wood rreaters Rate Their Suppliers

In addition to surveying buyers of Treaters were asked to supply the producer considers me important: OSB and panel products (see story p. names of three current suppliers of Mead Southern Wood 11oduc1" 14), Market Resource Associates, lumber for treatment and rate these Inc., also conducted an industry-wide suppliers on l l performanc" uariUut- . Overall product quality for the grade poll of 141 treating companies. The "t. Th"top-."t"dsupplierswerei purchased: Cavenham Forest buyers were asked to rate their suppli- Industries erj of lumber to be treated. Shipment arrives undamaged:

Of the respondent s, 96Vo treat Cavenham Forest Industries ' Overall best supplier: Cavenham exclusively wiitr cca, 27o useCCA . unit contents clearly marked; Forestlndustries and ACQ, l%o ACQ only, and l%o Temple_Inland Forest nodu"t ACZA only.

Respondents identified wane as the ' Contact is easy to reach by telemost influential product quality phone: Mead Southern Wood attribute when it came to pur"tr*in! Products lumber for chemical treatment (44Vo), . Knowledgeable sales personnel: followed by *arp & crook (32Vo), and Cavenham Forest Industries knots (24Eo).

The treating companies said prod- ' Honest negotiations: Cavenham uct quality was the most important Forest Industries attribute in a lumber::t*-t:.'^l:l. Easy ro order from: champion lowed by honest negotiations,_11!: lnternational corp. ment arrives undamaged, shipment arrives as specified, on-time ship- . Shipment arrives as specified: ment, contact is easy to reach by Champion International Corp. phone, easy to order from, knowledgeable ,u1", p".ron;"1;r;;;;. ' ort-time shipment: champion considers me importa;;, ;;l;; International corp' solving abilities of sales personnel, Problem solving abilities of sales and unit contents clearly marked. staff: Cavenham Forest Industries

New Plyurood Standard

A new governing standard for the manufacture of hardwood and decorative plywood has been issued by the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association.

The revised American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood establishes nationally recognized marketing classifications, quality criteria, test methods, definitions, grademarking and product designation practices that supersede earlier standards.