Raute was awarded Supplier of the Year for the second time

For the second time, APA (The Engineered Wood Association) members have named Raute Supplier of the Year. The EWTA Supplier Awards Program is designed to recognize EWTA (Engineered Wood Technology Association) member companies that excel in serving their APA member manufacturer customers and developing innovative solutions to processing problems and challenges.  

The award was given during the Chairman’s Dinner of the APA-EWTA annual meeting on September 30, 2024. Trevor Wendt, Todd Kurle, and Seth Rogers of Raute were in attendance to accept the award. 

Raute was selected by a majority member vote for this award. Raute also won in 2020, but due to Covid, there was no physical APA meeting in 2021 to honor award recipients. 

“This award is very meaningful for Raute. Because we have now been selected by APA member customers and colleagues twice, it’s gratifying to see that the industry recognizes the strides Raute is taking to advance the EWP market”, says Raute Vice President of Sales, North America, Trevor Wendt. 

APA – The Engineered Wood Association 

APA is a nonprofit trade association that has grown and evolved with the engineered wood industry. APA was founded in 1933 as the Douglas Fir Plywood Association and was later recognized as the American Plywood Association. APA members are comprised of well-known industry leaders, whose mills produce the majority of the structural wood panel products manufactured in North America, plus a host of engineered wood products that include glued laminated timber (glulam), cross-laminated timber (CLT), wood I-joists and structural composite lumber. APA represents approximately 175 member mills in 24 states and seven provinces. 

Engineered Wood Technology Association (EWTA) 

The Engineered Wood Technology Association (EWTA) is a nonprofit trade association of and for product, equipment and service providers to the North American engineered wood products industry. EWTA is a related organization of APA – The Engineered Wood Association, the leading North American association of structural engineered wood product manufacturers.

Raute is a member of the Engineered Wood Technology Association.