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4 ��� APRIL 2013 ��� WORLD FENCE NEWS Contents Editor���s Corner Digitally spread the (World Fence) News! We���ve said it before but we���ll say it again: 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! All ads and editorials that are contained in the regular printed edition of World Fence News are available in digital format at our web site, which is found at www.worldfencenews.com. (When you reach the site, click on the current issue button, which now is March 2013, and this will open the latest digital edition.) And now, for the first time ever, The Fencer���s Almanac annual buyer���s guide may be viewed online at the same site. It contains a wealth of information in the form of contact information for all major manufacturers and wholesalers to the fence and gate industries. Use it when you need to find a supplier quick! There is no charge to access the site, and it���s an easy way for everyone connected to your firm to stay in the loop, especially if you have ads or editorials running. If you have not visited our ���e-magazine,��� we think you���ll really like it. You can flip pages on your computer screen just like with the printed edition. Even more convenient, all web sites and e-mail addresses found in the digital edition are already hot-linked to the source, so all you do is click on the address right on the page. How cool is that? The digital edition is an exact duplicate of the printed issues, with, as mentioned, the added bonus of direct links to all web sites and e-mail addresses. On our web site you will also find logo listings for a number of the top suppliers to the fence and gate industry. They also are hot linked, and it���s a super easy way to explore their web sites. If you have any questions regarding the printed or online editions of World Fence News, contact managing editor Rick Henderson at 800-231-0275 or e-mail editor@worldfencenews.com. �� News from the World of Fencing, Access Control and Security ISSUE NO. 360 ��� APRIL 2013 Publisher Rodger D. Duke Comptroller Barbara Jo Duke Managing Editor, Advertising Director & Webmaster Rick Henderson MVP hosts open house to show off its new Florida distribution and manufacturing hub ....................................................... 10 Mountain States Fence marks 50-year milestone .................................. 12 Memphis Tri-State Fence Association slates annual golf tourney ........... 35 Fence Industry Calendar of Events ..................... 8 Fencer���s Field Report by Jim Lucci ................................ 16 Construction materials prices showed increase in 2012 ....................... 36 Avoid injuries and liabilities by observing safe vehicle operation practices, courtesy OSHA ..................................................... 38 Experienced fencers and rookies alike benefit from NAFCA���s second annual Fence Training School ..................................................... 66 Dodge Report reveals 12 percent retreat in construction starts for month of January .................. 30 Fence ordinances from around the U.S. .......................... 60 Snapshots from FENCETECH 2013 ................................................ 74���75 Through the years with WFN .... 62 ��������������� ��������������� Special Features Monthly Columns Looking at the financing landscape in the year ahead ��� and beyond by Tracy Eden ......................................................................................... 11 Ten ways to cut your fuel costs by Jack Lee ............................................................................................. 34 Are your employees giving you the silent treatment? Encourage communication! by Linda Keefe ........................................... 42 Vinyl manufacturers association lays out strategies for 2013 ................. 48 As well as toddlers, pets and wildlife also are potential swimming pool drowning victims .......................................................... 56 Hire right the first time by Linda Leigh Francis ............................................................................ 58 You may now view both the monthly editon of World Fence News and The Fencer���s Almanac directory in interactive digital format at www.worldfencenews.com The ���customer satisfaction��� collections process by Tom Luby .............................. 22 Toolbox talks are crucial part of overall company safety program by Jim Lucci ................................ 50 ��������������� Classified Advertising Fencer���s Marketplace National Classified Advertising .................. 76 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS World Fence News Regular Features News General Manager Mary Hummon Contributing Editor Jim Lucci Production Manager Darlene Woehnker Contributing Editors In Memoriam Herb Borner ��� Jim Hart World Fence News (ISSN#1054-5185) is published monthly by World Fencing Data Center, Inc. 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ADC MANUFACTURING ....................................... 10 ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT ��� A PART OF ATKORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. ..................... 80 ALL-O-MATIC, INC. ............................................... 65 AMERICAN ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. ��� A DIVISION OF SECURITY BRANDS, INC. ..... 48 AMERISTAR FENCE PRODUCTS ........................ 5 APOLLO GATE OPERATORS (NICE/APOLLO GATE OPERATORS) .............. 31 ATLAS WHOLESALE FENCE SUPPLY ................ 