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NELMA Welcomes Fred Gladfelter as Inspector for Export Wood Packaging2010-10-01
 

NELMA is pleased to announce the addition of Frederick (Fred) Gladfelter to its Export Wood Packaging Inspection Staff.   Fred is located in Leesport, Pennsylvania (Allentown) and will provide export wood packaging inspection services to the Association’s customers located in the Metropolitan New York/Long Island area, New Jersey, and Eastern Pennsylvania. Fred holds B.A. degrees in Biology and Secondary Education from Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia.   His past employment spans 25 years of inspection experience, which includes 20 years as a residential inspector for Residential Inspection Services and 5 years as an on-site construction inspector and project manager for Atomic International. 

We look forward to incorporating his experience and expertise within NELMA’s staff of 10 Inspectors.   Please join us in welcoming Fred to the NELMA “family”!
 

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Eastern White Pine VS. Radiata Pine. Learn about these two species in a side by side comparison. Who will be victorious?

 

Founded in 1933, the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturer's Association (NELMA) is one of seven lumber rules writing agencies in the U.S. accredited by the American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC) to write grade rules that are certified as conforming to the American Softwood Lumber Standard PS20.  NELMA is the official author and administrator of the grading rules for Eastern White Pine, in particular.

In addition to the quality control inspection audits we conduct at lumber manufacturers to ensure that on-grade Eastern White Pine products are meeting the needs of consumers, NELMA develops and distributes an array of technical information and unique promotional materials via our member-driven marketing program.  We encourage you to browse through the pages of this website and discover why Eastern White Pine is the very best choice when wood is considered, both environmentally sustainable and application versatile.