IN THIS BUSINESS YOU NEED ONLY

THREE TETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.

Those three letters are APA. And the APA team that stands behind them spells quality assurance, product performance, engineering support, technical support, field support and marketing support like no other trade organtzation in the industry.

Here's what APA means to you and your customers:

1. People you can count on for quality and product performance. Only APA has 57 quality assurance professionals who see to it that APA trademarked products perform. Bottom line: APA helps you avoid costly claims.

2. People you can count on for field support Only APA has 31 full-time professionai field representatives to provide answers to local questions every day allyeat long. Bottom line: APA helps train and educate your staff and your customers-at no cost to you.

3. People you can count on for technical support' Only APA employs 15 industry-leading engineers, scientists and technicians, backed by one of the largest engineered wood research centers in the world. Bottom li.ne: APA makes sure you get the right product fnr thp rioht ioh

4. People you can count on for marketing support' Only APA has put together $12 million worth of strategic marketing programs to increase demand for your products over the next five years. Bottom line: APA is continually building markets to increase your sales.

Next time you order plyvood, oriented strand board, structural composite panels, glulam timber and wood I-joists, demand only the best. Only APA trademarked engineered wood products are made by the best manufacturers in the world.

For a complete list of APA member miils and the products they make, contact APA - The Engineered Wood Association, P.O. Box 11700, Tacoma WA 98411-0700. Call (206) 565-6600. Fax (206) 565-7265. Internet address: http://www.apawood.org