T’is the Season –
Actually, let’s talk about three seasons, saving the best for last.
1) Regretfully, the entire year continues to be the season of burglaries, “smash and grabs” and related incidents of theft and damage. The following recounts an real-life episode nearly ten years ago:
Around 2:30 a.m. on August 5, 2014, Scott and his younger cousin Jeremy Aycock crept up to the front door of Mike’s Hunting Shop—a brick store with a green awning in Clinton, North Carolina—wearing bandannas around their faces. They used a screwdriver to pop open the door and, once inside, bolt cutters to make a slit in the floor-to-ceiling chain-link gate. As an alarm emitted a high-pitched beep, they shattered the store’s glass gun cases with a hammer. They grabbed as many handguns as they could carry and sprinted out the front door. “Hit and get out,” Scott said. “It was simple.”
That was nearly ten years ago. Unfortunately, it could just as well have been last week. Except, it wouldn’t have happened (at least the grabbing of the handguns) if Mike’s Hunting Shop had Fortress Displays. Fortress Display didn’t exist back then. It does now! Protect your inventories (and keep stolen guns off the street) by using Fortress Display. It’s a sad fact, but the season for those seeking to steal your inventories extends the entire year.
2) The season of trade shows is upon us. For us at Fortress Display that means the SHOT Show in Las Vegas and the NBS Show at Ft. Worth. SHOT occurs this year from 23 to 26 January 2024. Fortress Display (formerly exhibiting as Hoffman Manufacturing Corp) will again be an exhibitor. Our booth number is 43548 and we welcome your visiting with us to see our entire product range, including new product. Given the crowds at SHOT, email us ahead of time and arrange an appointment. It’ll save you time in not having to wait for one of us to be available. Email Erik(erik.gennerman@fortressdisplay.com) or Henk (henk.wolst@fortressdisplay.com) and we’ll make it happen.
Nation’s Best Sports, with about 430+ members spanning all fifty states, will hold their 2024 Spring Semi-Annual Market in Fort Worth from 1 to 4 February 2024. This Market will offer the latest in Archery, Hunting, Shooting Hardgoods, and Hunting Apparel & Footwear. Fortress Display will again be exhibiting at this Market and we hope to see you there if your plans have you attending.
3) Lastly, and most importantly, it’s the holiday season. We at Hoffman Manufacturing Corp., the parent company to Fortress Display, wish you all a very happy Christmas and a safe and healthy new year as we leave 2023 behind and welcome 2024. Thank you for your continued support and encouragement and contact us any time if we can be of any assistance.