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JANUARY 2019
Steve Schroeder, 2019 Second From left to right are: Ryan Lauterborn, Trex Company, Vice
Growth President, (left) presents President; Steve Schroeder, Ganahl Lumber Company, 2019
outgoing 2018 President Brian Bunt President; Daniel Hines, LP Building Products, Secretary; Michelle
with a plaque recognizing his service Mix, Capital, Treasurer; and Brian Bunt, Windsor Mill, Immediate
to the association and industry. Past President
WCLBMA’s Second Growth installs 2019 officers
WCLBMA’s dynamic Second Growth group installed its 2019 officers and recognized outgoing president
Brian Bunt at its annual December holiday meeting. Since 1976, Second Growth has been an integral part
of WCLBMA designed for the more-or-less 40 years of age and under lumber and building materials
dealers and suppliers. (Those over 40 are also welcome to attend all Second Growth events as well.)
Elected to lead Second Growth for 2019 are Steve Schroeder, Ganahl Lumber Company, 2019 President;
Ryan Lauterborn, Trex Company, Vice President; Daniel Hines, LP Building Products, Secretary;
Michelle Mix, Capital, Treasurer; and Brian Bunt, Windsor Mill, Immediate Past President.
Quarterly dinner meetings and programs are designed to educate, motivate and enable WCLBMA
members to be better in their job. WCLBMA’s annual mill and lumber industry tours, a major summer
conference and other social events throughout the year add to the programs.
INSIDE THIS MONTH
Federal farm bill contains lumber and timber provisions
WCLBMA and others oppose new Prop 65 regulations
WCLBMA PAC makes additional contributions
A YEAR END MESSAGE From Mark Boone, Champion Lumber 2019-2020 President West Coast Lumber & Building Material Industry It may be a cliché about the goodness of those who work in the lumber and building materials industry, but that goodness and compassion is a fact. Last year, in the wake of the devastating firestorms in the Santa Rosa area, this association came up with a simple idea of getting some cash into the hands of those who had lost everything – homes, vehicles, clothes, kids’ toys and tools. Perhaps worst was the loss of small things we all have around us – our memories and little things that remind us of family and our day to day lives. The program was simply called “Lumber Helping Lumber.” The effort was spearheaded by our very own Ken Dunham. With help from his staff, Jean Henning and Charlene Valine, the much needed (and appreciated!) funds were made available and disbursed. With the incredible generosity of this industry and kicked off by a substantial contribution from Sherwood Lumber, the WCLBMA was able to help 15 individuals and families in this industry with some help to buy much-needed replacement items. Clothes, toys, even dog food. A small balance of remaining funds was given to a great program by the Builders Exchange (in the Santa Rosa area) to help those in the building industry trades get back on their feet. Just over a year later, the Northern California town of Paradise, was decimated by wild fires. Before smoke filled skies cleared, The WCLBMA sprang into action and fired up “Lumber Helping Lumber“ once again. As of this writing, Lumber Helping Lumber has received more than $40,000 in contributions, enabling the disbursement of 38 checks to those in need. A significant contribution from the Weyerhaeuser Community Giving adds a great deal to the more than 50 companies, individuals and organizations across the state and country who have helped. I want to also thank our friends from the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, (our counterpart organization in New York and New England) and the various Hoo Hoo International clubs that have also given so generously. It’s hard to find words to express the emotions all of us at the West Coast Lumber & Building Material Association have. Many of us know personally people who lost homes and we hope the aid sent to them on the entire industry’s behalf takes a little of the pain away. It will be a long and slow rebuilding for those who choose to rebuild in Paradise, and tough decisions for those who don’t or can’t rebuild there. A disaster like this brings out the very best in people and the stories of assistance for those in need are many. The heroic efforts of first responders, fire crews, law enforcement and other emergency care people are many. One of the best things about the lumber and building products industry is that it is more than a business; it’s an extended group of friends and often almost family. The help from all of you just reinforces that. Thank you very much for your generous contributions and support. Perhaps what this industry does can make a very difficult holiday season for so many a little better. Again, thank you and bless you for your help.
