The Importance of the APA Trademark

American engineered wood products are manufactured to conform to US voluntary national standards, proprietary standards as well as some European Standards.

The trademark tells a customer that this product has been manufactured under the strictest programme of quality inspection and testing for a specific use.

Only when member mills have successfully passed the APA’s third-party auditing process can they add the official APA trademark – and it can be withdrawn.

Each trademark carries vital product usage information.  View here examples of APA trademarks and a guide to the panel notations.

Several independent agencies provide quality assurance services to U.S. manufacturers of including APA – The Engineered Wood Association and TECO Corporation.

APA – The Engineered Wood Association 7011 So. 19th St. Tacoma Washington 98466-5333 US website: http//www.apawood.org	TECO Corporation 1507 Matt Pass — Suite 2 Cottage Grove, WI 53527 US website: http://www.tecotested.com