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16 FENCETECH METALfab 2021 17 Location/Health/Safety 18 Accommodations 20 Schedule 22 Special Events 24 Schools, Certifications and Social 26 Exhibition Vendors/Booths 28 Sponsors
58 Barrette Outdoor Living® Rebrands to Own the Outside 60 Stephens Pipe and Steel Wins Best Manufacturer/ Factory Award 62 Standing Out From the Crowd by Mark Levin 63 Nominations for AWPA Officers Now Open 64 All Over Fence Receives Top Rating 68 ASSA ABLOY to Acquire Hardware and Home Improvement (“HHI”) Division of Spectrum Brands
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Add safety and greater visibility to the top of chain link fence systems on athletic News fields, in parks and recreational facilities. Industry • Easy to install Business Management • Durable and flexible • UV resistant 8 Senstar Announces New Sensor Fusion Engine Driven By The Senstar Symphony™ Common Operating Platform 10 Barrette Outdoor Living® Announces Acquisition of National Vinyl Products 12 CASE STUDY: Sleeve-It® Secures Fencing Throughout Urban Park 30 The Best Fencing for Cold Climates will Stand up to the Elements 34 Save Time and Money with Snow Fencing 34 811 38 Amazing Fences Across the Globe 40 Golf Outing was Held for a Great Cause 42 Potomac Edison Installs TransGard Fencing to Prevent Animal Intrusions at Substation 46 Top of the Chain Annual Recap 48 Jackpot 2021 Round Up 54 Common “Cents” on Managing your Company’s Money by Tom Luby
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69 In Memory of Gordon Clark 70 Events: FENCETECH/Metalfab 2022, ACI Testing Events Scheduled, Fence Training School Dates Announced, 2022 Common Ground Alliance Conference and Expo Announced, National Water Safety Conference Announced
Advertiser Index All-O-Matic, 31 Ameristar/Assa Abloy, 11 BD Loops, 64 D&D Technologies, 4, 5 Dandy Digger, 69 Deerbusters/Trident, 18 DKS DoorKing, 14-15 Dyna-Bignell, 55 Eastern Fence, 36-37 FAAC International, Inc., 43
FLW International Wholesale Forest Products, 60 Fence Brokers, Inc., 10 Gregory Fence, 61 Holler-Tore, 12 Homeland Vinyl Products, 49 International Gate Devices, 63 Interstate Visions, 53 Iron World, Front Cover J.C. Gury, 12
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Jerith/Assa Abloy, 13 Keener Dupont Wire, LLC, 40 L&C Enterprises, 56, 57, 65 Larsen Innovations, 27 Little Beaver, 58 LMT Mercer Group, 71 Locinox, 33 Lockey USA, 39 Merchants Metals, 9 MySalesman, 55
NAFCA, 64 Nationwide Industries, 3, 72 National Metal Industries, 6, 41 Nebraska Plastics, 23 Pexco, 21 Precision Fence, 18 Privacy Link, 22 Pro Access Systems, 42, 68 Quality Fence USA, 40 SCIW Fence Products, 63
Seco-Larm, 19 SKIDRIL, 25, 35, 67 Southwest Automated Security, 44-45 Southwestern Wire, 61 Stain & Seal Experts, 29 Stain Trac, 64 Stephens Pipe & Steel, 7 Uline, 61 Ultra Aluminum, 59
US Premier Tube Mills, 51 Water Hopper, 52 Wheatland Tube, 2 Wood Defender/ Standard Paints, 69
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