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December 27, 2005
- Housing Market Strengthens
in November
- 31st Building
Energy 2006 Conference & Trade Show
- Powerful $avings:
A Partnership of the U.S. Department of Energy and the Alliance to Save Energy
- Fired
Habitat founders continue homebuilding mission
- Taylor Acquires Premium
Glass Inc.
- Former President of
Powers Fasteners Inc. Passes Away
December 20, 2005
- Nevada
court cancels big construction defect award
- Building
supply shortage persists
- CMI Extends MiraTEC Trim
Warranty to 30 Years
- Marin
Lumber Executive Pleads Guilty In Tax Case
- Sunrise Windows
Welcome New Territory Manager
- Designer
doors make an opening statement
December 13, 2005
- Register Now for The
International Builders' Show® (IBS)
- Trades
jobs remain unfilled
- International Builders'
Show Draws 100,000 Housing Professionals to Orlando January 11-14, 2006
- Inaugural Door
Newsletter Addresses Industry Issues
- AWFS® Makes Strategic
Plans for Growth
- After
accident, businessman turns to using brain, not brawn
- A Question of Weep
Holes
- SierraPine Announces
New Company President
- VT Industries Celebrates
50 Successful Years in Business
- THERMA-TRU Named
Lowe's Millwork Supplier of the Year
- Executive
Changes at The Woodworking Shows
December 06, 2005
- Endura Products Inc.
Acquires FrameSaver
- Louisiana Passes
Bill Mandating Statewide Building Code
- Precision Entry
Products Helps Cornell University Place 2nd in Solar Decathlon
- Get
Your Pricing Right
- Brenden Joins AAMA Staff
- SierraPine Announces
New Company President
- PGT Names Moore Executive
Vice President
- Friedman Corporation
Announces New Management Software
November 29, 2005
- CertainTeed Employee
Wins 2005 Saint-Gobain Volunteer Recognition Award
- Harmon, Inc. Moves
Michigan Offices to Larger Facility
- Fire
Causes $500,000 In Damages To Lindon Plant
- IWF 2006 Hosts Diverse
Technical Sessions Program
- New
CEO of building-products company seeks to raise the bar
- Parker Lumber acquires
Bracht Lumber
- CanWel
Building Materials Announces Distribution Agreement with Emco Building Products
Corp.
- Official:
No Tax Breaks for James Hardie
- KB
Home Becomes First Builder in Florida to Be Awarded NHQ Certification for Exceptional
Quality and Customer Satisfaction
- Tips For Building
Hurricane-Proof Houses
November 22, 2005
- LP Expands Chilean
Operations to Supply South American, International Markets
- Custom Window and
Door Manufacturer Selects Friedman for its ERP Solution
- Vetter Windows Announces
Winners of Fifth Annual VIP Awards
- Southern Pine
Council Showcases Raised Floor Information
- Storey to Lead BlueLinx
Investor Relations
- Huttig Appoints Vrabely
Vice President - Chief Operating Officer
- Help a Good Cause:
The Third Annual "Skate for the Kids"
November 15, 2005
- New
Building Materials Buying Cooperative Formed
- TTT and Huttig Form
Partnership
- Building
supplier makes acquisition
- Therma-Tru Searches
for America's Ugliest Door … Again
- Boy
launches McDonald's boycott over US-Canada lumber rift
- Crystal Launches
New Advertising Campaign
- More than 7,000
CertainTeed Employees Nationwide Participate In Company's First Safety Day
- Project Announced
by The QUIKRETE® Companies
- Edgenet Introduces
New Solutions
November 8, 2005
- Remodelers Promote
Aging-In-Place Features in Existing Homes
- NWDA to Introduce New
Logo
- USGBC Leads Initiative
to Embed Strategies in Gulf Coast Rebuilding Efforts
- AAMA Board Votes to
End Consolidation Talks; WDMA Asks Them to Reconsider
- Tarkett Continues
to Exceed Environmental Standards
- Endura and M-D Settle
Litigation Lawsuit
- Building
cases on structural damage
November 1, 2005
