Why the cloverleaf will keep you in clover

By Tim Bean Vice Chairman American Wood Preservers Bureau

ing principle of the American Wood Preservers Bureau. From treatment plant to purchase point, the AWPB program protects the interests of the buyer.

Pressure treated wood carrying the AWPB quality mark is produced only by a treating plant which has been licensed by a certified agency after rigorous inspection of its equipment and several production cycles. The inspection agency continues to make periodic unannounced inspections at participating plants and destination points to monitor penetration and retention of preservatives. They also take statistically random samples that are analyzed by the AWPB laboratory to assure consistent statistical control.

Story at a Glance

What the AWPB cloverleaf quality stamp is and why it is important to both buyer and seller of pressure treated wood... why unstamped lumber can be a problem.

For over 20 years, the AWPB independent third party inspection program has functioned well. At present, almost 300 subscribing treating plants, manufacturing an estimated 700/o of all treated lumber, operate under the AWPB quality mark.

Unfortunately, not all treaters participate in this quality program. Sometimes, when improperly graded lumber is treated, there will be no certified agency inspection to detect the error. There are some reports of bogus, counterfeit, or mill stamped lumber that may or may not meet standards. Because lumber with bogus stamps usually does not conform to American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) quality, buyers are not receiving the quality product they expect, and pressure treatment gets a bad name. Lumber that does not meet ALSC grade standards can present a problem since substandard performance may result.

Additionally, the lack of uniformity in the wide array of sometimes meaningless or misleading tags, stamps, National Evaluation Report numbers, guarantees or warranties causes confusion, erodes confidence, and defies logical explanation to the purchaser.

Subscribers to the AWPB program eliminate this confusion. They are authorized to apply the AWPB quality mark to each piece of treated wood as long as the third party tests show adherence to proven standards of penetration and retention. The mark assures the wood will perform properly when used for its intended purpose.

All material produced under AWPB monitoring and inspected by its approved agencies is produced to the nationally recognized and accepted consensus standards of the American Wood Preservers Association.

AWPB quality standard marks indicate appropriate use: AWPB LB-2 for above ground use; AWPB LP-22 for ground contact use; or AWPB "FDN" for the Permanent Wood Foundation system.

The AWPB cloverleaf on the stamp or end tag is everyone's assurance that the pressure treated material has been produced under the AWPB's quality control program. It's a mark of quality and performance that consumers can count on.

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McGullirt Lttnthcr ('tt. lttc.. Morristown. T'n.. has solcl its assets to Thc Pat.v (ir.. I)iney Iilats, l'n. (see p. 3l lirr story) Mattinglv' Rtrilding .SttpplS,, Ittc.. Springlield, Ky.. has closed and auctionecl oll' asscts

Itome I)epot. Atlanta, (ia., which has a new store in Sllartanburg, S.C.. opened its first (lonnecticut. store in North Ilaven . . Adams Ruilrlin,q Produt'ts, Winter llaven, Irl., is building a new corporate ofllce and warehouse

.5'('ol/.y'.t recen tly opened 60,000 sq. ft. slore in Cocoa, I'1., is the first in the chain to use the new superstore theme . . . I"owc's plans a mid-April opening of a store u nder construction in Goldsboro. N.C. . Wickes I-untber, Coldsboro, N.C'., is expanding to serve the Raleigh, N.C., market l:lttridu llunlv,urt. Jacks<lnvillc. Iil.. has joinccl I.ihcrt.t' l)i.s' trihrtttr.s. /.rrNrls ('hcrry' St.. North Wilkcsboro, N.('., unit is re nroclcling ancl renrcrchandising...

I'Iandy Dan and Houseworks stores in the southern region may be put on the market, depending upon the outcome of a Channel Home Centers Inc. financial assessment by Shearson Lehman...

I Ionu' Quurtars ll urthtrusc will opcrl two storcs in thc Ilanrpton Itoirtls :rrcir ol' \'irginia. two itt Itichmoncl, Va., lnd tlrrcc in Ilirnringham,41....

.1tru'ri<'an I tnthcr l)i.stributors, llirnringhanr, Al., has mc;ved its ol.l'ices to Sor-rth llirnringham

.\rtttth<,rn L4/ootl Piedmont has closed its frnal plant in Spartanburg,S.('....

4rtlhon.S' l'orcst Pxtclut'l"s (ir., I:l I)orado. Ar.. has llnished a major expansion project at its luntinating division to increusc production and better serve ils customer base lbr beanrs, decking, logs. Power Plank lbr scallblding and gvm seating

(iary I lorsley is a new l)artner in Gordon Wltita Luntbcr vards in Lindsay and Ratlifl' ('iiy, Ok.. having bought I)oug (iabbard's interest: (iabbard will continue to work with the Pauls Valley and Davis yards

Gralram cQ Hlmmcr Luntbcr ('o., Inc.. llestand, Kir., has added two new dry kilns and a 9600 sq. ft. dr,v storage shed . . Bnrnswick Pulp & Paper Co. has changed its name to Georgia Pac i/ic- Brunsv,ick Operations following its acquisition by G-P

Westwood f-orest Protlucts, lnr'. has opened a 19,200 sq. ft. distribution warehouse in Cireensboro. N.C.. with re-load and transloading facilities . . .Mt'Ewen Lumber C-o. has opened a branch in Charleston, S.C.

Bulldlng Products Dlgeet

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'| ntaricu rt -('tt nutliu rt l)ist ributitttt ('utt(rs, /l<'., lras opened a ncw rcloacl ccntcr in l-ouisville. Ky....

'1 ndcr.vtn -'lit I ly' ('o.. Memphis, l'n., is celcbrating its l00th anniversar-v ...,trrnt'rit'an I-untber .Stora, (.oral Springs. l:1.. has been opcrating lbr l4 years

The 7'inbcr Protct'tiotr l)iv'. <tl' llirksort lnternutionul plc has acquired the Koppcrs Wolmart Divi.rirrn fiom Baazcr plt' (see p. te fbr story) . . . .Sundvik .Suw's und Tools ( o. has establishecl a southern regional olfice at its newly expanded sales olllce and warehouse in Valdese, N.C.

ConvcrKtnt Ruilding Material

.5't,'.sr(,/r^r has beconre Dataline Corp. at\er being sold by Urisys ('<trp. to a nlanagement group (see p. -r"r lbr story) Dickson l,l't'utlttrpnxtl Nuil ( ir. 6ut tn'Oped more than 375 tons of roofing nails to Jamaica for rebuilding after hurricane damage

6 4 f shareholders have approved a merger with a management group headed by Samuel J. lleyman, GAI' chairman and ceo .9abbeth Industries, Ltd. is acquiring Excel Wood Produ('1.\ l{ousing starts in F-eb. (latest figs.) dropped I 1.4'li' 1s a seasonally adjusted rate of 1,498,000 units. .. single family home starts were down l3.l%... building permits fell 6.8%r