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6 • NOVEMBER 2014 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Editor's Corner News Chair of Vinyl Manufacturers Association Steering Committee reports to industry on group's activities .......................... 13 FASA publishes new edition of state prompt pay laws ....................... 15 Riverside Fence named to 2014 Inc. 5000 list for second consecutive year ................................................................ 16 Successful Encon Electronics trade show marks three decades of service to access control dealers .................................................... 24 AFA launches redesigned web site ...................................................... 37 California Chapter demos promote Special Olympics World Games .......................................................... 42 NAFCA Fence Training School coming up .......................................... 44 Ameristar accepts the Ice Bucket Challenge at Michigan Chapter AFA golf outing ................................................... 46 NAFCA unveils details of educational program for upcoming Expo 2014 ...................................................................... 46 Past Field Training School instructors gather for reunion ................... 62 Repairing or replacing fencing in historic districts is a whole 'nother ball game ................................................................ 63 "Contingent Payment Clauses in the 50 States" answers construction subcontractors' questions about "Pay-If-Paid" ............. 70 CLFMI now accepting applications for the 2014 Les Grube Award .... 72 Special Features You name it, this fence job has it all by Jim Hart ........................................................................................... 52 Useful tools to protect loops in a concrete pour by Brian Dickson .................................................................................. 69 Regular Features Fence Industry Calendar of Events ..................... 8 Fencer's Field Report by Jim Lucci .............................. 10 The Dodge Report: Broad trend for construction remains upward ....................... 55 Fence ordinances from around the country ................. 60 Through the years with World Fence News .................. 67 Monthly Columns Fence industry leaders share their insight by Tom Luby ........................... 28 Trade shows can be a boon to your company's success if properly utilized by Jim Lucci ............................. 44 Classified Advertising Fencer's Marketplace National Classified Advertising .......... 76,78 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS ACOUSTIBLOK .................................................... 32 ADC MANUFACTURING ..................................... 10 ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT, A PART OF ATKORE INTERNATIONAL ............................ 77 ALL-O-MATIC, INC. ............................................. 51 AMERICAN FENCE ASSOCIATION ................... 58 AMERISTAR FENCE PRODUCTS ...................... 7 ATLAS WHOLESALE FENCE SUPPLY .............. 30 BD LOOPS ........................................................... 35 BALL FABRICS, INC. ........................................... 30 BARTER FENCE END SPACER ......................... 76 C. PALMER DIE CASTING, INC. ......................... 46 COLLINS LTD. (THE ROOK) ............................... 78 CONTROLLED PRODUCTS SYSTEMS GROUP (CPSG) ............................ 45 D&D TECHNOLOGIES ................................. 9,11,13 DANDY DIGGER & SUPPLY, INC. ...................... 55 DIGGER SPECIALTIES, INC. .............................. 70 DIGI-CODE, INC. ................................................. 62 DOORKING, INC. .......................................... 22–23 DURABLE FENCE PRODUCTS BY POLYFORM, INC. ...................................... 64 DURAGATES – ARCHITECTURAL IRON DESIGNS, INC. ............................................... 62 EZG MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF EZ GROUT CORPORATION ..................... 48 EAGLE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS ...... 26–27 EAST COAST GATE OPERATORS, INC. ........... 70 ELITE FENCE PRODUCTS, INC. ....................... 33 ENCON ELECTRONICS ..................................... 35 ENDURIS .............................................................. 17 EVERSTRONG PROFILES ................................. 63 FENCERS MEMORIAM ....................................... 78 FENCESPACE.COM ............................................ 50 FORTRESS FENCE PRODUCTS ..................... 4–5 FUH INDUSTRIAL ............................................... 16 GATES & CONTROLS, INC. ............................... 18 GREENWAY FENCE & RAILING SUPPLY ......... 18 HAMPDEN FENCE SUPPLY, INC. ...................... 18 HEARNE STEEL CO. .......................................... 8 HOMELAND VINYL PRODUCTS, INC. .............. 53 HURRICANE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. ...... 16 HUTCHISON, INC. .............................................. 63 IDEAL MFG., INC. / TILT-A-WAY ......................... 60 ILLUSIONS VINYL FENCE ............................ 40–41 IRON WORLD MANUFACTURING .. FRONT PAGE J.C. GURY CO., INC. ........................................... 10 JAMIESON FENCE SUPPLY / JAMIESON ACCESS CONTROL ....................................... 