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By BOB
VEREEN, Director
Emeritus
News from around the world
HERE IS A VERY USEFUL WEB SITE FOR YOU
Whether you are a business person or a consumer trying to contact one of our members, we want to tell you about a fantastic web site:
www.allmyfaves.com gives you access to about 100 web sites with just one click! The sites are organized by category--travel, translations, news, etc. Then click on any logo shown and you will be taken to that site. Check it out; you'll want to save it and use it regularly.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE EXHIBITING THEIR PRODUCTS IN
LATIN AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN TRADE FAIRS
The fall trade fair season has already begun, and Council members started off in September by exhibiting in Expo Nacional Ferretera in Guadalajara, Mexico, where Council members exhibited on their own and in the group pavilion of the American Hardware Manufacturers Association.
If you didn't attend the show or didn't get to see every firm you wanted to see, here is a list of companies whose products were displayed there. Click on any blue, underlined name to learn more about them. You can then contact them easily and quickly by using active e-mail addresses.
AccuSharp International
Ali Industries
AmesTrueTemper
Arrow Fastener
Bemis Mfg.
Campbell Hausfeld
Channellock, Inc.
Chapin Mfg. Co.
Columbus McKinnon Corp.
DAP
Empire Level
Estwing Manufacturing
EZE-Lap Diamond Products
Garrity Industries
General Tools
Genova Products
H. D. Hudson Mfg.
Hyde Tools
Hy-Ko Products
Intermatic
Lehigh Group
M-D Building Products
Marshalltown Co.
Master Lock
McKim Group
Mueller Industries
Mundo Sales & Marketing
Oatey Co.
OCI Americas
Protective Coating
Red Devil, Inc.
Summit Brands
Thermwell Products
Werner Co.
Woodstream Corp.
ON TO EUROPE
In October, they'll cross the Atlantic for their first-ever group pavilion at Euro Brico in Valencia, Spain.
Here is a list of firms exhibiting the Worldwide DIY Council pavilion in Valencia:
Ali Industries
Better Living Products
Dorian Drake International
Estwing Manufacturing
Unique Tools Div., Bigg Lugg, Inc.
And you can also obtain copies of catalogs showing products of the following members by stopping in at the Worldwide DIY Council stand in the group pavilion and talking to Don Droesch, Executive Secretary:
GSC Technologies
MegaPro
RepMark
Summit Brands
Viatek Products
In November, a number of them will be exhibiting in Ferretera, being held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Watch this space for listings of members exhibiting in all these shows, so you can contact them and make appointments to visit them at these shows.
BUYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TOURED MAJOR CHAINS
AND FOUND NEW PRODUCTS AT NATIONAL HARDWARE SHOW®
The National Hardware Show®, held in Las Vegas May 6-8, is more than a world showcase of products and promotions. This year it featured helpful industry seminars, a New Products Exposition, and for the first time, a display of new "Green Products" so buyers searching for enviro-
mentally sound products could research them easily.
Show management gave special attention to the needs and interests of international visitors, with programs especially for them, as well as an International Reception Wednesday evening, May 7. This event was co-sponsored by the Worldwide DIY Council.
This year, for the first time, a tour was conducted among major U. S. retailers, and nearly 3 dozen agents, buyers and distributors from around the world went on the store tour conducted by the Worldwide DIY Council.
Stores visited included Wal*Mart, the world's largest retailer, Costco, the world's largest warehouse retailer, and Home Depot and Lowes, #1 and 2 in the ranks of home centers around the world.
Pictured is the group as they pose beside the bus in front of the Lowes store they visited. Each attendee received a profile of the stores, outlining their market position, strategies and showcasing some of their operational data.
For a list of Worldwide DIY Council members exhibiting at the National Hardware Show® this year, click on this link.
Meet our
members in person
In coming
months, members of the Worldwide DIY Council will be participating
in a number of industry trade shows, where you can meet them personally
and have face-to-face discussions of mutually beneficial relationships.
Click here for more information about forthcoming industry events.
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