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Events, Training & More! |
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| 2010 | |
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Scissor Lift Training May 2010 at American Scissor Lift Sacramento  Twelve Members all CERTIFIED!!! Certification was FREE to all members who attended! 
 CC Sabathia Field - Goodtidings Project, Vallejo January 2010 at North Vallejo Little League Another stellar charity project completed by the members of the CFCA while lead by a fantastic organization, GoodTidings of San Francisco. With a figured total donation in labor & material of over $18,000.00 the CFCA is making its name known in the communities we service. 
The job looks great thanks to all the crews they did a fantastic job.
The crews all came in and went to work helping each other and working
together to make this one more project we can all be proud of and one
more reasons to be part of an organization that gives back to the
community. A special thank you recognition to Ahlborn Fence &
Steel, Calco Fence, Clark-Cadman, Coggins Fence and Supply, Crusader
Fence, Howard Construction & Fence and Tri-City Fence. Of course
much appreciation for the material that came from Security Contractors
Services, Builders Fence, Merchant Metals and Steel & Fence Supply. I hope to see all the members
of the CFCA at the grand opening to observe what a difference we’ve made
in the community of CC Sabathia Field - 300 Stanford drive, |
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| 2009 | |
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West Coast Fence Show, Reno
October 1 - 3, 2009 at John Ascuaga's Nugget Reno
CPR Training & Shotgun Shoot, Martinez December 4, 2009 15 members were certified!!! Read more on the MEETING page. |
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| 2008 | |
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Field
Training School
February 29 - March 8, 2008 at Tulsa Technology Center.
Don’t miss participating in this premier school for fence professionals. ●
Learn the latest problem-solving installation techniques from more than
20 expert instructors averaging greater than 28 years in the industry 
 
 Fence contractors who invest in Field Training School will easily recoup their costs because their employees will be more versatile and more productive, make fewer mistakes and employ better work habits. CFCA is proud to offer a scholarship to a member that is in good standing in this chapter. Applications have been mailed out and one is enclosed in this newsletter. CFCA is still looking for members to send in their scholarship application. Deadline is Dec. 10, 2007. If you would like more information on this school please feel free to go to www.AmericanFenceAssociation.com Deck and Railing School. AFA is still in the planning stage. Sales Training School Train the Trainer School will be held at the Tulsa Technology Center, January 13-16. 2008. AFA Sales Training School curriculum, will teach participants how to share consultative sales skills with fence, deck and railing industry salespeople, managers, and owners. AFA has been looking for the “best and brightest” consultative sales people in the fence, deck and railing industry. A broader base of highly qualified sales trainers will allow AFA to offer Sales Training School more frequently and in additional locations AFA is still looking for train the trainer for this training school. The application deadline is Dec. 7. If interested in applying please contact Sara Wilson with the AFA. Make note there are a number of scholarships available to attend the training schools. If you need additional information feel free to contact AFA or the CFCA by phone or email. There is also some major suppliers that also offer scholarships. |
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| 2007 | |
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Overton
Safety presents Skid Steer Bobcat Training and Operator
Certification
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November 14th, 2007 The CFCA proudly offered its member the opportunity to train/re-train and certify its employees on skid-steer and track BobCat operation. Calco Fence Inc., in Livermore, CA held the training session with 15 fence contractor students in attendance! With over 93 years combine experience in the fence industry our employees did us proud by completing the written and obstacle course exams without fail! Congratulations to all!!! Certified Operators: David Houston - Marin Fence, Dennis Smith - Marin Fence, Lauro Islas - C & R Fence, Joseph Hernandez - C & R Fence, Leonel Gonzalez - Bailey Fence, Mario Mendez - Calco Fence, Kevin Palmisano - Calco Fence, Alex Rios - Crusader Fence, Robert Raker Jr. - Crusader Fence, Mike Lowthers - Thompson & Thompson, Luis Gomez - Thompson & Thompson, Juan Mendoza - Thompson & Thompson, Pedro Medrano - Thompson & Thompson, Gary Wilson - Clark Cadman, Steve Kerr - Clark Cadman.   Skid loader training was a success!!! Skid loader training was held on Nov. 14th at Calco Fence in Livermore, There were 15 individuals from several fence companies that attended, studied, were tested in the classroom and in the field with the equipment and all passed and are now certified to operate a skid steer piece of equipment. Mike Hill Reports If any of these workers get injured on your skid steer equipment in the field and OSHA gets involved, you will be covered as long as your equipment is found to be safe and it was operator error. You have trained these individuals to meet with the OSHA requirements. If you have an employee operating your skid steer who did note attend this training and there is an accident and OSHA gets involved and come to your office to verify your training requirements and find that this employee was not trained then the minimum fine will be $7,000.00!! I don’t know about you but that makes these training seminars very important to our company and our employees. Overton can do this for your whole company or they can come and train a trainer so your trainer can then train your whole company. A small price to pay to be in compliance and to create good employees!   Last, for the 15 individuals that came here, I was truly impressed with them. They were prompt, courteous, attentive, and had great attitudes about the training. To the companies who sent them, you were represented very well, you should be proud Marin Fence, C & R Fence, Bailey Fence, Calco Fence, Crusader Fence, Thompson & Thompson Fence, and Clark-Cadman, Inc. More classes will be offered in the future. The training committee has set up a budget to help offset the cost of this training to the member of the CFCA. More information will be given out at future meetings. If you have any suggestions please contact Mike Hill - Calco Fence or Louie Osterude - Empire Fence.   Gate Operator Installer School - October 2007 CFCA announced PJ Kennedy of Howard Construction the recipient of the scholarship that was offered through the CFCA. We had only three applicants that applied for this scholarship. It would be great to see more participation. School was held on Oct. 21 – 26, Tulsa, OK. Sixty-four students attended and gave great reviews of the school. Next meeting, we will hear from PJ Kennedy on his review on the school. |
