Founded in 1921, the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association (HPVA) represents the interests of the hardwood plywood, hardwood veneer, and engineered hardwood flooring industries. HPVA member companies produce 90% of the hardwood plywood stock panels and hardwood veneer manufactured in North America. From our headquarters in Reston, VA, near Washington, DC, HPVA offers a wide variety of valuable information and resources on hardwood plywood, veneer, and engineered flooring.

HPVA Laboratories performs laboratory testing for ISO 65 certification, product emissions, fire, variable environmental,  radiant panel flame spread, smoke density, horizontal flammability, vertical flammability, and certification of a mill's quality control program.