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May/June 2007 Page 21<br />
Texas Hospitality Shines At RICHARDSON Reception<br />
David Bratcher, Richardson Lumber & Manufacturing Co., Dallas,<br />
Texas; Jason Sanders, Cedar Supply, Kyle, Texas; and Michael Wren,<br />
Tuttle Lumber, San Marcos, Texas<br />
Bear Breedon, Montalbano Lumber, Houston, Texas, and wife Carrolyn<br />
Breedon, Kyle Williams, Bison Building Materials, Conroe, Texas; and<br />
Robin Gardner, Richardson Lumber & Manufacturing Co., Dallas, Texas<br />
Steve Hickman and Brian Hauerwas, Cedar Creek Lumber, Carrollton,<br />
Texas; Bobby Crowley, Richardson Lumber & Manufacturing Co., Cody<br />
Douglas, Trent Tucker and Kory Klein, Cedar Creek Lumber<br />
San Antonio, Texas—When the<br />
Lumbermens Association of Texas<br />
(LAT) convened here in 2006,<br />
Richardson Lumber & Manufacturing<br />
Co. hosted a reception on opening<br />
night that proved so successful the<br />
firm decided to repeat the hospitable<br />
gesture this year.<br />
Friends, family members and guests<br />
of Richardson Lumber &<br />
Manufacturing were treated to a Mardi<br />
Gras-themed reception that did not<br />
disappoint at the Hilton Hotel across<br />
the street from the San Antonio<br />
<strong>Convention</strong> Center, site of the recent<br />
LAT <strong>Convention</strong>. Approximately 40<br />
fun-seekers accepted the invitation<br />
from Richardson Lumber to attend.<br />
According to a company spokesman<br />
for Richardson Lumber, the reception<br />
Richardson Lumber & Manufacturing Co.<br />
has been well-received among convention-goers<br />
as an effective networking<br />
tool within the lumber industry.<br />
•<br />
Bobby Crowley, Richardson Lumber &<br />
Manufacturing Co.; and Steve Hickman, Cedar<br />
Creek Lumber, Carrollton, Texas<br />
WHO’S WHO - Gray<br />
Continued from page 2<br />
Gray Lumber Co. markets 2x4 and<br />
2x6 SPF products as well as Yellow<br />
Pine No. 1 in 2x8, 2x10 and 2x12. The<br />
company also offers No. 1 treated<br />
lumber in 2x4, 2x12, 4x4, 4x6 and<br />
6x6, in addition to windows, hardware,<br />
roofing/shingles and other building<br />
materials. Gray Lumber carries custom<br />
building materials, too.<br />
Lester Gray founded the firm 20<br />
years ago, and has been involved in<br />
the lumber industry since he was 15<br />
years old, when he loaded and<br />
unloaded trucks as well as served as<br />
a customer service rep and made<br />
deliveries.<br />
Gray graduated from Northwestern<br />
High School in Palmyra, Ill., and later<br />
earned an associates degree in business<br />
from Lincoln Land Community<br />
College.<br />
Active in various civic and professional<br />
organizations, Gray is a board<br />
member of the Illinois Lumber Dealers<br />
Assoc. and the Illinois Lumber<br />
Dealers Foundation Scholarship<br />
Board.<br />
In his leisure time, Gray enjoys quail<br />
hunting, playing golf and fishing. He<br />
and his wife of 32 years, Jewell, are<br />
parents of three grown children.<br />
•<br />
A New Era of<br />
Growth<br />
This year, Hampton Affiliates has launched a new<br />
strategic growth initiative that will add a new product<br />
line to our existing capabilities and increase<br />
our production volume by over 30%. The company<br />
has expanded into Canada<br />
with the purchase of Babine<br />
Forest Products and Decker Lake<br />
Forest Products, both producing<br />
a wide range of dimensional and<br />
specialty items in Spruce-Pine-Fir.<br />
The mills are located in Burns Lake, British Columbia,<br />
and have a combined annual capacity of 375 mmbf.<br />
These new facilities will complement Hampton’s<br />
five existing production operations in Oregon<br />
and Washington, including Willamina Lumber<br />
Company, currently ranked number one in overall<br />
single-site lumber volume for US manufacturers.<br />
This expansion makes Hampton the eighth largest<br />
lumber producer in North America with an annual<br />
capacity of 2 billion bf. In addition, the company’s<br />
trading and distribution operations make available to<br />
our global customers another 1.5 billion bf of lumber<br />
and panel products, supported by Hampton’s highly<br />
efficient transportation, reload and just-in-time<br />
delivery services. It’s now easier than ever for existing<br />
as well as new customers to get the right selection,<br />
in the right volume, for the right price, and delivered<br />
at the right moment. Contact us to hear more about<br />
our expanding product line.<br />
www.hamptonaffiliates.com<br />
Hampton Lumber Sales • Portland OR<br />
503/297-7691<br />
DIMENSION<br />
LUMBER<br />
• Green/Dry Douglas Fir<br />
• Green/Dry Hem-Fir<br />
• Spruce, Pine, Fir (SPF)<br />
• European Spruce<br />
PANEL<br />
PRODUCTS<br />
• OSB<br />
• Sanded Plywood<br />
• Sheathing<br />
• Underlayments<br />
• Marine Grades<br />
• Melamine<br />
• Particleboard<br />
• Rough Sawn Sidings<br />
STUD LUMBER<br />
• 2x4 5’ to 10’ PET<br />
• 2x6 6’ to 10’ PET<br />
• Web Stock<br />
ENGINEERED<br />
WOOD<br />
• Roseburg Framing<br />
System; Joists,<br />
headers, beams,<br />
rimboard<br />
CLEARS &<br />
INDUSTRIAL<br />
LUMBER<br />
• 1x2 to 4x12<br />
• Lengths 2’ to 24’<br />
• Domestic grades<br />
and Export grades<br />
HAMPTON<br />
LUMBER MILLS<br />
WILLAMINA LUMBER CO.<br />
TILLAMOOK LUMBER CO.<br />
COWLITZ DIVISION - MORTON<br />
COWLITZ DIVISION - RANDLE<br />
DARRINGTON LUMBER CO.<br />
BABINE FOREST PRODUCTS<br />
DECKER LAKE<br />
FOREST PRODUCTS LTD<br />
HAMPTON RELOADS<br />
PORTLAND, OREGON<br />
ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON<br />
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA<br />
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA
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