EXPANSION UPDATE

Here's an update on our expansion. It's not a good one...

The most important part of the head, the hydraulic cylinder, was sent out for repair/rebuild to make sure this used machine was as-new. We received the quote this morning...the lead time is 16 to 18 weeks.

So, our 100-pound machine won't be running until mid-April.

HOLIDAY HOURS

Please be advised of our holiday schedule. The plant, office and warehouse will be shutdown as follows:

Thanksgiving holiday: Closed Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th

Christmas holiday: Closed Thursday, December 24th and Friday, December 25th

New Year’s holiday: Closed Thursday, December 31st and Friday, January 1st

We appreciate your business throughout this past year and wish you a happy holiday season.

POOL/SPA/PATIO EXPO

The annual International Pool/Spa/Patio Expo will be held next week, November 16 to 18, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For the first time in decades, Confer Plastics will NOT have a booth at this show. This is for a variety of reasons, the primary one being that it represents a very poor investment since Las Vegas has become a tired, under-attended destination for the Expo. Sadly, the Expo has become but a shell of its former self in terms of importance to the industry.

Regardless, all of our sales rep firms will be at the show as will Dennis Lederhouse, our VP of Sales. If you would like to talk business with Dennis while in Vegas shoot him an e-mail at dlederhouse@conferplastics.com

CPI IS IN THE TOP 12% OF PLANTS

There are 573 blow molding plants in North America. Confer Plastics is the 67th largest in the Plastics News' rankings which came out today. That’s pretty significant for our niche since 79% of blow molders only make bottles.

Check it out at: www.plasticsnews.com/data

THE 7200 GATE

Here's a drawing showing what the new gate for the 7200 ladder will look like...

DEALER DIRECTORY

We're in the process of updating the dealer directory on our website. If you sell Confer Plastics' pool, spa, and lawn/garden accessories please e-mail the following to John in customer service at john.schneider@conferplastics.com:


Store name
Physical address (or addresses)
Phone number

Website
Email
Confer products carried

NEW PRODUCT COMING

CPI is introducing a self-closing gate for the popular 7200 pool ladder. This will allow it to meet building codes specific to the northeast. This product will be available in the early spring. More to follow.

CONFER HIRES THROUGH ADECCO

Occasionally throughout the year Confer Plastics brings on new personnel, usually one or two in a two-month span. In an effort to ramp up for 2010 production of swimming pool accessories and kayaks, we are currently hiring 11 new employees.

Those interested in becoming a machine operator should contact the local job placement agency, Adecco. We don't hire direct, but we do work with Adecco personnel with the full intent of going temp to perm.

Adecco's two locations in Niagara County are:

511 Bewley Building
Lockport, NY

1700 Pine Ave.
Niagara Falls, NY