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66 ��� APRIL 2013 ��� WORLD FENCE NEWS Don���t Settle For Less! GET THE ORIGINAL��� PIONEER LATCHES HEAVY DUTY TAMPER RESISTANT GATE LATCH Tested To Over 2,000 lbs! NEW! NEW! Patent Pending Double Drive Latch / 18 lbs. Walk Gate Latch / 8 lbs. Durable Hot-Dipped Galvanized Steel Construction Is Made To Last. More Security ��� More Convenience ��� Eliminates Drop Rods & Chains Pre-drilled To Be Bolted or Welded to 15���8" or 2" Gate Frames. Distributors Wanted International Security Products Scan from your Smart Phone Call 800-733-7422 ��� www.ispfence.com ��� Fax: 763-425-9006 Experienced fencers and rookies alike benefit from NAFCA���s second annual Fence Training School The North American Fence Contractors Association (NAFCA) brought together 30 experienced and rookie fencers Feb. 7-9 in Sebring, Fla. for the association���s second Fence Training School. Mart Prost, the school���s director, has a home in Sebring and was able to make arrangements with the Sebring Municipal Golf Course to replace or newly install a wide variety of fencing. Materials, supplies, and lunches were donated by a number of companies, several of which contributed their machinery and expertise as well. These included: Alumi-Guard; Ameristar Fence Products; Avant Guard Gates; C&C Fence Company; C.D. Stroud Enterprises; Centaur Fencing Systems; Dandy Digger & pany; STT Trucking Inc.; Skidril Industries; Stephens Pipe & Steel; and Woodguard. The students came from the states of Connecticut, Georgia, Wisconsin, and New York, as well as from Ontario, Canada. During the 2-1/2 days of the school the fencers furthered their knowledge about each type of fence they installed, working together in small groups of three to four persons. They discussed and tested differing products and procedures, such as steel and wood posts, driving posts versus digging holes, and the use of concrete or steel anchors. They practiced determining and marking fence lines, built gates, shared safety tips, and learned to use many NAFCA���s Fence Training School is designed to increase the knowledge and skill level of experienced fencers and rookies alike. (NAFCA photo) Supply; DoorKing; Eagle Fence Distributing, LLC; Enduris; Hampden Fence Supply, Inc.; Kroy by Ply Gem; LiftMaster; Log Cabin Fence; Master Halco; Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co.; Modern Fence Technologies; Qual Line Fence Corp.; Rhino Tool Com- kinds of power hand tools. In total, they installed the following fencing: ��� 150 lineal feet of 5��� high chainlink and a double gate. ��� 175 lineal feet of 3��� high cedar picket. ��� 300 lineal feet of high tensile polymer 2-rail. ��� 1,000 lineal feet of high tensile polymer 5-strand. ��� 240 lineal feet of 3-rail 4��� high ornamental aluminum. ��� 32 lineal feet and 24 lineal feet of two brands of 6��� high vinyl. ��� 50 lineal feet and 4��� high ornamental steel. ��� A 12��� power-operated sliding ornamental gate with mesh. The instructors encouraged teamwork, and offered chances to solve problems as they came up. The following individuals shared their ideas on how to build a fence properly and with good speed: Sean Russell, AlumiGuard; Corey Taylor, Alumi-Guard; Sammy Franklin, C&C Fence; CD Stroud, C.D. Stroud Fence; Shane Ward, Centaur Fence Systems; Chuck Fink, DoorKing; Dave Minner, DoorKing; Bill Iams, Log Cabin Fence; Jim Iams, Log Cabin Fence; Mark Knudson, Modern Fence Technologies; and Ray Statz, Qual Line continued on page 68