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SWICA Fall Golf Tournament a Great Success!

First Place North Course: Rasco, Taylor, Ternes & Simmons

First Place South Course: Singleton, Brackney, Harris, Mendoza

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Had most Fun!

I guess first thing I have to say is WOW – How about those ASTROS!! How about the whole World Series.. It was great! I am so proud of them and so glad for our city. To see all of the lines coming around the buildings for days of Academy’s and Dick’s Sports was just amazing! I really like Sports Illustrated prediction in 2014 #LOVESPRINGER I found a short extract from an interesting article I read about what means to be the CEO…I found this passage particularly compelling:“The Five Temptations of a CEO” by Patrick Lencioni. He lists the most common pitfalls faced by leaders.The No. 1 temptation is choosing status over results. Many leaders are more interested in protecting their career status than focusing on company results. Achievement, not ego, should be the driving force.The No. 2 temptation is choosing popularity over accountability. Leaders need to hold them-selves and everyone around them accountable and communicate what is expected of them. If leaders do this successfully, they will berespected.

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President Mellanie AskewEditor David PatrickExecutive Director Linda Tracey

December 12-13, 2017NIA Fall Summit - IEX Expo- GR BrownHouston, TX

December 15, 2017SWICA BoD meeting

April 18-20NIA ConferenceOrlando, FL

June 1-4, 2018SWICA 60th Anniversary ConferenceLas Colinas Resort - Dallas, TX

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After more than 40 years in the industry Dinesh Dalal from CB&I retired September 8th. Dinesh was a great contributor to the industry and many of his friends got together and gave him a sendoff. Ron King MC'd the event with many sharing stories and experiences over the years. I know he will be missed and wish him well in the next chapter of his life. I know the grand kids are keeping him plenty busy.

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It Takes a Village...to put on this Golf Tournament!We are over the top thankful to our golf com-mittee for stepping up and making this run so smoothly. Mellanie Askew, Coverflex Mfg, the ultimate Queen of Mulligans raised $1760, New guy to Knauf, Mark Jumper- stepped up to help the CMO guys sell raffle tickets raising $3960 and Mark Stripling, HB Fuller took command of the registration table flow and goodie bags. Tammy Brown (AKA Mrs Paul) Echo Group handled registration with Vince Darder, Brand/Safeway and Jenny Ferrell, Coastal Plain Insulation. Sean Grimes, Aspen Aerogel (AKA - credit card man) handled credit card sales at registration then manned 18th hole with Combat Marines to raise money with Roxul donated Air Canon competition.

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SWICA Golf Tournament Raffle!! Just $10 per ticket or 5 tickets for $40....Bring cash for tents sponsors to compete for ticket sales in support of Combat Marine Outdoors benefitting 100% donation from your participation. You MUST be present to win at Awards Dinner at SWICA Golf Tournament October 5, 2017 at Blackhorse Golf Club. Or buy raffle tickets with check made out to “Combat Marine Outdoors”...Join SWICA’s support of CMO’s mission to provide Dream Hunts and Outdoor Adventures for severely wounded Marines, Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Navy Corpsmen. These hunting and fishing excursions play a vital role in the rehabilitation of these American heroes.

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SWICA Raise $8540 for Combat Marine Outdoors!!Per ad (left) 5 companies sponsored funds to purchase the raffle prizes so that all funds would go to CMO. Thanks The Kigar Company, Owens Corning-Foamglas, Apache Industrial Services, Distribution International and Aspen Aerogel. CMO awarded Linda Tracey with a commemorative coin and SWICA a plaque for our continued efforts and loyalty to Combat Marine Out-doors. Mike Feehery, Foundation Building Materials- SPI, not only stored the big green egg, delivered it to the golf tournament but then won it! Howred’s Shelly Harrison won the Yeti bag and the Black Horse Certificate! The Sports Memorabilia Auction By Diamonds in the Rough generated $1315. Roxul’s Air Canon

Competition $1230, Raffle Ticket Sales - $3960 and then the live auction generated another $1375 and the Dixon Golf Challenge - $904. Thanks all for the great support of a cause near and dear to us - Combat Marine Outdoors!!

