Strong attendance expected at NATE's 10th Anniversary Conference and Expo
January 26, 2005 --The National Association of Tower Erectors will celebrate its 10th anniversary during its annual conference and exhibition February 14-17, 2005 at the Wyndham Anatole in Dallas, Texas.
According to NATE Operations Coordinator Paula Nurnberg, the pre-registration for the show has been excellent and the association is hoping to top last year’s 1,200 attendees. Paula explained that the annual event’s educational sessions are now being offered in two groups, a Tower Hand Track and a Management Track so that both groups of professionals will have an opportunity to attend the educational sessions that better suit their interests.
The Tower Hand Track will educate and refresh tower hands with a wide variety of subjects they use on a daily basis. The sessions include: Engineering Basics Minus the Math, FAA Obstruction Marking Requirements, Hoists and Hydraulic Power Systems, RF Safety, and Aerial Device Safety.
Management Track sessions will assist in educating tower companies with the knowledge to comply and excel in an ever-changing industry environment. Those being presented are: The Effective Leader of the Next Generation, Leadership in Modern Day Business Organizations, NATE and OSHA Relations, DOT/CDL, and Controlling Substance Abuse.
The association has also changed the keynote/general session to be a breakfast event to be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. Previous years had the keynote session as a luncheon event. Retired Army Lieutenant General Lawson Magruder is the keynote speaker.
New exhibitors sign on
The show's exhibition will be held from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm on Wednesday and from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm on Thursday. Ninety-two exhibitors will be on hand to display the latest innovations in the broadcast and telecommunications tower construction, maintenance and service industry. Manufacturers and suppliers throughout the United States and Canada will be exhibiting. Twenty-two new vendors are taking part in this year’s event. Additional information is available at www.natehome.com.
2005 NATE EXHIBITORS
*A & K Power Services |
ITL, LLC |
*AGL - Above Ground Level Magazine |
Kullman Industries, Inc. |
A/F CommSupply |
Lemco Tool Corporation |
AIG/Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. |
Lights by H & H Industries Inc. |
*Alan Dick & Company - USA |
Megger |
Allied Tower Company |
Midwest Unlimited |
ALT |
Narda Safety Test Solutions |
*Altec Industries |
National Strand Products |
*Aluma-Form |
Novatec Braids |
*American Wireless Supply |
*PCIA |
AMERISAFE |
PennSummit Tubular, LLC |
*Andrew Corporation |
*PIAB Sweden AB |
*Antenna Products Corp. |
Preformed Line Products |
*Bird Technologies Group |
Primus Electronics |
Buckingham Mfg. Co., Inc. |
Radio Frequency Systems |
Cellxion, LLC |
Radiofrequency Safety International (RSI) |
CHANCE |
Roco |
Chicago Hardware & Fixture Company |
Rohn Products, Division of Radian Communication Services |
*CITCA |
*Roxtec, Inc. |
CommScope, Inc. |
Sabre Communications Corporation |
Communication Equipment & Service |
SITE PRO 1 |
COMTRAIN LLC |
*Specialty Drilling, Ltd. |
DBI/SALA Protecta |
*Sprint |
Dialight Corporation |
Sterling Rope Co. |
Dielectric |
Talley Communications Corp. |
Draka NK Cables |
*Teracom Components |
Dupont Materials & Installation |
TESSCO Technologies |
Electro Mechanical Industries, Inc. |
Times Microwave Systems |
Elk River, Inc. |
Tower Awards |
*Equipment Corporation of America |
Tractel N.A. |
ERI - Installations |
Transtector / Polyphaser |
ERICO, Inc. |
*Trav's Outfitter, Inc. |
Euclid Garment Mfg. Co. |
Trilogy Communications, Inc. |
Eupen Cable |
Trinity Sling |
*FarLight LLC |
Trylon TSF |
*Fibergrate Composite Structures |
TUF-TUG Products/Deuer Developments |
Fryer's TowerSource |
TWR Lighting, Inc. |
Glen Martin Engineering |
Unimar, Inc. |
Gravitec Systems, Inc. |
UniTech Services Group |
Harger Lightning & Grounding |
Valmont Structures |
Holaday EMF/ETS-Lindgren |
Weisman Consultants Inc. |
Honeywell Obstruction Lighting |
WennSoft |
Houston Structures |
Western States Industries |
Huber + Suhner |
WIRECO Galvanized Strand |
Hutton Communications, Inc. |
*Wireless Capital Partners, LLC |
Hydradyne Hydraulics |
*XL Microwave, Inc. |
*Companies not exhibiting at the NATE 2004 conference
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