An ALLPRO® Publication VOL. 21, ISSUE 5 SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2011
by: Scott Morath
THE REST OF 2011 Would you believe that it’s September already? At the risk of sounding cliché this year continues to fly by. In no time at all the heat of summer will give way to changing leaves and the crisp air of autumn. We’ll be looking forward to the holidays and all the hustle and bustle that comes with them. There’s still much to do though and so little time to do it. The two big items on the to-do list are the relocation to the new office space and distribution center followed by the stockholder meeting in late October. In the last issue we gave you a brief overview of the new distribution center to include our projected timing and who would be served from that facility. Our goal is to relocate the ALLPRO office and begin serving members from the new distribution center by late September. Well, even after running into a few snags with plan approvals and red tape we’re still on track to relocate to the new building sometime during the last week of September. We will certainly do our best to make the transition as quickly as we can and with minimal interruption of service. Our phone and fax will remain the same so we will continue fielding calls and doing what we can to assist members and suppliers during the move. However, as computers and equipment are moved and technicians called in to disconnect and reconnect equipment there will likely be some interruption on September 27th & 28th, so please be patient with us. As we get closer to the move date and firm up more of the details we will keep you informed via the website and through e-mail notifications. That leaves us with the fall stockholder meeting, which will occur the last week of October. From a
planning and preparation standpoint, the stockholder meeting is all but in the can. Registrations have been received and menus, meetings and the program finalized, and ALLPRO brand suppliers are ready to go. All that’s left to do is show up and enjoy the events and functions we have planned. As a reminder to our stockholders, this meeting will offer a unique opportunity to interact with our architectural coatings suppliers during the Friday presentations. It will be the first time we’ve invited our coatings suppliers to speak with the group in direct response to questions and concerns members have submitted. Our hope is it will prove to be a very informative and beneficial session not only for our members but for our suppliers as well. We will also host our usual Friday night reception at this meeting, which will be open to all of our approved suppliers, including those who are not presenting or exhibiting at the meeting. However, for those suppliers not attending as presenters or exhibitors we encourage attendance to the Friday night reception only if business takes you in or around the Dana Point or Laguna Beach, California area. If you do plan to attend, please be sure to e-mail Angel Nemath at angel.nemath@allprocorp.com with your name and company so that we can prepare a name badge for you. Once the dust has settled from the move and we wrap up the fall meeting we will turn our attention to 2012 and update you on some of our plans for next year. Until then, we’re looking forward to a successful move and a successful meeting in October.