NEMEON

The two major green certification groups for lumber are continuing to attack--for much different reasons--the U.

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association and 11 other associations and institutions joined in urging two Senate committees to seek a delay in the Environmental Protection Agency's Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting rule.

Three wood-producing groups are stepping up joint and individual efforts this spring to promote natural wood decks and, they hope, stop market share increases by composite and PVC products.

Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation celebrated its 75th anniversary during its annual meeting in Salt Lake City and honored its recently retired president and CEO, Tony DeCarlo.

Bison Building Materials, the nation's 14th-biggest LBM operation, incurred a net loss of $831,274 in January, its worst single month yet, in part because of stocking costs to replace defective merchandise.

A federal bankruptcy court scheduled a hearing April 2 to consider a bid by Stock Building Supply to acquire National Home Centers, the Arkansas-based dealer that entered Chapter 11 last December and that last week reported its net loss for January increased nine-fold to $4.

Stock Building Supply Holdings LLC hired Nigel Stobart as vice president of sales.

ProBuild Holdings will open new locations in Orem, Utah, and Winchester, Va.

Mar. 4--The economic downturn hasn't stopped a Darien-based building supply and home-improvement chain from opening a new store on Route 1 in Norwalk, one of the busiest retail districts in the state.

While the houses in Pine, Colo.

Showroom managers at a Minnesota lumberyard said customers would walk in the front door, see the start of the showroom to their right, visit it for a while, but never go through to the other end where the managers' desks are located.

ProBuild, the nation's largest pro dealer, has named former Building Materials Holding Corp.

President Barack Obama announced the details of "Homestar," a Cash for Clunkers-like rebate program designed to entice Americans to make their houses more energy efficient.

Boise Cascade Holdings' wood products group recorded negative EBITDA of $9.

Orleans Homebuilders, the Bensalem, Pa.

WASHINGTON - Construction spending fell for a third straight month in January as a lag in commercial activity such as office buildings and hotels offset a housing rebound.

Robert E. Mellor, forrmerly chairman and CEO of Building Materials Holding Corp.

Ainsworth Lumber Co., the Canadian producer of engineered wood products, reported a dramatic decline in net loss for the fourth quarter to C$12.

Saint-Gobain, the French construction materials giant whose subsidiaries include America's CertainTeed Corp.

Trex Co.'s net sales jumped 75% in the fourth quarter to $51.