FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATIONS

American Fence Assn., Inc.
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 116
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Terry Dempsey 404/299-5413
Fax: 404/299-8927
e-mail: afa@mindspring.com

American Forest & Paper Assn.
1111 19th Street NW, Ste. 800
Washington, DC 20036
202/463-2700
Fax: 202/463-2785
e-mail: info@afandpa.org
web site: www.afandpa.org

APA-The Engineered Wood Assn.
PO Box 11700
Tacoma, WA 98411
253/565-6600
Fax: 253/565-7265
web site: www.apawood.org

American Wood Preservers Assn.
P.O. Box 5690
Granbury, TX 76049
John Hall 817/326-6300
Fax: 817/326-6306
e-mail: awpa@itexas.net
web site: www.awpa.com

American Wood Preservers Inst.
2750 Prosperity Ave., Ste. 550
Fairfax, VA 22031
703/204-0500
Fax: 703/204-4610
web site: www.awpi.org

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers
P.O. Box 427
High Point, NC 27261
Mark Barford 336/885-8315
Fax: 336/886-8865
e-mail: ahmi@northstate.net
web site: www.appalachianwood.org

Arkansas Forestry Assn.
410 S. Cross St.
Little Rock, AR 72201-3014
501/374-2441
Fax: 501/374-6413
e-mail: aswaim@arkforests.org
web site: www.arkforests.org

California Forestry Assn.
300 Capitol Mall Ste. 350
Sacramento, CA 95814
916/444-6592
Fax: 916/444-0170
e-mail: cfa@cwo.com
web site: www.foresthealth.org

Forest Products Society
2801 Marshall Court
Madison, WI 53705-2295
Arthur Brauner 608/231-1361
Fax: 608/231-2152
web site: www.forestprod.org

Florida Forestry Association
PO Box 1696
Tallahassee, FL 32302-1696
Jeff Doran 850/222-5646
Fax: 850/222-6179
e-mail: info@forestfla.org
web site: www.fl-ag.com/forest

Forest Resources Assn. Inc.
600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20852
Neil Ward 301/838-9385
Fax: 301/838-9481
e-mail: nward@apulpa.org
web site: www.apulpa.org

Georgia Forestry Assn.
505 Pinnacle Ct.
Norcross, GA 30071-3656
770/416-7621
Fax: 770/840-8961
e-mail: info@gfagrow.org
web site: www.gfagrow.org

Hardwood Lumber
Manufacturers Assn. of PA Inc.
545 W. Chocolate Ave.
Hershey, PA 17033
William Robie 717/312-1244
In PA 800/232-4562
Fax: 717/312-1335
e-mail: hlma@hlma.org
web site: www.hlma.org

Hardwood Manufacturers Assn.
400 Penn Center Blvd., Ste. 530
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Susan Regan 412/829-0770
Fax: 412/829-0844
web site: www.hardwood.org

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Manufacturers Association
P.O. Box 2789
Reston, VA 20195-0789
Bill Altman 703/435-2900
Fax: 703/435-2537
e-mail: hpva@hpva.org
web site: www.hpva.org

Illinois Wood Products Assn.
So. IL Univ. Forestry Dept.
Mail Code 4411
Carbondale, IL 62901
John Phelps 618/453-3341
Fax: 618/453-7475
e-mail: jphelps@siu.edu
web site: www.illinoiswoodproducts.org

Indiana Hardwood Lumberman’s Assn.
3600 Woodview Trace, Suite 305
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Vicki Carson 317/875-3660
Fax: 317/875-3661
e-mail: info@ihla.org
web site: www.ihla.org

International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair USA
6525 The Corners Pkwy., Ste. 115
Norcross, GA 30092
770/246-0608
Fax: 770/246-0620
e-mail: iwf@sprynet.com
web site: www.iwf2000.com

Kentucky Forest Industries Assn.
106 Progress Dr.
Frankfort, KY 40601
Robert Bauer 502/695-3979
Fax: 502/695-8343
e-mail: kfiabob@aol.com
web site: www.kfia.org
Sponsors Kentucky Wood Exposition.

Louisiana Forestry Assn.
Drawer 5067
Alexandria, LA 71307-5067
C.A. Vandersteen 318/443-2558
Fax: 318/443-1713
web site: www.laforestry.com

Michigan Assn. of Timbermen
201 West John Street
Newberry, MI 49868-1126
Peter Grieves 906/293-3236
Fax: 906/293-5444
email: timbermn@up.net
web site: www.timbermen.org

Michigan-Wisconsin Timber Producers’ Association
P.O. Box 1278
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Nadine Bailey 715/282-5828
Fax: 715/282-4941
e-mail: timberpa@newnorth.net
web site: www.timberpa.com
Sponsor of annual Lake States Logging Congress.