24 BD LOOPS ............................................................. 35 BERGANDI MACHINERY CO. .............................. 10 C. PALMER DIE CASTING, INC. ........................... 58 CARGO PROTECTORS, INC. ............................... 64 COLLINS LTD. (THE ROOK) ................................. 76 CONTROLLED PRODUCTS SYSTEMS GROUP (CPSG) .............................. 45 D&D TECHNOLOGIES .................................... 3,9,11 DANDY DIGGER & SUPPLY, INC. ........................ 29 DESIGNMASTER FENCING SYSTEM BY DEACERO ................................................... 54 DIGGER SPECIALTIES, INC. ................................ 46 DIGI-CODE, INC. ................................................... 12 DOORKING, INC. .................................................. 51 DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES, INC. ............................. 16 DYNA PRODUCTS ................................................ 56 DYNAMIC TUBE & PIPE CO. ��� HIRE A HERO ...... 46 EZ GROUT CORPORATION ................................. 57 EAST COAST GATE OPERATORS, INC. ............. 26 ELECTRONIC ENTRY DISTRIBUTORS ............... 42 ELITE FENCE PRODUCTS, INC. ......................... 33 ENCON ELECTRONICS ....................................... 35 ENDURIS ............................................................... 61 EVERSTRONG PROFILES ................................... 66 FAAC USA ............................................................. 55 FENCESPACE.COM ............................................. 60 FORTRESS FENCE PRODUCTS, A DIVISION OF THE FORTRESS COMPANY ...................... 49 GATEKEEPERS, INC. ........................................... 23 GATES & CONTROLS, INC. ................................. 38 HAMPDEN FENCE SUPPLY, INC. ........................ 16 HOMELAND VINYL PRODUCTS, INC. ................. 18 HUTCHISON, INC. ................................................ 12 IDEAL MFG., INC. / TILT-A-WAY ........................... 28 ILLUSIONS VINYL FENCE .............................. 40���41 INTERNATIONAL GATE DEVICES, INC. .............. 32 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRODUCTS .......... 66 INTERSTATE WOOD & VINYL PRODUCTS ........................................ 36 IRON WORLD MANUFACTURING .... 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GURY CO., INC. ............................................. 6 JAMIESON FENCE SUPPLY ................................. 25 JERITH ALUMINUM FENCES OF DISTINCTION .............................................. 39 KEENER DUPONT WIRE, INC. ............................ 48 KROY BUILDING PRODUCTS .............................. 15 L&C ENTERPRISES���USA, INC. ................. 62,67,69 LMT PRODUCTS CORP. ....................................... 79 LARSEN INNOVATIONS ....................................... 70 LIFTMASTER ......................................................... 19 LIFTMASTER/CAME ............................................. 37 LOCKEY USA ........................................................ 50 LOGICAL DECISIONS, INC. ............................. 30,52 MVP WEATHERWISE ........................................... 59 MANAGEMENT MOTIVATIONAL ASSOCIATES (MMA) ........................................ 64 MASTER HALCO ................................................... 2 MERCHANTS METALS ......................................... 7 NATIONAL METAL INDUSTRIES .......................... 53 PERMALATT PRODUCTS, INC. ........................... 58 PEXCO�� LLC (EAST) PDS�� FENCE PRODUCTS .......................... 13,29 PEXCO�� LLC (WEST) PDS�� FENCE PRODUCTS .......................... 13,29 POLY VINYL CREATIONS, INC. ............................ 63 PRO-DEC.COM ..................................................... 26 PRUDENTIAL INDUSTRIES, INC. ........................ 6 PULJAK COMPANY, LLC ...................................... 22 QUALITY LINEALS USA, INC. .............................. 76 RAMSET AUTOMATIC GATE SYSTEMS, INC. .... 73 REDI DRIVER, INC. ............................................... 36 RHINO TOOL CO. ................................................. 44 RICHARD���S FENCE .............................................. 32 ROVE-TEC ............................................................ 14 ROYAL ALUMINUM & STEEL, INC. ...................... 34 SEA-USA INC. ....................................................... 77 SECO-LARM USA, INC. ........................................ 71 SKIDRIL ................................................................. 26 SOUTHWESTERN WIRE, INC. ............................. 68 STANDARD PAINTS, INC. ..................................... 68 STATESIDE STEEL & WIRE ................................. 27 SWAN FENCE, INC. .............................................. 52 TEI ROCK DRILLS ................................................ 42 TRI CUSTOM MANUFACTURING ................... 24,60 TYMETAL CORP. ............................................. 22���23 ULTRA ACCESS CONTROLS ............................... 43 ULTRA-DRIVER BY SKIDRIL ................................ 8 UNIVERSAL VINYL EXTRUDERS ..................... 8,76 USAUTOMATIC ..................................................... 47 VIKING ACCESS SYSTEMS ........................... 20���21 WAYMARK PRODUCTS LLC ��� WAYMARK FENCE AND RAIL ACCESSORIES .................. 30 WESTECH BUILDING PRODUCTS ...................... 17 WESTERN TUBE & CONDUIT CORP. .................. 38 WILLIAMS LOWBUCK TOOLS, INC. .................... 44 XCEL STEEL & ALUMINUM FENCE SYSTEMS .... 8 Scan with your Smartphone! 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