We have applied to Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) for membership. We filled out and faxed our application yesterday, and hope to have our request for membership granted this week. If it is granted this week it will be excellent timing, as it well coincide with our major initiatives the start of this new year (influenced by events, such as the price increases noted in earlier blog entries).

To quote the first two paragraphs from their About Us page I think you will see that we are a lot of interest with them, and you folks as well.

While membership is not open to the average consumer, the association helps with issues that effect everyone. An example would be in two states they have helped support legislation so new cars would be exempt from emissions testing for the first couple years of the car's life. They are active in a number of other areas as well, that effect the everyday person, to try and help make things better.

We expect the membership, when approved, to be of great benefit to not only us, yet our customers (you) as well. It will help our networking, making contact with manufactures, vendors, and wholesalers. With the increased contact we will be able to offer more products, and better pass along suggestions that may be submitted to us.

We look forward to seeing you in the new year.

Sincerely,

The team at Awev Trading Co, LLC