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70 • JANUARY 2014 • WORLD FENCE NEWS nance Advantage. How can businesses make the best possible equipment financing decisions? What does a business need to know before entering an equipment financing agreement? This easy-to-read, 12-page digital brochure answers these and many other questions about acquiring equipment, at www.EquipmentFinanceAdvantage.org/toolkit. • Infographic: The Road to Equipment Finance. This new infographic offers a quick and engaging snapshot of equipment financing. It gives a visual explanation of how equipment finance equips businesses for success, at www.EquipmentFinanceAdvantage.org/infographic. "There's a reason 7 out of 10 companies lease or finance their equipment; it makes good business sense," said ELFA President and CEO William G. Sutton, CAE. "We are pleased to present a new video, toolkit and infographic to answer questions companies may have about acquiring equipment and to help them get started on the road to equipment finance. As all three resources point out, equipment finance is not only a smart and flexible equipment solution for businesses, it's also an engine for U.S. economic growth, fostering innovation, supporting manufacturing and creating jobs." ELFA is encouraging users to share the video, toolkit and infographic with business contacts, friends and others, with full permission. Users are encouraged to share the tools on social media channels and via e-mail, and post them on web sites and blogs. The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) is the trade association that represents companies in the $827 billion equipment finance sector, which includes financial services companies and manufacturers engaged in financing capital goods. ELFA members are the driving force behind the growth in the commercial equipment finance market and contribute to capital formation in the U.S. and abroad. Its 580 members include independent and captive leasing and finance companies, banks, financial services corporations, broker/packagers and investment banks, as well as manufacturers and service providers. For more information, please visit www.elfaonline.org. Through the Years with World Fence News at a La Jolla, Calif. ranch style home. Architect Charles Slert said he used "basic construction materials to create a sophisticated design aesthetic." The job won the Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute (CLFMI) Design Award for 1993. The story on this award winner followed inside the issue. • If business owners want their families to understand the sacrifice and hardship they endure, they must first share their dreams with them, said family business expert Leon Danco. • WFN contributing editor Herb New resources provide answers for many businesses which finance equipment WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has released three new resources to help businesses take advantage of the benefits of equipment finance. The multimedia resources – a video, a digital toolkit and an infographic – highlight how companies of all types and sizes can use leasing and financing to their strategic advantage to acquire the equipment they need to operate and grow. The tools are available on ELFA's Equipment Finance Advantage site: www.EquipmentFinanceAdvantage.org. • Video: How Equipment Finance Equips Business for Success. What makes America go? What makes America grow? At businesses nationwide, it's access to equipment, and businesses are using leasing and financing to acquire the equipment that helps America thrive, according to this new two-minute video, available at www.EquipmentFinanceAdvantage.or g/value. • Digital toolkit: Equipment Fi- SPREAD THE (WORLD FENCE) NEWS! Bosses, encourage your employees and clients to keep up with the latest news from the fence world by reading World Fence News OnLine each month, and now, The Fencer's Almanac! There is no charge to access this site, and it's a great way for everyone connected to your firm to stay in the loop, especially if you have ads or editorials running. All ads and editorials that are contained in the regular printed edition of World Fence News are available in digital format at January 1989 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the January 1989 issue of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • The cover photo for January was of a newsworthy crew installing 1,000 feet of black tube slats in black coated chain link fence. They worked for Pipeline Fence Co. in Smithtown, N.Y. and were featured as part of the World Fence News Crews in the News series. The cover article detailed OSHA's enforcement of hazardous materials www.worldfencenews.com (click on the image of the current issue) If you have any questions regarding the printed or OnLine editions of World Fence News, contact Rick Henderson at 800-231-0275 or e-mail editor@worldfencenews.com. January 1989 cover regulations. • The issue included a story about mountain climbing fencer Mac Ellerby and his attempt on Mount Everest. • Access control consultant Pete Martin took a critical look at new airport security regs being proposed by the FAA, and noted they would be costly and complex. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner continued his look at accurately estimating gate costs and looking at external roller cantilevers, rollers and overhead sliders. • Performance bonds are generally required on most commercial bid work so if you are pursuing this type of project, read this article. • WFN contributing editor Jim Hart (now deceased) found his profit margin shrinking as the customer decided to do the job himself using salvage materials. January 1994 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the January 1994 edition of World Fence News, 20 years ago this month. • The cover photo for January showed a structure made of galvanized chain link fabric and framework used to create an enclosed "garden habitat" S E C U R I T Y F E N C IN G INFORMATION RESOURCE WORLDFENCENEWS.COM continued on page 73 January 1994 cover