Our Sincere Thank You
TO ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO
LUMBER HELPING LUMBER
Kent Bond, All-Coast Forest Products, Cloverdale CA
Frank Arnold, Bear River Sales Company, Grass Valley CA
Black Bart Hoo Hoo #18, Calistoga CA
Bill Carr, Boise Cascade, Lathrop CA
Glenn Butcher, Butcher’s Block & Building Materials, Big Bear Lake CA
Harvey Hurvitz, Cape Cod Lumber Co., Abington, MA
Emily Thornhill, Epicor Software Corporation, Austin TX
Rita Ferris,Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, Rensselaer NY
Barry Friedman, Friedman’s Home Improvement
Ukiah, Santa Rosa, Sonoma & Petaluma CA
Philip Jagiela, Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, Rensselaer NY
Elizabeth Langan, DMSi Software, Omaha NE
Jim & Joanne Lewman, Santa Rosa CA
Sean Stevens & Whitney McKeller-Stevens, M & M Lumber, Tulsa OK
Edgar and Jan Massoletti, Calistoga CA
John Barrett, McKinnon Lumber Company, Hollister CA
Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, Rensselaer NY
Cathy Porter, Nutmeg Forest Products, Fairfield CT
Dan and Linda Ohmer, LBM Advantage, Marshall MI
Chris Fleiner, Reno Carson Lumber, Reno & Carson City NV
John & Rena Saunders, Economy Lumber,Campbell CA
Sacramento Hoo Hoo Club, Sacramento CA
Sherwood Lumber Corporation, Melville NY and Stockton CA
Bob Sanford, Sanford and Hawley Lumber, Unionville CT
Avon, Manchester, Unionville CT, West Springfield MA
Glenda De Frange, Straight Line Transport, Huntington Beach CA
Jean Henning & Dan Walker, Camino CA
Charlene & Ross Valine, Sacramento CA
Ken Dunham & Janelle Fallan, Folsom CA
Kurt Bray, Silvaris, Seattle WA
Pat Zan, Taiga Building Products, Rocklin CA
Willamette Valley Hoo Hoo, Eugene OR
Doug Willis, Yorba Linda CA
Augie Venezia, Fairfax Lumber & Hardware, Fairfax CA
Our Sincere Thank You
TO ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO
LUMBER HELPING LUMBER
Deidre Fountain, Calistoga CA
Mark Boone, Champion Lumber, Riverside CA
Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut, Washington Depot CT
Miner’s Lumber, Inc., Canton CT
Frank Addiego, All Bay Mill & Lumber Company, American Canyon CA
Melody Mayfield & Sam Bacogiannis, Elmire OR
Tacoma Olympia Hoo Hoo Club #89, Tacoma WA
The Lumber Barn - Saxonville Wholesale Lumber Warehouse Co., Bradford NH
Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers Association, Charlestown MA
Monica Doerr, Hansen Marketing Services, Inc., Walled Lake MI
Jake Lueck, Eastern Michigan Distributors Co., Detroit MI
Nancy Brown, Lakewood WA
Harry L. Folsom Hoo Hoo Club, Dunstable MA
Kenneth Smith, Jr., Grass Valley CA
Ted Pollard, Gemini Forest Products, Los Alamitos CA
Kathy Brown, Ashby Lumber, Berkeley and Concord CA
Matt Kolar & Art Reid, VorTrim LLC, Lake Oswego OR
Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, Rensselaer NY
Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund, Seattle WA
Peter Ganahl, Ganahl Lumber, So. CA
Warren Biss, Biss Lumber, Taunton MA
Bradley Hartmann, Red Angle Inc., Flower Mound TX
Dan Davis, Springfield Lumber Products, Inc., Riddle OR
OUR SINCERE THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO
OUR SINCERE THANKS TO THE SPONSORS
PARTICIPATED IN OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY
GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR THE ANNUAL
December 7, 2018, Black Gold Golf Course SECOND GROWTH
HOLIDAY RECEPTION &
AND THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
CASINO NIGHT!
THIS YEAR!
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WEST COAST LUMBER & President
BUILDING MATERIAL ASSOCIATION Mark Boone, Champion Lumber
First Vice President
TRUE VALUE COMPANY, LLC Frank Addiego, All Bay Mill & Lumber Co.
