Director’s Welcome Welcome th PURPOSE-BUILT BRUSHLESS MOTORS 40 Annual Convention & Trade show PART OF THE LXT® ADVANTAGE riting this article booths at the Trade Show. Our General Session Purpose-built means “designed and built for a particular use”, and has for Contractor features former football coaching legends and com- Supply in 2016 mentators, Jimmy Johnson and Herm Edwards, who followed this engineering philosophy for over 100 years. For Makita, purpose-built is very different will address the importance of leadership, team- engineering has always started with its motors, a legacy that continues today through from writing it in work and how to motivate people to achieve their the ongoing development of a range of powerful, job-specific brushless motors. 2009, the last maximum potential. What a perfect way to follow Makita created brushless motors in 2003 for the defense and aerospace industries. Wtime STAFDA met in Atlanta. up STAFDA’s Opening Party at the College Football Each Makita tool is designed and built from the ground up for performance and efficiency. That year marked the height Hall of Fame, that is adjacent to the Georgia World of the recession. Company Georgia H. Foley Congress Center. By combining these motors with application-specific features, Makita continues to STAFDa ExecuTive Director closings, laid-off employees, deliver performance that exceeds the demands of professional tool users worldwide. and few sales opportunities plagued the construc- This year’s Trade Show brings distributors the It’s just another part of the LXT® Advantage. tion and industrial channel. It was a tough time for most diverse product mix we’ve had to date — STAFDA members, but they persevered. from core STAFDA product lines (power tools, hand tools, anchors, fasteners etc.) to more options in Now here we are, seven years later, back in electrical, welding, safety, concrete and everything Atlanta, but it’s a different story. Business has in between. Manufacturers who dropped out of been strong the last few years, and while ‘cautious STAFDA in the past because they didn’t have the optimism’ continues to prevail, nearly all STAFDA ‘right’ product for our market are back! members have retooled their businesses to account for both good times and bad.

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www.ContractorSupplyMagazine.com 8:30 – 11:00 a.m. General Session/Keynote

General Session: State of the Industry reports Terry Earle, STAFDA President Brandon Moss, Southwire Keynote Speakers: Herm Edwards and Jimmy Johnson on “Winning in Business . . . and LIfe!”

11:00 a.m. – noon Exhibitors/Reps in Hall for final show prep (Halls A1-A2) Centennial olympic park Lunch on Own

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The following list contains Company Booth Company Booth Company Booth Company Booth Company Booth STAFDA 2016 Trade Advantage Sales & Supply...... 1807 -USA...... 700-702 Brass Knuckle (S)...... 526-528 Continental Abrasives...... 1825 Duchesne et Fils ltee...... 145-147 Show exhibitors and Aeropro-USA...... 1739 Arbortech Tools USA...... 1801 Brighton Best International...... 959-961 Copper Wire Stripper Ltd...... 1940 Dustless Technologies...... 1938 Aervoe Industries, Inc. (S,N)...... 1418-1420 Asphalt Anchors Group (S,P)...... 1152 The Brush Man, LLC...... 818-820 CORAM TOOLS USA LLC...... 1343 DYMO Corp...... 442 booth assignments as of Air King Ventilation Prods...... 1808 Associate Engineering Corp...... 327 BSTC Building Products & Nails...... 212 The Council Tool Co...... 1252 Dynamic Safety, USA LLC...... 152-154 September 19, 2016. Airmaster Fan Co. (N)...... 228 AutoKap LLC...... 1052 Buffalo Industries...... 849 Cover Guard - Bainbridge International...... 661 Please note: More exhibitors are Ajax Tool Works...... 1435-1437 Aztec Washer Company...... 1656 Bullard Abrasives, Inc...... 1453 COX North America, Inc...... 2018-2020 e signing up so please check at the Akdeniz Nail Wire...... 134-136 Bullet Tools...... 901-903 Current Tools, Inc...... 1535-1537 ERB Safety...... 1734-1736 show for additions. Akkim Sealants & Adhesives...... 627-629 B Burndy LLC...... 111-113 Cuz-D Industries...... 1908 ET&F Fastening Systems, Inc...... 424 Albion Engineering Co...... 105 B & B Pipe and Industrial Tools (S,P,N)...... 1438 EZE-LAP Diamond Products, Inc...... 1523 Codes: (S,P) Alfa Tools...... 1738 BN Products-USA, LLC...... 1735-1737 C D E-Z LOK...... 813 S = Show Special Bartell Family of Companies...... 1126-1128 CGW, Camel Grinding Wheels...... 2022 DC International, Inc...... 1611-1613 EZ Thread Corporate...... 1925 P = Prize Drawing All America Threaded Products, Inc...... 626 BeA Fasteners USA, Inc...... 839 CLC/Custom Leathercraft Mfg. Co., Inc...... 427-429 Delta Consolidated Industries...... 705-707 Eagle Industries...... 947-949 N = New Product All Material Handling, Inc...... 1726-1728 Allen Engineering Corporation...... 1724 BECK Fastener Group (S,N)...... 418-420 CMT U.S.A., Inc...... 1404 Dentec Safety Specialists Inc. (S)...... 236 Eazypower Corporation...... 747 Company Booth Alliance Construxion Group...... 853 Beiter Laser...... 607 CS Unitec, Inc...... 1234-1236 DEWALT Accessories...... 735-737 Edge Eyewear (N)...... 1426-1428 3M - Industrial Adhesive & Tape...... 1400-1402 Allied International...... 339 Bessey Tools North America...... 819-821 CTG International LLC...... 844 DeWalt Industrial Tool Co. (U.S.) Inc...... 734-736 EDMA North America...... 308 3M Fall Protection Business...... 1401-1403 Alpha Professional Tools...... 1545 The Better Bungee (N)...... 149 Cable Tie Express, Inc...... 804 DEWALT Tools...... 743-745 Electro Tape, Inc...... 1818-1820 Aluminum Fastener Supply Co., Inc...... 2010 Blaster Corp. Inc...... 856 Cendrex, Inc. (N)...... 1235-1237 Diablo...... 923-925 Elgen Manufacturing...... 1823 A Amana Tool Corp...... 2012 Blue Point Fasteners (S,P,N)...... 1701-1703 Centipede Tool, LLC...... 600-602 Diamond Products Limited...... 900-902 Elite Components...... 459 ABC Hammers, Inc...... 458 American General Tool Group...... 601-603 BlueLinx Corp...... 139 Central Fastener Co., Ltd...... 1244-1246 Diamond Vantage...... 1945 Elite Sales, Inc...... 852 AEG Electric Tools GmbH...... 1618-1620 American Wire Tie, Inc...... 1557 Robert Bosch Tool Corp./Accessories...1318-1320 Certified Safety Manufacturing...... 1610-1612 Direct Sales, Ltd...... 800-802 Elk River (S,P,N)...... 662-664 AZ Lifting Hardware...... 542 The AMES Companies, Inc...... 826-828 Robert Bosch Tool Corp./BOSCH...... 1322-1324 Champion Cutting Tool Corp...... 445 Divine Brothers Co.dba Dico Products (S,N)...... 643 Emglo Compressors By DeWalt...... 719-721 Abbott Rubber Co. Inc...... 1056 Anderson Metals Corp. Inc...... 953 Robert Bosch Tool Corp./Bosch Measuring....1319-1321 Channellock, Inc...... 911-913 Dixie Diamond Mfg., Inc...... 827-829 Empire Level Mfg. Corp...... 1626-1627 ABCO Industries, LLC...... 257 Angel-GUARD Products, Inc...... 1440 Robert Bosch Tool Corp./CST/berger...... 1328 China Harvest Nails & Staples Mfg. Co., Ltd...... 560 Dixon Ticonderoga Co., A FILA Co...... 234 Encon Safety Products...... 123 Abesco Fire LLC...... 1907 Anglo American Tools...... 1552 Robert Bosch Tool Corp./Canada...... 1326 Chongqing Hybest Tools Group Co., Ltd...... 447-449 Dongguan Kenatal Co., Ltd...... 957 Equipment Synergy International...... 124 Accuform...... 1947 Ann-Chain Enterprise Co., Ltd...... 1727-1729 Robert Bosch Tool Corp./...... 1329 Coilhose Pneumatics...... 1747-1749 Drillco Cutting Tools...... 1410-1412 Ergodyne...... 310-312 AccuTec Blades, Inc...... 1923 Apache Technologies, Inc...... 948 Boss Manufacturing Co...... 625 Construction Electrical Products...... 419-421 Driltec LLC...... 909 Erickson Mfg., Ltd...... 126-128 Acme Staple Co., Inc...... 1253 Apex Tool Canada, LLC...... 704-706 Bosse Tools...... 548 Construction Electrical Products Canada...... 423 Dripless, Inc...... 554 CONTINUED ON PAGE 46

