Composite Lumber Manufacturers Association and NADRA for strategic alliance

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http://www.compositelumber.org/news_2006_11_01.html

[Washington, DC] -- The Composite Lumber Manufacturers Association (CLMA) and the North American Deck and Railing Association, Inc. (NADRA) have joined together in a cooperative mutual working relationship. The Board of Directors of both organizations have agreed to the formalization of this new strategic alliance.

CLMA is the North American trade association that represents the composite lumber industry’s manufacturing companies and their material suppliers. CLMA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. CLMA represents manufacturers and suppliers of composite lumber to the residential and commercial building construction markets. Russell K. Snyder serves as Executive Director of the CLMA. The CLMA mission is “to provide a forum to advance the composite lumber industry in those matters, which member companies cannot accomplish individually or can better accomplish together”.

NADRA is the voice of the deck, dock and railing industry. NADRA is headquartered in Meridian, Idaho. Michael Beaudry serves as Executive Vice President of the organization. Its mission is “to provide a unified source for the professional development, promotion, growth, and sustenance of the deck and railing building industry in North America so that members can exceed the expectations of their customers”.

Significantly, in what is a mutually reciprocal action, CLMA has publicly endorsed NADRA as the decking industry's preferred contractor and distributor's organization, and NADRA has publicly endorsed CLMA as the composite lumber industry's preferred manufacturers association.

The new CLMA – NADRA alliance will focus their initial activities to these priorities:

• Conducting regularly scheduled teleconferences and meetings of a joint CLMA/NADRA Codes Task Force.
  
• Organizing a joint task force that would serve to identify and create technical bulletins for publications on both Association websites, such as maintenance tips. This same task force would also evaluate other technical information needs that will be co-produced, such as a repair and maintenance brochure.
  
• CLMA members will continue to support DeckEXPO, the official tradeshow of the NADRA and the premier tradeshow for the deck, dock and railing industry. Additionally, CLMA will support Professional Deck Builder magazine, and explore additional opportunities to work together with HanleyWood Exhibitions and magazines.
  
• Continuation of bi-annual meetings with the joint leaderships to discuss opportunities to work together.

The alliance will serve to further the respective agenda of both organizations, as well as their combined priorities

“The formation of the Alliance will assist the memberships of both organizations with professional development, promotion, joint representation,” commented CLMA Executive Director, Russell K. Snyder. “The members of CLMA and NADRA will strive to solidify optimal recommendations, and be able to speak with one voice to the regulators, code officials and in the standards bodies, as well as to further promotion of the rapidly growing building products used in constructing decks, docks, railings and fences.”

“Bringing our industry’s trade associations together as we have here with NADRA and CLMA allows for fluid communication for the purpose of supporting the industry as a whole. This is a tremendous step forward for this rapidly growing industry. NADRA looks forward to a long and rewarding relationship with the CLMA,” commented NADRA Executive Vice President Michael Beaudry. “As NADRA continues to develop its contractor education programs, we will look to members of CLMA for input and support.”

For further information regarding CLMA, contact: Composite Lumber Manufacturers Association, 1156 – 15th Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005; telephone: 202-207-0906; fax: 202-331-2714; www.compositelumber.org. For further information regarding NADRA, contact: North American Deck and Railing Association, PO Box 1324, Meridian, Idaho 83680; telephone/fax: 888 623-7248; www.NADRA.org.

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