ELEMENT 5’S ST. THOMAS ONTARIO PLANT RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE
Posted on April 14, 2021
Element 5, Ontario’s only cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturer has announced that its new factory in St. Thomas, Ont., has achieved international recognition as a certi ed CLT manufacturer A recent statement from Element 5 explained that the plant has received certi cation from PFS TECO of Cottage Grove, Wis for the production of CLT under the ANSI/APA PRG 320-2019 Standard for Performance-Rated Cross-Laminated Timber. The ANSI/APA PRG 320 standard covers the manufacturing, quali cation and quality assurance requirements for CLT in Canada and the United States In a statement prepared for announcements release, Chris Latour, vice-president of manufacturing engineering said, “It is an amazing milestone that was achieved through extraordinary collaboration and dedication by the entire team. A special appreciation for our excellent Quality team and PFS TECO for the strong partnership ” Now that the testing and certi cation process has been successfully completed for V2 Grade 5-layer CLT made from Spruce-pine- r, certi cation of the company’s other panel layups is expected to come quickly, the rm said.
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