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Company Booth Company Booth Company Booth Erin Rope Corporation...... 623 Foxfire Safety Lights(S,P) ...... 858 h Escaleras Cuprum...... 1227-1229 Franklin International...... 222 Halder, Inc./Picard...... 1111-1113 Estwing Mfg. Co...... 208 Freud America, Inc...... 919-921 Haydon Corporation...... 545 EVCO Tools & Fasteners...... 639 Heatstar...... 710-712 Everwin Pneumatic Corp...... 1454-1456 g HELFAST GmbH & Co. KG...... 565 GB Electrical...... 1934-1936 HIT Tools USA...... 609 f G-EC International...... 1339 ...... 452 FSP USA...... 446-448 G-STRUT...... 1119-1121 Hitachi Koki Canada...... 454 Falcon Fasteners Reg’d...... 1508 Gateway Safety, Inc...... 927-929 Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Ltd...... 457 FallTech...... 641 Gedore Tools, Inc./Klann Automotive...... 749 Hitachi Power Tools...... 453-455 FANACO Fasteners (S.T.O. Ind., Inc.)...... 1527-1529 Gemtex Abrasives (S,N)...... 1243 Hogan Stakes (S)...... 659 Fanaco Tools...... 1525 Generac Power Systems, Inc...... 347-349 Horizon Tool, Inc...... 246-248 FASCO America/Empire Products (S,N)...... 422 Gerber Legendary Blades (S,P,N)...... 1055 H. D. Hudson Mfg. Co...... 1740 FastenMaster...... 855-857 Gilmour...... 864 Fehr Bros. Industries, Inc...... 1248 Global Glove & Safety Mfg, Inc...... 326-328 i Power Tools Inc...... 211-213 Global Saw...... 610 ICS, Blount, Inc...... 1547 ...... 763-765 Grabber Construction Products...... 635-637 ICP Adhesives & Sealants (formerly Fomo Prod.)....1657 FIAC S.p.A...... 611-613 Granite Industries (N)...... 1853-1855 IDL Techni Edge LLC...... 1439 Fini USA Corp...... 1355-1357 Green Bull...... 756-758 IOA Dist. - CK Tools...... 1926 FISCH-Tools Johann Eberhard GmbH (S)...... 840 Greenfield Industries...... 709 ITW Commercial Construction N.A...... 1843 Fiskars Brands, Inc...... 860-862 Greenlee, A Textron Co...... 353-355 Imperial Blades...... 1718-1720 Flambeau, Inc...... 1826-1828 Grex Power Tools...... 334-336 Imperial Marking...... 1922 Flexovit USA, Inc...... 1424 Grey Pneumatic Corp...... 1811-1813 Indasa Abrasives...... 1053 Fluke Corporation...... 1709 Grove Products Inc...... 1628 Indusco Wire Rope & Fittings...... 1756 Fortune Products, Inc./ACCUSHARP...... 562 Groz USA...... 1336 Innate Devices/Plugfones...... 1245 The Fountainhead Group...... 119-121 Guangdong Meite Mechanical Co., Ltd...... 153-155 CONTINUED ON PAGE 48 www.ContractorSupplyMagazine.com Oct | N o v 2016

