FMA and TPA seek applicants for industry awards.

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FABRICATOR's Industry Award 2011 and The Tube and Pipe Journal's Industry Award for 2011 are open to individuals or companies in metal forming and fabricating industry or tube and pipe fabricating and producing industry who have improved operations, attained business growth, and contributed to local and industry communities. Winners will be recognized on the cover of Feb 2011 issue of The FABRICATOR and the cover of Jan/Feb 2011 issue of TPJ - The Tube and Pipe Journal, respectively.



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FMA and TPA Seek Applicants for Industry Awards



Awards Program to Honor Industry Successes

ROCKFORD, Ill., - The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl., ® (FMA) and the Tube & Pipe Association, Intl., ® (TPA) seek applicants for two industry awards.

The FABRICATOR's Industry Award 2011 presented by FMA and TPJ-The Tube & Pipe Journal's Industry Award 2011 presented by TPA are open to individuals or companies in the metal forming and fabricating industry or the tube and pipe fabricating and producing industry who have successfully improved operations, attained business growth, and contributed to both the local and industry communities.

"Manufacturing has been the backbone of America, and we feel it's appropriate to honor the heroes of the industry by paying tribute to those individual leaders or companies that display innovation and determination to succeed," said Gerald Shankel, president and CEO of FMA.

Winners will be recognized on the cover of the February 2011 issue of The FABRICATOR and cover of the January/February 2011 issue of TPJ-The Tube & Pipe Journal, respectively. They also will be featured in a high-profile article in the respective issue.

Each winner, selected by an awards committee consisting of staff and members of the FMA or TPA, will be honored at a 2011 FMA conference.

To apply, visit the FMA Web site at www.fmanet.org/industryaward. The application deadline is Sept. 30, 2010, at 5 p.m. Please contact Randy Myers at 815-227-8255 for more information.

Based in Rockford, Ill., the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), is a professional organization with more than 2,100 members working together to improve the metal forming and fabricating industry. Founded in 1970, FMA brings metal fabricators and fabricating equipment manufacturers together through technology councils, educational programs, networking events, and the FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show. FMA's technology affiliate, the Tube & Pipe Association, Intl. (TPA), focuses on the unique needs of companies engaged in tube and pipe producing and fabricating.

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