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4 • august 2016 • world fence news News Stories / Feature Stories ISC East slated for Nov. 16–17 in NYC ....... 16 OSHA reminds employers to protect outdoor workers from heat illness .............. 18 Garden State AFA 2017 Jackpot trade show set for Atlantic City ............................ 23 AFA and NOMMA will co-locate their conventions and trade exhibits in San Antonio in 2017 ................................. 26 NDPA issues call for speakers for 2017 Educational Conference ...................... 26 Letters: AFA Education Foundation sets scholarship goal .................................... 28 CLFMI slates 2016 winter meeting .............. 32 Texas Fence Association fundraiser set for September ........................................ 32 Steps to help minimize lightning damage to electric fence chargers ................................ 34 Denver to host American Subcontractors Association 2017 SUBExcel conference ...... 37 AFA University offers four schools in one week .................................................. 40 American Wire Producers Association announces details on 2017 meeting ............. 42 CLFMI accepting applications for the 2016 Les Grube Memorial Design Award ............ 48 Wood plastic composite usage expected to rise ........................................... 50 AUGUST CONTENTS AUGUST INDEX OF ADVERTISERS ACCESS GATE SYSTEMS ............................................. 28 ACOUSTIBLOK .............................................................. 80 ALL-O-MATIC, INC. ......................................................... 51 AMERISTAR FENCE PRODUCTS ................................ 5 BD LOOPS ...................................................................... 23 BALL FABRICS, INC. ..................................................... 6 C. PALMER DIE CASTING, INC. ................................... 64 COLLINS LTD. (THE ROOK) ......................................... 84 CONTROLLED PRODUCTS SYSTEMS GROUP (CPSG) ...................................... 29 D&D TECHNOLOGIES ................................................ 9,11 DANDY DIGGER & SUPPLY, INC. ................................. 75 DEACERO – DESIGNMASTER FENCING SYSTEM .................................................... 18 DIGI-CODE, INC. ........................................................... 34 DOORKING, INC. ........................................................... 27 DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES, INC. ...................................... 8 DYNA PRODUCTS ......................................................... 48 EZG MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF EZ GROUT CORPORATION ............................... 69 EAST COAST GATE OPERATORS, INC. ...................... 54 ELIKA ACCESS SYSTEMS ....................................... 12–13 ELITE FENCE PRODUCTS, INC. .................................. 37 ENCON ELECTRONICS ................................................ 57 ENDURIS / ENDWOOD ................................................. 25 EVERSTRONG PROFILES ............................................ 38 FAAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. ....................................... 43 FABCAD .......................................................................... 32 FENCE ARMOR ............................................................. 26 FUH INDUSTRIAL .......................................................... 22 GATES & CONTROLS, INC. .......................................... 22 GIBRALTAR .................................................................... 14 GREGORY FENCE PRODUCTS ................................... 59 GUARDIAN FENCE SUPPLIERS .................................. 26 HAMPDEN FENCE SUPPLY, INC. ................................. 28 HOMELAND VINYL PRODUCTS, INC. .......................... 47 HUTCHISON, INC. ......................................................... 38 ILLUSIONS VINYL FENCE ...................................... 44–45 INTERNATIONAL GATE DEVICES, INC. ...................... 36 IRON WORLD MANUFACTURING .................. FRONT PG J.C. GURY CO., INC. ....................................................... 6 JAMIESON FENCE SUPPLY .......................................... 19 JERITH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. ............... 16 KEENER DUPONT WIRE, INC. ..................................... 62 KING ARCHITECTURAL METALS ................................ 88 L&C ENTERPRISES–USA, INC. ................... 50,67,70–71 LMT PRODUCTS CORP. ............................................... 87 LARSEN INNOVATIONS ................................................ 76 LAWLER FOUNDRY CORP. .......................................... 42 LIFTMASTER .................................................................. 33 LOCINOX USA ................................................................. 15 LOCKEY USA .................................................................. 