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News Letter to the Editor: AFA reports successful FenceTech 2014 show under new management ........................................................................ 6 Letter to the Editor: Please assist a fellow fencer who has helped so many others ............................................................ 16 OSHA publication offers safe driving tips .............................................. 24 NAFCA slates second Expo for December ........................................... 27 WFN contributor Tom Luby publishes two books covering fence industry business practices .......................................................... 29 Tips for conducting effective safety meetings, part 1 ............................ 32 CLFMI's upgraded web site goes live .................................................... 38 Sebring, Florida again welcomes NAFCA Fence Training School .......... 58 Encon Electronics tech provides training at seminar ............................. 62 New video-on-demand teaches subs how to develop future leaders ... 70 OSHA issues fall prevention guidelines ................................................. 72 Metal Museum devoted to the art of fabrication ................................... 72 AFA notables recognized at FenceTech 2014 Chapter Breakfast .......... 74 • • • • • Special Features The life of a construction estimator by Steve Saucerman .............................................................................. 63 Fencer finds practical joke ain't very practical by Jim Hart ............................................................................................ 68 Time spent fueling increases labor costs and decreases productive work time, by Jack Lee ....................................... 73 4 • APRIL 2014 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Publisher Comptroller Rodger D. Duke Barbara Jo Duke Managing Editor, General Manager Advertising Director Mary Hummon & Webmaster Rick Henderson 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. U.S. subscrip- tions: one year, $40, two years, $65. Canada and Mex- ico: $75 per year. Paid subscription includes annual Fencer's Almanac. Presorted standard postage paid at Beaver Dam, Wis., Permit No. 415. Un solicited ma- terials not accepted. Opinions expressed in this publi- cation are not necessarily those of the editors, publishers or advertisers. Any resemblance between images created in cartoons and persons or objects in real life is coincidental. 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E-mail editor@worldfencenews.com. ISSUE NO. 372 • APRIL 2014 World F ence ews N News from the World of Fencing, Access Control and Security © Scan with your Smartphone! World Fence News is a proud member of these trade associations: Editor's Corner INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Regular Features Fence Industry Calendar of Events .................... 8 Fencer's Field Report by Jim Lucci ................................ 22 The Dodge Report: January construction slides 13 percent ........................ 52 Fence ordinances from around the country .................... 60 Through the years with WFN ... 64 • • • • • Monthly Columns Continue the progress: Hire A Hero! by Jim Lucci ................................ 42 Efficiency Rewards Team can help reduce errors and improve company performance by Tom Luby .............................. 48 • • • • • Classified Advertising Fencer's Marketplace National Classified Advertising ............ 76–77 AC FENCE COMPANY .......................................... 76 ADC MANUFACTURING ....................................... 6 ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT, A PART OF ATKORE INTERNATIONAL .............................. 80 ALL-O-MATIC, INC. ............................................... 75 AMERICAN ACCESS SYSTEMS .......................... 52 AMERISTAR FENCE PRODUCTS ........................ 5 ATLAS WHOLESALE FENCE SUPPLY ................ 50 BD LOOPS ............................................................. 35 BALL FABRICS, INC. ............................................. 12 BARCODE AUTOMATION ..................................... 18 BARTER FENCE END SPACER ........................... 76 C. PALMER DIE CASTING, INC. ........................... 66 CI-FABRICS ........................................................... 47 COLLINS LTD. (THE ROOK) ................................. 76 CONTROLLED PRODUCTS SYSTEMS GROUP (CPSG) .............................. 37 D&D TECHNOLOGIES .................................... 3,9,11 DANDY DIGGER & SUPPLY, INC. ........................ 29 DEACERO – DESIGNMASTER FENCING SYSTEM ............................................................ 32 DIGGER SPECIALTIES, INC. ................................ 16 DIGI-CODE, INC. ................................................... 16 DOORKING, INC. .................................................. 45 DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES, INC. ............................. 29 DURABLE FENCE PRODUCTS BY POLYFORM, INC. ........................................ 63 DYNA PRODUCTS ................................................ 68 EZG MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF EZ GROUT CORPORATION ....................... 69 EAST COAST GATE OPERATORS, INC. ............. 42 ELITE FENCE PRODUCTS, INC. ......................... 39 ENCON ELECTRONICS ....................................... 35 ENDURIS ............................................................... 51 EVERSTRONG PROFILES ................................... 73 EZ MOUNT, INC. ................................................... 52 FABCAD ................................................................. 24 FENCESPACE.COM ............................................. 8 FORTRESS FENCE PRODUCTS, A DIV. OF THE FORTRESS COMPANY ........... 55 GATEKEEPERS, INC. ........................................... 66 GATES & CONTROLS, INC. ................................. 58 HAMPDEN FENCE SUPPLY, INC. ........................ 12 HOMELAND VINYL PRODUCTS, INC. ................. 36 HURRICANE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. ......... 