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60 • FEBRUARY 2014 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Through the Years with World Fence News Supplying Quality Sports Equipment to Fence Contractors ..for over 45 Years! Tennis - Baseball - Basketball - Soccer - Volleyball Fence Screen - Protective Padding - Custom Netting 800-553-8907 www.douglas-sports.com USA Manufacturer ODI OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTORS, INC. www.odifence.com BUY DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER! Be Sure To Visit Us At Booth No. 941 February 1989 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the February 1989 issue of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • The cover for February 1989 showed different photos from the FENCETECH show floor. This issue included coverage from the convention. The lead cover article talked about the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issuing pool fencing safety guidelines. • It was fencers, not saints, who marched into New Orleans in January for the 27th annual IFIA convention and trade show. • Contributing editor Jim Lucci told why the busiest people usually seem to get the most work done. • Contributing editor Herb Borner detailed the fine art of fence estimating, in a presentation from the FENCETECH convention. February 1994 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the February 1994 edition of World Fence News, 20 years ago this month. • Future Fence Co. owner Kenneth Hollowell was named one of the top business people under the age of 40 in the Detroit area. But Hollowell said that the success of his company was due to team effort, not individual effort. • Owners of family businesses must be sure that the management of the company is composed of professional, qualified people, which does not necessarily mean family members, said one succession planning expert. • An access control consultant said that numerous opportunities exist for smart fence people to tap into the gate operator and access control market. He presented some imaginative sales techniques and approaches. • Every now and then, you might be asked to design and/or install a gate that must swing as much as 270 degrees. Veteran fence man Herb Borner gave some tips on how to accommodate these requests. • There are so many factors that go into building a good electrified fence that it took two articles to cover the subject. Part one was presented here. February 1999 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the February 1999 issue of World Fence News, 15 years ago this month. • The cover for February showed a photo by Tempe, Arizona photographer Fred Young, who caught a beau- February 1994 cover tiful sunset reflecting off of a mountain near Glen Canyon Dam in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in northern Arizona. Steel handrailing in its natural finish snakes up the mountainside to a scenic overlook. • Post hole digger manufacturers stressed safety in a special column. • Repair work: If the fence is broke, maybe you should fix it, commented WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci. • Gate alternatives: There's more than one way to get the job done, by WFN contributing editor Herb Borner. • This split rail job would give Abe Lincoln nightmares, by WFN contributing editor Jim Hart. • Driver training program emphasizes commercial vehicle safety. • F.W. Dodge presented the construction industry outlook for 1999. • Submitting a winning bid proposal, by Steve Saucerman. • Lumber markets were slowing, but demand was still strong in 1999. February 2004 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the February 2004 issue of World Fence News, 10 years ago this month. • The cover photo for February showed barbed tape and barbed wire which was probably used for security. Stories in this issue: • Establish labor standards in order to boost productivity and profits, by Tom Luby. • Growing use of composites viewed as "third wave of the vinyl revolution," by John T. Forbis. • Workers' compensation: More planning makes for less agony all around, by Jim Lucci. • Payment bonds: Make it easier to make your claim, by David Mendes. • What do you do on Saturday? by Linda Leigh Francis.