Wwpa Competitors

The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres (780,000 km2). Major divisions of the agency include the National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, and the Research and Development branch. The mission of the Forest Service is "To sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations." Its motto is "Caring for the land and serving people." As the lead Federal agency in natural resource conservation, the US Forest Service provides leadership in the protection, management, and use of the Nation’s forest, rangeland, and aquatic ecosystems. The agency's ecosystem approach to management integrates ecological, economic, and social factors to maintain and enhance the quality of the environment to meet current and future needs. Through implementation of land and resource management plans, the agency ensures sustainable ecosystems by restoring and maintaining species diversity and ecological productivity that helps provide recreation, water, timber, minerals, fish, wildlife, wilderness, and aesthetic values for current and future generations of people.

The National Wood Flooring Association is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of the wood flooring industry, and provides technical support, education, networking, and more to its members. Find more details on membership benefits and services at www.nwfa.org.

Viance provides an extensive range of advanced wood treatment technologies and services to the global wood preservation industry. With expertise in wood biocides and wood protection chemicals, Viance LLC is an industry leader in the development of environmentally advanced building material solutions that improve the performance and durability of wood and wood products. Viance’s line of outdoor wood treatment solutions are American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) standardized preservatives for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Wood treatment products include Ecolife (EL2); Preserve CA-C, CA-B; D-Blaze Fire Retardant; TimberSaver borate; SupaTimber CCA; and UltraPole NXT and UltraArm NXT with DCOI. Viance LLC is a Platinum Sponsor and long-time supporter of the AWPA, and every wood preservative produced by Viance is listed in AWPA Standards, the only ANSI-accredited peer-review process to recognize wood preservative products.