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Industry News Publishers Note: Good ConnecŸons is published by Alpine for its customers, associates, builders, architects and building officials as well as other professionals interested in the building components industry. At Alpine, "Good ConnecŸons" refers to the quality products and services we offer as well as the connecŸons we have with our customers and the components they provide to the building industry. We appreciate story ideas, project photos and other suggesŸons that you have to make this an even be© er publicaŸon. For more informaŸon, contact Michael Fagan, MarkeŸng, at (800) 521-9790 or mfagan@alpineitw.com. Summer 2019 2 Wood CharacterisŸcs and Good Cu« ng 4-6 Alpine's Ray Almonte ReŸres 6 Cover Story: Seminole Hard Rock 7-8 Spotlight on Alpine's Grand Prairie Office 9-10 Driving a Quality Customer Experience 12-13 Self DiagnosŸcs on the AutoSet Plus 14 Alpine's beloved Charlie Vaccaro passed in February. Charlie was a legend in the Building Component Industry and key to the rapid growth of Alpine for decades. Charlie joined founders Bill McAlpine and Charlie Harnden as their first salesman and forged many strong customer relaŸonships that conŸnue today. Charlie was one of the original " ". Even in four pillars of Alpine reŸrement Charlie never stopped being a part of Alpine's fabric as he conŸnued to a© end company events and sharing his passion. SBCA Magazine is publishing a special story in its June / July 2019 ediŸon Ÿtled: " " The Godfather of an Industry commemoraŸng Charlie's career. Visit www.sbcamag.info to learn more. Alpine's Fort Lauderdale office recently welcomed fellow ITW associates from Pryda in Australia and ITW ConstrucŸon Products in the United Kingdom. With visits to A-1 Roof Trusses in Fort Pierce, FL and Raney Components in Groveland, FL the teams convened with customers to collaborate and share informaŸon on exciŸng new innovaŸve technologies for the building component industry. (L to R) John Zakharia (Pryda), Loren Linnell (Alpine), Greg Hay (Pryda), Laurie Ellul (Pryda), Tim-Lloyd-Davies (ITWCP), Antony Bayles (ITWCP), Jeff Straž ord (Pryda), Duncan Frost (Alpine) and John Hancock (ITWCP). Table of Contents GOOD CONNECTIONS | Summer 2019 Calendar of Events FBMA - 2019 GULF ATLANTIC BUILDING PRODUCTS EXPO August 21-23, 2019, Orlando, Florida BCMC - 2019 BUILDING COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS CONFERENCE October 22-25, 2018, Columbus, Ohio IBS - 2020 INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS' SHOW February 21-23, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada INTEX CONSTRUCTION EXPO March 25-26, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada