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Southeast Forest Products named 84 Lumber's 2020 Vendor of the Year!

Viance Enters Agreement with A Meredith Schneider Company

Small-scale Fire Testing of DCOI-A Treated Utility Poles

A small-scale and inexpensive burn test was used to compare the fire resistance characteristics of DCOI-A and Penta treated pole stubs. The test is promising as a screening tool for fire resistance properties.

"Co-op Tech: Power Poles, The Key Component" via @NRECANews

"The idea is you put this smaller cell site lower, closer to people, and make it less power. You’ll have fewer people on it, so they’ll each have more bandwidth.”

Viance Launches DesignWood.com Website

See the benefits of DesignWood, pre-colored, preservative treated wood.

Comparative Gaff & Pilodyn Testing - DCOI & Penta Treated Poles

Testing shows treatment of southern pine poles with DCOI-A result in poles with climbability characteristics equivalent to that for penta treated poles using similar carrier systems.

X-Ray Fluorescence for the Analysis of DCOI in the Industrial Market

X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) is a relatively fast and accurate way to determine elemental composition of a sample. With minimal sample preparation, the concentration of elements of interest can be determined non-destructively in minutes.

If you liked penta treated poles, you will love UltraPole NXT!

UltraPole NXT- the best option for penta treated poles

May is Deck Safety Month® - A NADRA Deck Safety Program

For Deck Safety Month, make this quick 10-point safety check provided by the North American Deck and Railing Association.

Pentachlorophenol is on its way out as a utility pole preservative.

How to leverage online tools to sell more treated wood

Tips for dealers to build their treated wood business online

Please donate masks and gloves to our healthcare workers.

If you work for, or know of, companies that stock and use masks and gloves, please donate to our healthcare workers at hospitals and other health facilities that need them desperately.