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Industry Press Releases

Trex® Receives ICC-ES SAVE Verification for Recycled Content
BusinessWire  - Jul 15, 2010
ActiveYards Dealers Enjoying Market Success with Cambium™
Press Release  - Jul 13, 2010
Vinyl company opens facility here
The High Point Enterprise  - Jul 16, 2010
Security Fencing features no-climb design
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)  - Jul 19, 2010
Canadian Door Institute National Trade Show Scheduled for Sept. 10-11
Professional Door Dealer  - Jul 16, 2010
Poly Vinyl Creations opens High Point manufacturing / distribution facility
Press Release  - Jul 15, 2010
Philadelphia judge files lawsuit against security firm for parking lot injuries
Philadelphia Inquirer  - Jul 7, 2010
Fortress Iron™ Awarded by Business Press at Comerica Collin 60
Press Release  - Jul 5, 2010
FAAC S450 gate operator installed at luxury estate
Info4Security  - Jul 5, 2010
Dedication ceremony set for stadium gates
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise  - Jun 25, 2010
First Impression Security Doors Leaps Ahead Of Competitors With New Fabrication System
PR Web (press release) -  - Jun 29, 2010
Niles Expanded Metals Ready to Expand
Youngstown Business Journal  - Jun 22, 2010
Linear University adds training schedule, remote learning to curriculum
SecurityInfoWatch  - Jun 11, 2010
SEAC expands by diversifying into specialist building products.
Builders Merchants Journal -  - Jun 17, 2010
Encon Electronics to host Viking Access Systems Seminar
Online PR News (press release)  - Jun 11, 2010
Bankrupt businessman must pay up
TheChronicleHerald.ca  - Jun 15, 2010
BETAFENCE SCORES WITH FENCING SOLUTIONS FOR FOOTBALL
Online PR News (press release)  - Jun 11, 2010
Advanced Gate Introduces X2 Vehicle Gate Operating System
Professional Door Dealer  - Jun 11, 2010
Automatic Gate Wholesaler's Solar-Powered Gate Systems Qualify for 30% Federal Tax Rebate
Earth Times - Press Release  - Jun 7, 2010
IDA EXPO 2010 Wrap-Up
Professional Door Dealer  - Jun 1, 2010
Sports Invention May Help Schools During Great Recession
The Open Press (press release)  - Jun 7, 2010
STRATCO LAUNCHES AUSTRALIAN-MADE PVC FENCING
NewsMaker (press release)  - May 25, 2010
DefenCell™ Gains PAS68 Vehicle Barrier Crash Test Accreditation
geosynthetica.net (press release)  - May 25, 2010
Master Halco publishes 2010 Blue Book catalog
Press Release  - May 17, 2010
Delta Scientific introduces Designer Series of crash-rated gates
SecurityInfoWatch  - May 19, 2010
Training Schedule, Remote Learning Added to Curriculum at Linear University
Press Release  - May 18, 2010
ADSI/APSG's American Anti-Ram CRB 360 Crash Beam Barrier Achieves Highest Vehicle Containment Rating
MarketWatch (press release)  - May 12, 2010
Delta Scientific launches extended line of designer bollards in six different styles
SecurityPark  - May 10, 2010
Good fences: Guier Fence hopes to welcome franchisees into the fold
Kansas City Business Journal (Subscription)  - May 10, 2010
ActiveYards Introduces Exclusive Corigin™ Aluminum Fence Technology
Press Release  - May 5, 2010
BDLoops - IDA Show a great success
Press Release  - May 10, 2010
DoorKing releases TCP/IP Network Connection Module
SecurityInfoWatch  - May 3, 2010
RFID Parking Management System for fast, secure Access Control
PR Inside  - May 11, 2010
Amazing Gates of America Is Proud To Announce Their Association With Construction Intervention, An All-New Discovery Channel Series
PRWeb  - May 1, 2010
Gallagher's Cardax FT Controller 6000 in the race for IFSEC 2010 Award
SourceSecurity.com  - Apr 30, 2010

