May 2003                             return to newsletter contents page

AVDA Welcomes New Associate Members

The AVDA Board of Directors is pleased to welcome three new Associate Members to the association. A representative from each of these companies recently attended the AVDA 2003 Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Focus Technology Group, LLC offers IT Consulting and data services to the Animal Health Industry. Their services include Sales Tracings, Analysis and Reporting and Database Marketing.  Their address is 1209 Laurel Street, Nashville, TN 37203.  Chris Glaser is their contact person and he can be reached by phone at 615-507-8012, by fax at 615-507-1604 and by email at cglaser@focustg.com. Their web site is www.focustg.com.

Heska Corporation is a manufacturer of health products for dogs, cats and horses.  Their products include a test for canine heartworms and a vaccine to protect against equine flu. Their contact person is Jeff Sumpter, Director of Sales, Distribution and Corporate Accounts and their address is 110 Terrace Glen Circle, Alpharetta, GA 30004.  Jeff can be reached by phone at 770-777-2187, by fax at 770-777-2524 and by email at sumptej@heska.com. Their web site is www.heska.com.

VSSI, Inc. is a manufacturer of veterinary equipment such as cages, condos, x-ray and exam tables.  They specialize in stainless steel products.  Craig Hart is their President and he can be reached by phone at 417-358-4466, by fax at 417-358-4716 or email at vssi@ipa.net.   Their address is 208 West Central Avenue, Carthage, MO 64836.  Their web site is www.vetproducts.com.