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Table Of Content

Section1 U.S. FENCE AND DECK INDUSTRY TRENDS...............

1
  Executive Summary....................................................

1
  Overall Market Size And Growth...................................

1
  Economic Environment................................................

2
  Fence Product Market Trends.......................................

2
  Deck Product Market Trends.........................................

4
  Competitive Situation.....................................................

5
  Outlook.......................................................................... 5
     
  SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY.........................................

6
Table 1-1 Value Of U.S. Fence And Deck Product Supply, 1997-2008
(dollars)..........................................................................


9
Table 1-2 Value Of U.S. Fence Product Supply By Material, 1992-2008 (dollars):
Steel Wire Fencing, Barbed Wire, Nonwire Ornamental Metal Fences,
Wood Fences, And PVC Fences........................................



10
Figure 1-1 Percent Of U.S. Fence Product Supply By Material, 2003 And 2008
(percent): Steel Wire Fencing, Barbed Wire, Nonwire Ornamental Metal
Fences, Wood Fences, And PVC Fences......................



11
Figure 1-2 Percent Of U.S. Deck Product Supply By Material, 2003 And 2008
(percent): Wood, Composites, And Plastic.......................


12
Table 1-3 U.S. Residential Property Owner Spending On Fences And Decks,
1992-2003 (dollars).........................................................


13
Table 1-4 Growth Assumptions For Factors Affecting Demand, 1997-2008
(percent): Gross Domestic Product, Construction Spending,
Construction Material Shipments, Housing Starts And Resales,
Residential Remodeling And Repair Spending, And Personal
Income.............................................................................





14
     
SECTION 2 U.S. FENCE PRODUCT SHIPMENTS.................................

15
  Summary Of Major Findings..............................................

15
  Fence Product Shipments..................................................

15
  Shipment Product Mix.........................................................

16
  Chain Link, Woven, And Welded Wire Fences........................

16
  PVC Fence Products............................................................

18
  Ornamental Metal Fence Products..........................................

19
  Wood Fencing.......................................................................

20
  Barbed And Twisted Steel Wire...............................................

21
Table 2-1 Value Of U.S. Fence Product Shipments, 1977-2008 (dollars).......

22
Table 2-2 Value Of U.S. Fence Product Shipments By Material, 1977-2008
(dollars): Wire Fencing And Fence Gates; Barbed And Twisted Wire;
Nonwire Ornamental Metal Fences And Gates; Wood Fences, Palings,
And Rails; And PVC Fences...............................................




23
Table 2-3 Distribution Of U.S. Fence Product Dollar Shipments By Material,
1977-2008 (percent): Wire Fencing And Fence Gates; Barbed And
Twisted Wire; Nonwire Ornamental Metal Fences And Gates; Wood
Fences, Palings, And Rails; And PVC Fences.....................




24
Table 2-4 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Fence Products By Select Material,
1992-2003 (index): Steel Wire Fencing, Architectural Metal Fences,
And Assembled Wood Fences............................................



25
Table 2-5 Value Of U.S. Wire Fencing And Fence Gate Shipments By Product
Line, 1977-2003 (dollars): Chain Link Fencing; Woven And Welded Wire
Fence; Fencing Gates, Posts, And Fittings; And Ornamental Lawn
Fence................................................................................




26
Table 2-6 Distribution Of U.S. Wire Fencing And Fence Gate Shipments By
Product Line, 1977-2003 (percent): Chain Link Fencing; Woven And
Welded Wire Fence; Fence Gates, Posts, And Fittings; And
Ornamental Lawn Fence......................................................




27
Table 2-7 U.S. Quantity Shipments And Average Value Per Ton Shipped For
Chain Link Fencing And Woven And Welded Wire Fence, 1982-2003
(short tons and dollars)........................................................



28
Table 2-8 U.S. Net Shipments Of Carbon Steel Woven And Welded Wire Fence
By Steel Mills And Wiredrawers, 1977-2001 (short tons)........


29
Table 2-9 U.S. Shipments Of Barbed And Twisted Steel Wire, 1977-2003
(short tons and dollars)........................................................


30
Table 2-10 U.S. Shipments Of Nonwire Ornamental Metal Fences And Gates By
Material And Type, 1987-2003 (dollars): Iron And Steel, Aluminum, And
Total..................................................................................



31
Table 2-11 U.S. Shipments Of Wood Fences, Palings, And Rails By Type Of
Producer, 1977-2003 (dollars): Total, Sawmills And Planing Mills,
Wood Preserving Plants, And Wood Product Plants...............



