Universal Forest Products Introduces ProWood Micro-The Next Generation of Pressure-Treated Wood
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 14, 2006 - Universal Forest Products (Nasdaq: UFPI), the world's leading producer of pressure-treated wood, today introduced the revolutionary ProWoodÃ-® Micro treated lumber. In addition to all the benefits of current pressure-treating technology, this next generation of pressure-treated wood has the added advantage of being less corrosive, so there's no need for...
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