April 2010 Newsletter - Product Spotlight: SumiMark, Price Increase Alert, and more

Newsletter April 2010 

Product Spotlight: SumiMark 

In This Issue:

• Product Spotlight: SumiMark
• Manufacturer Price Increase
• LaPine moves to Sales Assistant

Sumitomo's SumiMark Tube Marking System prints directly onto spools of SumiMark heat shrink tubing. It was designed so that the print is dry and can be handled immediately. The mark is permanent, and meets the abrasion and solvent resistance requirements of SAE-AS81531.

The system has an integrated cutter for lengths ranging from .50" to 29", and accepts graphics, logos, barcodes and many font types for personalization and brand identification.

Click here to learn more about SumiMark.

 Manufacturer Price Increase Alert

Belden – Effective 5/3/10 for Fiber Optic Patch Cord products

Alpha – Effective 5/3/10. There will be an approximately 3% increase on

Manhattan™ Electrical Cable, Hook-up Wire and FIT® Shrink Tubing & Wire Management products.

New to AWC's Blog this Month:

• Dallastown High School Students Build Boat with Allied Wire!
• Manufacturer Price Increase Alerts
• Chilean Earthquake Copper Price News

 LaPine moves to Sales Assistant

Justin LaPine began working in the warehouse in September of last year, handling receiving. On April 12th, Justin moved from his warehouse position to his new home as a sales assistant. Justin has 5 years experience in sales, having worked for a construction company selling heavy machinery. He has also spent the last 5 years working as a part-time fire fighter and EMT for the Dousman Fire  

Department. "It is great having co-workers with a lot of experience in this industry for me to learn from," he said.
 

Joke of the Month!

  Before going to Europe on business, a man drove his Rolls Royce
  to a downtown NY City bank and went in to ask for an immediate
  loan of $5,000. The loan officer was quite taken a back, and
  requested collateral.

  "Well, then, here are the keys to my Rolls-Royce", the man said.

  The loan officer promptly had the car driven into the bank's
  underground parking for safekeeping, and gave him $5,000.

  Two weeks later, the man walked through the bank's doors, and
  asked to settle up his loan and get his car back.