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56 • SEPTEMBER 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS FASTENER CAPS for the fence industry ALL TYPES Snap-Caps, Tap Caps, Kappets, Hex-Caps, Hinge Caps All colors and sizes available in small or large quantities Easy to order through PRO-DEC.COM Check us out! Let your fence pride show As first mentioned in the June issue of WFN, Bruce Schwartz, presi- dent of pioneering aluminum fence manufacturer Jerith Manufacturing Co., Inc. of Philadelphia, has been in the business a long time and is proud of it. He shows his pride with this cool custom license plate on his personal vehicle – FENC UIN. He wonders – and we do, too – how many other pres- tige license plates are out there that have a fence theme. And we are start- ing to find out, as the collection of prestige plates on this page shows. FENCE EQUIPMENT POST & RAIL • Tenoners • Dowelers • Pointers • Domers • Gang Drills • Sanders • Chopsaws • Peelers VC-04 Portable Dowell/Tenon Cutter Dyna Products 6228 60th Ave. • Evart, MI 49631 888-820-3962 The plate above adorns the vehicle of Jim Schmidt, president of Hohulin Fence Co. of Goodfield, Illinois. The Ho- hulin family founded one of the oldest fence companies in the country, and is often credited as being the first to com- mercially manufacture chain link fence fabric in the United States. For convenient access to World Fence News OnLine, visit www.worldfencenews.com Above, Bruce Schwartz of Jerith Manu- facturing Co., Inc. shows off his fence pride around Philly with this unique prestige plate. They were sent in by WFN readers who saw Bruce's plate in the June issue. If you own one, we urge you to take a photo and e-mail it to World Fence News so that we can begin a collection. Please tell us why you chose the particular wording on your plate, and include any other interesting details surrounding your choice. We will pub- lish all the photos in World Fence News as we receive them, as well as a wrap up at the end of the year. You can e-mail high resolution im- ages to editor@worldfencenews.com. "These specialty plates were a gift to me from my wife when I passed the CFP (Certified Fence Professional) exam," reports Terry L. Younger, CFP, senior es- timator with Taylor Fence Company of Colorado Springs, Colorado. "They get a lot of questions and the opportunity for explanation.You can probably as- certain what the abbreviation is for. " Kencove sponsors fence training school BLAIRSVILLE, Penn. — Ken- cove Farm Fence Supplies is again sponsoring the Kiwi Fence Training School, a hands-on training course de- signed for those who want to learn how to install agricultural fencing, ex- pand service options or improve skills. The school will be held Oct. 25- 26, with a registration deadline of Oct. 15. The course is taught by well- known and experienced professionals in the industry, and offers the latest in- stallation techniques and building op- tions. The school will involve two days of fast paced hands-on training, and will go on regardless of weather, so come prepared, Kencove urges. Students will learn to build high- tensile fence and woven wire fence, as well as Hotcote, Kencote™ and Horserail fences. Estimating will also be covered, including a discussion of the cost dif- ference of short fences versus longer runs, and students will learn how to in- corporate all costs into the equation. Also discussed will be record keeping, customer service, proper in- surance and other aspects of running a successful business. Here are some items tentatively scheduled to be on the agenda: • Post treatment and installation • Fence types, materials, and con- figurations • Layout and bracing • High-tensile fence construction • Hydraulic post driver demon- Many items in stock - caps, finials, rings, wall mounts, column bases ….. Custom made parts Short volume runs In-house tool & die shop Phone: 301-334-9100 Fax: 301-334-7846 www.cpalmerdiecastinginc.com stration • Woven wire fence construction • Coated wire building techniques • Energizers and grounding • Estimating and job calculating The registration fee is $350 per person, and one additional person from the same company may attend at a reduced fee of $250. The school will be held at Kencove's headquarters at 344 Kendall Rd., Blairsville, Penn. For more information, call 800- 536-2683 or visit www.kencove.com.