SWPA Project 2025
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA On April 25 and 26, 2025, North American Fence Contractors Association (NAFCA) hosted the Southwestern Pennsylvania Service Project / Install Clinic in Washington, PA. Twenty-seven fence contractors traveled from Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, Canada, and many places in between to serve Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania (DVSSP) at their Washington Safe House. Working side by side, volunteers: Beyond the physical […]
Free Aluminum Install Clinic: Recap and Thank You!
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA Our association takes great pride in our various philanthropic efforts over the years. Our recent project in Sebring, FL at the Florida Medal of Honor and Memorial is a perfect example of that. Last year while planning for our annual Fence Training School, we decided to add an additional […]
Major Transition: Fence Training School Becomes FREE Aluminum Installation Clinic
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA To give back as much as possible to the entire fence industry, NAFCA is transitioning the upcoming Fence Training School into a FREE-TO-ATTEND aluminum installation clinic/service project. This event will be on February 11, 12, & 13. This event is free to attend for anyone interested; you do not need to be a NAFCA member […]
FTS: A Real World Discussion
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA Fence Training School 2024 is less than two months away. We often are asked about the school, what all it entails, and how it can benefit a potential attendee. To answer this question, Executive Director Clint Iams sat down with Kane Farkas of Farkas Fence to discuss. Kane attended FTS […]
Business Ops, Arlington Service Project, and Tom
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA As I am sure many of you are aware, last Friday we completed another Arlington National Cemetery Service Project. This was the eleventh service project NAFCA has completed at Arlington since our inception. I have personally had the privilege of being at eight of these volunteer projects. For this […]
Local Fence Contractor Brings Home the Gold and Qualifies for New Zealand
Written By: By Ashley Sloan, Kencove, Blairsville, PA*This blog post was provided Kencove Farmers and tradesmen are known to be some of the most innovative and creative individuals, so it should be no surprise that the agricultural fencing industry is constantly transforming and evolving. Kencove Farm Fence, an agricultural fencing company in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, was born […]
Fence Armor goes PRIME
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA Long-time NAFCA member and supporter, Fence Armor, shared this exciting press release (below) with us. Click the image below to read the article in detail. We wanted to share it with you, as well as pose the question: what innovative steps are you taking within your business to reach your customers in new and exciting […]
Clint Joins Joe Everest on his Show
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA and co-“written” with Joe Everest, The Fence Expert. Last week I had the opportunity to discuss our upcoming Business Operations Training and all things NAFCA with Joe Everest, the Fence Expert. Joe will be part of our Business Operations Training which runs October 18-20, 2023.
Kencove Gives Back to Local Community Garden
Written By: Eli Mack, Kencove, Blairsville, PA “We can begin by doing small things at the local level, like planting community gardens or looking out for our neighbors. That is how change takes place in living systems, not from above but from within, from many local actions occurring simultaneously.” — Grace Lee Boggs Local actions occurring […]
Co-hosting My Fence Life
Written By: Clint Iams, NAFCA Executive Director, Amity, PA and co-“written” with Dan Blanc, My Fence Life, Ponchatoula, LA Last week I had the opportunity to co-host an episode of the “My Fence Life” podcast with Dan Blanc of Fence King. We interviewed long-time NAFCA member Mike Kelly of Hurricane Fence. Instead of reading about this… click the images below to watch or […]