UK Access Control Market Development - new market report released
PR-inside.com (press release)  - Apr 30, 2010
Gallagher North America moves its U.S. base to North Kansas City
Kansas City Business Journal  - Apr 20, 2010
Sacramento Fence Company S&S Fence to Debut SportaFence at NCAA National Softball Tournament
The Open Press (press release)  - Apr 20, 2010
IFSEC 2010: APT Security Systems showcases crash-rated solutions
Info4Security  - Apr 20, 2010
CertainTeed's fence products with select cedar texture
Construction & Maintenance  - Apr 16, 2010
Bill Jones, District Sales Manager for Linear, Retires
Press Release  - Apr 14, 2010
Controlled Products Hosts Dealer Open House
Professional Door Dealer  - Apr 16, 2010
Rotary Gate Systems Unveils New Residential Slide Gate Operator
Press Release  - Apr 8, 2010
Encon Holds First of its Kind DoorKing Workshop
Press Release  - Apr 13, 2010
Fencing Products - A US Market Review - New Market Report Published
OfficialWire (press release)  - Apr 7, 2010
Star II Dual Swing Gate Operator from Harvest Energy
AZoCleantech  - Apr 8, 2010
Integrated Security Systems, Inc. Announces B&B ARMR Corporation's New Electro-Mechanical Cantilever Crash Gate
MarketWatch  - Mar 30, 2010
VMAG, LLC and Universal Safety Response Sign Exclusive Dealer Agreement
PRNewswire  - Mar 31, 2010
Woodstream, a Portfolio Company of Brockway Moran & Partners, Acquires Zareba Systems, Inc.
FoxNews  - Apr 1, 2010 ...
Zaun creates new £5m factory
FoxNews  - Mar 31, 2010
Trex(R) Recognized by Prominent Industry Publications
MarketWatch (press release)  - Mar 28, 2010
Master Halco relocates and enhances Fresno Branch
Press Release  - Mar 28, 2010
Gate operator industry down but not out: IMS report
Info4Security  - Mar 28, 2010
LifeTime Lumber Adds Privacy Fences and Pergolas
BusinessWire  - Mar 30, 2010
Fence manufacturer Elite Vinyl seeks bankruptcy protection
Tampa Bay Business Journa  - Mar 26, 2010
Noise Barrier Fence and Wall System features wood construction.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)  - Mar 23, 2010
The Chamberlain Group, Inc. Names James Roberts Chief Executive Officer
Press Release  - Mar 18, 2010
Technology trends: Perimeter security advancements
SecurityInfoWatch  - Mar 17, 2010
An Innovative Energy-Absorbing Anti-Terrorism Crash Barrier for Homeland Security
Building Design & Construction  - Mar 18, 2010
New Intelligent Fence Detection System Launched In New Zealand
Voxy  - Mar 17, 2010
Scotchman® Advanced Measuring Systems
Press Release  - Mar 10, 2010
Fact, not fad: Marketing proves ‘green’ sells
Plastic News  - Mar 1, 2010
Acoustical Solutions, Inc. Introduces AcoustiWood™, an Innovative Noise Barrier Fence and Lightweight Wall System
Earth Times  - Mar 16, 2010
Poly Vinyl Creations Expands into New Territories
Press Release  - Mar 4, 2010
Fencetech PVC panel points out hard choices
Plastic News  - Mar 2, 2010
BD Loops Loopalator v1.9: The free loop layout calculator. Gets updated!
Press Release  - Mar 5, 2010
Trex Company Announces Licensing Partnership with Dri-Deck Enterprises, LLC
Press Release  - Mar 1, 2010
GARAGE DOOR EXPO DEALS A WINNING HAND
