APA Launches Free Wood Design Web Portal for Building & Design Professionals

April 2012

APA Designers Circle, a new educational resource for architects, engineers, builders, and building code officials, is now available.

The free, subscription-based program is a one-stop online resource center offering timely technical information and recommendations for wood-frame design and construction, along with news, industry events and links to a range of product and design recommendations.

To learn more and to become part of this construction design community, visit http://www.apawood.org/DesignersCircle

OSB SIPs Facer Agreement With Affiliated Resources Will Expand National Distribution

April 3, 2012

Tolko Marketing Sales, Ltd. and Affiliated Resources, Inc. have formed a strategic distribution partnership. Affiliated Resources will promote, sell and distribute Tolko’s SIPs OSB Facers under Affiliated Resources’ MAXtek® brand to Structural Insulated Panel Industry manufacturers throughout the U.S.

This SIPs distribution agreement will give Tolko the opportunity to manufacture SIPs panels in a more efficient manner. It will provide additional SIPs production capacity to the core business of Affiliated Resources. The result will be extremely competitive delivered prices to SIPs manufacturers over a broader geographic region.

Cecil McCrea, North American Sales Manager, OSB and Specialty Panels said: “Tolko is committed to helping our customers be more successful. Together with Affiliated Resources and their national network of 21 warehouses and processing plants we will improve just-in-time delivery and provide greater service at a competitive price.”

MAXtek® OSB facers manufactured by Tolko are performance engineered specifically to meet or exceed all U.S. PS 2-10 standards and are certified per APA-Engineered Wood Association Product Reports PR-N614.

Committed to helping our customers be more successful.

NewT-GRADE PRO Flooring For Wet Building Climates

January 31, 2012

With T-GRADE PRO, we took our OSB flooring to the next level. The result? The product you’ve been looking for. High performance OSB flooring created specifically to meet the challenges of wet building climates.

T-GRADE PRO offers greater dimensional stability across its thickness, length and width, just in case panels are exposed to humidity or moisture during construction.    

• Superior durability in wet building climates
• 45% less swell and double the internal bond
• Improved shear strength and a stronger panel cross section
• Fully sanded on both sides
• 180 no-sand, 50 year limited warranty

T-GRADE PRO. Works in All Kinds of Weather. Just Like You.

Tolko Introduces New, Improved OSB Flooring

June 10, 2011

T-Grade, a new, re-engineered oriented strand board flooring for the residential market.  T-Grade is the company’s first product introduction following its recent adoption of innovative new manufacturing processes and technology advances.

T-Grade product has been engineered for additional benefits, including:              

• An 11.8 percent increase in the internal bond, for greater strength and resistance to shearing between panel surfaces.
• A 25.1 percent increase in panel strength and a 17.3 percent increase in panel stiffness, for improved durability and less deflection when the panel is walked on.
• An 18.3 percent increase in moisture durability, for improved retention of panel strength and stability when exposed to moisture.
• Backed by a 25-year limited warranty.

Improved, Warranted and Ready to Perform.