Since its inception in 1992, the FSEA has worked towards industry awareness and growth. With our current membership well above 300 and steadily rising, our organization continues to strengthen the industry as a whole through education, seminars, statistical surveys, reference tools, conventions and technical conferences, trade show exhibition, and direct mail. As an Association, it is our goal that each member realizes direct benefits through his/her involvement with the FSEA and as we move forward in this endeavor, the list of tangible benefits continues to grow.      

FSEA Membership Application

Tangible Benefits:

Your copy of the FSEA Membership Directory – a guide of all current Active and Associate (supplier) members:
• An excellent resource for all your foil, dies, makeready supplies, software, machinery, and other graphic finishing needs.
• A resource, distributed at all trade shows, which printers, designers, and end-users utilize to locate finishers in their prospective areas.
• Your company information included on the FSEA On-line Membership Directory.

Access to statistical surveys that can help you make valuable business decisions.

The FSEA Convention:
Covers essential information on industry trends, new technologies, operational issues, and management concerns – held every other year.

The IADD/FSEA Odyssey
An industry-specific forum that combines instructional classes, both on-press and in the classroom, with exhibitor booths where attendees can view the latest technologies in foil stamping/embossing, diecutting, and diemaking – held on off years of the Convention.

Educational tools to help you grow your business:
• The CD-ROM PowerPoint presentation entitled “Dispelling the Myths – Understanding the World of Foil Stamping and Embossing”.
• The Second Edition of A Different Breed: The Designer’s Guide to Foil Stamping and Embossing (complimentary to new members).
• Foil Awareness Presentation Binder: a culmination of market-specific articles, testimonials, statistics, and samples that can be used to promote the value of foil stamping/embossing to potential customers.

Complimentary subscriptions to InsideFinishing Magazine – the most widely read magazine in the graphic finishing industry.

Bi-monthly e-mail newsletter entitled the FSEA Forum – packed with Association news.

The FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition (discounted to members):
A competition which promotes and highlights quality, excellence, and creativity in foil stamping, embossing, and holography.

New Benefits for FSEA Members:
• Employee Recognition Program: a program by which members can award employees certificates of merit based on craftsmanship, sales, supervision/management, and more.
• Sentry Insurance: with an expertise in the printing/trade finishing industries, Sentry provides complete, customized insurance coverage and service solutions for property, casualty, and other insurance products at very competitive rates to FSEA members.
• Hertz Rent-a-Car: receive your own private Hertz Member Savings Card with special offers and year-around discounts on renting Hertz vehicles.
• Website Hosting: receive special discounts on website hosting, domain registration, and website design.
• For more than 35 years, DHL has built the world's premier global delivery network by trailblazing express shipping in one country after another. Over 225 countries and territories later, DHL is the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry. 

FSEA Members can save up to 25% on the following award winning services: 

• DHL Next Day 10:30am
• DHL Next Day 12:00pm
• DHL Next Day 3:00pm
• DHL 2^nd Day
• DHL Ground
• DHL International

It’s easy to open your DHL account.  Sign up today by any of these convenient ways: Call:  800-647-3061 ext 6553 or Fax: 913-266-4430

• Yellow Transportation: receive over 50% discount on Yellow Freight Carrier Services.

As an FSEA Member, you can save on qualifying Standard Ground shipments with Yellow.

In addition to Standard Ground, Yellow provides customized solutions to meet your specific shipping needs with a wide portfolio of services:

    Exact Express^® offers you expedited, time-definite, air, and ground service backed by our industry-leading customer satisfaction guarantee.

    Definite Delivery^® will get your goods to their destination with a guarantee, ensuring delivery, on or before the standard service date, or you don’t pay.

    Cross-border dedicated service to Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

    Myyellow.com allows users to easily access shipping information 24/7.

    Exhibit Services is a single source to satisfy your shipping needs to, from and between trade shows – including air and ground, expedited and guaranteed.

Start saving today on your transportation services by enrolling in the FSEA/Yellow program at www.enrollhere.net or for additional information call your FSEA dedicated Yellow Representative Amelia Rowlett at  800-458-3323, ext. 5707.

Additional Benefits:
• Invaluable networking opportunities through FSEA-sponsored events.
• A central source for industry information.
• Creating visibility within the graphic arts industry through trade show exhibiting, maintaining an industry website, publishing educational materials and related articles, and forming alliances with related trade finishing associations.

So why haven’t you joined the FSEA? Together, we can provide the support you need to grow as a company and the fuel we all need to grow as an industry.

FSEA Membership Application