32
     
SECTION 3 COST STRUCTURE OF U.S. WIRE FENCING PLANTS...........

33
  Summary Of Major Findings..................................................

33
  Cost Structure And Profitability Of Wire Fencing Plants...........

33
  Wire Drawers Versus Wire Fabricators...................................

33
Table 3-1 Number Of U.S. Steel Wire Fencing And Fence Gate Plants And
Facility Revenues, 1997-2003 (number and revenues): Number Of
Plants, Total Plant Revenues, And Average Revenues Per
Plant.................................................................................




35
Table 3-2 Operating Ratios Of U.S. Steel Wire Fencing And Fence Gate Plants,
1977-2002 (percent): Payroll, Material Costs, And Gross Profit
Margin...............................................................................



36
Table 3-3 Labor Situation For U.S. Steel Wire Fencing Plants, 1977-2002
(number, percent, and dollars): Total Employees, Shipments Per
Employee, Production Workers: Percent Total Employees, Average
Hourly Wages, Average Weekly Hours.................................




37
Table 3-4 Capital Expenditure Trends For U.S. Steel Wire Fencing Plants,
1977-2002 (dollars)..............................................................


38
Table 3-5 Distribution Of U.S. Steel Wire Fencing And Fence Gate Shipments By
Type Of Producing Plant, 1977-2000 (percent): Steel Mills And Wire
Drawing Plants, And Fabricators From Purchased Wire...........



39
Table 3-6 Cost Structure Of U.S. Plants That Fabricate Steel Fencing Products
From Purchased Wire, 1977-2002 (number, dollar, and percent):
Number Of Plants, Plant Shipments, Payroll And Material Costs
Percent Shipments, Employees, Wages, Hours, Capital
Expenditures...............................................................





40
Table 3-7 Cost Structure Of U.S. Plants That Fabricate Steel Fencing Products
From Wire Drawn In Own Plant, 1977-2002 (number, dollar, and
percent): Number Of Plants, Plant Shipments, Payroll And Material
Costs Percent Shipments, Employees, Wages, Hours Worked, Capital
Expenditures...............................................................





41
Table 3-8 U.S. Barbed And Twisted Steel Wire Shipments By Type Of Producing
Plant, 1982-2002 (dollars, tons, and number): Made In Wiredrawing
Plants Vs. Made From Purchased Wire; Quantity Shipments, Value
Of Shipments, Average Value Per Ton Shipped, And Number Of
Plants..........................................................................





42
Table 3-9 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Competing Fence Product Materials,
1987-2003 (index): Steel Wire, Lumber, And Vinyl Chloride And
Vinylidene......................................................................



43
Table 3-10 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Steel Wire Fencing From Wiredrawers
And Wire Fabricators, 1990-2003 (index)...........................


44
     
SECTION 4 U.S. AND CANADIAN FENCE PRODUCT INTERNATIONAL
TRADE............................................................................


45
  Summary Of Major Findings..............................................

45
  Steel Wire Fencing Imports...............................................

45
  Wood Fencing Imports.....................................................

46
  Fence Product Export Trends...........................................

47
  Canadian Wire Fencing Imports And Exports.....................

47
Table 4-1 Value Of U.S. Steel Wire And Wood Fence Product Imports, 1989-2002
(dollars): Total Imports, Steel Wire Fencing, Barbed Wire, And Wood
Fences.............................................................................



48
Table 4-2 Imports' Share Of U.S. Fence Product Supply By Material, 1992-2002
(percent): Steel Wire Fencing, Barbed Wire, And Wood Fences.....


49
Table 4-3 U.S. Imports Of Steel Wire Fencing By Product Type, 1992-2002
(pounds and dollars): Barbed Wire; And Other Wire Fencing Welded
At The Intersection, Coated With Zinc, Coated With Plastic, Chain Link,
Cut To Shape, And Not Cut To Shape...........................




50
Table 4-4 U.S. Imports Of Steel Wire Fencing For The Top Ten Countries Of
Origin, 1997-2002 (dollars and pounds).........................


53
Table 4-5 Value Of U.S. Wood Fence Product Imports By Type, 1992-2002
(dollars): Coniferous And Nonconiferous Fence Pickets, Posts, And
Assembled Wood Fence Sections................................



54
Table 4-6 Value Of U.S. Wood Fence Product Imports For The Top Seven
Countries Of Origin, 1997-2002 (dollars).........................


