or., are back from a combination business trip,/ vacation in Ut. and Co.
Joe Hanson is the new co-mgr. at 84 Lumber Co., Dublin, Ca. Jerry Prewitt is filling the same position at the San Bernardino, Ca., store.
Bob Jacobsen, Roseburg Forest Products, Roseburg, Or., and his wife vacationed in Europe recently.
Bradford G. Sharpe has joined W.M. Barr & Co., Inc., Ontario, Ca., and Memphis, Tn., as corporate accounts manager.
Hal Secrest, owner of Town and Country Hardware, Independence, Or., named Retailer of the Year by the Monmouth-Independence Area Chamber of Commerce, is a candidate for the title on a statewide basis.
Mike Barbere has been named v.p. of the building materials div. of L&P Building Supply of Albuquerque, N.M., in charge of branch operations throughout the state and Texas.
Larry Long is now managing L and L Building Supply in Woodburn, Or., replacing Mike Long who has moved to Keizer, Or., to manage C. G. Long and Sons which his family has reacquired.
Roy Ramos is now mgr. at Santa Cruz Lumber Co., Gilroy, Ca., replacing Dave Masson who is now assistant retail gen. mgr, Curt Peterson and Lorie Howard are new assistant mgrs.
Brad Rodakowski is new to sales at Allwood Industrials, Portland, Or.
Rob Brown is now at Western Lumber Co., Medford, Or.
Sherman Kirchmeier is now v.p. of manfacturing for Roseburg Forest Products Co., Roseburg, Or.
Jim Engle is the new sales mgr. of Cascadian Co., Eugene, Or.
Mary Palmer is now sales mgr. of Rodeo Lumber Co., Beverly Hills, Ca.
Fred Faulkner has been named asst. v.p. of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, Chicago, Il., according to W. J. Clancy, pres.
Rick Re is now asst. gen. mgr. of Seneca Sawmill Co., Eugene, Or., as well as sales mgr., according to V. M. "Whitey" Howard, v.p. and gen, mgr.
Tim Miller, Hagle Lumber Co., Somis, Ca., is back from a No. Ca. mill trip hosted by Capital Lumber Co. Steven Hill and his daughter, Lindsay, are training with the American judo team at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Co. Rick and John Hagle were class l0 winners in the Nissan Fireworks 250, and 2nd overall winners in the 300 car field July 4.
Chris Page has joined the sales staff at Pacific Corridor International. Portland, Or., according to Howard A. Page Jr., pres.
Don White, Jr., White Brothers, Oakland, Ca., has been in So. Ca. on company business.
Terry Humphrey is new to sales at Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, Ca. Claude Scott has joined the green Douglas fir dept. Jack Chase returns to dry hem fir and commons and Paul Tiueb is selling Richfield finish and selects, according to Ron Hoppe, sales mgr.
Stanley S. Dennison, exec. v.p., building products, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., is chairman of the newly formed U.S. Coalition for Fair Canadian Lumber Imports.
Joe Bowman, Bowman Lumber Sales, Cloverdale, Ca., is back from a motorcycle trip to Salem, Or.
William J. Rainey, has been elected v.p., general counsel and corp. sec. ofSouthwest Forest Industries, according to W. A. Franke, pres. and c.e.o.
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Personals
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John Grace is representing Broadview Lumber Co., Carthage, Mo., in Mesa, Az.
Vic Hadley is new in sales at P & M Cedar, Redding, Ca.
John Wydick and Vaughn Hoskins have joined sales at Idaho Timber, Boise, Id. Mike Hessler is new at Weiser. Id. Bill Hemphill has joined TfeeSource, Inc., Portland, Or.
Burton G. MacArthur Jr. is the new v.p. order services at Champion International Corp.
Doug Rohn has been named co-mgr. of the 84 Lumber Co. store in Yakima, Wa.
Thomas J. Thornton Jr. will become pres. and c.e.o. of Orchard Supply Hardware, San Jose, Ca., Sept l. Current pres. and c.e.o. Loren S. Smith will become chairman.
F. Robert McKain is the new mgr. of construction products information at Koppers Co., Inc. Pittsburgh, Pa., replacing Kris Owen, who is now mgr. of architectural sales for the building products div.
Tom Dose is the mgr. of the new Home Depot in Huntington Beach, Ca. Ron Searles is mgr. of their new Fullerton, Ca., store.
Mark Dodd is the new sales mgr. of Belco, Inc., Kent, Wa,
Ray Moholt, formerly on the marketing staff of the Western Wood Products Association. has formed Moholt & Associates, a marketing communications and association management consulting firm, in Portland, Or.
Robert B. Kincaid. American Hardwood Co., Los Angeles, Ca., is the new pres. of the Los Angeles Hardwood Lumbermans Club; Pete Bower, Mariners Forest Products, Santa Ana, v.p.; Larry Knox, Liberty Hardwoods, Santa Ana, sec./treas.; John Buchanan, Buchanan Hardwoods, Long Beach, sgt. at arms; Butch Pope, Weber Plywood, Tustin, asst. sgt. at arms; Mike Long, Western American Forest Products, City of Industry, social; Jay Abele, Saroyan Lumber Co., Los Angeles, membership & charity; lGn Tinkler, Stahl Lumber Co., Los Angeles, scribe.
Carl Henoch, Product Sales Co., Orange, Ca., had an extremely successful trip to Las Vegas. He won $10,000 on a 50 slot machine.
Sue Baroo has joined the transportation dept. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to'Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.
Utah Supermall
(Contintred from page 10) are thinking about remodeling or are in the process of purchasing materials for their home. Breen says. Contractors often accompany or send clients to select doors or window styles.
Colonial Building Supplies, a full line lumberyard, is one of the original tenants. With an operation in Bountiful, they considered the mall an opportunity to be part of what Gary Lemmons, manager of the mall store, calls the premier building materials shopping center.
As yet the mall store is heavy on contractor business, but Lemmonsexpects the retail trade to grow as the center reaches its peak in the next few years.
"Utah is conservative, but shoppers are discovering the convenience of the building materials mall," he said. The mall and its tenants are building traffic with many special promotions. Each promotion brings more business, according to Lemmons, who says tenants must have patience.
The development of a building products and services mall is not limited to the Mountain States. Ground has been broken for a Super Home Center in Cincinnati, Oh., with February 1986, targeted as the opening date. An 80,000 sq. ft. building will be developed near I-75 at a location where approximately 60,000 cars pass each day. Its market area will extend into neighboring Indiana and Kentucky areas.
If the Super Home Center concept is successful, the developers, a builder, an investment co. and a realty, plan similar malls in Louisville and Lexington, Ky., Atlanta, Ga., and Denver. Co.
Lots of Paneling For R & R
About 169o of the total production of panel products was used in the home repair and remodeling market last year. The 3.6 billion sq. ft. used is expected to be surpassed this year.
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