{"id":1849,"date":"2021-09-29T14:47:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T14:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fratco.com\/?page_id=1849"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:03:22","slug":"tried-and-true","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Tried &amp; True"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1849\" class=\"elementor elementor-1849\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a63ff63 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a63ff63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdcbdc8 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"bdcbdc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca03bd6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca03bd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0a5628\" data-id=\"a0a5628\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b9226e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b9226e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TriedTrue_wordmark.png\" title=\"Tried&#038;True_wordmark\" alt=\"Tried&amp;True_wordmark\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1000;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c4e77c elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0c4e77c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385a9e4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"385a9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tried &amp; True<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eba4b5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eba4b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We want you to feel like a part of our family and get to know the whole Fratco community! That\u2019s why we created <em>Tried &amp; True<\/em>\u2013a publication that talks about all things Fratco. We celebrate our employees, recognize our loyal customers and educate about water management solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53e0012 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53e0012\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe90c7 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2fe90c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Winter 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tried-and-True-Winter-2026_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Fall 2025 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-1973\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"15200\" class=\"elementor elementor-15200\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TT_WebFall2025Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15204 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TT_WebFall2025Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TT_WebFall2025Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TT_WebFall2025Cover_web-9x12.jpg 9w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fall 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tried-and-True-Fall-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Fall 2025 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-1974\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"14737\" class=\"elementor elementor-14737\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TT_WebSummer2025Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14735 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TT_WebSummer2025Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TT_WebSummer2025Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TT_WebSummer2025Cover_web-9x12.jpg 9w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Summer 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tried-and-True-Summer-2025_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Summer 2025 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-1975\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"14492\" class=\"elementor elementor-14492\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TT_WebSpring2025Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14494 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TT_WebSpring2025Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TT_WebSpring2025Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TT_WebSpring2025Cover_web-9x12.jpg 9w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SPRING 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tried-and-True-Spring-2025_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Spring 2025 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-1976\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"13741\" class=\"elementor elementor-13741\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TT_WebWinter2025Cover_web2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13744 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TT_WebWinter2025Cover_web2.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TT_WebWinter2025Cover_web2-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TT_WebWinter2025Cover_web2-9x12.jpg 9w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WINTER 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tried-and-True-Winter-2025_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Winter 2025 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-1977\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"12802\" class=\"elementor elementor-12802\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TT_WebFall2024Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12801 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TT_WebFall2024Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TT_WebFall2024Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FALL 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tried-and-True-Fall-2024_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Fall 2024 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-1978\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"12358\" class=\"elementor elementor-12358\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TT_WebSummer2024Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12356 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TT_WebSummer2024Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TT_WebSummer2024Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SUMMER 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tried-and-True-Summer-2024_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Summer 2024 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-1979\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"11596\" class=\"elementor elementor-11596\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TT_WebSpring2024Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11599 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True spring 2024 cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TT_WebSpring2024Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TT_WebSpring2024Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SPRING 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/544-468_Tried-and-True-Spring-2024_FINAL_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Spring 2024 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19710\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"10991\" class=\"elementor elementor-10991\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TT_Web2024Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10993 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried and True Winter 2024 cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TT_Web2024Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TT_Web2024Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WINTER 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tried-and-True-Winter-2024-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Winter 2024 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19711\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"10152\" class=\"elementor elementor-10152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TT_Fall_2023_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10155 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TT_Fall_2023_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TT_Fall_2023_web-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FALL 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/544-387_Tried-and-True-Fall-2023_v6_FINAL_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Fall 2023 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19712\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8873\" class=\"elementor elementor-8873\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TT_Summer_2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8875 lazyload\" alt=\"Summer 2023 Tried &amp; True cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TT_Summer_2023.