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HMA & SOLID HARDWOOD PROMOTION -Continuedspecifiers of our products.Then, I traveled to the American Societyof Interior Designers’ annual ChapterLeadership Conference, and spoke at ageneral session with 400 ASID leadersand designers from all parts of the U.S. Inaddressing this group, I found a veryreceptive audience eager to embrace“green” concepts and to incorporate theminto their design work. As a conferencesponsor, the Hardwood Council exhibitedits table-top display, offered manyresource materials, and provided certificatesfor ordering the SustainableSolutions Hardwood sample kit.As always, HMA remains hard at workfor its members. If you have a sawmill orconcentration yard, we would be happy totalk with you about how you will benefitfrom becoming part of HMA.The Hardwood ManufacturersAssociation (HMA) is the only nationaltrade organization with membership limitedto American Hardwood sawmills andconcentration yards. HMA is a memberdrivenassociation, providing membercompanies with peer networks, state-ofthe-artinformation, 21st Century managementtools, and far-reaching AmericanHardwood promotion campaigns. Withthat strong clear focus, HMA’s hallmarksare value, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.For more information, to become anHMA member and to support HMA’sAmerican Hardwood Promotion campaigns,please visit our websites atwww.HMAmembers.organdwww.HardwoodInfo.com, or contactHMA by phone at (412) 829-0770, or byfax at (412) 829-0844.•Looking for a reliable source forall your hardwoodand softwood needs?…….look no further.Olympic Forest Products Inc. has been serving the North Americanlumber industry for over twenty years. We carry a largeinventory of premium quality, domestic and imported hardwoodsand softwoods at our warehouse facility in Erin, Ontario including:Ash | Cherry | Banak | Birch | Poplar | Hard Maple | White OakWhite Pine | Aspen | Red Oak | Soft Maple | Walnut | HickoryWe are also your number one source for door jambs (mahoganyand fingerjoint pine), mouldings and hardwood floors.Whatever your need, wherever you are, go for the gold and call usat Olympic Forest Products Inc!Paul Simon | Steve Simon | Dave RubinsteinOlympic Forest Products Inc.39 Erin Park DriveErin, ONCanadaN0B 1T0ph: 519.833.1044t.f.: 1.800.876.7649fax: 519.833.0504sales@olympicfp.comwww.olympicfp.comNHLA NEWS - Continued from page 24tion to deliver these programs. Over thelast 28 years, I have had the pleasure ofworking with many associations andwhen I started as Executive Director ofNHLA in November 2006, one of my primarygoals was to improve the workingrelationship between NHLA and otherHardwood associations. We share thesame goals and usually the same members.We are all in this together.As we make these changes, we are fullyaware that we are continuing the legacy ofthe visionaries who foresaw the future ofthe industry. The first part of the taglinesays it all: Strong Roots. As an old sayinggoes, we are standing on the shouldersof the giants of the past. By being visionariesfor the industry today, we are continuingtheir proud legacy.The world’s largest and oldest Hardwoodindustry association, NHLA is comprisedof over 1,600 companies and individualsthat produce, use and sell North AmericanHardwood lumber, or provide equipment,supplies or services to the Hardwoodindustry. It was founded in 1898 to establisha uniform system of grading rules forthe measurement and inspection ofHardwood lumber. Today, its membersrepresent all sectors of the industry.To contact NHLA, please visit our websiteat www.nhla.com or call 901-377-1818.•72 Hardwoods...A Renewable Resource