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Radisson Milwaukee North Shore 7065 N Port Washington Rd Milwaukee, WI 53217
Rick Bergholz
The global push to build infrastructure and the demand for innovations to keep growing populations safe on roadways has kept Rick Bergholz of TAPCO outbound in recent years. TAPCO is a member of the International Road Federation (IRF), comprised of heads of transportation ministries for countries throughout the world; it deals with issues in roadway safety and conducts forums, meetings and expositions across the globe to promote safety in transportation.
Green has become a priority for TAPCO, allowing the company to meet demand for sustainable products and to give customers ways to reduce energy consumption. Signposts are made from recycled steel (1 million pounds of steel each year). Speed bumps and car stops are both made from recycled rubber and plastic milk jugs.
TAPCO’s traditional base of business has been municipalities, states and businesses in the U.S. but exports and Federal government contracting have opened new opportunities for TAPCO overseas. Two years ago we had zero government business and zero export business. Today, exporting accounts for 10 to 15 percent of gross sales and is growing.
TAPCO’s most recent international developments have led to strong distributorships in Latin America, Australia, and Canada—only the tip of the iceberg for the budding, family owned, small business that began in Milwaukee in 1956. TAPCO also does business in the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Russia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and Iraq.
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Radisson Milwaukee North Shore 7065 N Port Washington Rd Milwaukee, WI 53217
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