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Doug's News June 2024
June 2024
Can you imagine – 2024 is nearly half over?
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Doug's News May 2024
May 2024
Who doesn’t love a day or two in Las Vegas?
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Doug's News April 2024
April 2024
Happy Easter Sunday yesterday.
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Doug's News February 2024
February 2024
Happy New Year! We are revving up for a thrilling 2024 here at Mockett.
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Doug's News December 2023
December 2023
As I say every year, "It's hard to believe the year 20__ has gone by so fast.
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Doug's News November 2023
November 2023
After more than two decades, we're out with the old and in with the new.
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Doug's News October 2023
October 2023
Fall is coming nationwide … so far, here in the Los Angeles area, it has been 72 and sunny every day …
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Doug's News September 2023
September 2023
Question: What is this MOCKETT part number? If you knew it was an SS3, good for you!
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Doug's News August 2023
August 2023
Change is inevitable … We’ve been using our tagline “Fine Architectural Hardware for Your Fine Furniture” for almost a half century.
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Doug's News July 2023
July 2023
The springtime daily low fog here at the beach, called May Gray and June Gloom, gave way earlier than usual as we unveiled our new 100’ long display booth at NEOCON three weeks ago.
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Doug's News June 2023
June 2023
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Doug's News May 2023
May 2023
Trade Show Season 2023 is in high gear! After a successful IBS show at the end of January, we are setting up now for the Hospitality Design (HD) show literally right around the corner
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Doug's News April 2023
March 2023
Usually, we would have a funny April Fool’s Day joke leading off my monthly newsletter, but in light of the recent Nashville school shootings and the Army helicopters that crashed with fatal results, a joke seems perhaps a bit out of place.
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Doug's News March 2023
March 2023
February started off with a pleasant ‘bang!’ as we had 35% more visitors to our IBS booth than last year, so take this as a positive sign for 2023.
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Doug's News February 2023
February 2023
This Thursday, February 2, is Groundhog Day across America.
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Doug's News January 2023
January 2023
Welcome to 2023! We all remember when the world stopped turning in early 2020 with the triple whammy – COVID-19, economic recession, and general malaise and pandemic.
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Doug's News December 2022
December 2022
Last week we were putting up the Thanksgiving décor, this week it’s down and back into storage for the year, and over the weekend started to bring out the Christmas decorations.
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Doug's News November 2022
November 2022
Last month was the 35th Carrera Panamericana, the annual week-long 2,000 mile race from southern to northern Mexico.
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Doug's News October 2022
October 2022
I am pleased to say we have received more than 75 entries for our 37th Annual Design Competition to recognize outstanding design in furniture components, hardware and accessories.
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Doug's News September 2022
September 2022
If it is Labor Day weekend that must mean it is almost submission time for our 37th annual Design Competition.
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Doug's News August 2022
August 2022
As work spaces have shrunk in recent years, work surfaces have followed suit, and our lovable and venerable PCS units have shrunk along with them.
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Doug's News July 2022
July 2022
A few weeks ago we exhibited at NeoCon, the giant annual Chicago show featuring the latest and greatest in office design.
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Doug's News June 2022
June 2022
If it is June that must mean it is almost time for NEOCON, the huge office furnishings show held at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago! Indeed, June 13-15 will mark the 53rd NEOCON.
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Doug's News May 2022
May 2022
The cartoon below seems especially appropriate in light of the past two years - pandemic, recession, high unemployment, political upheaval, more recession, and now a 100% switcherooo
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Doug's News April 2022
April 2022
Wow, another month has come and gone. 2022 is moving right along and we are enjoying it so far!
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Doug's News March 2022
March 2022
Wow! Our exhibit at IBS last month was a huge hit!
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Doug's News February 2022
February 2022
Our first event of the year is just a week away, IBS February 8-10 in Orlando!
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