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42 • JUNE 2011 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Plan now to attend Operator Installer School The American Fence Association has scheduled the next session of its Operator Installer School (OIS) for October 2-8, 2011, in Tulsa, Okla. AFA offers the intensive, one- week course for both novice and expe- rienced operator installers. By combining a small class size with the practicality of both classroom and hands-on instruction, the Operator Installer School follows nine topics in gate installation, including the UL 325 standard for gate operators, ASTM F-2200 safe gate design standard, safety, types of gates, types of gate op- erators, accessories used with opera- Dynasty Profiles Your #1 source for Imported PVC and Aluminum Fences We are the largest manufacturer of PVC and Aluminum fences in China. All our products are designed to meet North American standards. We have a dedicated sales office in the US. Buy “direct from the factory overseas”… deal locally with our US office. We make it EASY to buy from Overseas. We extrude 100% virgin material. And offer more than 35 different profiles. All mono– extrusions. No Lead!! We also offer full fabrication facility, with CNC routers, and experienced workers. Now offering the full line of Caps and Accessories from our warehouse in Tennessee. PVC Profiles Pre-Fabricated Fence Panels Post & Picket Caps Ornamental Aluminum Panels Residential, Commercial and Industrial grades. Powder coated with DuPont paint and pre- assembled. Panels available with standard assembly or “Hidden-Screws”. Aluminum Fences Tel. 877-846-0640 info@dynastyfence.net tors, telephone entry systems, installa- tion, electrical training and training in vehicle detectors. Students may choose to take the rigorous Certified Automated Gate Operator Installer exam at the conclu- sion of the school. Note: Completion of OIS counts for six months of credit towards the experience requirement. To register, contact AFA at 800 Roosevelt Road, Building C-312, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 60137; or 800-822-4342, 630-942-6598, or fax 630-790-3095. Also visit www.AmericanFenceAsso- ciation.com. AFA notes that the course is geared toward operator installers, both the novice and those with experience. Students will attend technical class- room training, followed by hands-on workshops. The course will not address sales or systems design. This course curriculum was devel- oped in conjunction with the self study guide for the Gate Operator Installer Certification Program. For those stu- dents working towards this nationally recognized certification, the examina- tion at the end of the course will be given by IDEA, the certifying organi- zation. The exam for the certification is optional and will incur the IDEA costs of $250, with a $50 rebate given by AFA to its members. Successful completion of the exam is based on prior studying of the manual before attending the school. Registration is $1,749 each for employees of American Fence Associ- ation member companies, or $2,449 for non-members. Trex acquires assets of steel deck framing manufacturer Trex Company, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alterna- tive decking and railing products, an- nounced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Iron Deck Corpora- tion, a Denver-based manufacturer of steel deck framing systems. Iron Deck framing systems are manufactured of dual-coated, galva- nized steel, which offers superior dura- bility, longevity and stability when compared to traditional wood sub- structures. The product is protected by a 25- year limited warranty. “The combination of Iron Deck’s superior product technology and Trex’s high-performance wood-alter- native decking and railing creates a strong value proposition for both our continued on page 60