AHMA Fills Up USA Pavilion at Expo Nacional Ferretera.American Brands and Innovation Focus of the AHMA AHMA American Hardware Manufacturers Association AHMA American Holistic Medical Association AHMA American Hotel & Motel Association AHMA Atlanta High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA) / USA Pavilion SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Attendees at the 2008 Expo Nacional Ferretera in Guadalajara, Mexico will be able to meet with 13 American manufacturers, 2 manufacturer representatives showing six product lines, and a major American buying cooperative representing over 4,100 independently owned hardware and home improvement retailers at the American Hardware Manufacturers Association's AHMA / USA Pavilion. The show, celebrating its 20th year and scheduled for September 12 - 14, is the dominant and leading hardware/home improvement trade show for the Mexican market, attracting over 70,000 buyers in 2007. "The AHMA / USA Pavilion is a program designed to help our members and manufacturers--whether they are already exporting or just starting out in the global marketplace--increase their exposure in foreign markets, in this particular case Mexico," said Timothy S. Farrell, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA). "Because we have been involved with this particular trade show for 15 years, our Pavilion exhibitors enjoy a prime location, heavy traffic, and formidable brand awareness," he continued, "and we make the experience for our exhibitors completely hassle-free and seamless." Exhibitors at this year's Pavilion are: Ali Industries, Inc., The C.H. Hanson Company, Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Do it Best Corp., Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc., EZ-FLO/Eastman, EZE-LAP Diamond Products, Inc., J. T. Eaton & Company, Inc., LA-CO Industries, Inc., Little Giant Ladder Systems, M-D Building Products, McKim Group, Mercer Abrasives abrasives Sharp, hard materials used to wear away the surface of softer, less resistant materials. Abrasives are indispensable to the manufacture of the highly precise components and ultrasmooth surfaces required in the manufacture of automobiles, airplanes and space , MUNDO Sales & Marketing LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Red Devil Noun 1. red devil - barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions secobarbital, secobarbital sodium, Seconal , Inc., and Accessories Marketing, Inc. H. Arthur Wing of Little Giant Ladder Systems, a manufacturer of aluminum and fiberglass ladders and step ladders, is exhibiting at Expo under the AHMA umbrella for the first time. "We already have a presence in Europe, Asia and Australia," said Wing, "and we plan to use the AHMA / USA Pavilion at Expo to launch the Little Giant brand into Mexico, Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . It's the most efficient and cost effective way to enter a new international marketplace." In addition to step ladders, Pavilion attendees will be able to see the latest in hand tools, knife and garden tool sharpeners, abrasives, epoxy epoxy Any of a class of thermosetting polymers, polyethers built up from monomers with an ether group that takes the form of a three-membered epoxide ring. The familiar two-part epoxy adhesives consist of a resin with epoxide rings at the ends of its molecules and a curing and wood restoration products, pressure sprayers, vinyl plumbing pipes and fittings, vinyl fencing, rain gutter A rain gutter (also known as eaves trough, guttering or just gutter) is a narrow channel, or trough, forming the component of a roof system which collects and diverts rainwater shed by the roof. , lattice and decking products, and industrial marking and chemical products. About the American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA) The American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA) is a globally focused trade association of manufacturers, or providers, of hardware, home improvement, lawn and garden, paint and decorating, building and construction and related products, as well as manufacturers' representative's agencies and trade publications. AHMA offers many valuable member and industry programs, services and activities including the AHMA Advantage GPO(SM) (Group Purchasing Organization A group purchasing organization is an entity that leverages the purchasing power of a group of businesses to obtain discounts from vendors based on the collective buying power of the GPO members. Many GPOs are funded by administrative fees that are actually paid by the vendors. ), AHMA Hardlines Technology Forum([R]), AHMA / USA International Pavilions, Government Relations Programs, Member Benefit Vendor Programs, Member Cost Reduction Programs, AHMA Hardware Industry Relief Effort (HIRE), and the AHMA / Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. Partnership. About Expo Nacional Ferretera Expo Nacional Ferretera is held annually at Expo Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, and is the leading trade fair targeting the Mexican market. In 2007, over 950 exhibitors were on display, attracting over 70,000 attendees, 90% of which were from Mexico. Thirty percent of the exhibitors were from outside Mexico. |
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