Eastern Engineered Wood Products Expands Nationwide

by | Jun 8, 2016 | News

Eastern Engineered Wood Products, Bethlehem, Pa., has formed a new business unit, eWood-LINK, focused on turning the Northeastern wholesaler into a national distributor.

eWood-LINK will sell EEWP’s StructurePRO and other national brands of engineered wood and related products to pro dealers, component manufacturers, and wholesalers throughout the U.S.

Brian Pershyn, 44-year industry veteran and longtime outside sales rep with EEWP, leads the new sales initiative.

“We think this is an important time to expand our footprint,” states Todd Lindsey, president of EEWP. “We are excited about the opportunity to introduce our brands and our unique value proposition to customers in new markets.”

Eastern Engineered Wood Products incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1998. The company designs and distributes structural floor and roof systems to the professional contractor trade through a network of retail lumber yards and truss manufacturers. The company’s services include technical design and CAD services, cutting product to size for application on individual projects, and just-in-time delivery.

From Building-Products.com: https://www.building-products.com/June-2016/Eastern-Engineered-Wood-Products-Expands-Nationwide/

APA Publishes Updated Engineered Wood Construction Guide

by | Mar 18, 2016 | News

The Engineered Wood Construction Guide, APA’s comprehensive and widely recognized guide to engineered wood construction systems, has been updated and is now available on the APA website.

The 92-page guide features information on engineered wood products and recommendations for their use in a wide range of applications in residential and commercial construction. It includes information on plywood and oriented strand board (wood structural panels), glulam, I-joists, structural composite lumber, typical specifications, and design recommendations for floor, wall, and roof systems, diaphragms, shear walls, fire-rated systems, and methods of finishing.

The guide can be downloaded free of charge in PDF format or purchased in printed format for $12 at www.apawood.org/resource-library. The online offering has been enhanced with this edition to simplify the options for downloading selected chapters of the guide or the complete publication.

First published in 1962, this is the 33rd printing of the popular guide.