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Observing Child Safety Week Child Safety Week is an annual campaign dedicated to raising awareness about child safety. It provides an opportunity for us to come together as a community to share practices that help protect children from harm. It is a great way to kick off summer. Like many of you, I am a parent and grandparent. Thirty (or so) years ago when I was raising young children I was (and still am) a worst case scenario thinker. I agonized over the littlest things. For instance, every night I left their bedroom door open so that I could hear them if they needed me. Little did I know that was not the best decision and I am so grateful that I didn’t have to learn that lesson the hard way. Now, I am sharing the practice of closing your child’s bedroom door at night to you in an eff...

Insights from the Industry: Current State of the Metal Industry. Discovering valuable resources is always a delight, especially when they offer profound insights into industry trends. In the process of gathering data for a market analysis, I was recently introduced to ITR Economics and their podcast, TrendsTalk. Their latest episode "US Metal Production Recovery and Outlook" hosted by Taylor St Germain delves into the current state of the metal industry. As an advocate for both my manufacturer partners and distribution customers in the commercial door and hardware industry, I recommend this podcast for a quick listen. I found the information shared to be vital in crafting a successful strategy for navigating the estimating process amidst fluctuating steel and aluminum costs. At Sout...

SEAS Teams Up With Trimco The first half of 2022 led us on a path of uncertainty after dormakaba's announcement to divest its Mesker business at the end of the previous year. We were encouraged to learn that Mesker was being purchased by a partnership formed between the owners of Trimco and MMI, Mesker MBM LP. During the transition of ownership it became evident that the Trimco and MMI principals are passionate about the industry, manufacturing high quality products and putting the customer first. As we began sharing the latest chapter in the Mesker story with our distribution partners one thing became clear, Trimco's products and people have a well respected reputation in the marketplace. With that knowledge, Raul and I are very excited to announce our representation agreement w...

Mesker MBM LP SEAS is excited to learn that Mesker door and HMX have been acquired by a newly created entity: MESKER MBM LP. On May 3, 2022 dormakaba announced that an agreement had been signed to divest its Mesker business. Below is the official announcement. dormakaba has signed an agreement to divest its Mesker business Dear dormakaba Associates:As you know, we announced our intent to divest our Mesker business in November 2021. Today, I share with you that dormakaba signed an agreement to sell the Mesker hollow metal doors business to the key Principals of Trimco (Oceanside, California) and Metal Manufacturing Industries/MMI (San Luis Potosi, Mexico). The sale is expected to close by June 30, 2022. After, Mesker will operate under a new en...