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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