TTI, Inc. Announces the Opening of Its New Connector Warehouse

TTI, Inc. the leading passive ;and connector specialist in the electronics industry, announces the opening of ;its new 200,000 square-foot warehouse expressly dedicated to connector ;operations. The facility is conveniently located near the corporate ;headquarters in Fort Worth, TX. The opening of the warehouse is part of an aggressive strategic business ;plan initiated by TTI in 2004. At that time, TTI began positioning the ;company to be the "Most Preferred" connector distributor for its customers and ;suppliers. To further this goal, the company began a building process that ;included investing in key executives to drive the program, hiring additional ;sales, marketing and support personnel, creating new marketing materials, ;enhanced systems and operations infrastructure, and the associated training ;required to meet the high expectations of customers and suppliers. Michael Knight was hired as the Vice President of Product Management in ;2004 and at the same time, Allen Clem, previously with Harley-Davidson Motor ;Company, came on board as Vice President Corporate Operations and Logistics. ;Knight has an extensive background in connector marketing and general ;management positions. Knight was chartered with securing a leading connector ;team. This led to the hiring of Lew LaFornara, a connector industry veteran ;with management experience at connector manufacturers and distributors. He ;joined the TTI team as Vice President of Connector Supplier Marketing. Knight ;also promoted John Sandy, formerly with TTI Europe. Sandy relocated to Fort ;Worth, TX to take the position of Vice President of Connector Product ;Management. With key personnel in place, construction began in March on the new ;facility. At the time, two separate warehouse locations were being utilized ;to support the existing connector business. "We physically had outgrown these ;locations," LaFornara said, "So it became apparent that we had to begin by ;expanding our physical warehouse and value added capacity and consolidate our ;connector operations into one location." The new facility allows for ;significant growth and will provide improved efficiencies through the ;implementation of TTI's global Warehouse Control System (WCS). LaFornara ;said, "WCS has been customized for our business and will allow us to handle a ;significantly larger number of transactions, with a greater degree of accuracy ;and increased utilization of our workforce." Throughout the North America sales offices, more than 50 sales people are ;scheduled for hire by year end. Most of these additional sales people have ;significant connector experience and knowledge and some will be specifically ;dedicated to connectors. Their focus is to improve value to our exiting ;customers and to broaden our customer base. The additional sales people not ;only help in providing the right product, at a fair price, right on time, but ;also serve as a technical resource and advisor for customers. In addition to the facility and personnel expansion, TTI has invested ;significantly in training its people and developing sales tools. Further, we ;also are providing several connector-focused services to our customers and ;suppliers. Once per quarter, TTI hosts a dedicated connector technology ;webcast that provides technical and market industry information to engineers ;and buyers on the latest from our suppliers and other industry experts. This ;year, TTI produced a Commercial Connector Featured Products Guide to highlight ;the leading edge technology products it offers today. TTI has a world class connector line card filled with the best connector ;manufacturers in the world. The recent line card addition of Panduit expands ;the offering of wire and cable management and identification products, greatly ;enhancing our value to contract cable assembly customers. In keeping with TTI's charter of being a specialist, LaFornara said, "We ;want to seize the opportunity to become the 'Most Preferred' connector ;distributor just as we have secured the number one position in the passives ;arena for many years." ; About TTI TTI, Inc. is the world's leading passive and connector specialist with ;offices in 57 major markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and ;Asia. For more information about TTI, visit http://www.ttiinc.com or contact ;Cathy Walensky, 817-740-9000, cathy.walensky@ttiinc.com . ; ; ;

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