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Company Booth Company Booth Company Booth Intercorp...... 1247-1249 Lumax LLC (S,P,N)...... 1241 Nu-Wave Manufacturing LLC...... 1841 Interfast Group...... 244 OEL Worldwide...... 1805 International Fasteners, Inc...... 118-120 m Omer S.p.A...... 501-503 International Tool Mfg. Corp...... 1354 M & M Industries Co., Ltd...... 356 OX Group USA...... 135-137 Intertape Polymer Group (IPG)...... 653 MAT Industries, LLC...... 462-464 Inventory Sales Co...... 1642 MJJ Brands, LLC...... 1549 p-q Irwin Tools...... 434-436 MK Diamond Products, Inc...... 652 PLS Pacific Laser Systems...... 1711-1713 Irwin Tools Canada...... 438-440 MKT Fastening LLC...... 101-103 PPG Industries...... 634-636 Macnaught USA, Inc...... 210 PPG/Liquid Nails (S,N)...... 1937 j MAG-BIT...... 338 PacTool Int’l...... 544 JLG Industries Inc...... 1154-1156 Magnolia Brush Mfrs., Ltd...... 226 Pan American Screw Inc...... 1500 JPW Industries (JET)...... 1644-1646 Majestic Glove Co...... 547-549 Pearl Abrasive Co...... 335-337 JPW Industries (Powermatic)...... 1645-1647 Makita Canada Power Tools...... 1011-1013 PFERD INC...... 1629 JPW Industries (Wilton)...... 1648 & 1649 Makita U.S.A. OPE...... 1010-1012 Phoenix Support Systems...... 239 Jaaco Co...... 1419-1421 Makita U.S.A. Pneumatics...... 1006-1008 Pinnacle Climate Technologies...... 912 Jackson Tool...... 1539-1541 Makita U.S.A. Power Tools...... 1007-1009 The Plastic Forming Co. (PFC)...... 1210-1212 J-Air...... 1954 Marathon General (M.G.E.) Inc...... 644 The Pneu-Fast Co...... 519-521 Jaydee Group...... 461 MAR-MAC, INC...... 1803 Pneutek, Inc...... 1555 Jenny Products, Inc...... 1427-1429 Martin Tool & Forge...... 1139 PneuTools, Inc...... 1635-1637 Jescraft...... 1839 Master Magnetics, Inc...... 1844 PORTER-CABLE...... 739-741 JITOOL USA Corp...... 238 Max USA Corp...... 1347-1349 Portwest LLC...... 2024 JOBOX - Apex Tool Group...... 701-703 Max USA Corp./Rebar Div...... 1345 Powernail Co. (S,P,N)...... 1846-1848 Joh. Friedrich Behrens AG (BeA)...... 835-837 Maxpower USA...... 553 Powers Fasteners Inc...... 742-744 ANNOUNCING THE NEW Johnson Construction Lasers (N)...... 926 Mayhew Steel Products, Inc...... 357 Powers Industries Ltd...... 738-740 C Johnson Level & Tool Mfg. Co. Inc...... 928 Maze Nails...... 1742 PREBENA North America Fastener Corp...... 1434-1436 (N) M JVCKENWOOD USA Corp...... 955 MegaPower, Inc...... 1906 Premalux, LLC...... 808 Mercer Industries (S,P,N)...... 253-255 PrimarySource...... 1712 Y k Corp...... 235-237 Primatech (Lab, Inc.)...... 444 CM KS International, Inc...... 1112 METALTECH-OMEGA...... 2011-2013 Prime Global Products...... 346-348 Kanca Hand Tools...... 1752-1754 Mi-T-M Corporation (S,N)...... 1218-1220 Prime Wire & Cable, Inc...... 2019-2021 MY Kapro Tools, Inc...... 465 Michigan Ladder Co...... 1352 Primefit, Inc...... 1941 CY KARCHER North America, Inc...... 809-811 Midwest Tool...... 229 PrimeSource/Grip-Rite...... 537-539 Keller...... 760 & 761 Mijin System, Inc...... 463 PrimeSource/Grip-Rite Fastening...... 534-535 CMY Kelly’s 5 Distribution LLC...... 1757 Milton Industries, Inc...... 1538 PrimeSource/Pro-Twist...... 536-538 K Keson Industries Inc...... 934-936 Milwaukee Tool...... 1619-1621 Pro Line Products, Inc...... 558 Kett Tool Co...... 1639 Milwaukee Tool & Equipment Co...... 938 ProBuilt Professional Lighting LLC...... 1303-1305 KEY-BAK...... 1409 Milwaukee Tool Canada...... 1623-1625 Proferred...... 963-965 Kinco Gloves...... 863-865 Mingguang Ruifeng Hardware Prod. Co., Ltd...... 1722 PROMET S.A...... 1942 Kingwire Industrial...... 1341 Miyanaga America Corp...... 107 Protective Industrial Products, Inc...... 1847-1849 Klein Tools, Inc...... 1719-1721 The M.K. Morse Co. - Metal Devil Div...... 1118-1120 Proto Industrial Tools...... 727-729 Knaack LLC...... 757-759 The M.K. Morse Co. - Acc’y. Div...... 1122-1124 Puerto Rico Steel Products Corp...... 1211-1213 Kraft Tool Co...... 563 Motorola Solutions, Inc...... 522-524 Puma Industries, Inc...... 1411-1413 Mungo USA, LLC...... 1819-1821 Pyramex Safety (N)...... 256 www.ContractorSupplyMagazine.com l Muro North America Inc...... 1834-1836 Q.E.P. Co., Inc...... 1526-1528 L. B. White Co., Inc. (N)...... 834-836 Murray Corp...... 209 Qualtool, Inc...... 822 Lackmond Canada...... 1110 Mutual Industries, Inc...... 1946-1948 Lackmond Products, Inc. (S,N)...... 1106-1108 r Leaktite Corporation...... 1255 n-o raaco A/S...... 219-221 Leatherman Tool Group...... 962-964 Nanjing Toua Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd...... 109 Radians, Inc...... 711-713 Legacy Mfg. Co...... 146-148 National Equip. Wholesale, Inc. (S,N)...... 842 Rectorseal Corp...... 708 Leica Geosystems, Inc...... 157 NED...... 1548 RED HORSE USA, Inc...... 907 Leland Industries Inc...... 206 Neocorp Mfg (S,P)...... 918-920 REED Instruments...... 552 Lenox...... 435-437 Newborn Brothers Co., Inc...... 1149 Reed Manufacturing Company...... 618-620 Liberty Glove & Safety...... 608 Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums...... 1127-1129 Reliability Provin, Inc...... 1544-1546 GRINDERS - SCARIFIERS - FLOOR REMOVAL - SHOT BLASTERS Lift-All Co., Inc...... 329 Ningbo Wenkai Abrasive Tools Co. Ltd...... 240 RELTON Corporation...... 646-648 Liftex Corp...... 1445 Nitroset, LLC...... 300 Rennsteig Tools, Inc...... 810-812 Linzer Products Corp...... 1054 NORMA Group...... 1254 Resinet Products U.S., Inc...... 1809

