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Business Services

NAWLA continually strives to provide its members with a variety of cost saving services. Together with the endorsed service providers described below, NAWLA has focused on developing a unique package of business services for you.

NAWLA Insurance Program
NAWLA offers a custom-tailored program underwritten by Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company. This 100-year old firm provides insurance in more than thirty states (primarily east of the Mississippi) and focuses on the lumber and wood products industry. Coverages include property, liability, commercial auto, and workers compensation. To obtain a quotation, contact NAWLA's Insurance Advisor:

Member Services Group, Inc.
108 E. Odgen Avenue
Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
FAX: 630-654-3027

Alternatively, you (or your agent) can contact PLM directly at:

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual
(800) 752-1895
www.palumbermens.com

TeleLink Long Distance Telephone Program
NAWLA TeleLink has the formula to meet your long distance telephone needs - low, low prices, outstanding customer service, stability, simplicity and an understanding of the forest products industry. ForesTel, Inc. beats the toughest competition in the long distance industry on combined price and service measures. All long distance will travel via Sprint, including both the United States and Canada, and will be billed directly by ForesTel for NAWLA TeleLink customers. There are no third-party providers involved in this relationship, which simplifies the process for you. Call ForesTel at (877) 777-7769 for more details.

Krauter Storage Systems and Yard Design Services
Krauter Storage Systems, Indianapolis, IN, offers members comprehensive facility and inventory analysis to identify problems, goals and approaches. Their planning service will specify the overall site plan, traffic flow, customer/employee parking, signage, landscaping detail, and the placement of new rack structures. Three-D renderings provide concise illustration of proposed improvements. Contact: Chris Krauter, at (800) 968-9088

Also, visit Krauter's web site at www.krauter-storage.com

Past Due Accounts Report
This free monthly report compiles the past due account experiences of Wholesaler and Manufacturer members, listing Canadian and U.S. debtor company names, city, state, province, dollar amounts and number of days past due. A new component of the Report tracks repeat offenders, giving another valuable piece of credit management information to NAWLA members. Participation is mandatory for access to this report, which has saved NAWLA members an incalculable amount of dollars and aggravation. Call NAWLA for details.

Caliper Profile
Caliper is a human resources consulting firm whose psychological testing services are endorsed and discounted for NAWLA members. For three decades, Caliper's approach has helped more than 15,000 companies to hire the best managers, salespeople and service personnel. Other caliper services assist NAWLA members in assessing existing employees for promotion and in designing compensation programs. To learn more about calipers process for upgrading the people side of your business, call Mariel Miller at (609)924-3800.

Travel and Car Rental Discounts
NAWLA members have the benefit of discounted airline travel to all NAWLA events through specially arranged discounts with designated providers. NAWLA members are also eligible for significant car rental discounts through the NAW/Hertz Business Account Program (BAP). All NAWLA members are associate members of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), which entitles them to access several of NAW's business services, including the Hertz BAP. NAWLA members are now eligible to enroll in the program online at www.naw.org/business.html by clicking on the Hertz link, or by calling Hertz toll free at 800-654-4405.

NAWLA
North American Wholesale Lumber Association
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 400, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
Telephone: 847-870-7470 Toll Free: 800-527-8258 Fax: 847-870-0201
E-mail: info@nawla.org