With nearly 25 years of being in business, the Mountz reputation of providing quality fastening tools and torque solutions had also spread south down into Mexico. By 1990, Mountz had secured the reputation of being “The Torque Tool Specialists” within the Maquiladora Industry. The Maquiladoras were well established and the industry was growing. The need for high quality suppliers was in high demand. Quality tools and local support was being sought-after.
Along the Mexican border the Maquiladoras generated great opportunities for Mountz Inc. The automotive assembly suppliers within the Maquiladoras (also known as Tier 1 Suppliers) were expanding rapidly. Mountz recognized the opportunity developing in Mexico and looked toward establishing a permanent presence in Mexico during the early 1990s.
The first step into establishing a presence in Mexico for Mountz was hiring a local sales representative for the Tijuana region. In less than three years, Mountz operations quickly expanded its presence in Mexico with local sales representatives added in Mexico City, Monterrey and Ciudad Juarez.
Mountz Mexico office in Guadalajara c. 2004
Business in Mexico continued to grow rapidly for Mountz, sparking demand for additional local sales representatives to be added in Guadalajara and Reynosa. After five years of operations, Mountz had six sales representatives and one sales manager supporting the key industrial areas. Mountz Mexico had securely established itself within the Mexico market by creating long-term relations with key customers that remained loyal to the quality torque tools and professional support that Mountz provided.
Over the years, the commitment by Mountz to support manufactures in Mexico continues to grow. Mountz keeps on developing innovative fastening solutions and consistently trains its sales representatives with latest technology in torque control.
In the summer of 2004, Mountz opened its first office in Guadalajara to help provide local repair and calibration services. A few years later, Mountz required a larger service facility and relocated to the city of Chihuahua in September 2007.
Over the years, many changes have occurred in Mountz Mexico, but it has not impacted the success of Mountz in the Mexico market. Today, the Mountz Mexico sales staff are highly skilled technical professionals that are bilingual, efficient and are well trained to our support customer demands.
We look forward to keeping our presence in Mexico for many, many years. VIVA MEXICO!
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Damian Valdiviezo
Product Manager
Torque Measurement & Power Tools