Oct | LitNaglis UAB...... 1827-1829 Norseman Drill & Tool, Inc...... 954 Ridge Tool Canada...... 1638-1640 Logistics Supply - Safety...... 1655 Northrock Ind., Inc...... 204 /Ridge Tool Co...... 1634-1636 N o v 2016 Louisville Ladder, Inc. Canada...... 1223-1225 Northwest Instrument Inc...... 1455-1457 Rite in the Rain/JL Darling LLC...... 663 Louisville Ladder, Inc...... 1219-1221 Norton Construction...... 110-112 Rivet & Eyelet Technologies LLC...... 952 NORTH AMERICA Lowell Corp...... 122 Nour Trading House, Inc...... 1845 Robertson Inc...... 1502 Lug-All...... 838 NuTrend Disposables...... 343 CONTINUED ON PAGE 50 48 1-844-377-9100 - BARTELLGLOBAL.COM Exhibitor Directory

Company Booth Company Booth Company Booth Booths Rockhard Tools, Inc...... 527-529 Senco Brands BV...... 1307-1309 Stabila GmbH...... 1342-1344 Rockwell...... 1446-1448 Senco Brands Japan Ltd...... 1310-1312 Stabila, Inc...... 1346-1348 #418-424 Rocky Mountain Twist/Montana Brand USA (S,N)...352-354 Senco Brands, Inc...... 1306-1308 Stanley Black & Decker...... 722-724 Rodenhouse, Inc...... 1406 Senco Brands/TyRex Div...... 1311-1313 Stanley- Inc...... 723-725 ROLAIR Accessories Div...... 323-325 Seymour Midwest LLC (Seymour Mfg.)...... 138-140 Stanley Bostitch USA...... 718-720 ROLAIR Compressors...... 319-321 Seymour of Sycamore, Inc...... 1047-1049 Stanley Tools & Storage...... 726-728 RotoZip...... 1327 Shanghai Qianjun Tools Co., Ltd...... 1543 Star Sales & Distributing Corp...... 1745 Rubbermaid Commercial Products...... 439-441 Shanghai Recky International...... 1554 Star Stainless Screw Company...... 341 Rubbermaid/Gott...... 443 Shanghai Yueda Nails Co...... 227 Starrett Construction Division...... 511-513 Rust-Oleum Corporation (S)...... 426-428 Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co. Ltd...... 656 Stiletto Tools...... 1622-1624 Shaoxing Qianjiang Pin Industry Co., Ltd.....1810-1812 Stride Tool Inc...... 1838 s Shop-Vac Corp...... 1046-1048 Strong Hold Products...... 201-203 S-5!...... 106 Shurtape Technologies LLC...... 1924 Sumner Manufacturing Co. Inc...... 1026-1028 SAS Safety Corp...... 1918-1920 Simpson Strong-Tie Anchor Systems.....1335-1337 Sunex Tools...... 1852-1854 SFS intec...... 104 Simpson Strong-Tie Fastening Systems (N)...... 1334 Superior Abrasives, LLC...... 1643 SKM Industries, Inc...... 249 SKILSAW Power Tools...... 1323-1325 Surface Shields, Inc...... 218-220 Safety Maker, Inc...... 1444 Snap-on Industrial Brands...... 318-320 Sycamore USA, Inc...... 1353 SARGE Knives & Lights (S,N)...... 518-520 Solo, Inc. (S,P)...... 645 SawStop LLC...... 425 Southwire Assembled Products...... 1018-1020 T Scenic Road Mfg...... 245 Southwire Canada...... 1022-1024 T & E Tools USA...... 1919-1921 Schaefer Ventilation Equipment...... 908-910 Southwire Company...... 1023-1025 T & S Perfection Chain Products, Inc...... 628 Scodd Industries...... 1238 Southwire Lighting...... 1019-1021 TDL Tool, Inc...... 156 Screw Products, Inc...... 302 Specialty Fastening Systems, Inc...... 605 TG Tools United Co...... 144 Seaco Industries LLC...... 1511-1513 Spectra Precision...... 944-946 T P I Corp...... 647-649 Seatek...... 1027-1029 Speedtac...... 141 Taizhou Qiangbao Tools Co., Ltd...... 564 Seirus Innovation...... 845-847 Spotnails (N)...... 1135-1137 Tajima Tool Corp. (U.S.A.)...... 1340 Sellstrom Manufacturing Co...... 1534-1536 The Sqwincher Corp...... 1929 CONTINUED ON PAGE 52