Chicago, IL Treasurer
John Hartmann, President/CEO Sean Fogarty, Osborne Lumber
Deb O’Connor, Senior VP and CFO Past President
Tim Mills, Senior VP, Growth Victor Fresca, Dixieline Lumber
Abhinav Shukla, Senior VP, COO Directors/Dealers
www.truevaluecompany.com Barrett Burt, Ganahl Lumber
Rick Deen, Nichols Lumber
True Value Company, LLC, was formed in 1948. It is a Matt Endriss, Central Valley
wholesale/distributor of lumber & hardware, hand & Chris Fleiner, Reno Lumber
Marc Mizgorski, Hayward Lumber
power tools, electrical, plumbing, automotive, farm & Brian Pierce, Friedman Home Improvement
ranch, pets, and paint (distributor & manufacturer). Augie Venezia, Fairfax Lumber & Hardware
Directors/Associates & Affiliates
Glenda DeFrange, Straight Line Transport
Vic Hausmaninger, CPA, HBLA CPA’s
Barry Schneider, Bear Forest Products
NLBMDA praises signing of Farm Bill Pat Zan, Taiga Building Products
Thom Wright, Sierra Pacific Industries
that includes LBM industry priorities Second Growth President
Steve Schroeder, Ganahl Lumber
(Non-voting)
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers
Association (NLBMDA) has praised the signing of the WCLBMA Executive Director
Ken Dunham
Agriculture Improvement Act (H.R. 2), better known as the
Farm Bill, which includes several priorities for the lumber
and building material (LBM) industry. The action taken in December by President Trump followed final
passage in the Senate and House of Representatives.
NLBMDA supported provisions reforming federal forest management practices, promoting construction
of mass timber construction, and ensuring fairness in federal purchasing of forest building products.
Record wildfires in recent years have highlighted the need for reforms to the federal forest management
system. The legislation extends Good Neighbor Authority by allowing the U.S. Forest Service to enter into
agreements with county governments. Under prior law, only state governments could enter into
agreements to perform forest management services on National Forest System lands.
The Farm Bill also promotes taller wood buildings by accelerating the research and development of mass
timber building components for use in construction projects as well as provide grants for such projects.
The legislation also recognizes more methods of sustainably harvested forest products in building and
construction by requiring the Department of Energy (DOE) to also accept for federal purchase lumber
certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and the American Tree Farm System (ATFS).
Currently, DOE only accepts lumber certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
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INFORMATION YOU CAN USE
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Leave instructions in your estate planning documents. Leave instructions granting (or restricting)
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Federated Insurance is endorsed by WCLBMA for property & casualty needs and financial
protection services. For more information, contact WCLBMA at 800/266-4344.
Coalition urges rejection of proposed Prop. 65 regulations placing added burdens on business The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is being urged to reject two Proposition 65 proposals that place additional and unjustified burdens solely on businesses. A large business coalition led by the California Chamber of Commerce of more than 200 entities wrote in a recent agency comment letter. The coalition is also joined by the West Coast Lumber & Building Materials Association. The coalition explains that businesses already face a significant disparity in the burden of proof in Proposition 65 cases. A plaintiff does not need to prove the level of exposure to a Proposition 65-listed chemical or show that anyone has been harmed. The regulations proposed by OEHHA exacerbate that problem. OEHHA’s proposals threaten the law’s longstanding average exposure-based approach to warnings—without justification and with significant cost and risk to California businesses. For more than 25 years, the regulations have required compliance with Proposition 65 to be measured based on “the reasonably anticipated rate of intake or exposure for average users of the consumer product” at issue. Proposition 65’s unique approach to regulation, based on exposure thresholds for warnings and not concentration thresholds, recognizes that different consumers may use the same product in a way that results in different exposure levels. Far from being a mere “clarification” to existing regulations, OEHHA’s proposals present entirely new regulatory requirements that will directly affect businesses’ Proposition 65 compliance efforts, as well as place additional obstacles to a defendant meeting its burden of proof in litigation. OEHHA is proposing two changes to requirements for when businesses must warn people of potential exposure to Proposition 65-listed chemicals: Businesses are prohibited from averaging concentration levels for a company’s food product across different facilities or different manufacturers or producers. When calculating an average user’s exposure to a Proposition 65 chemical, the regulation mandates the arithmetic mean be used. The prohibition on using average concentration levels solves no actual problem that OEHHA can identify, yet it will have an impact on manufacturers and have ripple effects upstream, forcing agricultural growers to incur increased production costs, testing costs, and litigation risk. The coalition points out that to evaluate exposure levels under Proposition 65, concentration data—just like consumption data— must reflect what is typical. It is not scientifically appropriate for OEHHA to exclude this important variable (across manufacturing facilities) from a case-specific consideration of the data. The proposal will distort the determination of the reasonably anticipated rate of exposure and render it unreliable. The arithmetic mean proposal also is a “solution” in search of a problem, the coalition asserts. There is no need for OEHHA to put its thumb on the scale and favor one measure of average over all others in all instances. This proposal is inconsistent with sound principles of statistics and data evaluation. The appropriate measure of average depends on the facts and data in specific cases and is not amenable to a one-size-fits-all proposal that will lead to increased litigation risk to companies and to overwarning.