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TT_Summer_2023-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SUMMER 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/544-386_Tried-and-True-Summer-2023_FINAL_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Summer 2023 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19713\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8620\" class=\"elementor elementor-8620\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TT_Spring_2023.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8623 lazyload\" alt=\"Spring 2023 Tried &amp; True cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TT_Spring_2023.png 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TT_Spring_2023-232x300.png 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SPRING 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tried_and_True_Spring_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Spring 2023 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19714\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8424\" class=\"elementor elementor-8424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b857d04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b857d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab716a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ab716a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TT_Winter2023Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8032 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True winter 2023 cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TT_Winter2023Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TT_Winter2023Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WINTER 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tried_and_True_14_Winter_2023_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Winter 2023 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19715\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8421\" class=\"elementor elementor-8421\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc5c01f elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fc5c01f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b296e elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"f5b296e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TT_Fall2022Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7949 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True fall 2022 cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TT_Fall2022Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TT_Fall2022Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FALL 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tried_and_True_13_Fall_2022_website.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Fall 2022 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19716\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8418\" class=\"elementor elementor-8418\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edd4d24 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"edd4d24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69185d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"69185d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TT_Summer2022Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7399 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True summer 2022 cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TT_Summer2022Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TT_Summer2022Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SUMMER 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/544-308-Tried_and_True_10_Summer_2022_Final_Web1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Summer 2022 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19717\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8415\" class=\"elementor elementor-8415\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e12c04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3e12c04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202f744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"202f744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TT_Spring2022Cover_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6221 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True spring 2022 cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TT_Spring2022Cover_web.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TT_Spring2022Cover_web-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SPRING 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/544-307-Tried_and_True_9_Spring_2022_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Spring 2022 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19718\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8412\" class=\"elementor elementor-8412\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ef3bc4 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0ef3bc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be232e elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"6be232e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/544-204-TriedTrue_Winter2022CoverWEB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5863 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True winter 2022 cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/544-204-TriedTrue_Winter2022CoverWEB.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/544-204-TriedTrue_Winter2022CoverWEB-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WINTER 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/544-283_Tried-and-True_10-Winter_2022_v6_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Winter 2022 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19719\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8409\" class=\"elementor elementor-8409\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ced94a2 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ced94a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f51e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"d2f51e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"389\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/544-204-TriedTrue_Spring2021CoverWEB-300x389-1-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5764 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True fall 2021 cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/544-204-TriedTrue_Spring2021CoverWEB-300x389-1-copy.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/544-204-TriedTrue_Spring2021CoverWEB-300x389-1-copy-231x300.jpg 231w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/389;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FALL 2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/544-282-Tried_and_True_9_Fall_2021_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Fall 2021 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19720\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8393\" class=\"elementor elementor-8393\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a62a1ac elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a62a1ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b892681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"b892681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"389\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-204-TriedTrue_Spring2021CoverWEB-300x389-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1872 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True Summer 2021\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-204-TriedTrue_Spring2021CoverWEB-300x389-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-204-TriedTrue_Spring2021CoverWEB-300x389-1-231x300.jpg 231w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/389;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SUMMER 2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/544-281-Tried_and_True_8_Summer_2021_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Summer 2021 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19721\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8390\" class=\"elementor elementor-8390\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad4c652 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ad4c652\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee253ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ee253ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"389\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-204-TriedTrue_Spring2021Cover-300x389-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1873 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True