Membership Benefits
Pac-West dues can save you money! Non-members may attend Pac-West meetings and events, but the registration fees are higher. Within one year your dues investment will pay for itself. And, your membership entitles your company and each of your employees to many valuable benefits. Working together through Pac-West, the fastener industry can undertake projects beyond the capability of any single company.
Benefits include:
- Educational programs geared toward owners, executives and senior management of fastener distribution and supply companies.
- Product Training Programs for new employees to the industry, through the Fastener Training Institute. www.fastenertraining.org
- Advanced technical training programs and the Certified Fastener Specialist program, through the Fastener Training Institute. www.fastenertraining.org
- Business Owners Forum and Business Executives Forum: a facilitated discussion of topics of current interest to fastener business owners and executives. Always the highest rated program at any Pac-West conference, this is an opportunity to share problems and solutions.
- Webinar programs on industry and business issues. Many webinar programs are available after as podcasts.
- Credit reports. You can order Dun & Bradstreet credit reports and Experian business profiles on prospective customers throughPac-West's participation in CMA Business Credit Services.
- Legislative updates on issues that affect fastener distribution.
- Virtual membership roster, with directory listings for your key personnel and company descriptions and links to your own company web sites.
- Annual computer software guide, focusing on software for distributors.
- Representation in the Fastener Industry Coalition, an organization comprised of regional and national fastener associations in the U.S.
- Membership in the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, which gives your company NAW membership benefits at no additional cost to you.
- Regular surveys of business information and trends, including an annual year-end review of financial performance. Sample topics include: compensation for inside sales, outside sales, and warehouse; diversified product lines; value-added services; retirement plans.
- Active participation in the association by fastener industry leaders.
- A high ratio of distributors to suppliers in attendance at association meetings.
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