55
Table 4-7 U.S. Steel Wire And Wood Fence Product Exports, 1989-2002
(dollars)......................................................................


56
Table 4-8 Exports' Share Of U.S. Factory Fence Product Shipments By Material,
1992-2002 (percent): Steel Wire Fencing, Barbed Wire, And Wood
Fences.......................................................................



57
Table 4-9 U.S. Exports Of Steel Wire Fencing By Product Type, 1992-2002
(pounds and dollars): Barbed Wire; And Other Wire Fencing Welded
At The Intersection, Coated With Zinc, Coated With Plastic, Other,
And Total Steel Wire Fencing.......................................




58
Table 4-10 U.S. Exports Of Steel Wire Fencing For The Top Twelve Countries Of
Destination, 1997-2002 (dollars and pounds)..................


60
Table 4-11 U.S. Exports Of Wood Fence Products By Type, 1992-2002 (dollars):
Coniferous And Nonconiferous Fence Pickets, Palings, And Rails;
And Assembled Wood Fence Sections.........................



61
Table 4-12 Canadian Exports Of Steel Wire Fencing And By Major Country Of
Destination, 1996-2001 (metric tons and Canadian dollars): Barbed
Wire, Other Wire Fencing Welded At the Intersection, Coated With
Zinc And Plastics, And Other Wire Fencing...................




62
Table 4-13 Canadian Imports Of Steel Wire Fencing And By Major Country Of
Origin, 1996-2001 (metric tons and Canadian dollars): Barbed Wire,
Other Wire Fencing Welded At the Intersection, Coated With Zinc
And Plastics, And Other Wire Fencing..........................




64
     
SECTION 5 U.S. FENCE INSTALLATION SPENDING AND END-USE
MARKETS...................................................................


66
  Summary Of Major Findings...........................................

66
  Residential Market.........................................................

66
  Nonresidential Market....................................................

67
  Agricultural Market..........................................................

67
Table 5-1 Value Of U.S. Installed Fence Spending By End-Use Market,
1992-2003 (dollars): Residential, Nonresidential, Agricultural,
And Total.........................................................................



69
Table 5-2 Value Of U.S. Fence Installation Contractor Work, 1977-2003 (dollars
and percent): Total Fence Installation Business Revenue, Work Done
By Fence Contractors, And Fence Contractors Percent Total......



70
Table 5-3 U.S. Residential Property Owner Spending For Fences, 1992-2003
(dollars): Total Spending, Owner Occupied Properties, And Rental
Properties.......................................................................



71
Table 5-4 Fences' Share Of Total Property Owner Improvement Spending And
Outside Improvement Spending, 1993-2001 (percent): Total Property
Owners, Owner Occupied Properties, And Rental Properties.......



72
Table 5-5 U.S. Farm Spending On Fencing, 1983-2003 (dollars): Total Fence
Spending And Average Per Farm....................................


73
     
SECTION 6 FENCE CONTRACTOR BUSINESS................................

74
  U.S. Fence Contractor Trends........................................

74
  American Fence Association Contractor Profile................

75
  Contractor Profile By Sales Size And Region...................

75
  Contractor Product Mix And Target Markets.....................

76
  Contractor Profitability And Other Financial Ratios.............

76
Table 6-1 Number, Revenues, And Cost Structure Of U.S. Fence Contractors,
1982-2002 (number, dollars and percent): Number Of Fencing
Contractors; Value Of Fence Installations, Payroll And Material
Costs Percent Revenues, And Number Of Employees.............




78
Table 6-2 Distribution Of U.S. Fence Contractor Revenues By Type Of Work
And Region, 1987-2002 (percent): New Construction, Maintenance
And Repair, And Additions And Alterations.............................



79
Table 6-3 American Fence Association Contractor Profile, 1997-2001 (number,
dollars, and percent): Number Of Respondents, Total And Average
Sales, Jobs Completed And Average Linear Feet Per Job, Median
Revenue Per Job, High Season Employees, Revenues Per Employee,
And Average Hourly Wages..........................................





80
Table 6-4 American Fence Association Contractor Profile By Sales Size, 1998
And 2001 (number, dollars, and percent): Number Of Respondents,
Average Sales, Average Linear Feet Per Job, Median Revenue Per
Job, And Revenues Per Employee; Small, Middle, And
Large..........................................................................





