Fencetech has come and gone for another year. I was curious to see what the people were seeing out there with the economy the way it is.
First things first -- the show. The show itself was certainly less crowded then in the past. However, talking to many vendors it seems many of the contractors left the family and crews at home and came by themselves. So most of the vendors, originally apprehensive, seemed pleased at the end. The vendors were talking to the decision makers, with fewer distractions .
There were certainly some down times, but all in all I was pleased with what I saw. There were obvious changes, a lot less and smaller hospitality suites, certainly new products were released, but it seemed to be fewer than normal. I will have more on the new products in the coming weeks.
Conversations -- The people I talked to were generally more upbeat then I would have expected. As one person said, "We're not quite recession proof, but we're close. When the economy is good we're keeping the dogs in; when the economy is bad we're keeping the crooks out." A lot of the contractors who have been doing commercial work all along, say they are seeing a lot more residential contractors competing for commercial work.
As I said there were exciting new products introduced that I will give you more infomation later.
But right now,
What did you think of the show? Let us know.
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BDLoops:
The 2009 Fencetech in New Orleans was very Successful for us this year. Its always good to see the familiar faces, great opportunities, and a change of atmosphere that Fencetech brings to our business.
Ted Dickson, owner of BD Loops a manufacturer of preformed direct burial and sawcut preformed loops . Even though we heard talk that attendance was down this year, it didn’t stop us from making the best of the show. We can proudly report that we put on several new distributors , one being Chamberlain, and taught a large handful of installers everything they needed to know about preformed loops. If the saying, “Education is the best weapon to change the world” Those that did stop by our booth will improve the industry and absolutely have an edge over their competitors. With the average installer saving 20-30min per loop in installation time per loop the preformed loops are free.
New Orleans was absolutely a memorable experience. We will always remember the friendly people, intuitive Cajun cooking, and unique architecture New Orleans has to offer. We look forward to exhibiting at the next FenceTech 2010 show and to visit with all the spirited installers and exhibitors.
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