19 KEENER DUPONT WIRE, INC. .......................... 78 KING ARCHITECTURAL METALS ..................... 80 L&C ENTERPRISES–USA, INC. ........ 56–57,68,71 LMT PRODUCTS CORP. ..................................... 79 LARSEN INNOVATIONS LLC ............................. 66 LIFTMASTER ....................................................... 31 LOCINOX USA ..................................................... 15 LOCKEY USA ...................................................... 49 LOGICAL DECISIONS, INC. .......................... 28,60 MVP WEATHERWISE ......................................... 73 MANAGEMENT MOTIVATIONAL ASSOC. ......... 52 MAPLE HOLLOW FENCE ................................... 76 MASTER HALCO .............................................. 2,76 MAXIMUM CONTROLS ...................................... 29 MERCHANTS METALS ................................ 4–5,12 MIDWEST TUBE MILLS, INC. ............................. 37 MILLER EDGE, INC. ............................................ 8 NATIONAL METAL INDUSTRIES ....................... 75 NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES ............................... 3 NO-DIG GATE HOLDBACK ................................ 76 NORTH AMERICAN FENCE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (NAFCA) ................................ 72 PERMALATT PRODUCTS, INC. ......................... 46 PLATINUM ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. ................ 65 PLY GEM FENCE AND RAILING ........................ 61 POLY VINYL CREATIONS, INC. .......................... 14 PRO ACCESS SYSTEMS .................................... 42 PRO-DEC.COM ................................................... 33 PULJAK COMPANY ............................................ 44 QUALITY LINEALS USA, INC. ............................ 76 RAMSET AUTOMATIC GATE SYSTEMS, INC. .. 34 REDI DRIVER, INC. ............................................. 69 RHINO TOOL CO. ............................................... 42 RICHARD'S FENCE ............................................ 28 RISING STAR INDUSTRIES, INC. ...................... 15 SAFETECH HARDWARE .................................... 36 SEA-USA INC. ..................................................... 47 SECO-LARM USA, INC. ...................................... 54 SECURE GATE SYSTEMS, INC. ........................ 32 SKIDRIL ............................................................... 38 SOUTHEAST ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES ......... 38 SOUTHWEST AUTOMATED SECURITY, INC. .. 59 SOUTHWESTERN WIRE, INC. ........................... 67 STANDARD PAINTS, INC. .................................. 67 STATESIDE STEEL & WIRE LLC ........................ 43 TRI CUSTOM MANUFACTURING ................. 44,69 ULTRA STEEL FENCING / RAILING A DIVISION OF ULTRA ALUMINUM MFG., INC. ................................................. 24–25 UNIVERSAL VINYL EXTRUDERS ................... 8,78 USAUTOMATIC ................................................... 39 VIKING ACCESS SYSTEMS ......................... 20–21 WAYMARK PRODUCTS LLC – WAYMARK FENCE AND RAIL ACCESSORIES ............... 53 WESTERN TUBE & CONDUIT CORP. ............... 50 WILLIAMS LOWBUCK TOOLS, INC. .................. 52 World Fence News is a proud member of these trade associations: A m e r i ca n Fe n c e A ss o c i a t i o n Found ed 1962 World F ence ews N News from the World of Fencing, Access Control and Security © Scan with your Smartphone! 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Rick Henderson General Manager ................. Mary Hummon Contributing Editor ....................... Jim Lucci Production Manager ...... Darlene Woehnker Contributing Editors in Memoriam ..... Herb Borner and Jim Hart The lighter side of the fence business As we all know, some nutty things happen in this business. Sometimes it's an out-of-the-blue situation on a jobsite, sometimes it's a loony (OK, crazy) customer, sometimes the crew (or boss) gets it all wrong (AKA Pete and Jake). As painful as it might be to re-live these situations, we would like to invite WFN readers to send us their wildest (and funniest) "war stories" to be shared with the fencing community nationwide. We always welcome ideas for good old Pete and Jake cartoons, and this is basically the same, just in story form. Please do not use anyone's real name, in order to protect the guilty. We will, of course, mention the name of the person submitting the story, and their company. We know there are some great stories out there just waiting to be shared. Put your thinking caps on and spread the hilarity! Topics can include anything funny that happened on an installation, in the yard or office, or on a sales call. New edition of Fencer's Almanac on the horizon At the time this was written we were completing work on the 2015 edition of The Fencer's Almanac, our comprehensive directory of suppliers to the fence, gate and access control industries. The pub- lication date will be November 14, 2014, and it will be distributed to all World Fence News readers as part of their subscriptions. This is the 30th edition of the Almanac, and it contains prod- uct listings and contact information from the broadest possible range of suppliers of all types of fencing, gates, gate operators and access control products and tools. It also includes updated listings for the branch locations of the major wholesalers to the industry. Watch for it!