Founded in 1955, Universal Forest Products is a supplier to four major markets. The company manufactures and engineers wood and wood-alternative products for do-it-yourself retail home centers; engineered wood components for the site-built construction market; specialty wood packaging for the industrial and other markets; and structural lumber products for the manufactured housing industry. Universal is a multi-billion-dollar corporation that is publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol UFPI. It has more than 9,000 employees in more than 100 facilities across North America. The company s headquarters is in Grand Rapids, Mich. Universal is the nation s largest producer of pressure-treated wood and North America s largest manufacturer of engineered roof systems for manufactured housing and site-built construction. The company is America s leading buyer of solid-sawn lumber and the largest customer of North America s largest mills. Because the company has locations coast-to-coast, it also serves smaller, independent businesses. One of its facilities is in Emlenton, Pa.