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produces cable assemblies, in USA
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Telect story is one of humble origins and rapid, exciting growth. In November
of 1982, Bill Williams Jr., his wife, Judi, and their son, Wayne, opened
Telect`s doors in rented warehouse space in the Spokane Industrial Park
in Spokane, Washington. When the U.S. government deregulated the telephone
industry in the early 1980s, Bill saw an opportunity:
After a lot of discussion and a lot of
prayer, we decided that the adventure of owning our own business outweighed
the risks we knew would be involved. The economy was in a definite downturn
at the time, but we knew there was a strong opportunity for a company that
put customers first. We had no idea there was this much opportunity, however.
The Williams family and a few financial
supporters generated the capital to launch Telect as a manufacturer of
custom cable assemblies. Telect opened in 32,000 square feet of leased
space, and the company`s story began. Ten employees handled the first era
of manufacturing at Telect. The company's first month of operations grossed
$10,000 in sales.
After starting exclusively as a cable company, Telect's product line quickly grew to include digital signal cross-connects, jackfields, and high- and low-density bays for companies such as U.S. Sprint, Contel, RCA, and American Satellite. New products developed as customers communicated their needs'a process that still shapes how Telect designs many of its products today. Over the course of a decade and a half of quality relationships with suppliers and customers, this handful of products has grown into a complete family of product lines.
By 1987, the company supported more than 100 employees, with sales exceeding $6.5 million. Steadily compounding growth continued into the 1990s and fueled corporate expansion. In 1997, Telect opened a manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico, with the potential to employ up to 75 people in that location. The company celebrated its 15th anniversary in the fall of 1997 by opening its new manufacturing and administrative facility (120,000 additional square feet of space) adjacent to its Liberty Lake, Washington corporate headquarters.
Principles in place from the beginning
helped Telect reach its status today. In an industry dominated by giants,
Telect had to differentiate itself by the level of service it provided,
both in terms of quality products and customer service. Now that Telect
is a multimillion-dollar company, serving the customer still is at the
forefront of all company processes, policies, and activities. Throughout
its history, the convergence of the communications industry and continued
public demand for more and better communications services has driven Telect's
growth. Telect expects these trends to present the potential for a strong
future it will be up to Telect to continue to seize this opportunity.
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