LGA has conducted many studies concerning all natural and engineered wood products and their competition for many firms throughout North America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, South America, Caribbean and other markets.  LGA’s clients include agencies of national, state, provincial, municipal and other governments; manufacturers and distributors of forest products, manufacturers of forest products machinery and equipment of all types, chemical manufacturers, furniture manufacturers, cabinet manufacturers, and many other business types; trade associations; research firms; engineering companies; and others.

LGA, established in 1970, is a consulting firm in the field of forest industry marketing and economic research, with emphasis on forest products and technical studies.  The company headquarters are in Woodinville, WA, USA.  Contracts are accepted and conducted nationally and internationally.  The typical work content of the firm consists of market, economic, industrial and technical feasibility studies conducted for business firms, which assess the near and long-term future, in terms of management actions.  Those studies that deal specifically with logging, forestry, timber, waferboard, OSB, various flake and particleboards, MDF, hardboard, molded doorskins, softwood and hardwood plywood, softwood and hardwood lumber, overlays, wood treating, millwork, fire retardance, molding, building components such as roofing, siding, sheathing, framing, paneling, LVL (laminated veneer lumber), LSL (laminated strand lumber), PSL (parallel strand lumber), glulam beams and other laminated lumber, wood I-joists, new composite products and other forest products are included in these categories.

Almost all of LGA’s assignments are custom research.  Each individual project is described in a proposal and work proceeds only when the proposal is authorized by the client.  In addition to its custom research, LGA produces a report for sale:  LVL IN NORTH AMERICA, THE DECADE AHEAD, which includes market, technological and manufacturing information for all engineered wood products. Each report includes the latest available information, statistics and charts.