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14 • august 2016 • world fence news FENCER'S FIELD REPORT A monthly column of industry bits & pieces Compiled by contributing editor Jim Lucci and the staff of World Fence News We recently had the opportunity to speak with Kari Roweki of All Florida Enterprises in Newberry, Florida. Kari told us that this season has been progressing pretty well. The company business mix is 40% commercial and 60% residen- tial, generated over a 75 mile radius. The biggest movers on the residential side are wood and PVC, while on the commercial-industrial side chain link is the product of choice. We asked if the company would like to give a shout out to any nota- ble crew members or supervisors by name. We were told that everyone op- erates as a team within their operation and not as a group of individuals. This is an answer that we get most of the time to this question, which demon- of Florida at Gainesville. As for infrastructure, moderate interstate construction is underway. Finally, we asked what the com- pany strategy for 2016 was and we were told that they are continuing to do what they do best and manage the inflow of business. We then caught up with Daniel Hall of A. Norman Fence Company in Jacksonville, Florida. Daniel told us that the year has been going steady. His business mix is 70% residen- tial and 30% commercial, generated basically within a 35 mile radius. On the residential side, the biggest movers are wood stockade, chain link, and white vinyl. On the commercial side, for the strates the team spirit that contributes to the success of so many firms. We asked if there were any new products, installation methods, etc., that they have begun using. Kari responded that there was more demand for aluminum fence in general, and aluminum privacy in particular, which has been introduced into their product mix this season. Otherwise, everything else is sta- tus quo, she reported. We asked how important it was to locate underground utilities and whether or not they have a procedure in place. We were told that the compa- ny always initiates calls to 811 before every job to get the layout. We asked how the economy was performing in the area, and were told that the economy was showing signs of picking up; albeit not as good as it was prior to 2008. On the residential side, new sub- divisions are being developed. On the commercial side, things are slow but we were told of one particular job that the company is involved with. They are doing the fencing for a housing project for students at the University continued on page 16