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Seasons
Greetings From
TriMark
Management
Seasons Greetings to
all of our TriMark customers
and friends. As our Holiday graphic says it
is that time of year when we tend to reflect on the past year as well
as take our first steps
towards the new year!
From TriMark’s
standpoint, 2018 has been a very challenging, yet exciting year. We
have
never seen an economic cycle such as this where all of our markets
across the globe are as
strong as they are right now, and it looks like it may continue for a
while. We’ve shared an
overview report of our recently completed Customer Survey and this
speculation was
confirmed to a certain degree when we asked respondents to look at
their respective
business and project increase/decrease over the next 24 months.
Without making any type of political
statement, the worldwide economy is in a predicament
that no one could ever have anticipated. It started with raw material
price increases and has
since migrated to components and finished goods tariffs. The original
goal of the Trump
administration was to tax upward of $200 billion worth of goods coming
to the U.S. from China
and it appears that negotiations may curtail the second increase at
least for the short term.
TriMark
does manufacture products in North America, Europe and China, so we are
in a good
position to source components and finished goods where it makes the
most sense, but as we
are all aware, readjusting the supply chain takes time and planning,
and there is no way to
determine the final outcome.
In uncertain times like these, it is impossible
for us to absorb these increased costs and we
know that a large portion of our products are price-sensitive. But in
the end, TriMark
may be
forced to add a tariff surcharge to our pricing. Rest assured, we will
keep an eye on what is
happening as US trade policy changes and adjust as best that we can to
keep costs and
pricing as low as possible.
If you have any questions or inputs regarding
any of these topics, please feel free to contact
any one of your TriMark
contacts and we will get your questions answered. We continue to
be
optimistic about our business and the markets we serve and look forward
to the challenges
and opportunities that 2019 may present – thanks again for your
business.
The
2019 Complete TriMark Product Catalog
Available Now!
TriMark Corporation announces the release
of its new 164 page 2019
Complete TriMark
Product Catalog.
Featuring 150 product platforms, the catalog introduces many new
products, as well as TriMark’s
core “Off the Shelf” products; such as locks, handles, latches, striker
bolts, linkages, hinges, ignition switches, electronic access, complete
door access systems and related components. The catalog contains
the general product information and provides an easy way to search and
locate the door hardware solutions you seek. Here are some of the
updated highlights:
• Door Systems - Integrated Access
Systems (IAS)
• Electronic Access & Security
Keyless Entry Systems (e-ASK)
• Introducing Door Access Solutions
Never Before Offered in the Catalog
• 020-0870 Power Locking Pull
Handle with Capacitive Sensor (PKE)
• 020-0925 Squeeze Release with
Assist Bar
• 050-1900 8mm Single Rotary Latch
• 500-1300 e-ASK PKE System
(Passive Keyless Entry)
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Insights
from TriMark Customers
Drive Progress
and Innovation
Here is a
summary of the excellent feedback provided through TriMark's 2018 Customer Survey
Report.
As we've come to expect, TriMark's customers
once again offered their insights and opinions when we contacted them
and requested that they participate in our 2018 Customer Survey. Here
are just a few of the findings from the survey:
• Our product quality,
product durability/reliability scores have improved, and our customer
service and support received high marks
• Our delivery ratings
and lead-time requirements are lower than we would like them to be and
we are working hard to improve
• Our Engineering and Technical Support received
scattered rankings from very good to needs work, so will be looking
more closely at those scores
• New Products – you want more, and we will be
responding. We asked your interest in specific mechanical, electronic
and mechatronic products and those results will be factored into our
product line planning for 2019 and beyond.
• The question we asked regarding business demand looking
forward to 2020, elicited some interesting responses; no one stated
that they foresee demand going down for 2019/2020; 72% predict levels
the same as current/+10%, 25% predict up 10-25% and a couple of percent
see an additional 25-50% up.
We definitely live in interesting
times, we have never seen an economic cycle such as this where all of
our markets across the globe are as strong as they are right now, and
it looks like it may continue for a while.
To
those of you who took a few minutes out of your busy schedule to share
your thoughts with us, we want to extend a personal "thank
you"!
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TriMark Showcase at Bauma
China 2018
TriMark showcased
its products at bauma China in late November– Asia’s largest and
most important event for the construction industry. On display were
various systems and components that ranged from operator station doors,
hoods, compartment doors and window systems that provide the complete
door and window solutions.
Demand for construction machinery, building-material machines, mining
machines and construction vehicles and equipment is still growing steadily,
and China is factoring heavily
into the global demand.
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We
had a mix of market leaders, global company representatives and
decision-makers from around the world visit our booth, confirming that
bauma CHINA is the gateway for international companies to the Chinese
market and for Chinese enterprises to the global market.
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