Press Release  - Mar 2, 2010
ASTM New Edition of ASTM Standards for Fence Materials and Products
Press Release  - Feb 24, 2010
Fortress is excited to announce the launch of ReadySET Cement & Grout
Press Release  - Feb 20, 2010
Payne Fence Products Announces Company Name Change To Betafence USA
Press release  - Feb 17, 2010
Fortress Iron™ Railing Products Prove Strength Through Code Testing
Press release  - Feb 10, 2010
Linear Offers Three New Solar Gate Operator Accessories
Press release  - Feb 15, 2010
Master Halco Teams with Contractor to Install Fence in Haiti
Press Release  - Feb 12, 2010
SCOTCHMAN® Features 50 Ton Turret Ironworker
Press release  - Feb 15, 2010
HLH Walls Works Expanding Dealer Network Worldwide
Press release  - Feb 10, 2010
LifeTime Lumber Rides into North Carolina Horse Country
Business Wire (press release)  - Feb 4, 2010
CHAMBERLAIN PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS LEADS THE CHARGE FOR COMMERCIAL DOOR OPERATOR COMPLIANCE AT IDA EXPO 2010
Press Release  - Jan 15, 2010
Universal Introduces New Deckorators® Integrated Aluminum Railing System
Business Wire (press release)  - Jan 28, 2010
Cedar tops rival building materials in life cycle study
Timber Trades Journal  - Jan 28, 2010
SYLVIN TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES CUSTOMER FOCUSED WEBSITE
Press release  - Jan 29, 2010
Encon launches groundbreaking new web site at AFA FenceTech’10
Press Release  - Jan 25, 2010
GUIER FENCE “OPENS THE GATE” TO A NATIONWIDE FRANCHISE PROGRAM.
Press Release  - Jan 25, 2010
Linear Expands eMerge Dealer Support With Professional Services Capability
Press Release  - Jan 19, 2010
HySecurity Announces Spring ‘10 Tech Training
Press Release  - Jan 25, 2010
CertainTeed Brings The Look of Freshly Painted Wood To Its Bufftech® Fence Line, Leads Industry In Widest Array of Colors, Styles and Textures
Press Release  - Jan 19, 2010
New, Distinctive Variegated Colors Round Out Color Palette for Bufftech® Chesterfield Privacy Fence
Press Release  - Jan 19, 2010
LAMMA 10: Plain wire attachment from Quickfencer
FarmersWeekly  - Jan 22, 2010
LMT Mercer Group, Inc. acquires Stallion Fence Accessories, Inc.
Press Release  - Jan 13, 2010
Trex® Enhances and Differentiates Fencing Product Portfolio
Press Release  - Jan 19, 2010
Trex® Unveils New TrexPro® Platform for Contractors
Press Release  - Jan 19, 2010
Research and Markets: Fencing Products - A US Market Review
Business Wire (press release)  - Jan 18, 2010
Precast Concrete Maker to Complete Florida Barrier Wall in February
Business Wire (press release)  - Jan 18, 2010
ASTM releases new edition of standards for fence materials
ThomasNet Industrial News Room  - Jan 7, 2010
Concrete Fence has reduced weight construction.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room  - Jan 7, 2010
Execs See Import Duties as Key to Rebound
Youngstown Business Journal  - Jan 8, 2010
Turnstyle “Armless” Gate Openers ™ Now Available through Discount Fence Supply, Inc.
Press Release  - Jan 4, 2010
BD Loops Voted No. 1 in Professional Door Dealer Magazine’s Best of Business Poll
Press Release  - Jan 4, 2010