Spring 2021\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-204-TriedTrue_Spring2021Cover-300x389-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-204-TriedTrue_Spring2021Cover-300x389-1-231x300.jpg 231w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/389;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SPRING 2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/544-280-Tried_and_True_7_Spring_2021_v15_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Spring 2021 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19722\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8386\" class=\"elementor elementor-8386\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9027 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6ad9027\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0294242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"0294242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-205_TriedTrue6_Oct2020_FINALv7_COVER_OnlineCover-300x388-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1874 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True Winter 2021\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-205_TriedTrue6_Oct2020_FINALv7_COVER_OnlineCover-300x388-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-205_TriedTrue6_Oct2020_FINALv7_COVER_OnlineCover-300x388-1-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/388;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WINTER 2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/544-210-Tried_and_True_6_Winter2021_v7_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Winter 2021 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19723\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8383\" class=\"elementor elementor-8383\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99e3784 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"99e3784\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d9f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"32d9f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"389\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-205_TriedTrue6_Oct2020_FINALv7_COVER_outline-300x389-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1875 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True Fall 2020\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-205_TriedTrue6_Oct2020_FINALv7_COVER_outline-300x389-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-205_TriedTrue6_Oct2020_FINALv7_COVER_outline-300x389-1-231x300.jpg 231w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/389;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FALL 2020<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/544-205_TriedTrue6_Fall2020_Web_SinglePage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Fall 2020 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19724\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8380\" class=\"elementor elementor-8380\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f42745 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5f42745\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3d4b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ec3d4b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-204_TriedTrue4_July2020_v13_COVER_Outline-300x388-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1876 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True Summer 2020\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-204_TriedTrue4_July2020_v13_COVER_Outline-300x388-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-204_TriedTrue4_July2020_v13_COVER_Outline-300x388-1-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/388;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SUMMER 2020<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/544-204_TriedTrue4_Summer2020_Web_SinglePage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Summer 2020 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19725\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8377\" class=\"elementor elementor-8377\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dbf738 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9dbf738\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a053483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"a053483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"389\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-203-TriedTrue3_April2020_v13-FINAL_webcover-300x389-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1877 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True Spring 2020\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-203-TriedTrue3_April2020_v13-FINAL_webcover-300x389-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/544-203-TriedTrue3_April2020_v13-FINAL_webcover-300x389-1-231x300.jpg 231w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/389;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SPRING 2020<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/544-203-TriedTrue3_Spring2020_Web_SinglePage2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Spring 2020 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19726\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8374\" class=\"elementor elementor-8374\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84c9b64 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"84c9b64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c6e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"f3c6e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"389\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Issue2-1-300x389-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1878 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True Winter 2020\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Issue2-1-300x389-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Issue2-1-300x389-1-231x300.jpg 231w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/389;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WINTER 2020<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TriedTrue_Winter2020_FINAL_WEB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Winter 2020 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slide-content-19727\" class=\"plus-slide-content grid-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8370\" class=\"elementor elementor-8370\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c071ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c071ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62267cb elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"62267cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da8be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"6da8be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation5 none premium-banner__effect-type1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/544-204-TriedTrue_summerfall2019CoverWEB-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5911 lazyload\" alt=\"Tried &amp; True summer\/fall 2019 cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/544-204-TriedTrue_summerfall2019CoverWEB-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/544-204-TriedTrue_summerfall2019CoverWEB-1-232x300.jpg 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/792;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SUMMER\/FALL 2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/544-051_Fratco_TriedTrue_SummerFall2019_web2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Opens in new tab to Tried &amp; True Summer\/Fall 2019 Issue PDF\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e9ee86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e9ee86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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featured premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"692730b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_blog_columns_number&quot;:&quot;33.33%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_grid&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_layout&quot;:&quot;even&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_tablet&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_mobile&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-even\" data-page=\"1849\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1364\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15966 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-700x700.