Service Associate membership is open to companies engaged in business affiliated with the manufacture or use of Western lumber products.

As a WWPA Service Associate, your company will be linked with the top lumber companies in the West, such as Hampton Lumber Mills, Stimson Lumber Co., Boise, Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Inc., Bennett Lumber Products, Inc., Sierra Pacific Industries, Simpson Timber Co., Potlatch Corp., and Rosboro Lumber Co. (see full list of Member companies).

In addition, you will have access to a variety of services and opportunities delivered by the region's largest lumber organization.

Benefits

WWPA Service Associates receive the following benefits:

• Use of the WWPA Service Associate logo on company materials and advertising.

• Listing in the WWPA Associate Directory that is distributed to all Association mills.

• Company listing and web link on the WWPA web site, which draws more than 450,000 visitors annually.

• Subscription to Plumb Line, WWPA's monthly newsletter detailing Association activities and industry news.

• Annual subscription to Lumber Track, a monthly recap of lumber industry statistics (retail value: $45).

• Annual subscription to Barometer, a weekly report on Western lumber industry performance (retail value: $350).

• Reduced fees to the Association's annual meeting.

• Rights to sponsor events at annual meeting sessions.

Fees

WWPA Service Associate membership is available to qualifying companies for a fee of just $750 a year, billed annually in September. The fee includes all the benefits listed, plus the opportunity to be a part of the most recognized lumber organization in the industry.

For a membership kit or to become a WWPA Service Associate, contact Butch Bernhardt at WWPA, phone 503-306-3488, e-mail bbernhardt@wwpa.org.