Voting Members -Any firm, partnership or corporation actively engaged in the business of servicing, onsite and/or in the shop, commercial foodservice equipment (i.e., repairing, maintaining and providing replacement parts and accessories for foodservice and/or beverage equipment commonly found in Restaurants, Institutions, Health Care, Hospitals, Government and Corporate Food Service Operations) shall be eligible for membership as a Voting Member of this association, provided that: (i) the firm, partnership or corporation, has a minimum of one (1) year experience servicing commercial foodservice equipment; (ii) the firm’s primary purpose of existence, is the distribution of quality parts and self performed service in the commercial food industry; (iii) majority ownership of the firm is not held by any restauranteur, equipment dealer or other foodservice facility which could qualify for another membership category and that 51% of the member’s business be derived from parts and service; (iv) the firm maintains its business in a recognized commercial facility which allows for walk-in trade; (v) the firm is recommended by a current Voting Member in good standing.