1950s |
September 1955 |
Organizing group of fixture manufacturers meets in Cleveland with 41 attendees to plan for the new trade association. |
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January 1956 |
NASFM board of directors meet in Chicago for the first time.
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(From left) W.S Wycoff, Robert Strauss, Richard Kaufman, W.F. Aschinger
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March 1956 |
First NASFM meeting is held at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago.
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NASFM Founding Members, Palmer House, Chicago, 1956.
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1956 NASFM Board Meeting, Chicago |
May 1956 |
Robert Strauss is named NASFM executive director and will head the association, then based in Chicago, on a staff level for the next 33 years. |
NASFM Executive Director Robert Strauss (right) retires in 1990. |
May 1956 |
NASFM holds a membership meeting in Chicago, with 75 individuals attending representing 42 companies. |
Houston regional meeting 1956 |
August 1956 |
Inaugural survey of Personnel Policies and Wage Rates for the industry is distributed (today known as the Employee Compensation & Benefits Report). |
March 1957 |
Association opens membership to industry suppliers; six companies join as associate members. |
1957 meeting, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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March 1957 |
First Annual Trade Exposition of Suppliers to the Bank, Office and Store Fixture Industry is held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago during NASFM’s second annual convention.
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