Support for the AHMA Show

The American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA) has published a list of the major companies which have decided in favour of the AHMA Hardware Show that it is in the process of organising. The fair will be held in Chicago from 18 to 20 April 2004 – in direct competition with the National Hardware Show, which will be staged by Reed Exhibitions less than one month later, from 10 to 12 May 2004. This event has been transferred to Las Vegas.
3M
Ace Hardware Corp.
Advance Equipment
Aero-Tech Light Bulb Co.
Akro-Mils
Allied International
Alltrade Tools LLC
Allway Tools Inc.
Ames True Temper
Anderson Metals Corp.
Arrow Fastener/Power Shot
Bestt-Liebco
The Brewer Co.
British Hardware & Housewares Manufacturers Association
Burpee Garden Products Co.
Century Spring Corp.
Chamberlain
Channellock
Chapin Mfg.
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry
Clark Tile Co.
Columbus McKinnon
Connecticut Electric
Custom Leathercraft Mfg. Co.
Dasco Pro Inc.
W.J. Dennis
Diamond Machining Technology
Do it Best Corp.
Do-It-Yourself Retailing/NRHA
Dutton-Lainson Co.
Eazypower Corp.
Eclectic Products
Empire Level Mfg. Corp.
Estwing Mfg.
Felker
Flexon Industries
The Flood Company
Fluidmaster
Fulton Corp.
Gardner-Gibson
General Tools
Genova Products
Gilmour Gardening Innovation
Great Neck Saw Mfg. Inc.
Growers Supply
H.D. Hudson Mfg. Co.
Hanover Wire
Harper Brush Works, Inc.
Henri Studios
Hirsh Industries
Hyde Tools
HY-C Co.
Intruder Inc.
Jack-Post Corp.
L.E. Johnson Hardware
Johnson Level & Tool Mfg.
Keeper Corp.
Keson Industries
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co.
Koch Industries
Krylon/Sherwin Williams
L.R. Nelson Corporation
Lavelle Industries
Leatherman Tool Group
Linzer Products Corp.
Maasdam Pow’R-Pull Inc.
Mag Engineering & Mfg. Co.
Master Magnetics
Masterbuilt Mfg.
Melnor Inc./Gardena
MK Diamond
Mr. Longarm
Oatey
OmniWare
Orgill Inc.
Padco
Paint & Decorating Retailers Association
Phifer Wire Products
Plasti Dip International
Purdy Corp.
Radiator Specialty
Red Devil Inc.
Roebic Laboratories Inc.
Roman Decorating Products
Root-Lowell/RL Flo Master
Rutland Products
Seymour Mfg. Co. Inc.
Simmons Mfg.
Sisco
Stack-On Products Co.
Stanley Works
H.F. Staples & Co.
Star Bronze
Streamlight
Superior Tool
Swiss Army Knives
Techni Edge Mfg. Corp.
Thermwell Products
TruServ Corp.
Unger Industrial, LLC
UnionTools
United Gilsonite Laboratories
Uniweld Products
Valspar Corp.
Vaughan & Bushnell
Warner Mfg. Co.
Warp Brothers
Waterloo
Weiler Corp.
Wellington
Werner Ladder/Werner Co.
Wooster Brush Co.
Worldwise Inc.
Zircon Corp.
Zoom Cleaning Products
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The AHMA points in particular to the support received from more than 100 US and international companies, both wholesale and retail, as well as a variety of groups including Ace Hardware Corp., TruServ Corp., Do It Best Corp., Sears Hardware, All American Home Center, Busy Beaver, Sodimac, OBI, Mica, Home Hardware, Reno Depot, Damman Hardware, Focus Wickes, Placemakers, Hornbach, Mitre 10, Distribution America, PRO Group and Val-Test.
The AHMA Hardware Show features three separate industry Events:
The World of Hardware & Tools
The World of Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living
The World of Home Decorating
The World of Lawn, Garden and Outdoor Living will be the largest event in the AHMA Hardware Show, located in its own building solely dedicated to lawn, garden and outdoor living. This April, the Chicago Event is expanding to include green goods and will embrace more garden centers, landscapers and nurseries than ever before. Dedicated feature areas include the Garden Center of the Future, an actual working greenhouse supported by NEXUS; and Green Goods Pavilion, a show-in-a-show area of live goods supported by Proven Winners.
The World of Home Decorating will feature the Home Decorating Showcase to display the latest product innovations and feature an expansive demonstration area related to home decorating. Attendees will have a chance to try out the latest tools in the special demonstration area in The World of Hardware & Tools.
A dedicated Educational Program will present a series of market-focused presentations and seminars specific to each World Event.