Our Quality

Quality Statement 

The focus at American Timber and Steel is to provide products that may possibly last a lifetime.  While some applications receive too much wear and tear to hold up over time others can certainly last for many years to come.

Why Southern Yellow Pine has been our wood choice: 

• Government DOT’s have tested and require the use of SYP for wood guardrail posts
• SYP grows quickly for a renewable solution
• The exterior just under the bark is a softer wood perfect to receive the chemicals during pressure treating
• SYP has a strong core to give it strength

 Why we pack our bundles in square units:

• Better air circulation throughout the bundle helps the drying process so the outer posts and inner posts will dry more uniformly
• Ability to stack the bundles higher saving space in the yard and to ship
• Easier to see, track and count

 Pressure treating to meet or exceed AWPA standards means:

• ATS assures the wood has dried properly in order for the pressure treatment of chemicals to be received
• The correct pressure is applied to assure that the chemical is pushed deep through the soft exterior to the core
• Testing is a regular practice to ensure the proper chemical volume and penetration was achieved

Safety practices are strictly followed to keep our employees and customers safety in mind.