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1364px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1364\/1365;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/springseal\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/springseal\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tSpringSeal\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Partner Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">You don\u2019t see it. You don\u2019t brag about it. But if it\u2019s missing\u2014or not doing its job\u2014you\u2019ll know fast. Let\u2019s be honest: nobody wakes up excited to talk about gaskets. Well, except maybe for Mark Knapp. When a drainage job \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1918\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15967 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1918;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/distributor-spotlight\/built-for-dry-ground\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/distributor-spotlight\/built-for-dry-ground\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBuilt for Dry Ground\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/distributor-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Distributor Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">In the Midwest, contractors fight against water. In Utah, they fight for it. Shawn Peterson is the owner and founder of Great Basin Pipe &amp; Irrigation, a company built around the reality of life in the West.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"545\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15827 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026-18x8.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1294\/545;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/meet-noah-johnston\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/meet-noah-johnston\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tMeet Noah Johnston\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Employee Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">When Fratco made the decision to expand into the Southeast, the company needed someone willing to take a leap of faith. For Noah Johnston, that leap meant leaving his Indiana hometown of Monticello and heading to Alabama to help establish \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64aa54b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64aa54b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b404fa\" data-id=\"8b404fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea8a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dea8a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Stories<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1f8ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-navigation-menu\" data-id=\"3d1f8ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-navigation-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-navigation-wrap text-left nav-menu6a0d5e72dcb753d1f8ab\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Tone Early\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Field Journal<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Spring isn\u2019t just the start of the busy season\u2014it\u2019s the start of your team\u2019s rhythm for the year. 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You\u2019ve seen it a hundred times. Frost leaves, rain settles in and the ground doesn\u2019t cooperate. The young crews might want to push through it. This is where you \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ADMC2026_Thumbnail-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15977 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ADMC2026_Thumbnail-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ADMC2026_Thumbnail-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ADMC2026_Thumbnail-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ADMC2026_Thumbnail-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ADMC2026_Thumbnail-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ADMC2026_Thumbnail-1-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/admc-corner-with-keegan-kult-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/admc-corner-with-keegan-kult-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tADMC Corner With Keegan Kult 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">A recent conversation with Keegan Kult, executive director of the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition (ADMC), provided several important updates for contractors and industry partners.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_460995248_web-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15971 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_460995248_web-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_460995248_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_460995248_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_460995248_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_460995248_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_460995248_web-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_460995248_web-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/water-scarcity\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/water-scarcity\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tWater Scarcity: Is It Closer Than We Think?\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">In the 1930s, no one saw the Dust Bowl coming. But when an extended drought scenario descended on the Great Plains after years of wheat farming had steadily replaced the region\u2019s moisture-retaining prairie grasses, well\u2026 suddenly, the problem was real. \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_607112418_web-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15974 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_607112418_web-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_607112418_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_607112418_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_607112418_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_607112418_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_607112418_web-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_607112418_web-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/beyond-the-rubber-ring\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/beyond-the-rubber-ring\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBeyond the Rubber Ring\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">For many years, watertight joints in corrugated HDPE pipe relied on a simple idea: compress a solid rubber gasket between the spigot and the bell. It worked and became standard practice across the industry. But as jobsite demands increased and \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1364\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15966 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/springseal_interior-1-700x700.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1364px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1364\/1365;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/springseal\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/springseal\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tSpringSeal\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Partner Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">You don\u2019t see it. You don\u2019t brag about it. But if it\u2019s missing\u2014or not doing its job\u2014you\u2019ll know fast. Let\u2019s be honest: nobody wakes up excited to talk about gaskets. Well, except maybe for Mark Knapp. When a drainage job \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1918\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15967 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-03-13.39.57-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1918;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/distributor-spotlight\/built-for-dry-ground\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/distributor-spotlight\/built-for-dry-ground\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBuilt for Dry Ground\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/distributor-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Distributor Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">In the Midwest, contractors fight against water. In Utah, they fight for it. Shawn Peterson is the owner and founder of Great Basin Pipe &amp; Irrigation, a company built around the reality of life in the West.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"545\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15827 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MeetEdit_Spring2026-18x8.