81
Table 6-5 American Fence Association Contractor Profile By Region, 1999 And
2001 (number, dollars, and percent): Number Of Respondents, Average
Sales, Average Linear Feet Per Job, Median Revenue Per Job, And
Revenues Per Employee...............................................




82
Table 6-6 American Fence Association Contractor Product Mix And Target
Market, 1997-2001 (percent): Source Of Revenues, Type Of Customer,
End-Use Market, Product Sold, Scope Of Business, And Business
Market.........................................................................




83
Table 6-7 American Fence Association Contractor Product Mix And Target
Market By End-Use Market Specialization, 1997-2001 (percent):
Source Of Revenues, Type Of Customer, End-Use Market, Product
Sold, Scope Of Business, And Business Market; Residential And
Commercial Contractors.................................................





85
Table 6-8 American Fence Association Contractor Income Statement And
Balance Sheet Items, 1996-2001 (percent): Fence Installation And
Materials Revenues, Cost Of Sales, Operating Expenses And Profit,
Assets, Liabilities, Owner’s Equity...................................




87
Table 6-9 American Fence Association Contractor Operating Profit Margin By
Sales Size And Region, 1997-2001 (percent).....................


88
Table 6-10 American Fence Contractor Operating Ratios By End-Use Market
Specialization, 1997-2001 (number, dollars, and percent): Source Of
Receipts, Cost Of Sales, Operating Expenses And Profit, And Other
Ratios; Residential And Commercial Contractors................




89
     
SECTION 7 U.S. DECK PRODUCT MARKET TRENDS.........................

90
  Summary Of Major Findings...............................................

90
  Deck Product Factory Sales..............................................

90
  Residential And Commercial Sales....................................

91
  Residential Additions, Replacements, And Repairs.............

92
  New Residential Market...................................................

93
  Deck Product Sales By Material......................................

93
  Wood Decking...............................................................

95
  Wood/Plastic Composite Decking...................................

95
  Plastic Decking.............................................................

97
Table 7-1 U.S. Factory Sales Of Decking, 1997-2008
(board feet and dollars)...........................................................


98
Table 7-2 U.S. Factory Sales Of Decking For Residential And Commercial
Markets, 1997-2003 (board feet and dollars).............................


99
Table 7-3 Quantity U.S. Factory Sales Of Decking By Material, 1998-2008
(board feet)..........................................................................


100
Table 7-4 New Single-Family Homes Completed With A Patio, Porch, Or Deck,
1992-2002 (number)..............................................................


101
Table 7-5 New Single-Family Homes Completed With A Patio, Porch, Or Deck
By Region, 1993-2002 (number).............................................


102
Table 7-6 Decks Installed In New Single-Family Homes By Region, 1993-2002
(number)...............................................................................


103
Table 7-7 U.S. Residential Property Owner Spending On Decks, Porches, And
Patios, 1992-2003 (dollars): Total Property Owners, Owner Occupied
Properties, And Rental Properties.............................................



104
Table 7-8 U.S. Residential Property Owner Spending On Decks, Porches, And
Patios By Type And Percent Of Total Property Owner Improvement
Spending, 1992-2003 (dollars and percent)................................



105
Table 7-9 Value Of U.S. Concrete Paver Shipments, 1992-2003 (dollars)......

106
Table 7-10 Value Of U.S. Wood Preservation Product Shipments By Type Of
Product And Chemical Used, 1992-2002 (dollars): Poles, Piles, And
Posts; Railway Crossties; Rough And Dressed Lumber; And Other
Products; Pentachlorophenol, Arsenical Chemicals, And
Creosote.....................................................................





107
Table 7-11 Quantity U.S. Wood Preservation Product Shipments For Select
Products And Average Value Per Unit Shipped, 1992-2002 (cubic or
board feet and dollars): Poles, Piles, And Posts; And Rough
Lumber...........................................................................




109
Table 7-12 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Wood Preservation Products And
Select Lumber Products, 1992-2003 (index): Poles, Piles, And Posts;
Lumber Rough And Dressed; Other Wood Treated Products; Southern
Pine; And Western Species..............................................




110
Table 7-13 Cost Structure Of U.S. Plants That Preserve Wood, 1997-2002
(number, dollars, and percent): Number Of Plants, Plant Shipments,
Payroll And Material Costs Percent Shipments, Employees, Wages,
Hours Worked, And Capital Expenditures...........................




111
     
SECTION 8 FACTORS AFFECTING U.S. FENCING AND DECKING
DEMAND...................................................................


