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80 • DECEMBER 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS ASTM publishes updated edition of fence standards W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Penn. — ASTM International now has available the 12th edition of its ASTM Standards for Fence Materials and Products. The new edition will be the most current resource for the fencing indus- try and will include 49 ASTM stan- dards. The price of either a book or CD-ROM is $175. Be Sure To Visit Us At BOOTH NO. 2321! Anyone who deals with fence projects which include standards and specifications is urged to get the new edition, as many standards have been changed or re- vised, and there are new ones added. Forty-nine ASTM standards cover: • Chain-link and wire fence fabric • Fence construction and installa- tion practices • Fences for playgrounds, sports fields, sports courts, and other recre- ation facilities • Fence fittings and protective coatings • Industrial and commercial hori- zontal slide gates • Fencing materials used in deten- tion and correctional facilities • Design and fabrication of wood fencing E-mail Suzanne Daulerio at sdaulerio@astm.org for bulk quantity purchases. For more information, visit www.astm.org. Sharon Fence expands to larger distribution facility in Columbus Sharon Fence, a family owned manufacturer and wholesale distribu- tor of fencing products, recently up- graded its Columbus, Ohio facility to a 7 acre property located at 575 N. Nel- son St. The site, former home of Souther- land's Lumber, has 30,000 square feet of warehouse space, a rail siding, and Mutilated metaphors taken from actual high school essays • Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever. • He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it. • She grew on him like she was a colony of e-coli and he was a side of room-temperature beef. • The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife's infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM machine. • She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like the sound a dog makes just before it throws up. • He was as tall as a six-foot, three- inch tree. • McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup. • Her golden locks glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze. sufficient office space to accommodate Sharon Fence's growth. According to David Smith, the company's president and owner, the new location will enable Sharon Fence to expand its product inventory and ge- ographical reach. "With the additional space we can now supply fencing materials to Ohio on the large scale that we've always envisioned. In addition, having a rail siding to bring in Western Red Cedar has made us a major player in the wood fencing market." Sharon Fence has been in business for over 47 years. The company oper- ates branches in Wheatland, Penn. and Columbus, Ohio. At its Wheatland facility, the com- 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 Sharon Fence's new site has 30,000 square feet of warehouse space, a rail siding, and sufficient office space to ac- commodate future growth. (Sharon Fence photo) pany manufactures chain link fence fabric and operates a weld shop pro- ducing made-to-order steel gates and aluminum slide gates. Contact the Wheatland facility at 800-336-2350 or the Columbus branch at 800-298-0091. Email info@sharonfence.com.