Industry Press Releases People

ActiveYards Names Rob Bradley Director of Sales for Northeast Region
Press Release  - May 10, 2010
Chapman heads up national fence group
Athens Banner-Herald  - May 16, 2010
Chamberlain Appoints Executive VP, General Counsel and Secretary
Professional Door Dealer  - May 11, 2010
Ronald W. Kaplan Named Chairman of Trex Company
BusinessWire (press release)  - Feb 22, 2010
In Memory - Rick Richter
Announcement  - Oct 5, 2009
Rick Richter, 69 Veteran Estimator of Crown Fence in Santa Fe Springs CA., died of a heart attack on Sept 5, 2009,
Executive Profile - Jeff Goldberg
San Diego Business Journal  - Oct 5, 2009
Fence inventor must pay ex-partner
TheChronicleHerald.ca  - Sep 26, 2009
Fiberon(R) Names Edie Kello New Director of Marketing
BuildingOnline  - Sep 23, 2009
Integrated Security Systems, Inc. Announces New B&B ARMR President
Business Wire  - Jun 8, 2009

Decking Industry

Trex Hideaway Gun Pail Provides Hidden Fastener Supplies in One Complete Package
BuildingOnline.com  - Jul 10, 2010
Latitudes(R) Achieves Canadian Construction Materials Centre Listing
MarketWatch  - Jun 8, 2010
Selling Decking to Commercial Contractors
BPD-Building Products Digest  - May 25, 2010
Fiberon Horizon Decking named ADEX 2010 Platinum Award winner
Lawn & Landscape  - May 27, 2010
BlueLinx Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement
MarketWatch  - May 24, 2010
AERT Announces Exclusive Agreement With BlueLinx for Distribution of ChoiceDek(R) in the U.S.
MarketWatch  - May 10, 2010
AZEK Building Products Expands Distribution with Newly Formed F.P. Supply Co.
PRNewswire  - May 12, 2010
11 Great Tools Win Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Awards: Gallery.
Popular Mechanics  - May 11, 2010
Composite deck makers combat slippery boards
Plastic News  - May 6, 2010
New Website is Great Resource for Professional Deck Builders
BuildingOnline.com  - May 10, 2010
US Wood Composite and Plastic Lumber Market to grow at over 10% until 2013
plastemart.com  - Apr 16, 2010
AERT Introduces New ChoiceDek Handrail System in Lowe's Stores
OfficialWire (press release)  - Apr 7, 2010
AZEK Building Products Partners with Revolutionary HIDfast Deck Fastening System
PRNewswire  - Apr 8, 2010
New Product - "Anti-Slip Decking" from Paint & Paper
PR Web (press release)  - Apr 7, 2010
New InvisiDeck™ Hidden Deck Fastener System from Fasco America
Business Wire (press release)  - Mar 22, 2010
Court Grants Final Approval of Settlement of Trex Company Class Action Lawsuit
BusinessWire  - Mar 17, 2010
Out of the Shadows: More Hidden Deck Fasteners Surface
BPD-Building Products Digest  - Mar 6, 2010
Cedar Lives the Green Life
BPD-Building Products Digest  - Mar 9, 2010
TimberTech® DeckLites® Expands To Include White
Press release  - Feb 22, 2010
Advanced building supplies, inc. Offers Premium Quality Real Wood “Jatoba Decking”
I-Newswire.com (press release)  - Feb 18, 2010
AZEK(R) Deck Reaps Industry Accolades: #1 In Quality In Builder Brand Survey, Most Stocked Brand In ProSales Dealer Study
PR Newswire (press release)  - Feb 18, 2010
DexSystems Now Offering Online Estimate and Order Decking Material Delivered ...
PR.com (press release)  - Feb 10, 2010
Poor economy can't squelch new products
Plastics News  - Feb 9, 2010
Back to Basics: The Resurgence of Real Wood Decking
Building-Products.com  - Feb 3, 2010
Buy Decking at the New Advantage Trim & Lumber Online Store
PR Web (press release)  - Feb 3, 2010
Wood-plastic composites gain ground
Timber Trades Journal  - Jan 25, 2010
Boston Cedar Introduces Abaco Tropical Hardwood Decking and Railing
PR.com (press release)  - Feb 1, 2010
Wahoo Decks Releases DryJoistEZ
PRWeb  - Jan 19, 2010
New Wood Plastic Composite Products Strengthen CertainTeed’s Position As One-Stop-Shop for Railing and Decking
 - Jan 19, 2010
LifeTime Lumber Debuts at IBS 2010
Business Wire (press release)  - Jan 18, 2010
AERT to Introduce Composite Trim and Moulding Products at International Builders' Show
CNNMoney.com (press release)  - Jan 18, 2010
Ipe Clip® Fastener Company Names Daniel Schiefer International Sales Manager
PR Web (press release)  - Jan 8, 2010
Polling Probes Deck Builders
Building-Products.com  - Jan 6, 2010
Fiber Composites Changes Corporate Name to Fiberon
Building-Products.com  - Jan 6, 2010
New AZEK(R) TV Ad Takes the 'Bored' Out of the Board With Hip Deck Party
PRNewswire  - Dec 24, 2009
Trex® Hideaway® Universal Hidden Fastener Offers Strength and Installation Ease
Press Release  - Nov 23, 2009
Galvanized Steel Structures – a Smart Choice for Decking
Wire Service Canada (press release)  - Dec 4, 2009
New Trex® Transcend™ Innovates and Elevates Outdoor Living Category