- AAMA Members Raise Concerns
Regarding Proposed Consolidation with the WDMA
- Southern Pine Timber
Supply Steady, Mills at Full Capacity
- WDMA to Combine Two
2006 Meetings into One
- ODL Celebrates 60 Years
of Innovations
- Bon Jovi Partners
With Habitat for Humanity
- New-Home Sales Up
Slightly in September
- New Book from NAW/DREF
Examines the Wholesale Distribution Industry's Outlook for 2006 and Beyond
October 25, 2005
- Housing Poised to
Recede from Peak Levels
- CMI Adds Facility in
Alabama
- New-Home Construction
Rebounds from Shock of Hurricanes
- The Collins Companies
Celebrates 150 Years of Operation
- What
home buyers want in new construction, renovation
- Edgenet Names Frederick
CEO
October 18, 2005
- Wheeler's Building
Materials Opens New Facility in Georgia
- Rosboro Acquires
Weyerhaeuser Facility in Oregon
- Hardwood Flooring
Shipments Gain Momentum
- Construction
materials manufacturer plans Yulee plant
- IWF 2006 Challengers
Award® Call for Entries
- Fletcher Wood Solutions
Promotes Tim Myers
October 11, 2005
- Builders Urge Administration
to End Lumber Tariffs
- Hurricanes
challenge local businesses
- Weyerhaeuser
Gets Common Sales System
- New
owner, new jobs at sawmill
- The Home Depot
Can Not Claim "Lowest Prices Guaranteed"
- Energy
tips for the fall
- Robert Menzner Passes
Away
October 4, 2005
- Workplace
accident kills Weathershield employee
- Marino\WARE Opens
Manufacturing Facility in East Chicago
- Windsor Windows &
Doors Unveils Building Expansion
- Royal Mouldings Names
Art Ramey President, Chief Operating Officer
- Universal Forest
Products and Trus Joist team up in the Southeastern United States
- FrameSaver Introduces
Stain-Grade, Rot-Resistant Door Frames
- Annual NCB Co-Op 100
Reports Hardware and Lumber Cooperatives Prospered in 2004
- 84 Lumber Closes
Six Stores, Cites Limited Local Market Housing Starts
September 28, 2005
- Old Name is "Out
the Window"
- Lowe's Builds New Distribution
Center in Rockford, Illinois
- Housing Starts Edge
Down in August
- Centex Sells UK Home
Building Operations
- Case® Offers Jobs
to Victims Affected by Hurricane Katrina
- The Home Depot
Launches Program to Assist with Hurricane Katrina Recovery
- Extras
now essentials in big homes
- Japan Advances toward
a National Housing Act
- Windsor Mill Names
Sitton Director of Sales Operations
September 20, 2005
- Hurd
workers in Merrill on strike
- Chinese Moulding
Manufacturer Leases Long Island Site
- Builders Address
Critical Housing Needs in Katrina's Aftermath
- Manufacturer
faces lawsuit
- Federal Funding
Required for Housing Development in Areas Hardest Hit by Hurricane Katrina
- Bridgewater Wholesalers
Inc. Streamlines Accounts Receivable
- Lawrence Promoted
to President of Tendura
- Nafco® By Tarkett
Expands Permastone® Line
September 14, 2005
- ViWinTech Donates
Truckload of Supplies to Katrina Survivors and Responders
- It's 1st and 10 Again
for Madden, Ace Hardware
- Teaming
Up for Katrina Victims
- Katrina pushing up
prices across the board
- Extira Gains Use in
the Builder Market
September 7, 2005
- AMD 2005 Annual Convention
Canceled
- 2005 NBMDA Annual Convention
Moves from New Orleans
- Lumber
is already getting pricier
- The
Home Depot Implements Energy Conservation Measures in all Its U.S. Stores
- Specifying and
Installing Hardwood Flooring Detailed in New Brochure Package
- Railing Dynamics
Inc. Introduces Earth-Friendly Decking Alternative
August 30, 2005
- Hurricane Katrina
Update and the AMD Annual Convention in New Orleans
- Lanoga Corp. Acquires
Carter Lee Lumber
- 1st United Door
Technologies Opens Showroom
- Elk Premium Building
Products Acquires RGM Products
- Menards Moves to
Teradata to Enhance Merchandising Information