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Company Booth Company Booth Company Booth MIGHTY FLEXIBLE Tamlyn...... 665 Todol Products Inc...... 1057 Trimaco...... 801-803 Tanaka Power Equipment...... 456 TOGGLER/Wej-It Fastening Systems (S).....657-655 Triumph Twist Drill...... 1857 Techniweld USA...... 1910-1912 Tolman Tool Mfg. (S)...... 556 Tru-Cut/Galaxy Industries/NEC, Inc...... 1145-1147 Teknatool USA...... 806 Tool Keepers Foam & Etch LLC...... 1338 Truper, S.A. de C.V...... 1207-1209 Telesteps, Inc...... 619-621 ToolPro...... 1953 Tsurumi Pump...... 509 TENRYU America, Inc...... 540 Toter, Inc...... 1518-1520 Tuff Toe, Inc...... 344 Tianjin Hweschun Fasteners Mfg. Co., Ltd...... 460 Tractel, Inc...... 108 Tuffy Products...... 1944 Tie Down Engineering/TranzSporter/RoofZone....1856 Travers Tool Co...... 1955 Tyrolit Industrial Abrasives...... 1927 TimePilot Corporation (N)...... 1422 Tree Island USA/Halsteel, Inc...... 1909 Titan Tools...... 1510-1512 Trend Routing Technology (S,P,N)...... 1943 u-v U.S. Wire & Cable...... 1835-1837 Unicorn (Tianjin) Fasteners Co., Ltd...... 654 UnionTools...... 824 UNISTRUT...... 1800-1802 United Abrasives, Inc...... 846-848 United Building Materials Factory...... 1935 United Company for Metal Products...... 638 Universal Fstnr Outsourcing, LLC...... 1447-1449 Urrea Professional Tools, Inc...... 252-254 Valley Industries Corp...... 1002-1004 Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co...... 1239 Vega Industries, Inc...... 1442 Ventamatic, Ltd. (S,P,N)...... 1746-1748 Vestil Mfg. Company (S,P,N)...... 1226-1228 Virginia Fasteners...... 612 VizCon...... 1146-1148 Voltec Power & Lighting...... 200-202 Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc...... 905

w Walraven, Inc...... 1753-1755 Wanco...... 1556 Warwood Tool Company...... 1641 Waterloo Industries, Inc...... 1952 Weather Guard Truck & Van Equip...... 753-755 Weego...... 345 Weiler Corporation...... 1744 CBA-4004-1MAH Werner Co...... 752-754 AM1-PH65-08M Westpro Power Systems LLC...... 1452 Wheeler Mfg...... 127-129 Cold Water Whirlwind USA Inc...... 1153 Dave White’s SitePro...... 854 Air Compressor Wood Industries Inc...... 1652-1654 Pressure Washer www.ContractorSupplyMagazine.com - 8-Gallon single stage WoodOwl Products/Star-M Intl...... 1928 - 4000 PSI @ 3.4 GPM The Wooster Brush Company...... 1911-1913 - 13.9 CFM @ 90 PSI Wrap-It Storage Straps...... 1408 - 389cc Honda OHV engine Wright Tool Co...... 100-102 - 196cc Honda OHV engine Ideal for cleaning dirt Ideal for: x-y-z and grime off: Xtend & Climb...... 1553 • Framing • Trimming Xtreme Visibility...... 956 • Dozers • Skid Steers • Roofing XYNYTH Manufacturing Corp. (S)...... 247 • Trucks • Loaders Young Bros. Stamp Works...... 1939 ZSI-Foster...... 1155 Zephyr Tool Group...... 1710 Zhejiang Best Nail Industrial Co., Ltd.....1653 Zhejiang Chaoyue Hardware and Chem. Co., Ltd....1949 Oct | Zhejiang Dongya Facility Co., Ltd...... 746-748 Zhejiang Rongpeng Air Tools Co., Ltd....762-764 N o v 2016 Mi-T-M also manufactures: Zhengzhou Anxin Abrasives Co., Ltd...... 546 Zip-Up Products, LLC...... 555-557 800-553-9053 Cold & Hot Water Pressure Washers • Air Compressors • Portable Generators Zormot International, Inc. (S,P,N)....1519-1521 Air Compressor/Generator Combinations • Air Compressor/Generator/Welder Combinations www.mitm.com Wet/Dry Vacuums • Jobsite Boxes • Portable Heaters • Water Pumps • Water Treatment Systems 52

2016 STAFDA CONVENTION

Exhibitor MAP UP YOUR CUTTING GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER This Trade Show map was accurate as of press time but changes and additions are common right up to show time. Again, please check at the convention for the most current listings and directories. GAME with the 100 104 106 108 140 134 102 136 138 122 126 120 128 124 110 118 112 164 160 144 146 148 154 156 158 162 152

Aisle 100 Aisle 100 ™ 163 165 109 145 103 105 153 155 135 149 129 107 139 159 161 101 123 157 127 121 137 147 141 119 113 111 New Tracking Point 264 200 204 206 234 260 222 208 220 226 236 238 254 256 202 258 228 262 244 246 248 252 240 210 218 212

Aisle 200 Aisle 200 209 263 265 229 203 235 253 255 227 239 221 201 257 237 245 249 247 219 213 211 Framing Blade 344 346 348 364 300 334 354 356 336 338 308 302 362 326 352 320 328 310 318 312

