IN THIS BUSINESS YOU NEED ONIY 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 organization in the industry.

Here's what APA means to you.

l. People you can count on for quality and product performance. OnlyAPAhas 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 3l full-rime professional field representatives to provide answers to local questions every day all year 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 sup port. Only APA employs 15 industry-leading engineers, scientists and technicians, backed by one of the largest engineered wood research centers in the world. Bottom line APA makes sure you get the right product for the rightjob.

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 buildrng markets to increaseyour sales.

Next time you order pl1wood, oriented strand board, structural composite panels, glulam rimber andwood l-joists, demand only thebest. Only APA trademarked engineered wood products are made by thebestmanufacturers in theworld.

For a complete list of APA member mills 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. [nternet address: http://www.apawood. org