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Subject: [TowerTalk] Tri-Ex Ownership Change
From: Firstcallcom@aol.com (Firstcallcom@aol.com)
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 10:14:18 EST
The last twelve months have been a sensational year for Tri-Ex tower sales, 
but the delivery of the towers from the factory in Visalia, California 
suffered terribly.  This coupled with a wave of broken delivery promises 
direct from the Visalia factory did not help.  On the other hand, the year 
2000 however has been a banner year for First Call Communications where 
Tri-Ex sales reached the one million dollar point in the second week of 
September.

In order to keep up the Tri-Ex tower sales, allow for expedient delivery of 
towers, and implement new technology certain major steps were taken to this 
end.

Effective immediately, all amateur radio towers (including the Sky Needle) 
sold under the Tri-Ex name will no longer be manufactured in Visalia, 
California.  The Visalia facility, which was licensed through First Call to 
make the Tri-Ex tower, is closing.  All Tri-Ex owned manufacturing machinery 
such as the fixtures, jigs, and rod benders and associated machinery has been 
moved and presently in production at the new factory in Orrville, Ohio under 
the auspices of the Will-Burt Company.

This past April, the Will-Burt Company (est. 1901), the largest manufacturer 
of telescoping masts in the world, had acquired the rights to Tri-Ex and has 
begun manufacturing updated versions of the entire line of Tri-Ex towers for 
both amateur and commercial use.

The Will-Burt Company in Orriville, Ohio (www.willburt.com) presently employs 
379 people with sales revenue in excess of 53 million.  The Tri-Ex line under 
Will-Burt will not only be updated, but also expanded with additional 
accessories and safety features so far available only on the commercial tower 
side.  Production will consistently be according to high quality standards as 
Will-Burt operates under an ISO 9001 Certified Quality System.

Orders that were in place at the California facility will be finished in 
Orrville, Ohio.  It should also be noted that tower delivery will be 
expedited dramatically.  All worldwide sales for amateur radio products and 
commercial towers will remain at First Call Communications 
(www.firstcallcom.net) in New York.

If you presently have a Tri-Ex tower on order, and received a letter from 
First Call and Will-Burt, we ask for your continuing patience.  Rest assure 
that the tower you are getting be it a 51,55,72,86 or 106 footer is the 
strongest lattice, telescoping tower available anywhere.  

Thank you to all of you that had made 2000 a tremendous year in the sales of 
Tri-Ex towers.

Joel Kornreich
First Call Communications, Inc.
www.firstcallcom.net
Toll-free: 800-426-8693
 Phone:  845-352-0286
Fax:       845-357-6243
Fax:       845-578-6550       

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