GARLAND, Texas— November 7, 2019— Fortress Building Products and International Wood Products, LLC (IWP) have entered into a distribution partnership to serve key areas in Northern California and Nevada. IWP will now distribute the full line of Fortress™ Rail, Deck, Frame & Accent products to its dealer network in these markets.

Doug Hart, CEO at IWP & NuForest Products, stated, “IWP is proud to extend our partnership with Fortress into the California and Nevada markets.  We welcome the opportunity to work with a manufacturer that shares our commitment to brand integrity, quality and family values.  Our relationship with Fortress has spanned well over a decade and has been integral to our significant growth in the decking & railing category.”

Specific Fortress product lines to be included in IWP’s distribution consist of Infinity Dual Sided bamboo capped-composite decking, Apex cellular PVC decking, Evolution steel deck framing, railing category leaders Fe²⁶, Al¹³, Al¹³ Home and more.

“We are very pleased to announce this strategic partnership with IWP and are confident it will provide immediate value,” Jeff Schulz, Fortress Vice President of Sales, commented. “The Fortress commitment to providing unmatched innovative solutions, partnered with IWP’s outstanding service network, will provide tremendous value to our customers in these regions.”