Minnesota Timber Producers Assn.
903 Medical Arts Bldg.
324 W. Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55802
Wayne Brandt 218/722-5013
Fax: 218/722-2065

Mississippi Forestry Assn.
620 N. State St., Ste 201
Jackson, MS 39202
Steve Corbitt 601/354-4936
Fax: 601/354-4937
e-mail: mfa@misnet.com
web site: www.msforestry.net/

Missouri Forest Products Assn.
611 E. Capitol Ave., Ste. 1
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Cory Ridenhour 573/634-3252
Fax: 573/636-2591
e-mail: moforest@moforest.org
web site: www.moforest.org
Sponsors the Midwest Forest Industry Show.

National Hardwood Lumber Assn.
P.O. Box 34518
Memphis, TN 38184-0518
Paul Houghland 901/377-1818
Fax: 901/382-6419
e-mail: nhla@natl.org
web site: www.natlhardwood.org

National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association
Box 3009
Memphis, TN 38173-0009
Stan Elberg 901/526-5016
Fax: 901/526-7022
e-mail: info@nofma.org
web site: www.nofma.org

North American Wholesale Lumber Association
3601 Algonquin Rd. #400
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Nicholas Kent 847/870-7470
Fax: 847/870-0201
e-mail: nawla@aol.com
web site: www.lumber.org

North Carolina Forestry Assn.
1600 Glenwood Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27608
Robert Slocum, Jr. 919/834-3943
Fax: 919/832-6188
web site: www.ncforestry.org

Northeastern Loggers’ Assn.
P.O. Box 69
Old Forge, NY 13420
G. Mitchell 315/369-3078
Fax: 315/369-3736
e-mail: nela@telenet.net
web site: www.nefpexpo.com
Sponsors northeastern annual machinery show in the spring.

Northwest Forestry Assn.
1500 SW First Ave., Suite 330
Portland, OR 97201
503/222-9505
Fax: 503/222-3255
web site: www.nwforestry.org

Ohio Forestry Assn., Inc.
P.O. Box 970
Grove City, OH 43123
Jim Lee 614/497-9580
Fax: 614/497-9581
e-mail: ofajl@mindspring.com
web site: www.ohioforest.org
Sponsors annual Paul Bunyan Show.

Plastic Lumber Trade Assn.
P.O. Box 80311
Akron, OH 44308-9998
Alan Robbins 330/762-8989
Fax: 330/762-1613

Railway Tie Association
115 Commerce Dr., Suite C
Fayetteville, GA 30214
Jim Gauntt 770/460-5553
Fax: 770/460-5573
web site: www.rta.org.

South Carolina Forestry Assn.
Box 21303
Columbia, SC 29221
Robert Scott 803/798-4170
Fax: 803/798-2340
e-mail: scfa@scforestry.org
web site: www.scforestry.org

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
671 Forest Parkway
Forest Park, GA 30297
404/361-1445
Fax: 404/361-5963
e-mail: steve@slma.org
web site: www.slma.org

Southern Forest Products Assn.
P.O. Box 641700
Kenner, LA 70064-1700
Jim Stann 504/443-4464
Fax: 504/443-6612
e-mail: mail@sfpa.org
web site: www.sfpa.org
Sponsors EXPO Machinery Show in Atlanta.

Southern Pine Marketing Council
P.O. Box 641700
Kenner, LA 70064-1700
Jim Stann 504/443-4464
Fax: 504/443-6612
e-mail: jstann@sfpa.org
web site: www.southernpine.com
A joint marketing effort of southern pine lumber in materials handling by Southern Forest Products Assn. and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. Southern pine lumber buying and technical information is provided.

TECO
2402 Daniels St.
Madison, WI 53718
Ed Starostovic 608/221-3361
Fax: 608/226-0885
e-mail pfsteco@pfs-teco.com
web site: www.pfs-teco.com

Tennessee Forestry Assn.
2603 Elm Hill Pike, Ste. J
Nashville, TN 37214
C. Dinwiddie 615/883-3832
Fax: 615/883-0515
e-mail: tnforasn@mindspring.com

Texas Forestry Assn.
Box 1488
Lufkin, TX 75902-1488
R. Hufford 409/632-8733
Fax: 409/632-9461
e-mail: tfa@lcc.net
web site: www.texasforestry.org

Virginia Forest Products Assn.
P.O. Box 160
Sandston, VA 23150
Mike Washko 804/737-5625
Fax: 804/737-9437
e-mail: vfpa@att.net
Sponsors EXPO-Richmond.

