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All About Laminates: Types, Finishes, Maintenance and Tips to Choose

If you have been recently shopping for interiors, there are more chances than not that you came across laminates in one form or another. Available in a range of decorative patterns and colours, laminate material forms the surface of a lot more products than you can imagine. Thus, here is a quick summary of the features of this versatile material …

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APA PS 1-19 HEAT PERFORMANCE TEST FOR STRUCTURAL PLYWOOD

APA PS 1-19 HEAT PERFORMANCE TEST FOR STRUCTURAL PLYWOOD NEW TEST METHOD NOW AVAILABLE – APA HEAT PERFORMACE TEST PS 1-19 SECTION 6.1.3.4APA PS-1 Heat Performance Testing Capital Testing is now offering heat performance testing for structural plywood in accordance with the Engineered Wood Association (APA) standard PS 1-19, Section 6.1.3.4. The PS 1-19 standard is a voluntary product standard …

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CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES EASTERN PANEL MANUFACTURING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VI

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES EASTERN PANEL MANUFACTURING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Mar 18, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Eastern Panel Manufacturing, Inc. hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Chatham, VA. Eastern Panel’s composite core hardwood plywood (HWPW-CC) is certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI …

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MANTHEI VENEER OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, IS NOW TSCA COMPLIANT

MANTHEI VENEER OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, IS NOW TSCA COMPLIANTJosh Hosen • Aug 21, 2018HPVA Laboratories®has awarded CARB Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Manthei Veneer (d.b.a Techniply, d.b.a Plankwise) hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Petoskey, MI. Manthei’s hardwood plywood products are certified to meet all requirements established in the CARB 93120 Airborne Toxic Control Measure to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from …

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CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES BIRCHLAND PLYWOOD VENEER LTD. TO EPA TSCA TITLE VI

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES BIRCHLAND PLYWOOD VENEER LTD. TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • May 01, 2018Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Birchland Plywood Veneer Ltd. hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Thessalon, ON. Birchland’s hardwood plywood products are certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI 40 CFR …

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CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES GREAT LAKES VENEER TO EPA TSCA TITLE VI

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CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES MURPHY PLYWOOD TO ANSI/HPVA HP-1 2016

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES MURPHY PLYWOOD TO ANSI/HPVA HP-1 2016Josh Hosen • May 02, 2018Capital Testing® has awarded ANSI/Capital Testing HP-1-2016 Hardwood Plywood certification to the Murphy Plywood facility in Eugene, OR. This ISO/IEC 17065 accredited certification program serves as third party attestation that the quality management systems and production of certified manufacturers comply with all the rigorous requirements of the …

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CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES TIMBER PRODUCTS (CORINTH, MS) TO EPA TSCA TITLE VI

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES TIMBER PRODUCTS (CORINTH, MS) TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Apr 18, 2018Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Timber Products hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Corinth, MS. Timber’s hardwood plywood products are certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI 40 CFR Part 770 …

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APITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES MULLICAN FLOORING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VI

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES MULLICAN FLOORING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Jan 24, 2018Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Mullican Flooring manufacturing facility in Johnson City, TN. Mullican’s engineered wood flooring products are certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI 40 CFR Part 770 Formaldehyde Emission …

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CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, ANS LTDD 1.0 2015

ANS LTDD 1.0 2015 Recent criminal prosecutions highlight the need for an effective internal due diligence quality assurance program for establishing confidence that illegal timber is excluded from your timber supply chain. This certification program covers applicable laws regarding illegal timber (U.S. Lacey Act, EU Timber Regulation, Australia Illegal Logging Prohibition Act, Japan, and others).

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