- Census Reports New-Home
Sales Reach Record Pace in July
August 23, 2005
- Lanoga Corp. Acquires
Parker Lumber
- FrameSaver Expands
to Meet Midwestern Demand
- CertainTeed Plant
Wins Supplier Award for Exceptional Customer Service
- July Hardwood Flooring
Shipments Maintain Healthy Pace
- Tendura® Announces
Five New Dealers
- Albuquerque to Host
NAHB'S 2006 National Green Building Conference
August 16, 2005
- Van Millwork
to Add Addition
- AMD Releases
New Educational Product on the Principles of Professional Selling
- Builder Confidence
Remains Strong
- U.S.:
Pricier Oil Won't Send The Economy Into A Skid
- CertainTeed Extends
Home Improvement Financing Program to All Company-Credentialed Contractors
- Builders
Claim Victory in Court Decision
- AWFS®Vegas Proves
To Be a Winner
- TRACO Donates Windows
for the Pittsburgh Synergy House
- AAMA Awards Four Scholarships
for 2005
- Simonton to Cease
Bradenton, Fla. Operations
August 9, 2005
- WDMA Reviews Impact
of California EPA Formaldehyde Standards
- Healthy Building
Network Rates Plastic Lumber
- Decking Manufacturers
Respond to HBN Study
- ElkCorp Announces
Promotion of Curt A. Barker
- AWFS®Vegas Preliminary
Attendance News
- Condominium Project
Turns to Contact Lumber
- Vetter Windows Offers
12 Credit Continuing Education Program
- Tenon Ltd. Has New
CEO
- Windsor Mill Introduces
New Three-Coat Priming System
August 2, 2005
- Hardwood Flooring
Shipments Remain on Track for Another Strong Year
- Driving
the Integrated Global Supply Chain from the Top
- New Home Sales
Surge to All-Time Record Pace in June
- Reader Seeks Source
of 2-Piece Jamb Clip
- Georgia-Pacific Building
Products Adds Spanish Language Customer Assistance
- FrameSaver Announces
New Contracts
- Dealer Locator Gives
Republic's Partner-Dealers Visibility Online
- Wolmanized Wood
Earns Good Housekeeping Seal
- The Collins Companies
Celebrates 150 Years
July 26, 2005
- Remodeling Posts
Biggest Gain in a Decade
- Therma-Tru®
Named Home Safety Council All-Star
- Tubular Skylight
Leader Sets New Industry Standard for Sales, Customer Service and Installation
- 2005 Sunbelt Builders
Show Draws Builders and Industry Suppliers to Texas
- Wallboard Shipment
Volume Announced for Second Quarter of 2005
- Structural Wood Adhesives
to Be the Subject of ASTM International Wood Committee Workshop
- High Demand for IWF 2006
Exhibit Space
July 19, 2005
- Four-Company Merger
Produces HOMESHIELD
- Colin Powell to be
Keynote Speaker at 2006 International Builders' Show
- NAHB Supports Passage
of House's OSHA Reform Package
- New Bill Toughening
Florida Building Code Signed by Governor
- Ted
Lansing Corporation Changes Name to Lansing Building Products
- Georgia-Pacific
Unveils New Consumer Advertising Strategy for Building Products
- Gilson Promoted
to National Sales and Marketing Manager
July 12, 2005
- Republic Windows
& Doors Named Certified Trade Contractor by NAHB for Second Year
- Dixieline Lumber
Co. Opens New Distribution Facility
- TimberTech Offers
New 25-Year Warranty
- Lowe's to Support American
Red Cross Hurricane Relief Efforts
- Why
Hurricane Dennis Let U.S. off Lightly
July 5, 2005
- CMI Acquires Assets of
C&S Door Corp.
- Simonton Opens Manufacturing
Plant in Georgia
- Home Depot to Close
A Number of Expo Design Stores
- Habitat for Humanity
Benefits from MI Windows and Doors
- giantLEAP™
Teams with Visualization Software
June 28, 2005
- New-Home Sales Steam
Along at Near-Record Pace in May
- New
Business Owners Struggle With Vacation
- Lumbermens Names
New VP of Marketing
- Mike Gardner Brings
Extensive Millwork Experience as WoodWare's New Director of Training & Consulting
- John
Deere Homes Add New Wrinkle
- Pete Pullum Co.