West Virginia Forestry Assn.
P.O. Box 718
Ripley, WV 25271
R. Waybright 304/372-1955
Fax: 304/372-1957
e-mail: wvfa@wvadventures.net

Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America
1900 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1498
Kenneth Hutton 215/564-3484
Fax: 215/963-9785
e-mail: wmma@fernley.com
web site: www.wmma.org

Woodworking Machinery Industry Association
5024-R Campbell Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21236
Kelvin Clemmons 410/931-8100
Fax: 410/931-8111
e-mail: wmiahq@aol.com
web site: www.wmia.org

PALLET & CONTAINER ASSOCIATIONS

American Wood Packaging Assn.
11503 Whitefish Ave
Crosslake, MN 56442
Elmer Kuhlman 218/543-4801
Fax: 218/543-4801#1
e-mail: ekuhlman@uslink.net
Trade association for wood box, crates, pallets and reels industry.

Associated Cooperage Industries of America
2100 Gardiner Lane, Suite 100-E
Louisville, KY 40205
Ida Austin 502/459-6113
Fax: 502/459-6114
e-mail: aciainc@acia.net
web site: www.acia.net
Association for manufacturers of wooden barrels, kegs, and associated items/machinery.

Association des Manufacturiers de Palettes et Contenants du Quebec Inc.
356 Alexandre
Laval, Quebec
Canada H7G 3L9
Marcel Tardif 450/669-0810
Fax: 450/669-8593
Quebec pallet association.

AIMMP
Rua Alvares Cabral 281
4050 Oporto, Portugal
351 232 4016
Fax: 351 231 6573
Portugese FEFPEB member association.

Assolengo
Viale Sarca 183
20126 Milano, Italy
D. Perego 39/2 66145-1
Fax: 39/2 66145-294
Italian FEFPEB member association.

Bundesverband Holzpackmittel Paletten, Exportverpackung en (HPE)
Erste Fahrgasse 2
53113 Bonn, Germany
S. Von Lauvenberg 49 228 26 5246 Fax: 49 228 26 5248
German FEFPEB member association.

Canadian Pallet Council (CPC)
239 Division St.
Cobourg, Ontario
Canada, K9A 3P9
Belinda Junkin 905/372-1871
Fax: 905/373-0230
e-mail: info@cpcpallet.com
web site: www.cpcpallet.com

Canadian Wood Pallet & Container Association (CWPCA)
P.O. Box 640
Pickering, Ontario
Canada L1V 3T3
Gordon Hughes 905/426-7196
Fax: 905/426-5012
Toll Free: 877/224-3555
e-mail: cwpca@idirect.com
web site: www.pallet.net/assoc/cwpca
Association for pallet and container industry in Canada.

Federation Europeene des Fabricants de Palettes et Emballages on Bois (FEFPEB)
P.O. Box 90154
NL-5000 LG
Tilburg, The Netherlands
A. Ceelaert 31 13 5944 802
Fax: 31 13 5944 749
e-mail: fefpeb@vsam.spaendonck.nl
European pallet association.

International Staple, Nail & Tool Association
512 W. Burlington Ave., Ste. 203
LaGrange, IL 60525-2245
John Kurtz 708/482-8138
Fax: 708/482-8186
Trade association for manufacturers of power nailing & stapling equipment.

Irish Timber Council
7 Mount Street Crescent
Dublin 2, Ireland
J. Kerrigan 353/1678-5733
Fax: 353/1678-5976
Irish FEFPEB member association.

Japan Pallet Manufacturers Assn.
14-12 2-Chome, Ginza
Chuo-Ku. Tokyo, Japan
Tetsuji Hamanmoto
3/541-4774
Fax: 3/541-0460

National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA)
1800 North Kent St., Ste 911
Arlington, VA 22209
703/519-6104
e-mail: palletcomm@aol.com
web site: www.nwpca.com
Represents wooden pallet, container and reel manufacturers, recyclers, distributors, & suppliers throughout the U.S., Canada and the world.

Nederlandse Emballage en Palletindustrie Vereniging (EPV)
PO Box 90154,
5000 LG Tilburg
The Netherlands
A.J.M. Ceelaert 31 13-594403
Fax: 31 13-5944749
Dutch FEFPEB member association.

Reusable Pallet and Container Coalition
P.O. Box 42248
Washington, DC 20015
202/554-7722
Fax: 301-638-2449
e-mail: rpcc1@aol.com

Reusable Plastic Container & Pallet Association (RPCPA)
8720 Red Oak Blvd., Ste. 201
Charlotte, NC 28217-3992
Mike Ogle 704/676-1190
Fax: 704/676-1199
e-mail: mogle@mhia.org
web site: www.mhia.org
Trade association that represents plastic pallets and containers. Functions as a part of the Materials Handling Industry.

