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62 • OCTOBER 2011 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Linear awards $10,000 in products to mark its 50th anniversary CARLSBAD, Calif. – Maranda Wright recently entered Linear's $10,000 product giveaway commem- orating the company's 50th anniver- sary and came out the big winner. "I am shocked. Winning was com- pletely unexpected," said Wright, busi- ness manager and technician at Controlled Access Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, Ark., an access control and se- curity firm that designs and installs au- tomatic gates, electronic entry and video surveillance systems for resi- dential and commercial customers throughout Arkansas and eastern Okla- homa. Linear's grand prize drawing, which attracted more than 2,000 en- tries since January, culminated with company officials picking Wright's name at random in early June. "It's exciting to reward a loyal customer with a major prize like this, as part of celebrating our 50th an- niversary," said Gary Baker, Linear vice-president of marketing. "Every- one at Linear extends their sincere congratulations to Maranda and Con- trolled Access Systems!" A Linear dealer for more than two decades of radio controls, telephone entry systems and the Aigis Mechtron- ics CCTV line (now part of Linear), Wright says winning will boost the family-owned business she runs with her father and two brothers. "This is a significant prize and ad- vantage for our business. Having this equipment will help us for the whole year," said Wright. "We already have jobs lined up for the Linear gate oper- ators and various access control prod- ucts we ordered. "Winning is also giving us the chance to test some other Linear prod- ucts that we have never used before, so we can potentially branch out into new service areas. The spectrum of prod- ucts Linear offers is a real business op- portunity for us, which is a nice benefit of being a Linear dealer," she added. Controlled Access Systems, founded in 1988 by president and sen- ior technician Leon Thompson, pro- SWAN-BOND Fused-Bonded Wire vides highly professional services: every member of the staff is a licensed electrician. The company is a strong safety advocate, and closely adheres to proper electrical and OSHA codes – a real competitive advantage. "We see so many companies un- qualified to work on jobs requiring line-voltage equipment, and that pres- ents huge risks to everyday users of products like gate operators," said Wright. "In fact, Controlled Access Systems is so dedicated to safety edu- cation that we operate a second web site to explain potential electrical and other safety hazards to consumers." For more information about Lin- ear, visit www.linearcorp.com or call 800-421-1587. Controlled Access Systems, Inc. may be reached at 479-783-6522 or visit the web site at www.con- trolledaccesssystems.com. Linear LLC is a world leader in wireless security systems, access con- trol, intercoms, short- and long-range radio remote controls, personal emer- gency reporting systems, garage door and gate operators. TEMPORARY FENCE PANELS 3,000 + PANELS of 6 X 10 & 6 X 14 ARE IN STOCK 800-688-SWAN (7926) COMPARE AND SAVE ON WE SHIP COAST TO COAST www.swanfence.com 600 W. Manville St., Compton, CA 90220 Keep up with the adventures of Pete and Jake each month in World Fence News K e n Johnson, Linear Entr winner Maranda Access Systems, y Systems, congratulates district sales mana g e r , Wright of Contr Ark. (Linear LLC photos) o lled Maranda tr olled Access Systems. Wright and the staff of Con-