Carlsbad, Calif. – LifeTime Composites LLC has staked a major claim in the New England residential decking and fencing market with its new distribution partnership with LifeTime Building Products LLC. LifeTime Building Products is now the exclusive distributor of LifeTime Lumber eco-friendly wood alternative in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Durable, beautiful and sustainable LifeTime Lumber offers the look of real wood with virtually none of the maintenance. LifeTime Lumber also stands up to the harsh Northeastern climate as it resists mold, mildew and rot, and is impervious to pests like termites and carpenter ants.

“LifeTime Lumber is extremely tough, extremely attractive, and it is made with recycled material that would normally be going straight into a landfill – there’s just no downside to this product,” said Ed Virgie, president, LifeTime Building Products. “You can clearly see the benefits of LifeTime Lumber from a ‘green’ standpoint, but it’s also a superior product to any other composite out there: it has better quality, it’s better looking and it holds up better. And10 years down the road, I believe it’s going to look just as great as the day you installed it.”

LifeTime Lumber contains up to 65 percent pre-consumer material in the form of recycled fly ash – a byproduct from electric utility plants. LifeTime Lumber products conform to recycled content criteria under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™. LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LifeTime Lumber has also been certified through an independent evaluation by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a leading third-party provider of certification, auditing and testing services and standards.

LifeTime Lumber offers a combination of strength, weight, flexibility and resistance to water absorption, unlike wood or other composite products currently on the market. Featuring a Class B fire rating, LifeTime Lumber also resists warping, sagging, expansion and contraction. It has working properties similar to those of wood, and can be sawed, as well as screwed and nailed together with regular woodworking tools. LifeTime Lumber is available in a variety of attractive colors and features a natural-looking wood grain.

According to Virgie, the mold and mildew prevalent in New England as a result of the harsh, variable climate is the downfall of other composite materials, but not LifeTime Lumber. LifeTime Lumber’s water-resistant properties also make it a material well suited for wharf, dock and marina applications. “LifeTime Lumber is water-resistant and does not leach chemicals into the water. This, combined with its renowned fade-resistance, makes LifeTime Lumber perfect for marine applications,” Virgie added.

“This partnership with LifeTime Building Products allows us to dramatically expand LifeTime Lumber’s reach beyond our Southern California roots,” said James Mahler, senior president, LifeTime Composites. “The beneficial characteristics of LifeTime Lumber make it very desirable in the New England region, and we’re confident that LifeTime Building Products’ customers will find LifeTime Lumber to be exactly the product they’ve been looking for.”

For more information about LifeTime Lumber, visit: www.ltlumber.com.

For more information about LifeTime Building Products, visit: www.lifetimebuildingproducts.com.