Aisle 300 Aisle 300 343 345 363 365 335 349 353 355 339 359 329 337 357 323 361 325 327 321 347 341 319 444 446 448 464 440 434 454 460 436 438 456 458 462 442 452 422 420 426 428 424 418 Tech Aisle 400 Aisle 400 Diablo’s next generation 463 465 453 455 459 457 461 443 445 449 435 439 437 429 447 423 427 425 421 441 Pavilion 419 564 560 554 556 558 562 552 544 546 548 540 534 538 536 542 522 526 520 528 524 518 7-1/4” 24T Framing Blade with new

Aisle 500 Aisle 500 Tracking Point™ Tooth design delivers 563 565 545 553 535 549 555 539 557 537 529 527 547 521 509 503 501 519 513 511 664 662 644 646 648 654 634 636 638 656 652 620 626 628 600 608 602 618 610 612 maximum life and durability with Aisle 600 Aisle 600 effortless cutting performance. 609 603 605 601 607 613 611 643 645 663 665 635 649 653 655 639 659 629 637 657 623 661 625 627 621 647 641 619 700 704 706 702 708 710 712 734 736 738 764 722 720 726 760 754 728 756 758 762 752 724 744 746 748 740 718 742 Up Your Cutting Game with this Aisle 700 Aisle 700 one-of-a-kind Tracking Point™ 729 763 735 765 753 755 739 723 725 727 721 759 737 757 709 761 703 705 707 701 743 745 719 749 713 747 711 741 844 846 848 864 840 854 856 860 834 858 836 838 862 842 852 806 822 804 800 826 820 808 828 802 824 818 810 812 tooth grind for unmatched cutting Aisle 800 Aisle 800 performance and effi ciency. 845 863 865 809 853 855 849 835 803 839 857 829 837 801 827 847 821 819 813 811 944 964 946 948 900 908 902 934 954 938 956 936 962 920 926 928 952 910 918 912 ITEM# D0724 Aisle 900 Aisle 900 963 965 909 903 905 949 929 953 955 907 923 959 901 925 927 961 957 921 947 919 913 911 1006 1046 1048 1060 1008 1002 1054 1056 1058 1062 1022 1026 1020 1028 1064 1052 1004 1024 1010 1018 1012

Aisle 1000 STAFDA Aisle 1000 1053 1055 1057 1009 1049 1029 1023 1007 1025 1027 1021 1047 1019 1013 1011 Entrances Central 1154 1156 1152 1106 1108 1146 1148 1122 1126 1120 1128 1124 1110 1118 1112

Aisle 1100 Aisle 1100 1145 1153 1155 1135 1149 1139 1137 1147 1129 1127 1121 1119 1113 1111 1234 1236 1238 1254 1252 1244 1246 1248 1226 1220 1228 1210 1218 1212

Aisle 1200 Aisle 1200 1229 1209 1235 1239 1253 1255 1223 1225 1227 1221 1237 1207 1243 1245 1249 1247 1219 1241 1213 1211 1340 1346 1348 1334 1338 1354 1306 1336 1308 1342 1344 1322 1326 1320 1328 1324 1310 1318 1312 1352

Aisle 1300 Aisle 1300 1309 1303 1305 1307 1313 1311 1353 1355 1357 1343 1345 1335 1349 1339 1329 1337 1323 1325 1327 1321 1347 1341 1319 1400 1404 1406 1402 1408 1410 1412 1454 1456 1452 1446 1448 1440 1434 1436 1438 1442 1444 1422 1420 1426 1428 1424 1418 www.ContractorSupplyMagazine.com

Aisle 1400 Aisle 1400 1445 1435 1453 1455 1449 1439 1457 1437 1447 1409 1403 1401 1429 1427 1421 1419 1413 1411 1546 1548 1554 1536 1538 1556 1552 1544 1534 1500 1502 1508 1526 1520 1528 1510 1518 1512 5X 2X 65% Aisle 1500 Aisle 1500 1529 1523 1525 1527 1521 1519 1513 1511 1543 1545 1549 1535 1553 1555 1539 1557 1537 1547 1541 More More More 1622 1626 1620 1628 1624 1618 1610 1612 1640 1646 1648 1634 1638 1654 1636 1656 1642 1644 1652 Cuts Per Consultants’ Life Aisle 1600 Aisle 1600 Durable 1653 1655 1657 1643 1645 1649 1635 1639 1629 1637 1623 1625 1627 1647 1621 1641 1619 1613 Pavilion 1611 than Standard than Standard Charge 1754 1756 1752 1734 1736 1738 1722 1726 1720 1728 1724 1710 1746 1748 1740 1718 1712 1742 1744 Framing Blades Framing Blades on a Cordless Saw

Aisle 1700 1735 1729 1739 1727 1737 1721 Aisle 1700 1719 1745 1749 1747 1709 1703 1701 1713 1711 1753 1755 1757 1836 1838 1820 1826 1828 1834 1818 1844 1846 1848 1808 1802 1800 1810 1812 1854 1856 1852 www.UpYourCuttingGame.com

Aisle 1800 Aisle 1800 1843 1845 1809 1803 1805 1835 1849 1853 1855 1839 1807 1857 1801 1829 1837 1823 1825 1827 1821 1847 1841 1819 1813 1811 Oct | 1906 1946 1948 1908 1940 1902 1934 1954 1956 1936 1938 1922 1926 1920 1928 1942 1904 1944 1952 1924 1910 1918 1912

N o v 2016 Aisle 1900 Aisle 1900 1943 1945 1909 1949 1935 1929 1953 1955 1939 1907 1923 1925 1927 1937 1921 1947 1941 1919 1913 1911 Standard 2034 2054 2036 2038 2026 2022 2020 2042 2028 2044 2046 2006 2048 2040 2008 2024 2010 2018 2012 2052 Framing 1 Blades vs. Diablo Aisle 2000 Aisle 2000 2021 2009 2049 2053 2055 2057 2045 2047 2019 2051 2015 2013 2017 2035 2011 2039 2037

