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SUMMER 2013

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Distributor's Link Magazine Summer Issue 2013 / VOL 36 / NO.3

64 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

64 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK SEFA - PO Box 448, Elba, AL 36323 • Tel: 847.370.9022 • Fax: 847.516.6728 • Email: sefa@thesefa.com • www.thesefa.com SOUTHEASTERN FASTENER ASSOCIATION SEFA 2013 ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE A HUGE SUCCESS! Evergreen Marriott in Stone Mountain, GA proved to be a great venue for this year’s spring conference. Besides the many activities provided for the SEFA membership, Stone Mountain Park offered several additional activities for attendees to enjoy. The awesome scenery was enjoyed by many first timers to Stone Mountain Park. The SEFA Membership enjoyed three busy days of events including an Opening Reception, Golf, Awards Dinner, Informational Sessions and Table Top Show. These events saw an increased attendance from recent years indicating the strong bond of the SEFA as well as improved business conditions. The Opening Reception was a great gathering after travels from various areas. The Golf was so popular that its increase, to 48 golfers, demanded a change from tee times to a shot gun start. The weather was great, the course was fun and golfers had a great time. The Awards Dinner was quite an event, attendance exceeded expectations. Between the mulligan sales, raffles for prizes, silent auction and a 50/50 raffle, the association was able to raise almost ,000 for the SEFA Scholarship Fund. Thanks to everyone for their generosity and support. As always, awards were a special part of the evening. The first place golf team was awarded special blue bolt trophies created by Solution Industries. Congrats to our skilled first place team: Ernie Pine/USA Fastener Group Inc., Rob Reynolds/INxSQL Software, Matt Mullane/Mullane Sales & Management and Ryan Gautreaux/Metric Fasteners Corp. Congrats also to the second place golf team: Frank Male/F.R. Male, Mark Klosek and Gary Todd/Vertex Distribution and Tony Nelson/ Birmingham Fastener Inc. Solution Industries also graciously donated a regulation inscribed bat for the longest drive contest. Ted Neiman/Stelfast Inc. won the longest drive and closest to the pin awards. Appreciation awards were awarded to Tony Nelson for his tenure as President and, demonstration of outstanding leadership, and Joanne Bialas for her tenure as Chairwoman. Ms. Bialas received a standing ovation for her extraordinary performance as President and Chairman over the last three years. She expressed her appreciation for all the membership support and her true enjoyment of these roles as she enjoyed the fastener industry for 25 years and wanted to give back to the industry. The SEFA will forever be grateful for Ms. Bialas’ successful efforts in building a stronger SEFA. While the social events and golf are always an enjoyment, the group especially enjoyed the learning opportunity presented by speakers Brian Christianson/South Holland Metal Finishing, Matt Delawder/SWD Inc. and Tom Pennington/ND Industries. These gentlemen gave added insight into the importance of understanding Heat Treating, Plating, Sorting and Patching. They explained the many options, differences, applications, and do’s and don’ts of secondary processes. Sharing their extensive knowledge emphasized a clear understanding of secondary processes to successful sales and customer relations. As customers have grown more demanding in turnaround times, it is important to be sure customers understand the processes and times involved to produce the quality results vendors pride themselves in. Following this presentation, Tom Cunningham, Vice President-Senior Economist and Regional Executive from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta addressed the group. His presentation was light and entertaining, unusual for an Economist, but honest. He offered no sunny guaranteed forecasts but reminded the audience you need to look at the industry. Some industries see a downturn because of the nature of the industry. Printing is down because printing is not used due to technology. When automotive and construction are up, the related industries will be up. please turn to page 199

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