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Insulation Expo (IEX) USA is pleased to once again co-locate with the National Insulation Association’s (NIA’s) Fall Summit. NIA’s member companies and others will lend their commercial and industrial insulation expertise on the IEX show floor and will demonstrate how their products and services will improve process efficiency, save energy and money, control noise and condensation, and keep personnel safe throughout your plant or facility.

SWICA to Exhibit in IEX and Attend NIA Fall SummitHurricane Harvey rearranged many lives and events in Houston including NIA’s Fall Summit and the IEX trade show post posted until December 12-13, 2017 at the George R Brown (formerly flood victim center) and Marriott Hotel. NIA Sessions well begin Monday December 11th at 4:00 PM and Tuesday and Wednesday mornings before the exhibits open at 11:00 Tuesday and 10:00 AM Wednesday. You must register for the fall summit to attend and we encourage all to participate then drop by and say hi to your SWICA family at booth # 4322 and David Patrick with Apache Industrial Services will make a presentation, Wednesday, December 13 at 12:45 - 1:15 about Information Synergies within our industry. (Please check time on renewed program). See you there!

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On To Victims of Hurricane Irma - SWICA!As if Hurricane Harvey was not enough to create havoc in

Texas and Louisiana and impact our membership...then

came Irma!!

Irma devastated Puerto Rico...and The El Conquistador

Hotel - home of SWICA’s 60th Anniversary next June 2018.

The Puerto Ricans are diligently getting back on their feet

but it was with heavy heart that the SWICA BOD had to

make a decision to chance the reconstruction and safety

to bring our membership to our conference there in just 6

months. Many things had to be considered. One a deposit

and contractual agreement and the inability to make an

October site visit to set up all the details. It was decided

a win-win for all parties was to transfer the deposit and

move the conference there for 2019 with agreement from

the Waldorf Astoria chain. We wish their speedy recov-

ery.

Convention Chair Daniel King, Bay Insulation and staff

searched for solutions for 2018 and a fitting place for this

memorable event! We decided to stay within the region

and will be going to Dallas at the elegant Four Season’s

Las Colinas resort. Home of the PGA tournament for you

golfers. So please get it on your calendar Sunday, June 3

thru Tuesday, June 5. The Board and past presidents will

need to be there Saturday, June 2nd. More to come.

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Less material – no bulky overlaps

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No pins* -- reduces equipment & labor(*Except for bottom of horizontal ducts > 24”w)

Zero clearance to combustible items

Listed ASTM E2336 system – code compliant

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Sweetwater, TN July 26, 2017 – Aeroflex USA, Inc. introduces the newest version of Aerocel® EPDM elastomeric flex-

ible closed-cell foam insulation. This newest introduction is called Aerocel® ULP®, that delivers exceptional water and

water vapor transport properties, offering a permeance value of .005 perm-inch, and a water absorption rate of .1%

by volume. Aerocel® ULP has been tested using both the wet cup and dry cup methods of determining water vapor

Aeroflex USA, Inc. Introduces Aerocel® ULP® Flexible Elastomeric InsulationAeroflex USA, Inc. has developed Aerocel® ULP® closed-cell EPDM insulation, offering the best water vapor and water resistance in the industry.

permeance detailed in ASTM E96. Aerocel®

ULP® offers moisture resistance performance

better than any vapor retarder on the market,

and a perm rating far lower than all rigid plastic

foams or other elastomeric insulations. Aerocel®

ULP® is a vapor retarder, helping ensure that

the insulation system remains sealed against

moisture. Offering ease of installation, a high

level of energy efficiency, and superior moisture

resistance, Aerocel® ULP® is the ideal choice for

cost-effective installations on all low-temperature

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Aerocel® ULP® is 38% more energy efficient than

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efficiency. Aerocel® ULP® does not contribute to

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Aerocel® ULP® is the ideal insulation for all

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6 Employee Benefits Trends in 2017Reprint Benefits Pro, September 2017