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Monday, Nov. 7: TECH EXHIBITORS 48 WS www.48ws.com Noon to 6:00 p.m. BlueVolt www.bluevolt.com Computer Insights, Inc. www.ci-inc.com tuesday, Nov. 8: DDI System www.ddisystem.com DX Web, LLC www.dxweb.net 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Distribution One www.distone.com dynaMACS Software www.dynamacs.com INxSQL Software www.inxsql.com his year, the STAFDA Tech & Consultants’ Pavilions Mincron Software Systems www.mincron.com will again be located in special areas inside the Trade Netsuite www.netsuite.com THETHE HOLEHOLE Show hall. As you enter the Trade Show hall, the Point of Rental Software www.point-of-rental.com RPMS www.rpms.com Tech Pavilion will be on your left and the Consultants T sales-i www.sales-i.com Pavilion will be on your right. The following companies were Speartek www.speartek.com signed up to exhibit as of press 3PL Links, Inc. www.3pllinks.com time. Check at the convention Telenotes www.telenotes.com Tour de Force, Inc. www.tourdeforceinc.com for a complete listing. UL, LLC www.ul.com SOLUTIONSOLUTION Vizseek www.vizseek.com THE PERFORMANCE * ROPE Designed for the Pros The heavy duty ship auger bit, featuring a self-feeding screw tip, drills clean holes through nails, wood, vinyl, plastics, and heavy timber.

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• Stone Mountain Golf Course – Lakemont: (770) 879-9900 • Cherokee Run Golf Club: (770) 785-7904 • Cobblestone Golf Course: City Guide (770) 917-5151 • Royal Lakes, (770) 535-8800 peachtree! • Bobby Jones Golf Course: STAFDA veterans will remember (404) 355-1009 Atlanta’s number one attraction from a few years ago, the Georgia Shopping Aquarium, the Western Hemisphere’s largest aquarium. It has more than From art galleries and funky boutique 10 million gallons of water; 6.3 million shops to upscale malls, Atlanta has alone in the massive Ocean Voyager enough shopping venues to satisfy habitat. The Fox Theatre is consid- buildings survived the conflagration. even the most demanding tastes. ered by many to be the grand dame Pray you don’t need to find an address These are just a few. of American movie palaces. It contains on “Peachtree.” Atlanta has over 65 the 3,622-pipe “Mighty Mo,” the streets with “Peachtree” in their names. • Atlantic Station, Midtown largest Moller pipe organ in the world. And not one was named for an actual For its 2016 • Underground Atlanta, Downtown Convention & Trade Atlanta has the distinction of being the peach tree. However, the Buckhead • Lenox Square, Buckhead Show, STAFDA only America city destroyed in an act of neighborhood is in fact named for an • Phillips Plaza, Buckhead returns to Atlanta, war; General Sherman burned it down actual buck’s head, which was once a vibrant city with a • Little Five Points, near Downtown during the Civil War. Only about 400 displayed in a general store. tantalizing mix of ultra modern, avant-garde and antebellum charm.

tlanta is a supercharged When booking your rooms, be • Cabernet: (770) 777-5955 fusion of history and sure to call the hotel directly and ask • McKendrick’s: (770) 512-8888 Manufacturer of Quality Rope high energy business. for the STAFDA Show room rate. • Chops Lobster Bar: (404) 262-2675 & Cordage Products It is home to 18 Fortune • 3 Strand Twisted 500 companies, includ- italian ing Coca-Cola, UPS, dining • La Tavola: (404) 873-5430 Ropes Inc.,A Home Depot, Inc., and HD Atlanta and its environs, notably • Sotto Sotto: (404) 523-6678 Supply, Newell Rubbermaid, Aflac Buckhead (where carnivores go to • La Grotta: (404) 231-1368 • 12 Strand Ropes www.ContractorSupplyMagazine.com www.ContractorSupplyMagazine.com and Delta Air Lines. Inc. It is also the heaven), the Old Fourth Ward and • Valenza: (404) 969-3233 • Double Braid site of The Fox Theatre, Margaret Virginia Highlands offer a bounty of Pulling Ropes Mitchell’s home and Oakland dining options. But Downtown also ribs Cemetery, the final resting place of throws down mightily with STK At- • Fat Matt’s Rib Shack: (404) 607-1622 • Woven golf legend Bobby Jones, famous lanta (404) 793-0144, Morton’s (404) • Fox Bros. BBQ: (404) 577-4030 Polyester citizens and Civil War soldiers. 577-4366), and the stunning views • Bone Lick BBQ: (404) 343-6574 of Nikolai’s Roof (404) 221-6362 • Grand Champion BBQ: Pulling and Polaris (404) 460-6425. And (404) 467-4427 Tapes Lodging those are just four of more than 300 STAFDA has three hotels for this restaurants in the Downtown area • Braided Cords year’s Convention and Trade show: alone. Oh, and did we mention ribs? fore! • Westin Peachtree Plaza, With more than 20 courses within Oct | Oct | (404) 659-1400 Steak 30 minutes of downtown Atlanta, 2661 West 139th Street • Blue Island, IL 60406

N o v 2016 • Omni Atlanta at CNN Center, • Kevin Rathbun Steak: golfers can find courses ranging from 708-377-1084 • Fax 708-377-1094 N o v 2016 (404) 659-0000 (404) 524-5600 congenial neighborhood courses to email: [email protected] • www.erinrope.com • Doubletree Atlanta Downtown, • Bone’s Restaurant: (404) 237-2663 the skill-challengers like Cobblestone