Press Release  - Nov 16, 2009
Decking Producers Double Down on Composites
Building-Products.com  - Nov 16, 2009
Trex® Debuts New Board Profiles and Reduced Bundle Packs
Press Release  - Nov 9, 2009
Bamboo Decking: Answers on the Latest Trend in Outdoor Living
Building-Products.com  - Nov 2, 2009
Materials: Surface agent protects WPC decking from stains
Plastics Today  - Oct 25, 2009
Fiberon Re-Brands PVC Decking:
Building-Products.com  - Oct 25, 2009
Thompson Mahogany Company Merges with East Teak Fine Hardwoods, Inc.
BuildingOnline.com  - Oct 21, 2009
Decking & Railing Demand Expected to Increase to $3.1 Billion in 2010 Despite 40% Decline since 2006 According to New Principia Study
Reuters  - Oct 14, 2009
MoistureShield® Introduces "Vantage Collection" to Provide More Options for Environmentally Friendly Composite Decking
PR Web (press release)  - Oct 16, 2009
IPE CLIP Fastener Company Unveils Hardwood Wrench for Decking Installation
BuildingOnline  - Oct 6, 2009
Fiberon(R) Introduces New Concept in Outdoor Living
Reuters  - Oct 6, 2009
GeoDeck Composite Decking Outperforms Competition in Water Absorption Rates
Reuters  - Oct 10, 2009
Wahoo Decks Products Receive WUI Approval
PRWEB  - Oct 10, 2009
TimberTech® DeckLites® Named a Best New Product for 2009
Press Release  - Sep 30, 2009
Wood Composite Technologies Inc. announces new strategic arrangements with Westech Building Products
Canada NewsWire (press release)  - Oct 2, 2009
EBTY Hidden Deck Fasteners Names Duane Cave As National Sales Manager
Building Online  - Sep 30, 2009
Green Bay Decking Announces Distribution Partnership With Holbrook Lumber Company
MarketWire  - Oct 5, 2009
Carving Out New Uses for Incense Cedar
Building-Products.com  - Sep 26, 2009
AERT Launches New Moistureshield Fire-Rated Decking
BuildingOnline  - Sep 23, 2009
Rice based composites to challenge WPCs
European Plastics News  - Sep 10, 2009
Building Materials Corporation of America Completes Acquisition of Correct Building Products Establishes GAF Decking Systems Unit
PR Web  - Sep 15, 2009
Wahoo Decks Expands Line of Recyclable Aluminum Decking Products
Building Online  - Sep 9, 2009
New Trex Profiles Decking Now Available at 200 Lowe's Stores in Western U.S
Building Online  - Sep 1, 2009
Building Materials Corporation of America Completes Acquisition of Correct Building Products. Establishes GAF Decking Systems Unit
Maine Today  - Sep 2, 2009
Great Week of Networking Ahead for Decking & Railing Industry
BusinessWire.com  - Aug 27, 2009
Green Bay Decking Strengthens Commitment to Wisconsin Community
PR Web  - Aug 27, 2009
New Hardwood Deck Screw Eliminates Pre-drilling
Media Newswire (press release)  - Aug 27, 2009
TimberTech® Introduces Secure-Mount Post
Press Release  - Aug 18, 2009
Fiberon Decking Adds New Distributors:
Building-Products.com - Aug 19, 2009 <.
TimberTech® DeckLites® Named a 2009 Most Valuable Product (MVP)
GlobeNewsWire (press release)  - Aug 3, 2009
AERT Launches New Fire Rated Deck Board
GlobeNewsWire (press release)  - Aug 17, 2009
Pro Deck Store Announces Launch of E-commerce Site for Deck ...
PR Web (press release)  - Aug 17, 2009
Building Products Magazine Selects Fiberon(R) Horizon(TM) Composite Decking and Sensibuilt(TM) PVC Decking as Two of 2009's Most Valuable Products
PR Newswire (press release)  - Aug 13, 2009
AZEK(R) Porch Wins MVP Award From Building Products Magazine
RFID News  - Aug 11, 2009
Steady Steps for Cypress Decking
BPD-Building Products Digest  - Aug 11, 2009
New Decking Product Line is Here -- Tailorwood
PR Web (press release) - Aug 4, 2009
Fiber Composites to produce PVC decking for CertainTeed
Plastics News - Jul 31, 2009 . ..
Light a Deck With an Energy-Efficient System
EcoHome Magazine - Jul 30, 2009
Deckover helps pool owners reduce costs while protecting investment
ABC12.com - Aug 1, 2009
TimberTech® Deck Planks Receive WUI Approval
Press Release  - Jul 28, 2009
TREX® DECKING FEATURED IN CHICAGO’S “SMART HOME: GREEN+WIRED”
Industrial Laser Solutions  - Jul 20, 2009
Deck: Wood or Plastic?
Treehugger  - Jul 27, 2009
CertainTeed Expands EverNew® Line with New Cellular PVC Decking
Press Release  - Jul 21, 2009
Wahoo Decks Offers Sustainable Solutions For Deck Boards, Deck Joists And Railing
PR Web (press release)  - Jul 16, 2009
From Norway, an eco-alternative to teak
CNN International  - Jul 6, 2009
Correct Building bankrupt, seeks sale
Mainebiz Daily  - Jul 2, 2009
Tropical hardwood specialist launches composite decking
Timber Trades Journal  - Jul 1, 2009
Fiberon Marries Beauty and Durability in New Tropical Colors for Horizon Composite Decking
Timber Trades Journal  - Jul 1, 2009