Coalition urges rejection of proposed Prop. 65 regulations continued from previous page The questions of how to determine the most appropriate measure of the average exposure and how to average concentration data should continue to be left to a case-by-case determination, the coalition told OEHHA. In any dispute about the data, courts are fully capable of evaluating the relevant evidence. The coalition also expressed concern about a confusing statement in OEHHA’s justification for its proposed regulations. According to that Initial Statement of Reasons, in the context of food, the average consumption amount “would be the amount of a food eaten on the day in question.” The coalition urged OEHHA to clarify that the issue of averaging exposures over a period longer than a single day is not addressed in the OEHHA proposals or the regulatory materials accompanying them. OEHHA should not adopt these proposals, the coalition stated. What OEHHA characterizes as a lack of clarity on these issues is not a problem that needs a solution. Instead, it represents the appropriate flexibility needed for a reliable determination of average exposure levels. If OEHHA intends to proceed with its proposals, the coalition said, it must first conduct a cost analysis and provide evidence of the need for the proposals that justifies the exorbitant costs to businesses. WCLBMA PAC gives CA State Senator John Moorlach campaign contribution and endorsement California State Senator John Moorlach has been presented with a $1,000 contribution to his 2020 campaign. Moorlach, a Republican representing the Coast Mesa area will be up for re-election in the 2020 general election. He first won his seat in a 2015 special election. “Senator Moorlach has a special interest in and background in governmental accountability and fiscal integrity,” said WCLBMA Executive Director Ken Dunham. “As a member of the minority of Republicans in the legislature, he has limited opportunity to advance many bills, but he has gained the respect of many with his hard work and determined approach to fixing the state’s problems.” The check was presented to Senator Moorlach in December by WCLBMA board member and former association treasurer Left to right: Ken Dunham, WCLBMA; Sen. John Moorlach Vic Hausmaninger and WCLBMA Executive and WCLBMA board member Vic Hausmaninger, CPA Director Ken Dunham in Tustin. His current legislation committees include the Judiciary Committee where he is the Vice Chair, Budget & Fiscal Review, Governance & Finance, Public Employment & Retirement, and Insurance. More on next page
WCLBMA PAC gives CA State Senator John Moorlach campaign contribution and endorsement From previous page While the legislative branch of California government gets much attention, increasingly the role of regulatory agencies and the impact those agencies have on business is a major concern. A substantial part of the WCLBMA government affairs program is monitoring, challenging and working to influence a massive regulatory bureaucracy that is generally anti-business. Those agencies include OEHHA, CARB, Water Resources Board, Board of Equalization, Weights & Measures, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Cal EPA and more. The activities of the PAC are an important component of the overall government affairs program of WCLBMA. Political contributions gain the WCLBMA the access needed to explain this industry’s views and ensure that lumber and building materials are remembered by our elected officials. WCLBMA PAC will support those legislators and other state officials who agree with business issues and views, as well as backing pro-business initiatives and other programs. WCLBMA is active in a variety of business coalitions working to restore a pro-business attitude to state government, and to minimize damage that continues to be done by irresponsible legislators and regulatory agencies out of control. The WCLBMA is always seeking interested individuals to become more active in the government affairs of the organization and encourages contributions to this state-reporting political action committee. WCLBMA PAC welcomes suggestions for candidates and ballot issues worthy of our contribution and endorsement. and participation in the process is welcomed. More information is available Ken