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1294\/545;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/meet-noah-johnston\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/meet-noah-johnston\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tMeet Noah Johnston\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Employee Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">When Fratco made the decision to expand into the Southeast, the company needed someone willing to take a leap of faith. For Noah Johnston, that leap meant leaving his Indiana hometown of Monticello and heading to Alabama to help establish \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_242778283_web-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15975 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_242778283_web-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_242778283_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_242778283_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_242778283_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_242778283_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_242778283_web-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_242778283_web-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/blueprint-for-success-built-to-grow\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/blueprint-for-success-built-to-grow\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBlueprint for Success: Built to Grow\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">There\u2019s something about spring that feels like a fresh start. The ground softens. The days get longer. The air shifts. It\u2019s a season that reminds us that growth doesn\u2019t happen by accident, but begins with action.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GPSdrainageempty_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15679 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GPSdrainageempty_web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GPSdrainageempty_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GPSdrainageempty_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GPSdrainageempty_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GPSdrainageempty_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/844;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/staying-on-track-gps\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/staying-on-track-gps\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tStaying on Track\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">It wasn\u2019t that long ago that installing drainage pipe meant reading topography by eye, relying on instinct and hoping your laser level held steady in the wind. However, over the last two decades, GPS has revolutionized how pipes are installed \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_251891780_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15669 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_251891780_web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_251891780_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_251891780_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_251891780_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_251891780_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/844;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/field-journal-keep-moving\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/field-journal-keep-moving\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tField Journal: Keep Moving\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Field Journal<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Success on the job site doesn\u2019t just come down to grit\u2014it also comes down to what you bring with you. The right gear, packed with a little thought, can mean the difference between a smooth day and one full of \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_230677251_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15668 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_230677251_web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_230677251_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_230677251_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_230677251_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_230677251_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/844;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/field-journal-ride-out-the-slow-season\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/field-journal-ride-out-the-slow-season\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tField Journal: Ride Out the Slow Season\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Field Journal<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">All season long, there\u2019s a list of things that get pushed aside\u2014dull blades, worn-out gloves, busted tail lights. Winter is the time to catch up. Maintaining gear, organizing tools and fixing what\u2019s broken now sets you up for a smoother \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_490324480_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15652 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_490324480_web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_490324480_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_490324480_web-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_490324480_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_490324480_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/843;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/frozen-ground-moving-goals\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/frozen-ground-moving-goals\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tFrozen Ground, Moving Goals\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">At a glance, winter seems like a time when the land rests. Fields sit idle, machines are parked and the ground freezes over. But beneath the surface, winter is anything but still. Frost lines shift. Water finds new paths. Soils \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/partnershipwithpurpose_07_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15644 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/partnershipwithpurpose_07_web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/partnershipwithpurpose_07_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/partnershipwithpurpose_07_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/partnershipwithpurpose_07_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/partnershipwithpurpose_07_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/844;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/a-partnership-with-purpose\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/a-partnership-with-purpose\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tA Partnership with Purpose\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Partner Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">In the southeastern corner of Iowa, Mount Pleasant is a community built on hard work, shared values and steady growth. For Fratco, operating a plant in this city has meant becoming part of a place where industry, agriculture and community \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"545\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MeetJanellOdomEdit_winter2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15620 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MeetJanellOdomEdit_winter2026.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MeetJanellOdomEdit_winter2026-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MeetJanellOdomEdit_winter2026-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MeetJanellOdomEdit_winter2026-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MeetJanellOdomEdit_winter2026-18x8.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1294\/545;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/meet-janell-odom\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/meet-janell-odom\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tMeet Janell Odom\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Employee Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">For Janell Odom, joining Fratco was more than a career move\u2014it was a homecoming. A native of the Francesville area and graduate of West Central High School, Janell returned to her roots after building a career in quality and manufacturing \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_1548956266_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15614 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_1548956266_web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_1548956266_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_1548956266_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_1548956266_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_1548956266_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/844;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/blueprint-for-success-do-the-work\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/blueprint-for-success-do-the-work\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBlueprint for Success: Do the Work\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">There\u2019s a moment between having an idea and taking action\u2014and in that space, a lot can get lost. We hesitate. We overthink. We wait for the timing to be perfect, for the conditions to be just right.