South Central Pallet Assn.
P.O. Box 555
Silsbee, TX 77656
Tonya Hedelston 409/385-1234
Fax: 409/385-6203

Swedish Packaging Assn., c/o Swedish Institute for Wood Technology Research
Box 5609
S-114 86 Stockholm, Sweden
G. Beyer 46/8762-1800
Fax: 46/8762-1801
Swedish FEFPEB member association.

Syndicat National des Frabricants de Palettes en Bois (SYPAL)
1 Place Andre Malraux
75001 Paris, France
G. Waymel 33 1 4260 8144
Fax: 33 1 4260 5894
French FEFPEB member association.

Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON)
42 Heath Street
Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 7JH
England
A.D. Skelding 44 1827 52337
Fax: 44 1827 310827
British FEFPEB member association.

VHP/Verein fur Holzpackmittel
Hochstrassgasse 33
7423 Pinkafeld, Austria
Robert Hofer 43 335 746 242
Fax: 42 335 746 242-4
Austrian FEFPEB member association.

VHPI (Verband der Schweizerischen Holzverpackungs-und Palettenindustrie)
Mottastrasse
9 Postfach 325
3000 Bern, Switzerland
Dr. B. Heer 41 31 44 75 21
Fax: 41 32 38 24 54
Swiss FEFPEB member association.

Western Pallet Association (WPA)
305 Pointes Drive East
Shelton, WA 98584
Earl Pennington 360/427-0938
149 E. La Huerta
Green Valley, AZ 85614
520/625-6267
Association for pallet and container industry in western North America.

AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS
(MATERIALS HANDLING/PACKAGING/RECYCLING)

American Bioenergy Assn.
609 2nd St. NW
Washington, DC 20002
Megan Smith 202/467-6540
Fax: 202/467-6541
e-mail: msmith2@erols.com
web site: www.biomass.org

Biomass Energy Research Assn.
1116 E Street SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
Donald Klass 800/247-1755
Fax: 847/382-5595
e-mail: bera1@excite.com
web site: www.bera1.org

Institute of Packaging
Professionals
481 Carlisle Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
703/318-8970
Fax: 703/814-4961
e-mail: iopp@pkgmatters.com
web site: www.iopp.org

International Safe Transit Assn. (ISTA)
1400 Abbott Rd. Suite 310
East Lansing, MI 48823-1900
Meredith Young 517/333-3437
Fax: 517/333-3813
e-mail: ista@ista.org
web site: www.ista.org
Certifies laboratories to conduct pre-shipment testings.

Material Handling Industry
8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28217
Bill Capps 704/676-1190
Fax: 704/676-1199
web site: www.mhi.org

North American Perishable Agricultural Receivers (NAPAR)
5906 Wilmary Lane
Baltimore, MD 21210
Pat Davis 202/220-0670
Fax: 410/532-8393
e-mail: leeorganization@msn.com

National Institute of Packaging, Handling & Logistics Engineers (NIPHLE)
6902 Lyle Street
Lanham, MD 20706
Jim Russell 301/459-9105
Fax: 301/459-4925
e-mail: niphle@erols.com
web site: www.erols.com/niphle

National Recycling Coalition
1727 King St. Suite 105
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/683-9025
Fax: 703/683-9026
e-mail: kima@nrc-recycle.org
web site: www.nrc-recycle.org

National Solid Wastes Management Association
4301 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 300
Washington, DC 20008
Jenny 202/244-4700
Fax: 202/966-4818
web site: www.envasns.org

Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute
4350 N. Fairfax Dr. Ste.600
Arlington, VA 22203
703/243-8555
Fax: 703/243-8556
web site: www.packexpo.com
Sponsors Pack Expo.

Pellet Fuels Institute
1601 N. Kent St, Ste. 1001
Arlington, VA 22209
703/522-6778
Fax: 703/522-0548
e-mail: hpamail@hearthassociation.org
web site: www.pelletheat.org

Rack Manufacturers Institute
8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28217
John Nofsinger 704/676-1190
Fax: 704/676-1199
web site: www.mhia.org

Society of Plastics Industry
1801 K Street NW, Suite 600K
Washington, DC 20006
Thomas Southall 202/974-5200
Fax: 202/296-7005
e-mail: feedback@soplas.org
web site: www.plasticsindustry.org

Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Program Tenn. Valley Authority
3115 Northington Court, PO Box 26
Florence, AL 35630
Philip Badger 256/740-5634
Fax: 256/740-5530
e-mail: pbadger@bioenergyupdate.com

Warehouse Education Resource Council (WERC)
1100 Jorie Blvd., Suite 170
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Tom Sharp 630/990-0001
Fax: 630/990-0256
web site: www.werc.org