Associations Directory of major trade associations, including forest product trade groups, pallet organizations, and others.
By Staff Writer Date Posted: 2/1/2000
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
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