Free Aluminum Install Clinic: Recap and Thank You!
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA Our association takes great pride in our various philanthropic efforts over the years. Our recent project in Sebring, FL at the Florida Medal of Honor and Memorial is a perfect example of that. Last year while planning for our annual Fence Training School, we decided to add an additional […]
Major Transition: Fence Training School Becomes FREE Aluminum Installation Clinic
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA To give back as much as possible to the entire fence industry, NAFCA is transitioning the upcoming Fence Training School into a FREE-TO-ATTEND aluminum installation clinic/service project. This event will be on February 11, 12, & 13. This event is free to attend for anyone interested; you do not need to be a NAFCA member […]
FTS: A Real World Discussion
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA Fence Training School 2024 is less than two months away. We often are asked about the school, what all it entails, and how it can benefit a potential attendee. To answer this question, Executive Director Clint Iams sat down with Kane Farkas of Farkas Fence to discuss. Kane attended FTS […]
Fence Mayhem lead by Mr Fence Tools and Mr Fence Acadamy
Written By: Shawn and Heather King, Mr Fence, Evansville, IN We have a new event just around the corner: May 11 and 12. Install vinyl fence using the no dig method with a predictable, teachable, measurable, and repeatable proven process. You will walk away with confidence in the installation process and the durability/ strength of the no-dig […]
Keystone Fence Supply: A 30-Year Event
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA and co-written with Mitchel Zimmerman, Keystone Fence Supply, Schaefferstown, PA Keystone Fence Supply in Schaefferstown, PA recently hosted its CONTRACTOR DAY and 30-YEAR OPEN HOUSE on March 30 – 31, 2023. The event had a strong response with 400 people attending Thursday and another 300 people there on Friday. Fencers and […]
2023 Fence Training School Recap
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA The North American Fence Contractor Association (NAFCA) held its annual Fence Training School in Sebring, FL for the tenth time February 5th through the 8th. Students from four different states attended this year. Prior to the school kick-off, NAFCA held its spring board meeting to plan and map out […]
Fence Training School: 2022
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA The North American Fence Contractor Association (NAFCA) held its annual Fence Training School in Sebring, FL for the ninth time February 6th through the 9th. Thirteen students from eight different states attended this year. The following NAFCA member companies sent students to attend this years school: Bellbrook FenceC&C Fence Decatur […]
Installing & Maintaining Gate Operators: UL325 + ASTM F2200 Safety Standards
Written By: Shelby Kelland, LiftMaster, Tucson, AZ Hey there, guys and gals! It’s Shelby here to talk about gate safety. When we go out to install a gate operator or even maintenance an existing gate operator, it is best practice to bring the site to compliance with current UL325 & ASTM F2200 safety standards. It can […]
Driven Posts or Set in Concrete?
Written By: Clint Iams, Log Cabin Fence Company and NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA A benefit to working with NAFCA is manufacturers and contractors have easy, direct access to each other in unique ways. In November, Ashley Haffner from Rhino Tool Company contacted NAFCA asking if we had any examples of their Rhino driver in use at our Fence Training School. I forwarded the […]
Field Training School, An Overview
Written By: Bill & Judy Iams, Log Cabin Fence Company, Amity, PA The opportunity to attend the NAFCA Field Training School is one that every fence contractor should seize. It will enable you to not only gain knowledge of the different types of fence available, but also provides the first hand knowledge of how each fence performs. It […]