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Jacksonville fence company owner jailed on fraud charge
Florida Times-Union  - Sep 24, 2009
The owner of First Coast Fencing in Jacksonville is in jail on felony charges of organized fraud and violating state racketeering law ...

FenceBids Job of the week

Security Fence Installation
Solicitation Number: DTFACE-09-R-29088
Agency: Department of Transportation
Office: Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: Weldon Springs, Missouri
Posted Date June 19, 2009

Security Fence Installation at the Terminal Radar approach Control

This project includes all work associated with the Security Fence Installation at the Terminal Radar Approach Control, Weldon Springs, Missouri The work includes but is not limited to the following: The installation of a 8' High Steel Simulated Wrought Iron Ornamental Fence with sliding cantilever automated gates with gate operator, installation of 7' High Vinyl coated Chain Link Fence with Mower Gate, Gate Control Video (GCV) pole, installation of power and control wiring, Rear Yard Video (RYV) pole, and Intercom/Call Station at the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility in Weldon Springs, Missouri.

Product Showcase


Tanner Bolt & Nut Corp

Break-Away Nuts

Break-Away nuts are suitable for applications where removal of a fixture is not intended and when prevention of tampering is important. After tightening to the proper torque, the hex head breaks away leaving a conical shaped tamper resistant nut. They are used extensively in correctional institutions, hospitals, schools, public places and retail stores to secure a variety of products. Break-Away nuts are manufactured from ZAMAC 5 zinc alloy and are now available also in 18.8 stainless steel. The nuts are tapped to standard bolt dimensions and are also available tapped oversize for hot dip galvanized fasteners. Tanner Bolt & Nut Corp. specializes in providing security solutions to the fence contractor.

