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78 • FEBRUARY 2018 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Through the years with WFN continued from page 66 • Socially responsible businesses: Supporting the community, by Linda Leigh Francis. • Sales: "To stay or not to stay," by Paul Montelongo. • Want to be a top achiever? Stop setting goals!, by Douglas Vermeeren. • How to really connect with the buyer, by Joe Takash. • Vinyl fabricating with Routy and Little Bit, by Jonathan Cochran. • Six business trends every sales- person must know, by Daniel Burrus. • The art of the bid: Adding the human element, by Steve Saucerman. February 2013 Here are some articles and issues that were being covered in the Febru- ary 2013 issue of World Fence News, 5 years ago this month. • The cover for February showed a winter landscape with split rail fence and seasonal colors in Ontario, Can- ada. Copyright © 2013 iStockphoto LP. Stories that ran in this issue: • Sell it, erect it, collect it – then convert receivables to cash, by Tom Luby. • A discussion regarding property boundaries, by Jim Lucci. • Dodge Report: November con- struction starts show 5 percent slide. • East Coast Gate Operators slates spring table top. • Pat Dowling retires from Build- ers Fence Company after 33 years. • FENCETECH to co-promote with SME's HOUSTEX. • EED hosts "Everything You Need To Know About Loops" class. • Albuquerque to host 2013 METALfab show. • Session on RFID technology added to Fence Industry Week educa- tional program. eliminates outages caused by climb- ing animals, visit www.transgard- fence.com. Here are some additional details on the problem, according to Trans- Gard: Climbing animals and substa- tions: It's getting worse – Squirrels, snakes and other climbing animals are a leading cause of power disruptions in the United States. Substation incur- sions are a huge problem, and it's not getting any better: • Wildlife near power equipment is the most common cause of outages at public power utilities, according to the American Public Power Associa- The five worst animal-caused outages of 2017 continued from page 74 tion (APPA). • In 2015, squirrels caused 560 power outages… in Montana alone. • On average, 13,000 people are affected by each animal-caused out- age. • A single substation outage can cost tens of thousands of dollars in equipment cost, man hours and more. • Outages cost the U.S. economy an estimated $80-188 billion every year in lost commercial activity, low- ered productivity, consumer dissatis- faction and more. "When a raccoon invading a sub- station can knock out power to 40,000 residents (which happened in Seattle), it's time for power producers to take action – and choose a solution unique- ly suited to protecting substations," the company said. 1 . 8 0 0 . 5 7 4 . 1 0 7 6 • w w w . e p r i v a c y l i n k . c o m Call now to place your order for your next fencing project. ™ INSTALL OUR CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH FACTORY INSERTED SLATS AND SAVE TIME AND MONEY! See us at booth 1825 It is essential for you to select the right privacy fence slat and chain link fence to ensure a successful job outcome. We have created this handy Selection Guide to help you choose the best possible combination of slats and chain fence with "Factory Inserted Slats"™. Noodle Link Lite ™ EZ Slats ™ EZ Slats factory inserted into 2" mesh (75 privacy approx.) Noodle Link Plus ™ Ultimate Slats ™ Ultimate Slats factory inserted into 2" mesh (98% privacy approx.) Bottom Locking Slats Noodle Link ™ Bottom Locking Slats factory inserted into 2" mesh (75% privacy approx.) HedgeLink Slats ™ HedgeMaster ™ HedgeLink Slats factory inserted into 2" mesh (90% privacy approx.) Top Locking Slats Flat Noodle Link ™ Top Locking Slats factory inserted into 2" mesh (75% privacy approx.) SlatLink ® FeatherLock Slats ® FeatherLock Slats factory inserted into 2" mesh (80% privacy approx.) PrivacyMaster ® Winged Slats ® Winged Slats factory inserted into 2" mesh (90% privacy approx.) 2" Mesh Selection Guide DECORATIVE PRIVACY FENCE SLATS AND CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH "Factory Inserted Slats" ™ PrivacyLink ® Fin2000 Slats ® Fin2000 Slats factory inserted into 3 1/2" x 5"mesh (98% privacy approx.) VinylWood ® Fin2000 VW Slats ® Fin2000 VW Slats factory inserted into 3 1/2" x 5"mesh (98% privacy approx.) IndustrialLink ® Industrial Slats Industrial Slats factory inserted into 3 1/2" x 5"mesh (75% privacy approx.) 3 1/2" x 5" Mesh

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