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April 2008
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CALENDAR
San Antonio, TX
April 28-May 1, 2008
TECO is a co-sponsor of the OSB World Symposium
FPS Great Lakes Section
Lansing, MI
May 13, 2008
St. Louis, MO
June 22-24, 2008
Miami Beach, FL
Sept 29 - Oct 1, 2008
Madison, WI
October 14-16, 2008
Green Building Materials '08:
Definitions, Design, and Delivery
UMASS-Amherst
Amherst, MA
November 3-4, 2008
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QUICK LINKS
TECO Website
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. If we did not sometimes taste the adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."
- Anne Bradstreet
17th century writer and poet | |
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TECO and Metriguard Form Test Machine Partnership
Metriguard, the wood products industry leader in the design and manufacture of structural lumber graders for machine stress rating, veneer graders, and other machines for evaluating wood properties, has acquired TECO's line of panel testing machines.
Earlier this month, Metriguard staff members traveled to TECO's corporate office in Wisconsin to inventory, pack and load the machines for the trip to Metriguard's headquarters in Pullman, Washington (see photo below).
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Panel World Expo and TECO IAC Meeting a Success
Over 500 professionals from the wood products industry came together at the Omni Hotel @ CNN Center in Atlanta on February 7-9 for the Panel and Engineered Lumber International Conference and Expo, organized by Panel World Magazine and sponsored by TECO and other companies. TECO held its annual client IAC meeting on February 7 in conjunction with the Panel World Conference and Expo. Read more about each function at the following links.
Read TECO IAC Meeting Summary >>
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'Tis the Season - For Hurricanes
Hurricane Preparedness Week
The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, has a website dedicated to the goal of informing the public about hurricane hazards and providing knowledge that can be used to take action. This information can be used to save lives at work, home, while on the road, or on the water. To help the public prepare for the official hurricane season that runs from June 1 through November 30, May 25-31 has been designated as National Hurricane Preparedness Week.
The forecast team at Colorado State University's Department of Atmospheric Science is forecasting 15 named storms to form in the Atlantic basin this season, eight of which they predict will be hurricane strength. The long-term average is 9.6 named storms per season.
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Update on CARB In California
The final rulemaking package of California's Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products was accepted and filed with the Secretary of State on April 18, 2008. Phase I emission requirements of the ATCM go into effect on January 1, 2009. The rule regulates emission from raw panels sold directly into California or used to make goods that are sold in California, but also affects importers, fabricators, distributors and retailers.
TECO will offer CARB-compliant certification services to panel manufacturers in North America, South America, and China. Contact Steve Verhey, TECO's Technical Manager, at (608) 837-2790 if you have questions about how the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is applying the regulation or for information about TECO's CARB certification programs.
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TECO Welcomes New Client
Chapman Forest Products
Chapman, Alabama
TECO welcomes Chapman Forest Products, a manufacturer of softwood plywood in southern Alabama, as a new certification client. | |
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