112
  Summary of Major Findings..............................................

112
  Residential Markets..........................................................

112
  Nonresidential Markets......................................................

113
  Crime Trends And Prison Construction................................

113
Table 8-1 U.S. Spending On Construction Put In Place, 1977-2003 (dollars):
Current And Real 1996 Dollars............................................


115
Table 8-2 Real U.S. Spending On Construction Put In Place By Market And
Building Type, 1999-2003 (dollars): Residential Buildings By Type,
Nonresidential Buildings By Type, And Public Buildings By
Type.................................................................................




116
Table 8-3 Total U.S. Housing Demand By Sector By Region, 1998-2003
(number): Northeast, Midwest, South, West, And Total..........


118
Table 8-4 New U.S. Privately Owned Housing Units Started And By Type Of
Structure, 1980-2003 (number): Total Starts; In Structures With 1 Unit,
2 To 4 Units, And 5 Units Or More....................................



120
Table 8-5 Monthly New Private U.S. Housing Units Authorized By 19,000
Building Permit Places By Region, 2001 And 2002
(number).........................................................................



121
Table 8-6 New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized By 19,000 Building
Permit Places By Region And State, 2001 And 2002 (number).....


122
Table 8-7 U.S. Residential Property Owner Expenditures For Improvements,
Additions, Alterations, And Repairs, 1982-2003 (dollars).........


124
Table 8-8 U.S. Home Mortgage Interest Rates And Personal Income, 1980-2003
(percent and dollars).........................................................


125
Table 8-9 U.S. Average Annual Household Spending On Maintenance And
Repair Commodities By Demographic Characteristic, 1997 And
2000 (dollars): Income, Age, Family Size, And Region;
Homeowners And Renters.................................................




126
Table 8-10 Direct Household Spending On Maintenance And Repair Commodities
For Fence, Patio, Walk, Driveway, Masonry, Brick, and Stucco Work
By Demographic Characteristic, 2000 (dollars): Income, Age, Family
Size, And Region..............................................................




128
Table 8-11 Distribution Of U.S. Households By Demographic Characteristic,
1985-2000 (percent): Household Income, Age Of Household Head,
Household Size, Region, And Total Households....................



129
Table 8-12 U.S. Farm Income Trends, 1985-2002 (dollars)......................

130
Table 8-13 U.S. Crime Rates, 1977-2001 (rate): Total, Violent Crime, And
Property Crime...................................................................


131
Table 8-14 U.S. Property Crime Rates By Type, 1977-2001 (rate): Total Property,
Burglary, Larceny Theft, And Motor Vehicle Theft.....................


132
Table 8-15 U.S. Burglary Rates By Region And State, 1985-2001 (rate).......

133
Table 8-16 Distribution Of U.S. Population By Age Group,
1980-2008 (percent)....................................................


135
Table 8-17 State And Local Government Spending On Correctional Facility
Construction, 1993-2003 (dollars).................................

136
     
SECTION 9 LEADING MANUFACTURERS AND THE COMPETITIVE
ENVIRONMENT.........................................................


137
  Summary Of Major Findings.......................................

137
  Fence Product Market Shares...................................

137
  Leading Wire Fencing Manufacturers..........................

138
  Leading Vinyl Fencing And Decking Manufacturers......

139
  Leading Wood Decking Manufacturers........................

140
  Leading Composite Decking Manufacturers.................

141
Table 9-1 Share Of U.S. Fence Product Supply For The Top Four Manufacturers,
2001 (percent)................................................................


143
Table 9-2 Leading U.S. Manufacturers Of Vinyl Fencing And Decking, Wood
Decking Materials, And Composite Decking, 2002 (ranking).....


144
Table 9-3 Top Fifteen Decking And Fencing Brands Used By New U.S. Home
Builders And Remodeling Contractors Over The Past Twelve Months,
2002 (percent).................................................................



145
Table 9-4 Top Six Decking And Fencing Brands Used By New U.S. Home
Builders By Region, Cost Of Home, Units Built, And Home Type,
2002 (percent).................................................................



146
Table 9-5 Top Six Decking And Fencing Brands Used By Remodeling
Contractors By Region, Cost Of Home, Units Remodeled, And
Home Type, 2002 (percent)..............................................



147
Table 9-6 MMI Products Fence Sales, Profit Trends, And Capital Expenditures,
1997-2002 (dollars and percent)........................................


148
Table 9-7 Sales And Profit Trends For Three Composite Deck Product
Companies, 1997-2202 (dollars and percent).......................