and Therma-Tru Donate 68 Pre-Hung Doors to the Jimmy Carter Work Project 2005
Detroit Build
- FrameSaver Awarded
With Innovative Implementation Award from Prophix Software
- New White Paper
on Becoming 'Easier to Do Business With' Published
- IWF 10th Largest Show
in the United States
June 21, 2005
- Cleary Millwork and
Martin-Namco Announce Merger
- Change to Florida
Building Code Expected to Lessen Property Damage and Increase Safety
- Epoch® Composite
Products Hires New Territory Manager
- Window Repair Systems
Looks After Schools' Windows
- Company's Research
Reveals Builders Don't Listen
- Tarkett Commercial
Demonstrates its Commitment to the Environment
- Peachtree Offers
Convenient and Beautiful Pre-Painted Entry Doors
- Habitat for Humanity
Benefits from MI Windows and Doors Donation
June 14, 2005
- Elk Team and Customers
Ride 150 Miles to Fight Multiple Sclerosis
- Top U.S. builders
gobbling up Florida companies
- Atrium Selects BuyDesign™
Web-based Sales Solution from TDCI
- Endura Products Helps
Bridge Gap Between AAMA and AMD
- Optimum Window Manufacturing
Marks 20th Anniversary
- Arch Wood Protection
Introduces useFRTW.com for Fire-Retardant Treated Wood
- AMSCO Introduces New
Renaissance™ Series Slider Windows
June 7, 2005
- SHELTER's Founder Passes
- AMD Distributor Celebrates
60 Years
- Window
Manufacturer Makes Canadian News
- The Northeast Window
and Door Association Announces the 20th Annual NWDA Scholarship Golf Outing and
Summer Meeting
- FKI Logistex to Open
Atlanta Regional Office
- Glen Oak is Finalist
for 2005 Wisconsin Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
- Lawrence Hardware
Names Strategic Brand Manager
- BFRich Co. Inc. Promotes
Stacey Meeth
- NIBS Launches
Online Source of Building Products that Meet DOD, Army, Navy, Air Force and NASA
requirements
- Lanoga Corp. Purchases
Central Kansas Truss
- Hardwood Flooring
Shipments Regain Momentum
May 31, 2005
- PCBC Show Begins This
Week
- Republic Opens Midway
Warehouse
- FrameSaver Announces
Record First Quarter Sales
- Faux
Vs. Real Building Products
- Soft-Lite Windows
is Awarded "Commitment to Excellence" Award
- Heritage Veneered
Products Announces Key Executive Changes
- Andersen Corp. Acquires
Eagle Window and Door
- New Home Sales Set
Another Record Pace in April
- Kennedy Retires from
Milwaukee Electric Tool
- Clausen Inducted to
NKBA Hall of Fame
May 24, 2005
- No
Rock Stars in Building Materials
- A Home for the Future
in a Neighborhood With a Past
- Developer
buys Marsh building: Monroe Centre developer plans changes
- ICC partners with Mexico
to develop building safety codes
- West
Coast Port Bottlenecks Keep Narrowing
- Survivor Introduces
the New 2300 Single Hung Vinyl New Construction Window and 2400 Double Hung Vinyl
New Construction Window
- Neal McCoy Named 2005
The Home Depot Humanitarian Award Winner at 40th Annual Academy of Country Music
Awards
May 17, 2005
- Housing to Stay Healthy
as It Recedes from Its Peak
- Lumbermens Works
with Habitat to Build Homes for Families
- Sealants
reduce playground cancer risk
- ABC Supply Enters Sponsorship
Agreement with Foyt Racing
- BGW Employee Gets Published
- Builders Urge Congress
to Enact OSHA Reform
- Two G-P Gypsum Plants
Receive SCS Certification for Recycled Content
- Republic Windows
& Doors Announces Partnership with Ruan Transportation Management Systems
- bisTrack Business
Software Gets Two More Orders
- Terranova and Masisa
Complete Merger
- DOE Implements Performance-based
Ratings for South and South Central Regions
May 10, 2005
- Builders Make Few Changes
as Storm Season Nears
- Union
Workers Fight for Contract
- Menards Holds Grand
Opening Celebration at New Location
- Westcrowns-Craftsman
Opens Regional Distribution Center in Houston
- Windsor Windows &
Doors Welcomes New Product Manager
- Crestline and Vetter
Offer New Windows and Patio Doors in the West
May 3, 2005
- Ripped
off homeowners lien-ed on
- Huttig Building Products
to Expand into Long Island
- Crystal Windows
Celebrates Milestone
- Ace Hardware Signs Ten-Year
Agreement Extension with Ace Israel
- Republic Qualifies
as ENERGY STAR® Canada Participant
- AAMA Updates Lead Content
Standards
- Intertek Acquires
Omega Point Laboratories Inc.
April 26, 2005
- Robert Bowden Inc.
Honored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle
- 84 Lumber Realigns
Into Divisions, Adds Eighth Region
- Columbia Forest
Products to Convert Standard Hardwood Plywood Production
- Republic Windows
& Doors Donates Windows for Six Baton Rouge Homes
- Kansas Door Manufacturer
Supplies Entry System for Extreme Makeover/Home Edition
- Builders Remain Upbeat
in April
- BPB America and G-P Gypsum
Announce Settlement of Pending Patent Infringement Litigation
- Freedonia Opens
Office in China
- It's National
Window Safety Week
April 19, 2005
- Last Year's Hurricane
Ivan Helped Close Pennsylvania Store
- Goulette Promoted to
President at Fypon
- What to Look for at
2005 AWFS® Fair
- Tempco Products Selects
Friedman's Frontier Software
- Groves Joins Truth
Hardware
- 2005 Midwest Builders
Show® & Conference Draws Top Decision Makers
- Gossen Launches PVC
Entry Doorframe
- NAHB Board Votes to
Relocate International Builders' Show for 2007 and 2008
- TigerStop®
Receives UK Patent
April 12, 2005
- Small California
Businesses Prepare to Face Home Depot
- Small Town Hardware
Store Loses Business to Local Big Box
- NatureScape Showroom
Features Four Full-Size Displays
- ABC Supply Co. Acquires
Town & Country Industries Inc.