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FenceWeek Marketing Blog

September 16, 2008
Customer Testimonials and the Internet

We came across a video on Google news this week called the Boston Fence Guide. It is a blog and video on how one customer decided on which fence company to pick. It has some wonderful insight on what his thought process was. What his concerns were, what were the pluses and minuses and how he eventually...
FenceWeek Marketing Blog

Contractors in News

New Long Fence Office Is Designed To Be Green
OfficialWire (press release)  - Jun 25, 2010
It's hot time to get a deal on installation of a fence
Indianapolis Star  - Jan 29, 2010
Schererville man honored for building Hobart company
Gary Post Tribune  - Dec 22, 2009
Well-liked woman convicted in $530,000 fraud
Edmonton Journal  - Dec 19, 2009
Business World Contractors wins fence-replacement contract
San Antonio Business Journal  - Dec 16, 2009
Fence Company, Penn Fencing, Inc., Names New President amid Continued Growth in 2009
PR Web (press release)  - May 24, 2009
Company set to 'make the big move'
Great Falls Tribune  - May 24, 2009
Dress up that drab chain link fence, homeowners
Florida Times-Union  - May 11, 2009
Closing path in South Albany
Albany Democrat Herald  - May 8, 2009
Nearly 40 Years of Fences
Flathead Beacon  - Mar 31, 2009
Saddles of Joy corrals big donation from fence company
Yuma Sun, AZ  - Jan 29, 2009
Fence man who beat cancer invites 600 people to party
Burnley Citizen, UK  - Jan 29, 2009
Aldermen ask for answers on fence
New Britain Herald, CT  - Jan 18, 2009
Ambitious Zootech won't be fenced in
Stoke & Staffordshire, UK  - Jan 15, 2009
Sacramento's S&S Fence Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The Open Press (press release)  - Jan 15, 2009
Long Fence building 'green' warehouse
Maryland Gazette, MD  - Dec 24, 2008
Invention's proving work-a-bull
Maryland Gazette, MD  - Dec 24, 2008
Lewiston man paralyzed in canyon fall
Lewiston Morning Tribune (subscription), ID  - Nov 20, 2008
Fence Factory Assists in the Rescue Efforts for the Neglected Horses of a Lockwood Valley Ranch
Ventura County Star, CA  - Nov 19, 2008
Enter the Ugly Fence Contest
WJHG-TV, FL  - Nov 20, 2008
Fencing Business Creates Controversy With Obama Sign
Midland Mirror, Canada  - Nov 17, 2008
The tale of the disappearing fence contractor
KING5.com, WA  - Nov 13, 2008
Running a fence firm takes a lot of groundwork
Los Angeles Times, CA  - Nov 3, 2008
Police investigate Fairview Cemetery fence
New Britain Herald, CT  - Oct 19, 2008
'A huge effect'
Times, IN  - Oct 19, 2008
How Partnering with Like Minded Businesses Can Help Weather the Crunch
AJP Online, UK  - Oct 21, 2008
Fence firm supplies fabrics for exotic island hotel
Burnley Citizen, UK  - Oct 19, 2008
Fencing company treats workers for 25th anniversary
Bridgwater Mercury, UK  - Oct 9, 2008
Rocky Hill Contractor Sanctioned By State
Hartford Courant, CT  - Oct 14, 2008
Council seeks answers on cemetery fence
New Britain Herald, CT  - Oct 9, 2008
Cemetery fence goes up, but not as expected
New Britain Herald, CT - Sep 13, 2008
Avon fence company sponsors Design Home project
Avon Messenger, MA - Sep 10, 2008