Employers looking to attract the best new employees need to look closely at their benefits offerings.That’s according to a CBS report that highlights the six trends in benefits that are of the most interest to prospective employees. With millennials having outpaced GenXers as the largest demographic in the workplace, the report says, “it has become abundantly clear over the course of the last half decade that millennials have very different career priorities than their predecessors.” With that in mind, here are six types of benefits employers might want to consider, if they’re not already on offer.Flex hours are high on the list for millennials, who regard life/work balance as very important. In fact, according to a PwC study, it’s more important to them than financial compensation. Flexible schedules provide a way for employers to give that balance to employees, allowing them to work

hours other than 9-to-5, or from home part of the week. As a result, the report says, employees will have better job satisfaction and be more likely to stay.

Workplace wellness programs are another way to provide a perk that pays off for both employer and employee — and not necessarily at a high cost, the report says. Not only do such programs foster a strong sense of team unity that will help drive job satisfaction and productivity, they also cut health care costs.

Continuing education not only gives employees a leg up, but also provides employers with better-trained staff who are able to cope with modern chal-lenges and less likely to jump ship in search of a more

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congenial workplace. While the report concedes that most small and midsize businesses don’t have the budget to provide postgrad tuition to employees, that doesn’t mean that companies can’t focus on such investments in language and software certification classes.

Digital health care solutions enable masters of the cyber world in the workforce to reach out to health practitioners via mobile devices and computers, resulting in faster and more person-alized treatment. In addition, the report says, “digital health programs are also incredibly cost effective and are estimated to save billions in medical costs over the next four years.”

Fringe benefits and perks — even if not on the scale of big-budget Silicon Valley companies — are another way to woo millennial employ-

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Last but not least, there’s a bigger budget of vacation days. Employers may think that’s too expensive, but employee burnout is responsible for 50 percent of employee churn— and the cost of replacing even an entry-level employee can cost a company up to 50 percent of his or her annual salary. The money spent on extra vacation to avoid burnout could be more than offset by the losses of not doing so. Plus, the knowledge that well-rested employees are more productive will also help to counter the down time that might be caused by those additional days off.www.benefitspro.com

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Energy Appraiser Certification December 14-15 in HoustonThe Insulation Energy Appraisal Program (IEAP) is a

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dollar and performance value of their insulated systems.

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December 13–14, 2017

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Dyplast Products, LLC www.dyplast.com has launched a new polyisocyanurate ISO-CF® Core Foam and sheet web-site www.corefoam.com The web-site has a clean design with stream lined navigation and read-ability. It can be viewed on desktops, laptops, as well as being mobile friendly.The web-site includes technical information on Dyplast polyisocyanurate core and sheet foams: ISO-CF®, ISO-HT CF®, and the Dyplast® EPS family of products. The Core Foams includes all our technical data, Technical Bulletins, Qwik Guides, and application information.Dyplast has the fabrication capa-bilities including CAD to produce sheets or other custom shaped core pieces that can be used in process temperatures up to 350 °F (177 °C). The core foams have an application range from -297°F to 350 °F (-187.8 °C to 176.7 °C).The web-site features a link to our newly designed Dyplast Products, LLC website with spe-cific information about our low temperature polyisocyanurate insulation for mechanical pipe insulation and other applications. The Dyplast Products web-site also includes information on our Dyplast EPS family of products.Dyplast invite you the fabricator, engineer, composite designer, and OEM end user to study the new Dyplast web-site to increase your knowledge of Dyplast's core foams. The new Core Foams web-site will be formally launched at the CAMX 2017 in Orlando Florida on Tuesday December 12, 2017. Visit Dyplast personnel at Booth A44 for more information and technical discussion of your core needs.

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TECHNICAL INSULATION

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Coming in at No. 3 is choosing certainty over clarity. Leaders don’t have the luxury of waiting until they are absolutely certain before making a decision. There’s nothing wrong with saying, “I was wrong.” Clarity is usually more important than accuracy.

