MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Over the past decade, Mega has made a major effort to increase the international portion of its business. Beginning with the manufacture of products in South Africa through a license agreement with Caterpillar�
South Africa over 10 years ago and continuing with the development of manufacturing partners in Chile, Colombia and the UK, Mega now achieves approximately half of its sales outside of the USA and manufactures a considerable and growing portion of this product overseas. Elsewhere in this newsletter you can see we recently celebrated the manufacture of our
100th tank in Chile and our
first tank in the UK. We are looking forward to building products in India and Australia in the near future and we are working on projects with our recently-added partnerships in those regions.
Along the way we have learned a great deal about how to do business internationally: Shipping products, handling import duties and taxes, dealing in various currencies, forming companies in other countries, pursuing international patents and trademarks, publishing manuals in several languages, hiring bilingual employees, problem-solving and troubleshooting despite time and language differences, etc. are among the skills and experience we have accumulated as we have grown this portion of our business. It has a been a real privilege for the folks involved in this effort at Mega (which is nearly everyone) to participate in this international sales and manufacturing activity. Mega regularly hosts visitors from dealers and customers from around the world for sales training and factory visits.
Mega Sales and Product Support personnel have traveled
to over 20 countries in the past year for training, troubleshooting and support of dealers and end-customers in the sale, application and use of our products. We have built up a strong group of people who are comfortable traveling and enjoy doing business internationally.
It has been a joy to meet people from all over the world, form friendships and participate in each other's lives. We really appreciate our customers, suppliers and partners, wherever you are, allowing us into your world and we look forward to continuing to work together. And, if you haven't had the chance to experience this part of the Mega Advantage yet, please consider this your invitation to get to know us.
Thank you for Thinking of Mega!