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30 • OCTOBER 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Efficiency results in rewards for the team BY TOM LUBY, PROFIT BUILDERS INTERNATIONAL Industrial • Commercial • Farm • Ranch Certified Fencing Materials Interstate Highway • Federal or State Land Projects Oil Field Sites and Open Pit Mining • Residential Certified T-Post 1.33 certified ASTM Cross Lock Fence High Tensile V-Mesh Fence Gives maximum protection. High carbon, steel wire construction bounces back. Cross Lock knot leaves no sharp edges. Ornamental Fence An old favorite, Class 1 galvanized wire fencing. Continuously interwoven vertical wires with horizontal cable form perfect hinge joints for flexibility. Available in 2 styles: M-5, I-2. 165 foot rolls. Right-of-Way Gate CG650 2", 16 ga. Available in Red, Green,Old Iron Gray, Canyon Tan or Heavy Duty Brown • Field Fence • T-Posts/Wood Posts • Barbed Wire • Tubular Right-of-Way Gates • Portable Fencing Systems • Corner/Anchor Posts • High Tensile CROSSLOCK Game Fence Below is a memo I released re- cently at a fence company I am cur- rently consulting with. I felt this would be important to share with my readers, as the memo is in response to avoiding waste and the importance of providing good customer service, something we all strive for. This is an effort by man- agement and me to improve efficiency, reduce waste and provide good cus- tomer relations, and reward employees for doing so. Below is the text of that memo: Attention: Team Building and Efficiency Rewards at Your Fence Co. Your Fence Co. functions as a Specification B-11 (Single Loop) styles with uniform pickets the entire height for a more open appearance. Specification A-11 (Double Loop) fence has closely woven picket wires at the bottom and double-loop wires. Both available in 36", 42", 48" Call for quotes meeting state and federal DOT specifications www.hutchison-inc.com 800-525-0121 team effort! Yes, the assets and real property of Your Fence Co. may be owned by the management, but, in a way, you are also part owner, as Your Fence Co. is operated primarily by you, the employees. The Your Fence team of employ- ees makes everything happen. You sell the fence, erect the fence, collect the money for the fence, function as a team to pay the bills and support the company in all the ways necessary for Your Fence Co. to operate. Therefore, in many ways Your Fence Company is your company and each and every one of us needs to be aware that together we are struggling to stay in business and to pay our bills and most importantly to pay our valu- able employees. We need your help if we are to be able to continue to pay each and every one of you. We need to trim waste and save re- sources and, most important, protect the assets we have all worked so hard to earn and stop any abuse and waste within the company. We are counting on you to help us make this happen, and we are going to pay you to help make this happen. First, please let me explain what exactly I am looking to accomplish at Your Fence Co., how I plan to make that happen and why this is all neces- sary. Let me start with the "why" part of this equation first. Waste costs money and con- tributes to overhead, and cutting ex- penses and overhead is especially critical these days for business continued on page 32 Isn't It Time to Put the Strength of the Gorilla to Work for Your Business? Fast Installation, Water-Shedding Design- and Now ICC Compliant... From its patented interlocking design to its incredible water-shedding technology, nothing beats the durability and strength of a Gorilla Deck® by Homeland Vinyl Products™. Now, both our Gorilla Decks and six railing styles are ICC compliant making them one of the most attractive decking systems in the industry today to sell and install. Call now and add the strength of a Gorilla to your business - now featuring ICC compliance (ESR-1657, 2003 IBC and IRC). Gorilla Decks feature: • UV stabilized vinyl • Strong interlocking design • Unique water-shedding surface • Concealed fasteners • Easy and fast installation MEMBER Patent No. 6,324,796 www.homelandvinyl.com Toll Free: 800-999-6813 Fax: 205-854-3677 Phone: 205-854-4330 VINYL FENCE, DECK AND RAILING MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION A Division of the American Fence Association