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1848\" height=\"1040\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TTwinter26-raised-on-hard-work-edit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15610 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TTwinter26-raised-on-hard-work-edit.jpg 1848w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TTwinter26-raised-on-hard-work-edit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TTwinter26-raised-on-hard-work-edit-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TTwinter26-raised-on-hard-work-edit-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TTwinter26-raised-on-hard-work-edit-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TTwinter26-raised-on-hard-work-edit-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1848px) 100vw, 1848px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1848px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1848\/1040;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/contractor-spotlight\/raised-on-dirt-hard-work\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/contractor-spotlight\/raised-on-dirt-hard-work\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tRaised on Dirt &#038; Hard Work\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/contractor-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Contractor Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Nestled in the fertile ground of Union Grove, Wisconsin, George\u2019s Grading and Son LLC has earned a reputation for quality through hands-on work and a no-shortcuts approach.\n\nFounded by George Karczewski, a lifelong farmer and excavator, and now run alongside his \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Tile-being-delivered-to-job-site-_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15180 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Tile-being-delivered-to-job-site-_web.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Tile-being-delivered-to-job-site-_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Tile-being-delivered-to-job-site-_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Tile-being-delivered-to-job-site-_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Tile-being-delivered-to-job-site-_web-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Tile-being-delivered-to-job-site-_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1125;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/the-100-year-project\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/the-100-year-project\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe 100-Year Project\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Most drainage systems are buried and forgotten until they fail. That\u2019s why engineers, municipalities and developers are designing infrastructure today with one big question in mind: will it last?<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0100outdoorProduct_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15177 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0100outdoorProduct_web.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0100outdoorProduct_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0100outdoorProduct_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0100outdoorProduct_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0100outdoorProduct_web-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0100outdoorProduct_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1125;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/trade-tensions-continue\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/trade-tensions-continue\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tTrade Tensions Continue\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Recent tariff developments\u2014like the actions announced in March targeting steel, aluminum and certain Chinese-made goods\u2014have added another layer to an already unpredictable global trade environment.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DJI_0085_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15152 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DJI_0085_web.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DJI_0085_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DJI_0085_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DJI_0085_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DJI_0085_web-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DJI_0085_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1125;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/the-science-of-flow\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/the-science-of-flow\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Science of Flow\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">As many of you know, when it comes to drainage, a lot of attention goes to the plastic. Size, strength, flexibility\u2014those are often the features that get discussed at the jobsite. However, what also matters is what happens inside the \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5c0a815b-eafc-450f-8591-af8a8499a40cimage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15144 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5c0a815b-eafc-450f-8591-af8a8499a40cimage.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5c0a815b-eafc-450f-8591-af8a8499a40cimage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5c0a815b-eafc-450f-8591-af8a8499a40cimage-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5c0a815b-eafc-450f-8591-af8a8499a40cimage-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5c0a815b-eafc-450f-8591-af8a8499a40cimage-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/675;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/molding-american-manufacturing\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/molding-american-manufacturing\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tMolding American Manufacturing\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Partner Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">In a small town in southern Michigan, a business built on steel, sparks and sheer determination has become a vital link in the chain of American manufacturing. Michigan Tool Works and its sister company, Michigan Plastics Works, are more than \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"545\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/84391213-0e69-4a99-85b1-4db76a97a975image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15130 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/84391213-0e69-4a99-85b1-4db76a97a975image.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/84391213-0e69-4a99-85b1-4db76a97a975image-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/84391213-0e69-4a99-85b1-4db76a97a975image-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/84391213-0e69-4a99-85b1-4db76a97a975image-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/84391213-0e69-4a99-85b1-4db76a97a975image-18x8.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1294\/545;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/meet-craig-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/meet-craig-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tMeet Craig Thompson\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/employee-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Employee Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">If you\u2019ve worked with Fratco\u2019s sales team over the past decade, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ve crossed paths with Craig Thompson. While he\u2019s not pounding the pavement visiting job sites these days, his contributions are still an important part of \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a8f07ee8-f518-4853-91e7-34f74105a274image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15132 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a8f07ee8-f518-4853-91e7-34f74105a274image.