Universal Forest Products Celebrates 50th Anniversary with
$100,000 Donation to Habitat for Humanity
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Forest
Products (NASDAQ:UFPI), the nation's leading supplier of wood and wood-
alternative products, announced today that it would donate cash, goods and
services with a value of up to more than $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity
International. Universal announced the gift to commemorate the company's
anniversary -- "50 years of building success." (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050301/DETU020LOGO ) Universal will present $1,000 to Habitat for Humanity affiliates in each of the
86 communities in which the company has operations. In addition, many of
Universal's local plants will supplement the corporate donation with additional
gifts of products and labor.
"For 50 years we have been building our success in towns across America," said
Universal CEO and Vice Chairman William G. Currie. "These are the towns where
our employees live, work and raise their families -- and we want to see them
grow and prosper. Habitat for Humanity provides a critical service that helps
communities provide hope and opportunity for people who need both.
"The products Universal manufactures -- including our roof trusses, wall
panels, and lumber packs -- will make an important contribution to the
difference Habitat is making in peoples' lives," he added. "This is an
opportunity for a strong and effective partnership with an agency that has a
strong track record in providing people in need with quality, affordable
housing." Headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, Universal Forest Products was founded in
1955 as a wholesale lumber office serving the manufactured housing industry.
Today, the company has approximately 9,000 employees and 98 facilities in 86
locations in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Universal markets, manufactures, and engineers wood and wood-alternative
products for D-I-Y retail home centers, structural lumber products for the
manufactured housing industry, engineered wood components for the site-built
construction market and specialty wood packaging, wood and composite components
for industrial uses and various industries. It also provides framing and
installation services for the site-built sector. For information about
Universal Forest Products on the Internet, visit the company's web site at
http://www.ufpi.com/ , or call 888-Buy-UFPI. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050301/DETU020LOGO DATASOURCE: Universal Forest Products, Inc.
CONTACT: Lynn Afendoulis, Director, Public Affairs of Universal Forest Products, Inc., +1-616-365-1502 Web site: http://www.ufpi.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/916064.html
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