Over the years, Arch Wood Protection and its predecessor companies have led the American wood preservation industry with many technical and marketing innovations:
| • First with 30-year warranty (1982) |
| • First to guarantee swimming pool sidewalls (1983) |
| • First to cover agricultural applications (1983) |
| • First with lifetime warranty (1986) |
| • First to introduce labels on lumber |
| • First to establish mandatory third-party inspection as part of quality control |
| • First to promote to do-it-yourselfers |
| • First brand recognized by the National Evaluation Service Committee of the Council of American Building Officials |
| • First computer process control for treating plants |
| • First commercial modified full cell treating cycle |
| • Patent on "Chiller" system |
| • First hazardous waste transportation service for treaters |
| • First comprehensive environmental manual for treaters |
| • First emulsified-treated poles |
| • First to publish and distribute Consumer Information Sheets - before required by the EPA |
| • First to offer toxicity indemnification |
| • The leader, if not first, in switching from CCA salts to CCA oxides |
| • Funded development of the low cost analyzer (LCA) |
| • First commercially successful water repellent lumber by pressure treatment |
| • First UPC labeling among wood preservers |
| • First comprehensive OSHA compliance manual and training guide tailored to CCA treating operations |
| • First to publish a comprehensive summary of safety studies |
| • First to publish a comprehensive report of environmental benefits |
| • First treated wood site on World Wide Web |
| • First treated wood partnership with a waterproofing company |
| • First to publish a human health risk assessment |
| • First non-metallic preservative for residential use |
| • First decking product with Good Housekeeping Seal |
| • Three products earned GreenSpec listing |
| • First to produce copper azole preservative in North America |
| • First with CA-C formulation |
| • First copper azole preservative accepted in AWPA standards |
Industry Involvement
Arch Wood Protection, Inc. strongly supports industry organizations and our personnel serve not only as members of these groups but as leaders.
| • American Wood Protection Association |
| • American Chemistry Council |
| • Canadian Wood Preservation Association & Wood Preservation Canada |
| • National Frame Building Association |
| • International Research Group on Wood Preservation |
| • National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association -- Manufacturers and Services Council |
| • National Rural Electric Cooperative Association |
| • Southern Forest Products Association |
| • Southern Pine Council |
| • Southern Pressure Treaters Association |
| • Western Wood Preservers Institute |
| • Structural Building Components Association (formerly Wood Truss Council of America) |
| • Forest Products Society (a research organization)- sustaining member |
| • Only CCA producer which is a member of the Chrome Coalition |
| • North American Wood Pole Council |
| • Treated Wood Council |
| • Wood Preservative Science Council |
| • Intermountain Roundwood Association |
| • California Association of Harbor Masters & Port Captains |