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a8f07ee8-f518-4853-91e7-34f74105a274image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a8f07ee8-f518-4853-91e7-34f74105a274image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a8f07ee8-f518-4853-91e7-34f74105a274image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a8f07ee8-f518-4853-91e7-34f74105a274image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a8f07ee8-f518-4853-91e7-34f74105a274image-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1125;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/blueprint-for-success-laying-the-foundation\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/blueprint-for-success-laying-the-foundation\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBlueprint for Success: Laying the Foundation\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">It\u2019s easy to think of the future as some distant horizon, maybe something we\u2019ll worry about when we get there. But Gandhi flips that idea on its head. The future isn\u2019t just ahead of us. It\u2019s being built right now, \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9f94afbe-53a1-4305-9bf9-5e859589f166image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15134 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9f94afbe-53a1-4305-9bf9-5e859589f166image.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9f94afbe-53a1-4305-9bf9-5e859589f166image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9f94afbe-53a1-4305-9bf9-5e859589f166image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9f94afbe-53a1-4305-9bf9-5e859589f166image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9f94afbe-53a1-4305-9bf9-5e859589f166image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9f94afbe-53a1-4305-9bf9-5e859589f166image-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1125;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/field-journal-pack-smart-work-harder\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/field-journal-pack-smart-work-harder\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tField Journal: Pack Smart, Work Harder\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Field Journal<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Success on the job site doesn\u2019t just come down to grit\u2014it also comes down to what you bring with you. The right gear, packed with a little thought, can mean the difference between a smooth day and one full of \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/61b4a164-2c6e-4093-a9b4-c14fa61bf917image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15119 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/61b4a164-2c6e-4093-a9b4-c14fa61bf917image.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/61b4a164-2c6e-4093-a9b4-c14fa61bf917image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/61b4a164-2c6e-4093-a9b4-c14fa61bf917image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/61b4a164-2c6e-4093-a9b4-c14fa61bf917image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/61b4a164-2c6e-4093-a9b4-c14fa61bf917image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/61b4a164-2c6e-4093-a9b4-c14fa61bf917image-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1125;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/field-journal-eyes-up\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/field-journal-eyes-up\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tField Journal: Eyes Up\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/field-journal\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Field Journal<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">On any job site, conditions can shift without warning. One second you're laying pipe, the next someone's backing up too close or the weather starts turning. The crews that stay safe and efficient have one thing in common\u2014they pay attention.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f654ee97-f793-4757-8fb3-62112fc70126image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15091 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f654ee97-f793-4757-8fb3-62112fc70126image.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f654ee97-f793-4757-8fb3-62112fc70126image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f654ee97-f793-4757-8fb3-62112fc70126image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f654ee97-f793-4757-8fb3-62112fc70126image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f654ee97-f793-4757-8fb3-62112fc70126image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f654ee97-f793-4757-8fb3-62112fc70126image-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1152;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/contractor-spotlight\/johns-brothers-tiling-and-excavating\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/contractor-spotlight\/johns-brothers-tiling-and-excavating\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tJohns Brothers Tiling &#038; Excavating\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/contractor-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Contractor Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Some of the most successful companies are born from opportunity. Others are born from determination in the face of life\u2019s challenges. Johns Brothers is both.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SouthBound-Building-Thumbnail_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14759 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SouthBound-Building-Thumbnail_web.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SouthBound-Building-Thumbnail_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SouthBound-Building-Thumbnail_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SouthBound-Building-Thumbnail_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SouthBound-Building-Thumbnail_web-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SouthBound-Building-Thumbnail_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/south-bound-building\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/south-bound-building\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tSouth-Bound &#038; Building\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General Editorial<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">The town of Fort Payne might not have been on many people\u2019s radar. It wasn\u2019t on Fratco\u2019s either\u2014at first. \u201cWe were actually looking at somewhere adjacent to our current manufacturing footprint,\u201d recalls Bill Champion, Fratco\u2019s COO. \u201cBut the South had \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1970\" height=\"1108\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/current-Schlatters-Inc_expand_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14711 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/current-Schlatters-Inc_expand_web.jpg 1970w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/current-Schlatters-Inc_expand_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/current-Schlatters-Inc_expand_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/current-Schlatters-Inc_expand_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/current-Schlatters-Inc_expand_web-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/current-Schlatters-Inc_expand_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1970px) 100vw, 1970px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1970px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1970\/1108;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/from-welding-sparks-to-gps-precision\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/from-welding-sparks-to-gps-precision\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tFrom Welding Sparks to GPS Precision\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/category\/tried-and-true\/partner-spotlight\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Partner Spotlight<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">In 1952, Alfred \u201cPete\u201d Schlatter opened the doors of a modest welding shop in Francesville, Indiana. Just a stone\u2019s throw from the fire station, this small-town machine shop wasn\u2019t built on big dreams of corporate success\u2014but on a desire to \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Liles_Enterprises_yard_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14699 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Liles_Enterprises_yard_web.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Liles_Enterprises_yard_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Liles_Enterprises_yard_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Liles_Enterprises_yard_web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Liles_Enterprises_yard_web-18x10.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; 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