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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Fencer���s Field Report ��� The ���customer satisfaction��� collections process Ten ways to cut fuel costs ��� Fence ordinances from around the U.S. Toolbox talks are crucial part of overall company safety program APRIL 2013 Celebrating our 29th year of publication ��� Be sure to visit us online at www.worldfencenews.com 2012 Les Grube Memorial Design Award winning project Artistic and functional guardrail system for Kansas City highway overpass demonstrates versatility of chain link Looking at the overpass from Interstate 670, you see the effect of LED strip lights mounted to the steel posts of the railing. The lights illuminate the alternating interior layers of colored acrylic and yellow-coated chain link. (Photos courtesy el dorado inc) For a number of years, the Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute (CLFMI) has publicized the versatility of chain link fence materials by sponsoring its annual Design Award, now named the Les Grube Memorial Design Award in honor of fence industry pioneer Les Grube. Past winners have included such structures as Boston���s ���serpentine fence,��� located at the South Street Mall and Courts in Jamaica Plain. Not just a fence but a work of art, it separates the mall���s walkway and seating areas from the adjacent tennis-basketball courts. The fence is made of specially manufactured chain link mesh, coated with purplecolored vinyl. For 2012, another unique and artistic structure utilizing chain link materials was chosen winner. The Broadway Overpass, west of Bartle Hall in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, was entirely rebuilt to coincide with the opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The project lasted 10 months from the selection of the design team to opening of the bridge. At the urging of the City of Kansas City and the Kauffman Center, a special consulting team was brought into the project to focus on the design of the pedestrian railings. Designing architect el dorado inc. created eyecatching 8-foot-high pedestrian guardrailing on a 350-foot-long replacement bridge over Interstate 670 on the eastern edge of the Kansas City skyline. The bridge was one of a series of bridge enhancements linking the inner core of the city to the Crossroads Arts District. It was a fast paced project, because it had to be finished in time for the opening of the Kauffman Center. James H. Drew Corporation of Indianapolis performed the installation. continued on page 3