Founded in 1955, Universal Forest Products is one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of wood and wood-alternative products in the United States. The company markets, manufactures and engineers wood and wood-alternative products for retail home centers, structural lumber products for manufactured housing industry, engineered wood components for the site-built construction market and specialty wood packaging for various industries. It also provides framing services for the site-built market and forms for concrete construction. The company serves retailers, builders and manufacturers. Universal Forest Products has a staff that includes more than 7,500 employees who work in over 90 facilities across North America.