Choosing harmony over conflict is temptation No. 4. Most people don’t want to rock the boat, so they seek harmony. However, establishing productive conflict is important, and that usually only happens in passionate conversations where people challenge each other.

Finally, the No. 5 temptation is choosing in-vulnerability over trust. T-R-U-S-T is the most important five-letter word in business. Without trust, you have nothing. And to trust your em-ployees, you must put your careers in the hands of others and be vulnerable. I think we can all relate to this as we find our-selves spending most of our time at work! I know all of you wanted to go to Puerto Rico this year and we still will, we have just got delayed a year…lol We are very excited for you all to join us in Irving, Texas at the Four Seasons Resort in June for our 60th Annual Conference. See you all Soon!

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Do I Need Business Interruption Insurance?October, 2017 Insurance Information Institute

Business interruption insurance can be as vital to your survival as a business as fire insurance. Most people would never consider opening a business without buying insurance to cover damage due to fire and windstorms. But too many small business owners fail to think about how they would manage if a fire or other disas-ter damaged their business premises so that they were temporarily unusable. Business interrup-tion coverage is not sold separately. It is added to a property insurance policy or included in a package policy.(Continues Page 24)

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A business that has to close down completely while the premises are being repaired may lose out to competitors. A quick resumption of business after a disaster is essential.Business interruption insurance compensates you for lost income if your company has to vacate the premises due to disaster-related damage that is covered under your property insurance policy, such as a fire. Business interruption insurance covers the revenue you would have earned, based on your financial records, had the disaster not occurred. The policy also covers operating expenses, like electric-ity, that continue even though business activities have come to a temporary halt.Make sure the policy limits are sufficient to cover your company for more than a few days. After a major disaster, it can take more time than many people anticipate to get the business back on track.

There is generally a 48-hour waiting period before business interruption coverage kicks in.The price of the policy is related to the risk of a fire or other disaster damaging your premises. All other things being equal, the price would probably be higher for a restaurant than a real estate agency, for example, because of the greater risk of fire. Also, a real estate agency can more easily operate out of another location.Extra expense insuranceExtra expense insurance reimburses your company for a reasonable sum of money that it spends, over and above normal operating expenses, to avoid having to shut down during the restoration period. Usually, extra expenses will be paid if they help to decrease business interruption costs. In some in-stances, extra expense insurance alone may provide sufficient coverage, without the purchase of business interruption insurance.

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SWICA Budget NotesSo we start of with a crazy turn of events having to cancel our Puerto Rico venue for our 6oth Anniversary Conference. We will have a com-memorative book for the conference program which will contain the entire history of SWICA from conception in 1958 with Board of Directors and notes of what was happening at the time in our industry to present day. Each page will carry a “Congratulatory ad” or product ad from sponsors 3 5/8” X 3” and we hope all member firms will participate.

We ask that you renew or participate in our website sponsorship. Sponsors have their logos

on the website panel and one can click on their logo and be taken to a logo with description of the product/company and one clicks on that and is taken straight to the company website. So a minimal budget for great response.

We also will be updating our Who’s Who Direc-tory with the 2018-2019 edition. (The Expo is uneven years) Your Ad will run for two years with no additional expense. However we do update the flashdrive prior to major events where we pass out flashdrives like our conference, Expo and golf. These are flat business size flashdrive with 2MB space for you to add your data and carry. The flash drive has our membership data and Mechanical Insulation Video and pertinent

data including the Insulation Calculators. We do ask that you pull up your data and send us any corrections in a timely manner.

We have a bundle opportu-nity to run in all three medias with a discount per the con-tract on next page. We hope you’ll take advantage of this by January 1, 2018 so you can get your ad in the Who’s Who Directory 2018-2019.

Next up our 60th Anniver-sary Conference in Dallas. Please make every effort to attend and include all company representatives as attendees. This is a special event for our industry and

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Name of Company:___________________________________________________________Contact Name:_____________________________________________________________Address:_________________________________________________________________City________________________________________ State __________Zip___________Telephone Number: __________________________ Fax Number:___________________e-mail address: ________________________________________

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