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  FenceTech 2010 Blog

Jan 22, 2010

#259 - Geobrugg Security Engineering present
# 533 - Hill & Smith Medium and High Securi
#1147 - D & D Technologies introduces the T-
#1123 - Digger Specialties announce the addi
#1301 Doorking - IP Addressable 1812 Access.
#1475 Turnstyle Enterprises’s revolutionary
#1162 ASTM New Edition of ASTM Standards for
#653 BFT US
#1509 - Encon launches groundbreaking new
* #1007  - CertainTeed/Bufftech
* #1029  - HySecurity will debut the all new variable speed, DC backup, chain driven slide gate operator
*#1277  Highwood USA - unique &premium synthetic Highwood® fence
*#1717   Industry Ornamental Iron Previews ’10 Gates
*#208   SabraFence solutions
*#306   Controlled Access - Turnstiles and Free Baseball Cap
*#630   Check out the New Pexco
*#1505   BD Loops introducing new 3/16” Sealant tip
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  FenceWeek Blog

March 10, 2009

Economic Stimulus Package - and the Fence Industry

Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Act”). President Obama signed the Act into law on February 17, 2009. The Act provides a series of
...

FenceWeek Blog

FenceWeek Video

Sales Training Video

  
Raising Customers Expectations
FenceWeek   Jun 17, 2008
Barry Willingham from Ameristar Fence Products discusses raising expectations in the Fence Industry
  
Sales Training Video
FenceWeek   Oct 19, 2007
Barry Willingham from Ameristar Fence Products discusses the importance of professional sales training in the fence industry.

Consumer Video Clip

  
Building A Fence
CBS News  - Aug 8, 2007
Home improvement correspondent Danny Lipford shows Harry Smith how to build a good fence. ...

Question(s) of the Week

March 31, 2009

Adapting to the Economy

There was an interesting article in today's FenceWeek about a landscape contractor embracing the do-it-yourself er. They will come out, dig the holes and set the posts ...

Question of the Week Blog


  Protecting the Perimeter

May 14, 2007

The Transition of the Low Tech Fence

Yesterday I saw a cartoon picturing the US / Mexican border in the background, with new 20' fencing being installed. In the foreground was a ladder shop with a gentleman up on a ladder changing his signage to read, "New - 21' Ladders on Sale." ...

Protecting the Perimeter

 Fencing and the Internet

April 24, 2007

Bad PR and the Fence Contractor
There's a story in this week's FenceWeek about a fence company that puts offensive jokes on signs in front of its business. They got a lot of free PR - but not very good. Boycotts were launched, old customers came out to state how he's done this for years

Fence Contractor and the Internet

 Vinyl Fence & Deck Blog

September 11, 2007

Selling Vinyl Decks vs Composites
So much hoopla has been made about composite decking in recent years, that wood and vinyl manufacturers have felt like they have to get in on the market in order to capture their share.... ...

Vinyl Blog

 History of Fences

February 20, 2007

A fence by any other name...
One thing we do when searching for the news for Fenceweek is weed out all the stories about fencing that have nothing to do with the kind you install. There are homonyms, fencing with different meanings, and many stories related to those other meanings. And like you, we sometimes get curious... so we started reading ...

History of Fences

 Pool Fencing Blog

Military Mom Tweets RE: Child Drowning
PRWeb  - Dec 19, 2009
The National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) responds to the firestorm of negativity that the woman who Tweeted after her son drowned in a pool has faced. The NDPA urges people to shift their focus from criticism to looking at ways that tragic child drownings can be prevented...
Pool Safety Measures Ensure Safe Summer Fun
ARAcontent  - Apr 3, 2009

July 4, 2006
Pool Fencing Challenges and Opportunities Many times, when I've spoken at fencing industry meetings, the Q&A portion of the meeting stimulates some of the most interesting discussion of the day. Fencers have presented many challenges they've faced in meeting pool codes and passing building code inspections....
Pool Fencing Blog

 Markup & Profit Blog

Markup and Profit is a new feature to FenceWeek. Michael Stone is a coach and consultant for construction companies throughout the U.S.. Although the advice is not specific to the fence industry, we hope you agree that his advice is spot on.

12/11/07  
Planning 2008 - Part 2

Last week's newsletter ended with "Have you tried direct mail advertising? What have you tried that generated the type of leads you want? That is where to focus your money. Check the results monthly to see the results and adjust your advertising as needed."


Markup Blog


 
 

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