10 LOG CABIN FENCE – PRO DRIVER ............................. 40 LOGICAL DECISIONS, INC. ................. VARIOUS PAGES LOWBUCK TOOLS ......................................................... 36 MANAGEMENT MOTIVATIONAL ASSOCIATES ............................................................ 62 MASTER HALCO .................................................... 2,21,61 MERCHANTS METALS ................................................... 7 MIDWEST TUBE MILLS, INC. ........................................ 17 MILLER EDGE, INC. .................................................. 35,57 NATIONAL METAL INDUSTRIES .................................. 65 NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES .......................................... 3 NO DIG HOLDBACK ...................................................... 84 NORTH AMERICAN FENCE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (NAFCA) .......................................... 78 PERMALATT PRODUCTS, INC. .................................... 54 PEXCO ® LLC (EAST) – PDS ® FENCE PRODUCTS ....................................... 39 PEXCO ® LLC (WEST) – PDS ® FENCE PRODUCTS ....................................... 39 PLATINUM ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. .......................... 68 PLY GEM ......................................................................... 20 PRIVACYLINK ................................................................. 86 PRO ACCESS SYSTEMS ......................................... 46,66 PRO-DEC.COM .............................................................. 28 QUALITY LINEALS USA, INC. ....................................... 84 RAMSET AUTOMATIC GATE SYSTEMS, INC. ............. 24 REDI DRIVER, INC. ........................................................ 63 RICHARD'S FENCE ....................................................... 72 SEA-USA INC. ................................................................ 73 SRF FENCE & SUPPLY CO., TREX FENCE DISTRIBUTION ................................. 4 SECO-LARM USA, INC. ................................................. 41 SECURE GATE SYSTEMS, INC. ................................... 48 SECURITY BRANDS, INC. ............................................ 58 SKIDRIL ..................................................................... 34,79 SOUTHEAST ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES .................... 52 SOUTHWESTERN WIRE, INC. ...................................... 74 SPECRAIL ................................................................. 56,60 STANDARD PAINTS, INC. ............................................. 64 STATESIDE STEEL & WIRE, LLC ................................. 53 TITAN POST DRIVERS .................................................. 77 TRI CUSTOM MANUFACTURING ............................ 36,80 TYMETAL CORP. ........................................................... 23 ULTRA ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING, INC. / ULTRA MAX RAILING ........................................ 30–31 UNIVERSAL VINYL EXTRUDERS ........................... 38,85 USAUTOMATIC .............................................................. 49 WATER HOPPER ........................................................... 84 WAYMARK PRODUCTS LLC – WAYMARK FENCE AND RAIL ACCESSORIES .......................... 47 WESTERN TUBE & CONDUIT CORP. .......................... 82 WHEATLAND TUBE ....................................................... 55 XCEL STEEL & ALUMINUM FENCE SYSTEMS .................................................... 8 Century Fence Company celebrates its namesake anniversary ............................. 56 Sweet old lady sneaks "outlaw" fence by zoning board, by Jim Hart ....................... 60 How to keep your business from being "Uberized," by Randy G. Pennington .......... 62 Low-ball bingo, part 1 of 2: What really happens at bid lettings by Stephen Saucerman ................................ 64 ASA and FASA publish 2016-17 education catalog of tools and resources to help subcontractors succeed ....................... 76 Michigan Chapter AFA schedules traditional fall golf tourney ........................... 78 Regular Features Fence Industry Calendar of Events ............. 10 Fencer's Field Report, by Jim Lucci ............. 14 Fence ordinances from across the U.S. ....... 58 The Dodge Report: Strong gains reported in May for public works, power plants, and multifamily housing ............................... 68 Through the years with WFN ...................... 74 Monthly Columns Watching your money and developing a company cash flow forecasting spreadsheet by Tom Luby ................................................ 30 Toolbox safety talks, part 1 by Jim Lucci .................................................. 46 Classified Advertising Fencer's Marketplace National Classified Advertising ........................... 84–85 Check out some of the best web sites in the fence industry at WFN Online! www.worldfencenews.com BEST. 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