8 HUTCHISON, INC. ................................................ 42 IDEAL MFG., INC. / TILT-A-WAY ........................... 54 ILLUSIONS VINYL FENCE .............................. 40–41 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRODUCTS .......... 54 IRON WORLD MANUFACTURING .... FRONT PAGE J.C. GURY CO., INC. ............................................. 6 JAMIESON FENCE SUPPLY ................................. 19 KEENER DUPONT WIRE, INC. ............................ 52 KING ARCHITECTURAL METALS ........................ 7 L&C ENTERPRISES–USA, INC. ........... 30–31,61,72 LMT PRODUCTS CORP. ....................................... 79 LARSEN INNOVATIONS LLC ................................ 70 LAWLER FOUNDRY CORP. .................................. 22 LIFTMASTER ......................................................... 33 LOCINOX USA ....................................................... 65 LOCKEY USA ........................................................ 27 LOGICAL DECISIONS, INC. ............................. 32,48 MVP WEATHERWISE ........................................... 67 MANAGEMENT MOTIVATIONAL ASSOCIATES .................................................... 78 MASTER HALCO ................................................... 2 MERCHANTS METALS ......................................... 13 MIDWEST TUBE MILLS, INC. ............................... 10 MILLER EDGE, INC. .............................................. 64 MYSALESMAN.COM ............................................. 14 NATIONAL METAL INDUSTRIES .......................... 59 PERMALATT PRODUCTS, INC. ........................... 23 PEXCO ® LLC (EAST) - PDS ® FENCE PRODUCTS .......................... 15,50 PEXCO ® LLC (WEST) - PDS ® FENCE PRODUCTS .......................... 15,50 PLATINUM ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. .................. 57 PLY GEM FENCE AND RAILING .......................... 43 POLY VINYL CREATIONS, INC. ............................ 26 PRO ACCESS SYSTEMS ..................................... 46 PRO-DEC.COM ..................................................... 44 PULJAK COMPANY, LLC ...................................... 36 QUALITY LINEALS USA, INC. .............................. 76 RAMSET AUTOMATIC GATE SYSTEMS, INC. .... 34 REDI DRIVER, INC. ............................................... 38 RHINO TOOL CO. ................................................. 78 RICHARD'S FENCE .............................................. 62 RISING STAR INDUSTRIES, INC. ........................ 44 SAFETECH HARDWARE ...................................... 17 SEA-USA INC. ....................................................... 28 SECO-LARM USA, INC. ........................................ 71 SECURE GATE SYSTEMS, INC. .......................... 46 SKIDRIL ................................................................. 44 SOUTHEAST ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES ............ 38 SOUTHWESTERN WIRE, INC. ............................. 77 SPECRAIL ............................................................. 56 STANDARD PAINTS, INC. ..................................... 54 STATESIDE STEEL & WIRE LLC .......................... 53 SWAN FENCE, INC. .............................................. 48 TRI CUSTOM MANUFACTURING ................... 24,68 TRIDENT ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL, INC. ..................................... 18 TYMETAL CORP. ................................................... 23 ULTRA STEEL FENCING / RAILING A DIVISION OF ULTRA ALUMINUM MFG., INC. ........................................................ 25 UNIVERSAL VINYL EXTRUDERS ..................... 8,76 USAUTOMATIC ..................................................... 49 VIKING ACCESS SYSTEMS ........................... 20–21 WAYSIDE FENCE .................................................. 76 WAYMARK PRODUCTS LLC – WAYMARK FENCE AND RAIL ACCESSORIES .................. 58 WESTERN TUBE & CONDUIT CORP. .................. 60 WILLIAMS LOWBUCK TOOLS, INC. .................... 73 XCEL STEEL & ALUMINUM FENCE SYSTEMS ............................................ 8 Vendors, be part of The Fencer's Almanac 2015 Work is already underway on the 2015 edition of The Fencer's Almanac, and it promises to be a better, more com- prehensive information resource and reference guide than ever before. World Fence News has mailed out questionnaires that all fence, deck and access control equipment vendors should com- plete and return in order to have their company and products listed in the 2015 edition of The Fencer's Almanac buyer's guide. The packet also contains forms that can be used to reserve advertising space in The Fencer's Almanac, or, if space is already reserved, to indicate artwork instructions. If you do not receive a packet, or would like additional information, contact Rick Henderson at 800-231-0275 or e-mail him at editor@worldfencenews.com. Please note: In order to obtain the free listings, it is ex- tremely important that vendors complete and return the ques- tionnaire. No listings can be published in The Fencer's Almanac unless we have a completed questionnaire on file, even if your company was included in previous editions. The Fencer's Almanac again will contain an extensive list of trade and brand names so that users can more easily locate the products they need, even if they do not know the name of the manufacturer. There will also be comprehensive listings of suppliers of materials, equipment and services to the fencing and access control industries. If you provide products or services to these industries, it is vital that you be listed in The Fencer's Almanac 2015, which will be published on November 13, 2014. The Fencer's Almanac is designed to be a source book that is used and referred to time and again during the year by con- tractors and dealers who are looking to buy. Most of the product listings include toll-free phone numbers, and virtually all of the ads include a web address, making the re- search task convenient and fast. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the World Fence News booth at FenceTech 2014! 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