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 and your customers:

L People you can count on for quality and product performance. Only APA has 57 qualiry 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-rime professional field representatives to provide answers to local questions every day allyear 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 suPporl 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. OnlyAPAhas put together $12 million worth of snategic 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 plywood, oriented strand board, structural composite panels, glulam timber and wood Ijoists, demand only the best. Only APA trademarked engineered wood producs are made by the best manufacturers in the world.

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