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TRIB Group 2008 Silver at the Summit Convention and Buying Show

TRIB Group celebrates its silver anniversary at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas March 17-19. The event is the first time TRIB has co-located with strategic partner Associated Volume Buyers.

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TRIB Member Survey 2008
TRIB Member Survey 2008

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Awards Banquet
Brian Duke of Whirlpool accepting the Lowry Shrader Vendor Award from Dennis Shields.


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Awards Banquet
John Spangle Receives "Slats" Award -- TRIB Group's Highest Honor

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APRO Booth: Marketing Director Cindy Ferguson and Executive Director Bill Keese


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TRIB Group Hot Show
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Cindy Ferguson, Kevin Quinn, Bill Keese, Shelly Martinek


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TRIB Golf Tournament March 17
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TRIB AWARDS BANQUET March 19
John Spangle.


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John Spangle, the 2008 Norm "Slats" Slatton President's Award winner.

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TRIB President Ernie Lewallen greets Norm "Slats" Slatton President's Award winner John Spangle.


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Raffling off $25,000.

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Dennis Shields.


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TRIB Product Committee Member Lyn Leach pictured with Dennis Shields and Ernie Lewallen.

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TRIB Furniture and Accessory Committee: Kathy Windsor, Seth Weisblatt, Rone Rose and Mark Reopelle.


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TRIB Specialty Product Committee: Terry Beville, Chris Bolin and Dan Kniesly.

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Robert Foles of U Can Rent and Mark Kresch of Rental Express receive their one-year anniversary plaques from Dennis Shields.


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TRIB President Ernie Lewallen accepts a TRIB group photo from TRIB Executive Director Dennis Shields.

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TRIB Appliance and Jewelry Product Committee: Reid Sutton and Martin Auble, Dennis Shields to left.


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Brian Duke.

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Lyn Leach, Reid Sutton, John Spangle, Ernie Lewallen.


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TRIB President Ernie Lewallen.


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Brian Duke of Whirlpool

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Brian Duke of Whirlpool accepting the Lowry Shrader Vendor Award from Dennis Shields.


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TRIB AWARDS BANQUET March 19
Brian Duke of Whirlpool, Bill French and Steve Johnson were the finalists for the Lowry Shrader Vendor Award. Duke was the award winner.

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Brian Duke of Whirlpool, Bill French and Steve Johnson were the finalists for the Lowry Shrader Vendor Award. Duke was the award winner.


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TRIB Anniversary Celebrants
Shannon Strunk and wife Cynthia Baber-Strunk of Baber's accept their 25-year plaque from TRIB Executive Director Dennis Shields.

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Marvin Curtis of UHR Rents receives his 15-year plaque from TRIB Executive Director Dennis Shields.


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TRIB Hot Show 2008.
Kathy Windsor, National TV Sales and Rental.

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Tiger Cleek, Shannon Strunk, Cynthia Baber-Strunk

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Mike and Joyce Gerne, RES Marketing, Tampa, Florida.

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TRIB Board President Ernie Lewallen addresses the "Hot Show" crowd.

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TRIB Executive Director Dennis Shields


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Buying frenzy.

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Angie Quinn of Quality Rentals and APRO President Larry Carrico.




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From the Full-O-Pep/American Rentals 2008 Trade Show Album
Full-O-Pep/American Rental 2008 Company Picnic

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