Dunham at WCLBMA. NLBMDA supports tall wood building construction code changes The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) has reiterated its support for tall wood building construction following the approval recently of 14 tall wood building code change proposals at the International Code Council (ICC) Public Comment Hearing (PCH) in Richmond, Virginia. The proposed code changes, focused primarily on fire safety and building height, must still be voted on through the ICC’s Online Governmental Consensus Vote (OGCV) that will start two weeks after the conclusion of the Public Comment Hearing. If the tall wood building proposals are approved through the online voting process, the changes will be incorporated into the ICC’s 2021 edition of the International Building Code (IBC). Updated every three years, the IBC is considered a baseline for building codes, although the building code landscape is uneven and jurisdictions do use older versions of the IBC. The 2018 IBC was published in November 2017, and the 2021 IBC, which may include the tall wood building proposals, is scheduled to be published in November 2020. The ICC established an Ad Hoc Committee on Tall Wood Buildings in December 2015 to study the science of tall wood buildings and take action to develop and submit code change proposals. After studying the issue for two years, including conducting fire prevention tests at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Fire Research Laboratory, the Ad Hoc Committee recommended 14 code proposal changes.
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ECi Software Solutions, a leader in cloud-based business management solutions, has announced it
signed up 31 new stores for its RockSolid MAX™ POS system in October, marking a record sales month for
the software and bringing the total location count to more than 400 since it was launched in April 2016.
Factoring in ECi’s entire lumber, building, materials and hardlines (LBMH) group, the company now
supports nearly 4,000 LBMH businesses globally. RockSolid MAX is an industry-specific solution that
helps small businesses in the LBMH industry operate more effectively and efficiently. Delivered via the
cloud, RockSolid MAX eliminates the need for daily backups and reduces the initial investment
requirements, saving hardware store owners’ time and allowing them to affordably upgrade their
businesses’ technology. The software incorporates applications required to help build a profitable
operation – such as end-to-end document management, mobile connectivity, unit of measurement
conversion, quote to order, special order handling and more. Its functionalities help LBM businesses
improve and streamline core processes – from inventory management to accounts receivable – and give
owners access to critical business information in real-time, to be accessed from any device, anywhere
Roseburg Forest Products Chairman, Allyn Ford, will lead The American Wood Council (AWC)
board for a second one-year term, effective January 1, 2019. Neil Sherman, Executive Vice President of
Siding at LP Corporation, was elected the First Vice-Chairman, and T. Furman Brodie, Vice President of
Charles Ingram Lumber Co., was elected as Second Vice-Chairman. Stimson Lumber President & CEO
Andrew Miller will continue to serve as the Immediate Past Chairman. Ricky Stanley, CEO and President
for TR Miller Mill, was confirmed as a new member to the AWC board. Eric Cremers, President and Chief
Operating Officer of PotlatchDeltic, and Fred Stimpson, President of Canfor Southern Pine, were each
elected to a second two-year term.
The full AWC board of directors includes:
• Chairman Allyn Ford, Roseburg Forest Products;
• First Vice-Chairman Neil Sherman, LP Corporation;
• Second Vice-Chairman Furman Brodie, Charles Ingram Lumber Co.;
• Immediate Past Chairman Andrew Miller, Stimson Lumber;
• and, Adrian Blocker, Weyerhaeuser Company; Tom Corrick, Boise Cascade; Eric Cremers,
PotlatchDeltic; Mike Dawson, Norbord, Inc.; George Emmerson, Sierra Pacific; Rick Jeffery,
Canadian Wood Council; Sean McLaren, West Fraser; Jim Rabe, Masonite; Ricky Stanley, TR Miller
Mill; Fred Stimpson, Canfor Southern Pine; Marc Brinkmeyer, Idaho Forest Group; Fritz Mason,
Georgia Pacific; and Joe Patton, Westervelt.You can also read
