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18 • JANUARY 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTORS, INC. BUY DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND WHOLESALER!! Chain link manufacturers elect Western Tube and Merchants Metals to Institute board seats HOUSTON 11532 East Hardy Rd Houston, TX 77093 800-303-3348 FAX 281-219-0919 houston@odifence.com BALTIMORE 7636 Canton Center Dr Baltimore, MD 21224 800-531-3348 FAX 410-288-1112 baltimore@odifence.com TAMPA 3719 Corporex Park Dr Tampa, FL 33619 888-921-3348 FAX 813-635-9344 tampa@odifence.com CHICAGO 8855 South Roberts Rd Hickory Hills, IL 60457 888-577-6563 FAX 312-238-9052 chicago@odifence.com Western Tube Corp. of Long Beach, Calif. and Merchants Metals, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., were elected to serve three-year terms on the board of directors of the Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute (CLFMI), beginning Jan. 1, 2012. The election took place as part of the 2011 CLFMI annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Other highlights of the meeting in- cluded: WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF CHAIN LINK FENCE FITTINGS INCLUDING: BLACK POWDER COATED TENSION BARS, BLACK/GREEN POWDER COATED FITTINGS AND DIE CAST ALUMINUM AND POLY ROLLERS WITH METAL COVERS!! www.odifence.com Be Sure To Visit Us At FENCETECH'12 Booth No. 2207 • Presentations by several Wash- ington insiders, including John Smirnow, vice-president of the Solar Energy Industries Association; Josh Holmes, chief of staff for Senate Re- publican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky; political analyst Jill Lawrence; and D.C. "gossip" colum- nist Annie Groer. • A report on the CLFMI Eco- nomic Modeling Project, including third quarter tracking data and prelim- inary forecasts for late 2001 and 2012, by Dr. Lynn Reaser, chief economist, Fermanian Business & Economic In- stitute. • The awarding of the 2011-2012 CLFMI Les Grube Memorial Design Award to the Serpentine Fence project in Jamaica Plains, Mass. • The annual committee meeting sessions focused on upgrading and refin- ing CLFMI's market- ing efforts and putting new emphasis on web site effi- ciency. Active members of CLFMI are firms which manufacture chain link fence fab- ric, fittings, frame- work, accessories, Dr. Lynn Reaser John Smirnow and/or the materials used to produce them. If you fall into that category and are interested in applying for member- ship, contact CLFMI executive vice- president Mark Levin at clfmihq@aol.com. For complete information on the organization and its services and ac- tivities, visit www.chainlinkinfo.org. DIG IN to all your earth drilling projects with power applications and rugged terrain, productivity to tackle large jobs or reliability you need on every project – Little Beaver has it all. DIG IN safely, cleanly and efficiently with Little Beaver. Stop by booth #1112 at FENCETECH. 800-227-7515 Towable Hydraulic Earth Drills Mechanical Earth Drills UN-Towable Hydraulic Earth Drills Hydraulic Earth Drills