(404) 688-8600 C onvention and V isito r s B u eau tlanta • Marcel: (404) 665-4555 and Royal Lakes. A 60 61 stafda presenters state of the industry good help hunting and Fast, Portable, Powerful following the customer • Extremely compact and lightweight DC35 ➤ Distributor Perspective ➤ supplier Perspective • Powerful with overload protection terry earle, brandon moss, • Easy to Maneuver - Ideal for worksites Chief operating officer/ president, • Accepts annular cutters and twist drills Sales Manager, Tools & Assembled Products Fort Worth bolt & Tool Division, Southwire Company • Integrated lubrication system “While attending the convention in Phoenix last year, I “I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet with • NEW DC50 & DC100 mentioned wanting to impress upon STAFDA members many distributor partners, contractors and manufacturers the importance of relationships in all aspects of the this past year. In recent years and particularly this year, I models also available distributor’s business. I feel that the industry is seeing have found the labor market to be fiercely competitive for the effects of this as larger members of the industry contractors. This is leading to some interesting trends. associations consume the smaller companies. Contractors that are winning business are able to over- come this labor shortage or the heighten competition for “The topic of acquisitions and mergers has been skilled labor by becoming more efficient. More than ever, circulating around the industry for years and continues there is a need for labor saving products and involvement to be a subject of concern for smaller supply houses. in the planning phase and prefabrication phase of ELECTRO-MAGNETIC BASE It seems to be successful for both parties in business construction projects. This is changing the way many transactions where like-minded owners with good manufacturers and distributors go to market. relationships have been involved. “Along with increased planning and prefabrication, more “In areas where the economy is good and business is contractors are now doing business outside of their core growing for STAFDA distributors, the need for quality help geographic area and are competing for business thou-

www.ContractorSupplyMagazine.com is a major issue. Finding, attracting, and retaining employ- sands of miles away. This provides an interesting conun- ees top the list of concerns for many business owners in drum for their partner distributor and manufacturers that their day to day struggles. Low unemployment numbers, typically support that contractor. Many of these contractors HIGH-PERFORMANCE a lack of interest in the smaller-scale private industry, and would prefer to do business with the same distributor they ANNULAR CUTTERS the largest segment of employable workers being from a have always worked with, because they are used to a cer- younger generation all seem to be ma- tain type or level of service. This is driving • Faster penetration jor factors for this battle. Many industry When and Where a new level of creativity and sophistica- leaders have told me that when losing tion on the part of the distributor and the • Less thrust - less energy long-term, experienced employees to The distributor and supplier State manufacturer to be able to service that • Longer tool life retirement, their attempts to find suit- of the Industry addresses will take contractor. It is also driving geographic able replacements have not been suc- place during the General Session, expansion opportunities for distributors SEE IT IN ACTION! when compared to twist drills cessful. Distributors will need to look at 8:30 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, and some of the consolidation in the Nov. 7 in the Georgia World Oct | new ways to hire, train, and adapt the market place. Even though the markets Generation X and Millennial workers to Congress Center. The Session are a bit uncertain, one thing we can N o v 2016 their company culture.” hall doors will open at 8:00 a.m. count on is that all of our businesses for seating. will continue to change.”

62 stafda presenters brent grover sales compensation plans: Session incentives to create value for customers and profit for the distributor 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. & 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Speakers Brent Grover, founder of Evergreen Consulting, has All sessions, except Alan Beaulieu’s economic been CEO and co-owner of National Paper & Packaging forecast, take place Sunday, Nov. 6 in Building A of Co. He is also an adjunct professor at Case Weatherhead the Georgia World Congress Center. Session locations School of Management. will be posted at the show. MORE INFO: www.evergreenconsultingllc.com See a preview of Brent’s presentation on page 70. MORNING WORKSHOPS AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS jeanne hurlbert concierge customer service eric skie 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. manufacturing & distribution Jeanne Hurlbert, Ph.D. is an expert in outlook: Beyond 2016 survey research, social networks, and social 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. & 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. media. She has served on the faculty of Eric Skie is managing principal, manufac- Louisiana State University for more than 20 years turing and distribution at CliftonLarsonAllen surveys and directed the Louisiana Population Data LLP. For the past 23 years, he has helped business Center Survey Research Lab. She helps businesses owners and leaders improve profitability, reduce business harness the power of surveys. and ownership risk, build value and plan for succession. MORE INFO: www.linkedin.com/in/jeannehurlbert MORE INFO: www.CLAconnect.com See a preview of Jeanne’s presentation on page 78. See a preview of Eric’s presentation on page 90. gail alofsin nancye combs the foundations of leadership: Building today’s hr environment a culture of success 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. & 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Nancye Combs, AEP/SPHR, principal Gail Alofsin, president of Authentic of HR Enterprise Inc. is an executive Measurable Performance (AMP!), is an internationally management consultant, college instructor, recognized speaker, author, seminar leader and professor national speaker, writer and expert witness in employment with the University of Rhode Island since 1999. She has practices, including discrimination and termination issues. She is also STAFDA’s HR consultant. www.ContractorSupplyMagazine.com participated in the internationally renowned IEG Annual Conference for over two decades. MORE INFO: www.hrenterprise.com MORE INFO: www.gailalofsinspeaks.wordpress.com See a preview of Nancye’s presentation on page 88. See a preview of Gail’s presentation on page 84. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 barry Wright Alan Beaulieu negotiating for sales . . . Economic Forecast and profit Tuesday, Nov. 8, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. & 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. STAFDA’s economic guru, Alan Beaulieu, Los Angeles-based Barry Wright is president of ITR Economics, will look at director of Grosvenor USA, a division of recent economic trends and use his Grosvenor Training, one of Great Britain’s leading Oct | knowledge of historic patterns, the construction and training and organizational development consulting industrial markets, and financial indicators to predict N o v 2016 firms, with an emphasis on helping organizations where the U.S. and global economy is headed in 2017. achieve their full potential through their people. His program is a perennial must-attend Convention event. MORE INFO: www.grosvenortraining.co.uk MORE INFO: www.ITReconomics.com See a preview of Barry’s presentation on page 66. See a preview of Alan’s presentation on page 76. 64