- NWDA Elects 2005 Board
of Directors and Officers
- Horizon Windows Used
on ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition
- Focus Doors & Windows
Acquires Four Quebec Companies
April 5, 2005
- Gorell Receives ENERGY
STAR® "Partner of the Year"
- Huttig Building Products
Opens First Branch in Minnesota
- Rocky Mountain Forest
Products Corp. Sells to Valor Equity Partners LP
- Hayward Lumber Becomes
Exclusive Distributor in Central California for Crestline and Vetter Windows and
Patio Doors
- Research and Markets
Offers a Building Materials Report on Chinese Markets
- NBMDA Announces Board
of Directors
- Las Vegas to Host the
137th AIA National Convention and Design Exposition
- 50th bisTrack™
system sold by Progressive Solutions
- Special-Lite Revamps
Website
- Outwater Plastics
Relocates
- BMHC Launches Chicago
Operations
March 29, 2005
- PPG Receives Adverse
Ruling in Marvin Case
- Hardwood Flooring
Shipments Slow Slightly
- Latest
Principia Study Bullish About Composite Decking: Increasing Trend to Integrate
Outdoor Living Space in Homes
- Building Safety
Seminars are a Phone Call Away
- Ralph Bruno Appointed
President of AZEK® Trimboards
- CertainTeed Plant
Reaches Million-Hour Safety Milestone
- Ace
Hardware evolves to stay competitive
- Remington
woodworking company remains small but mighty
- Western Cabinets
Expands with Help from Friedman Frontier
March 22, 2005
- Jamsill Purchases
Injection Molding Company
- Millwork Employees
Found Guilty of Embezzling
- Housing Stats Peak
Again in February
- Huttig Adds Branches
in New York and Georgia
- Lanoga Buys Millwork
Fabricator and Distributor
- New Wood University
Course Focuses On Connections
- HB&G's Hendricks
to Retire After 28 Years
- Builders FirstSource
Hires Internal Auditor
- Intek Plastics Announces
Executive Management Succession
- Winstrom Windows
Begins Using Automated Edgetech Line
March 15, 2005
- Roper Lumber Co. Acquires
Valley Lumber Co.
- ABC Supply Co. Expands
Presence in Buffalo, N.Y., Market
- U.S. Plastic Lumber
Sells Florida Extrusion Facility
- Deceuninck North
America Expands Capacity at Ohio Facility
- AMD President Makes News
- Hurd Names Wilkerson
Salesperson of the Year
- Tecton Launches New
Website
March 8, 2005
- Heritage Veneered
Products Wins 2004 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Grand Award
- Red Cloud Wood Products
Adds Facility
- MI Windows and Doors Builds
North Carolina Facility
- WDMA Elects Board &
Officers
- Attendance Record
Broken at DeckExpo 2005
- ROTO Unveils New Website
- Windsor Mill Names
Pasell Manager of Sales for New England Region
- Progressive Solutions
Announces Load Track™
- Merrill Unveils New
Door
March 1, 2005
- Hope Lumber Purchases
Leeds Locations
- Weather Contributes
to Lower Home Sales in January
- Jeffrey Lowinski to
Lead WDMA Staff as Acting President
- Man
arrested in theft of building materials
- Lowe's
Raises More Than $2 Million for Habitat Tsunami Relief Effort
- Elliott's
Hardware to close Grapevine location
- Vetter Launches New
Website
- ViWinTech Hires John
Walker As Technical Services Manager
February 22, 2005
- Home Builders Remain
Positive
- HVP Hires New Sales and
Marketing Manager
- ODL Breaks Ground on
Manufacturing Facility
- Ohio Builder Drives Away
with a Car from Therma-Tru
- FrameSaver Retains
New PR Firm
- Designer Doors Direct
Changes Name To Avalon Doors
- CertainTeed Signs
On As a NASCAR Team Sponsor
- The Home Depot
Forms Unprecedented Hiring Partnership With Four Leading National Hispanic Organizations
- AWFS Registration Now
Open