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FenceWeek Video - 01/22/08
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Interview with Paul Harrison
Paul Harrison, president of Merchants Metals sits down with Fenceweek and discusses varies issues affecting the industry. This is part I, where Paul discusses the effects of the internet and the big box stores on the industry.
Video
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Industry News - People
Decking Industry News
Sturdier designs for wider application Global Sources, Singapore - Jan 11, 2008 Besides their sturdiness, WPC sheets and panels are gaining popularity as decking and railing materials in Europe, Australia and the US because they are biodegradable and resemble natural wood...
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Fences in the Courts
Drowning case goes to trial Youngstown Vindicator, OH - Jan 16, 2008 WARREN — The jury in a wrongful-death lawsuit will be asked to decide whether the former owner of a fence company shares any of the blame for the drowning death of a 5-year-old Howland boy in 2004...
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Appeals court stays fence’s demolition, for now Business Gazette, MD - Jan 16, 2008The East Village Homes Corp. has won an emergency injunction from a state appeals court blocking an order by the Montgomery County Circuit Court that the community’s controversial 1,600-foot fence be torn down by Jan. 15.....
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Community Issues
Controversy Over Fence Removal Gazette Newspapers, CA - Jan 17, 2008 Possible removal of a chain-link fence along the south shore of Marine Stadium has nearby residents divided. Last Thursday, dozens of residents voiced their support and concerns to the Marine Advisory Commission, which then voted to recommend the fence be removed....
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Habitat asks for variance for fence Aiken Standard (subscription), SC - Jan 17, 2008 A representative on behalf of Aiken County Habitat for Humanity asked for a variance on fence height of one surrounding a retention pond in the Warren Ridge subdivision....
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The ongoing ‘tire fence’ battle Devil's Lake Daily Journal, ND - Jan 21, 2008 TOLNA, N.D. - A number of years ago, Tolna area farmer Cory Christofferson was reading a farm publication about ‘tire’ fences in the country of Australia. That prompted him to make a trip to Speedy’s in Devils Lake and inquire as to whether or not they had any disposable tires. Building a tire fence kind of appealed to him...
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Fence segregates dead in Ovilla cemetery WFAA, TX - Jan 18, 2008 OVILLA - While Ovilla is a fast-growing suburb just south of Dallas, an old and dividing southern tradition continues at the cemetery located in the center of town. A chain-link fence in the cemetery separates the graves of the white dead from those of the black dead...
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Stolen Fences
Thieves steal pool fence from Estero home The News-Press, FL - Jan 16 2008 By news-press.com Sheriff’s deputies are looking for thieves who stole 40 feet of swimming pool fencing at a house in the Bella Terra gated community in...
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Fencing and Railroads
Officials aim to halt Bayport LIRR fence Newsday, NY - Jan 22, 2008 Local and state officials are petitioning the Long Island Rail Road to halt construction of an 8-foot-tall fence along the railroad tracks in Bayport, calling it an eyesore and disputing the railroad's assertion that it will improve safety there...
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Pols, Bayport residents want LIRR to halt fence project Newsday, NY - Jan 17, 2008 Local and state officials are petitioning the Long Island Rail Road to halt the construction of an 8-foot fence along the railroad tracks in Bayport, calling it an eyesore and disputing the railroad's assertion that it will improve safety there...
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Fencing and Aiports
Osage Beach proceeds with high fence at Lee C. Fine Airport Lake Sun Leader (subscription), MO - Jan 22, 2008 OSAGE BEACH - A combination of federal and state funding means engineering for a 10-foot security fence to guard against wildlife wandering onto the runway at the Lee C. Fine Airport will cost the city less than $1,600...
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Schools and Fences
School mired in fence controversy AZ Central.com, AZ - Jan 21, 2008 For Peoria Councilman Dave Pearson, a fence sends a loud and clear message: keep out. Meritas, a K-8 school, wants the city's permission to put in a 4-foot-high fence at Fletcher Heights Park North at 78th Avenue and Hillcrest Boulevard. The yet-to-open private school on Hillcrest Boulevard has no lawn area and wants the fence to provide a secure place for students...
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Fence Companies in the News
Hey Dude, Where's My Fence? WOAI, TX - Jan 22, 2008 A San Antonio fence company is claiming "delays beyond our control" as the reason why one West Side family has been waiting for more than two months to get ...
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Grange Fencing Ltd Expands Electronic Trading Initiative with AZ Central.com, AZ - Jan 21, 2008 LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grange Fencing Ltd, the largest supplier of fencing panels in the United Kingdom, has joined the fast growing network of companies connecting to Wesupply.com’s intelligent Network and enjoying the benefits of trading electronically with their customers
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Local Government Issues
Mounties looking for bidders to supply security fencing Vancouver Province, Canada - Jan 17, 2008 The RCMP is looking for bidders to supply 40 kilometres of electronically monitored security fencing around 25 Olympic venues. Facilities include competition venues, broadcast and media centres and the athlete villages in Vancouver and Whistler....
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New look for Moor Northwich Guardian, UK - Jan 21, 2008 Workers recently began installing the black classical-style fencing. Roy Lowndes, the council officer responsible for parks and countryside. Macclesfield Borough Council wants to deter vandals and improve safety for children as part of plans to make the Moor one of the best parks in the country..
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St. Paul's Fence Issue Resurfaces Garden City News, NY - Jan 21, 2008 The Garden City Board of Trustees will most certainly debate new issues this coming year, but it looks like they will also be facing at least one old controversial topic: the installation of an ornamental fence along Stewart Avenue on the St. Paul's property...
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Security measures considered The Daily Advertiser, LA - Jan 21, 2008 Additional security measures could be added to the South Buchanan street parking garage.
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is expected to consider an introductory ordinance Tuesday to install security fencing and a roll-up door at the parking garage...
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Hagerstown council postpones discussion on front-yard fences Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - Jan 21, 2008 HAGERSTOWN - The Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday agreed to postpone discussing a woman's request to amend an ordinance that would allow residents to install front-yard fences under certain circumstances...
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USA Mexico Border Fence
Judge orders city to give up land for fence study Seattle Times, WA - Jan 17, 2008 WASHINGTON — Some landowners and political leaders intensified their opposition to a border fence Wednesday after the Justice Department forced the border city of Eagle Pass, Texas, to temporarily relinquish 233 acres in a prelude to building the barrier...
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Border fence may drive largest American cat to extinction
Mongabay.com - Jan 22, 2008 The Bush Administration's decision to not prepare a recovery plan for the endangered jaguar in its native habitat in Arizona and New Mexico may spell the end for the big cat in the United States, says an environmental group...
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International
Poor quality border fencing annoys villagers in Tripura Thaindian.com, Thailand - Jan 20, 2008 Tripura, Jan 17 (ANI): Residents in the border regions of Tripura have alleged that the poor quality of the fencing on the border with Bangladesh is posing a serious security threat...
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Weird News
Sweet response to news story Canoe, Canada - Jan 22, 2008 JONESPORT, Maine (AP) — When Elizabeth Emerson confessed to a newspaper that her only real indulgence has been an occasional chocolate bar during her 87 years, she wasn’t prepared for the sweet response that followed...
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Classified Ads
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FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER Opening
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CMM VINYL ROUTER AND NOTCHER
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