149
Table 9-8 Number Of U.S. Fence Product Manufacturers And Shipments Per
Company By Material And Product Line, 1987-1997 (number and
dollars): Wire Fencing And Fence Gates; Nonwire Ornamental Metal
Fences And Gates; Barbed Wire; And Wood Fences, Palings And
Rails..............................................................................





150
Table 9-9 Number Of U.S. Wood Preservation Product Manufacturers And
Shipments By Company By Product Line, 1987-1997 (number and
dollars): Poles, Piles, And Posts; Railway Crossties And Mine Ties;
Rough And Dressed Lumber; Edged Worked Lumber, Switch And
Bridge Ties; And Contract Wood Preservation......................





151
Table 9-10 Sales Estimates For Nineteen U.S. Fence And Deck Product
Manufacturers, 2001 (dollars).............................................

153
     
SECTION 10 PROFILES OF LEADING U.S. FENCE AND DECK PRODUCT
MANUFACTURERS......................................................


156
  Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc.......... 157
 

Deck Products And Distribution ......................

Manufacturing................................................

Marketing Agreements...................................

Sales And Profit Trends..................................

157

157

158

159

   American Fence Co............................................. 160
 

 Fence Products............................................

160
  Ameristar Fence Products...................................... 161
 

 Fence Products And Sales.............................

161
   Associated Materials Holdings, Inc.......................... 162
 

 Fence And Deck Products And Sales...............

162
   CertainTeed Corp.................................................... 163
 

Fence, Deck, And Rail Products........................

Brand Share.....................................................

163

164
   CPI Plastics Group, Ltd............................................ 165
 

 Deck Products And Sales.................................

165
   Crane Plastics Holding Co. ....................................... 167
 

TimberTech Decking ..........................................

Vinyl Visions......................................................

167

168
   Fiber Composites, LLC.............................................. 169
 

Fiberon Deck And Rail Products .........................

Brand Share......................................................

169

169
   Georgia-Pacific Corp. ............................................... 170
 

Deck, Fence, And Rail Products .........................

Manufacturing And Distribution............................


170

171
   Heritage Vinyl Products............................................. 172
 

Fence And Deck Products...................................

172
   Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. ....................... 173
 

Wire Fence Products.........................................

Manufacturing And Distribution............................

Sales And Market Share.....................................

173

173

174
   L.B. Plastics, Inc. .................................................... 175
 

Deck, Fence, And Rail Products..........................

175
   Louisiana-Pacific Corp. ............................................. 177
 

Deck Products...................................................

Brand Share.......................................................

177

178
   Master Mark Plastics................................................. 179
 

Deck And Fence Products...................................

179
   Master-Halco, Inc. .................................................... 180
 

Fence Products And Sales..................................

New Products.....................................................

Sales And Market Share......................................

180

181

182
   MMI Products, Inc. .................................................... 183
 

Fence Products...................................................

Sales Trends And Market Share...........................

183

184 
   Nortek, Inc. ............................................................... 185
 

Deck, Fence, And Rail Products...........................

185
   The Pacific Lumber Co. .............................................. 187
 

Deck Products.....................................................

187
   Royal Group Technologies, Ltd. .................................. 189
 

Fence And Deck Products....................................

Sales Trends ......................................................

189

189
   Temple-Inland, Inc. .................................................... 191
 

Deck Products....................................................

191
   Thermal Industries, Inc. ............................................. 192
 

Deck And Rail Products .....................................

Manufacturing And Sales....................................

192

193
   Trex Co., Inc. .......................................................... 194
 

Deck Products And Markets................................

Manufacturing....................................................

Distribution........................................................

Sales And Marketing..........................................

Brand Share......................................................

Sales And Profit Trends......................................

194

195

196 

196

197

197
   U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. ........................................ 199
 

Plastic Lumber Products.....................................

Manufacturing....................................................

Sales And Profit Trends......................................

Brand And Market Shares...................................

199

199

200

201
   Universal Forest Products, Inc. ................................. 202
 

Do-It-Yourself (D-I-Y) And Retail Products............

Composite Decking Acquisition...........................

202

203
   Veka, Inc. ............................................................... 204
 

Fence, Deck, And Rail Products..........................

204
  Westech Fence......................................................... 205 
 

Fence, Deck, And Rail Products.......................... 

205
 
  Weyerhaeuser Co. .................................................... 206
 

Cedar Deck Products..........................................

Weyerhaeuser ChoiceDek....................................

Brand Share........................................................

206

206

207