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HISTORY OF TRICO WELDING SUPPLIES

Our first location was on Commerce Avenue in Woodland. Our building was a small commercial suite of about two thousand square feet. It was on a side street in a small industrial area, but off the beaten path. We were there as Trico for less than six months.

We moved to 145A East Street which is one of the main streets of Woodland. The old Tafoya Market Building increased our store and storage capacity three-fold, but not much in warehouse area, plus it was out of the industrial loop. This location provided a great place for us to grow and learn.

In December of 1999 we moved into our present building, which we built in the industrial side of Woodland on the main loop. The size of our pride and joy is approximately 11,000 square feet under roof with a warehouse of 4,000 square feet that is 25 at the eves. We are now filling our own Oxygen, Argon, Nitrogen, and CO2. We are presently running three trucks out of this location.

Our new Sacramento store has been up and running since early 2007. It is a fully operational store and houses 3 employees including Bob, Walt, and our outside salesmen Pat and Lee. Trico presently employs 16 people to handle all your industrial gases and welding supply needs.

STAFF PROFILES

Leroy Paulucci has 34 years experience, starting with Victor of California who eventually became Airco. The majority of Leroy’s years in the welding supply business were spent in Yolo County, all in outside sales for these companies. Since 1991, Leroy has been partners with Bob and Joe at TriCo Welding Supplies. As of September 1, 2002, Leroy has enjoyed retirement but he still finds time to stop in and check on us between “fishing trips and honeydews”.

Robert (Bob) Baker has 23 years experience, starting with Hoppers in San Jose until 1984. He then went to work for Victor in San Francisco and later transferred to manage their Yuba City and Woodland stores in 1989. Since becoming a partner of TriCo in 1991, he has led the opening of our new Sacramento location and covers outside sales for the greater Sacramento and Yuba City areas.

Joseph (Joe) Knieriem has 32 years experience starting with Moore Bros. There he spent 14 years total with the last 9 in outside sales. Shortly after he spent 2 years with his wife Amanda at Archers Welding Supplies where he found his passion for owning and operating his own business. Since the 1991 partnership he has handled sales and operations for TriCo and is currently based out of our main Woodland branch.

Jason Handles all purchasing and oversees the shipping/receiving department. When needed he also provides an excellent service at the counter, and with phone sales and service. With over 10 years experience he is a very knowledgeable asset to TriCo.

Being our head driver with 13 years experience, Walter (Walt) has recently taken on Store Manager of our southern Sacramento location. He manages all gas and goods coming to, and leaving the south Sac store, while still providing top notch customer service and in-store leadership.

	Working directly with Jason, Jodi is in charge of all shipping and receiving. She maintains and organizes all the inventory in the store and in the warehouse. She is a key person in keeping our welding supplies in an orderly fashion.
	Lee heads up our outside sales team. He's based out of the Sacramento store with Bob and Walt. With 15 years experience, Lee provides the utmost in customer service to our area customers.
	Pat is our Northern Sacramento outside salesman. . With 25 years of experience, he has extensive knowledge in the gas and welding business. As a new addition to TriCo, you can look forward to seeing him in your area soon.
	Matt is heading up Woodland and Vacaville outside sales, and when in the store, he provides counter help and overall expertise concerning welding and cutting equipment to our customers. With over 10 years experience, he is an asset at the heart of TriCo.

Mike is the head of counter sales at our Woodland location. He takes care of our counter and phone sales, and he heads up maintenance and repair. He also fills and maintains the various gas cylinders on sight, and is the website manager.

Armondo is our fill plant manager. He is overall in charge of cylinder handling and safety. He orders and organizes our cylinder and gas services, and oversees all filling operations.

	Alfredo is a vital part of our driving crew. He runs regular routes all week to the Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties and provides a great service to our outer lying customers.
	Pedro is a highly experienced driver with over 10 years in the gas and welding business and many more to come. He has taken over Walter's route and will be in your neighborhood soon.
	Amanda handles our accounts payable, and oversees all book keeping inquiries and transactions. She has been with TriCo since the beginning, and is an asset to our accounting department.
	Heather handles accounts receivable, and all of our filing and paperwork organization and administration. She is a master at data entry and tracking and as a result she keeps the paperwork and billing running smoothly.
	Juan is our newest driver in training. He is responsible for loading out the gas delivery trucks and maintaining the dock area.

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WOODLAND
1590 East Kentucky Ave.
Woodland, CA 95776

Phone: (530) 666-7997
Or: (916) 925-2588
Fax: (530) 666-3254

SACRAMENTO
8632 Elder Creek Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95828

Phone: (916) 307-4045
Fax: (916) 307-4049

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