Who We are
Mexico is our Technology
Tecma’s flexible business solutions enable manufacturers to configure their shelter maquiladora operations in ways that will best serve to optimize their ability to achieve defined overall strategic and economic manufacturing goals and objectives. It was Tecma’s founders’ intention to design a user-friendly Mexico Shelter Manufacturing Partnership (MSMP) business model that would streamline clients’ Mexican operations and empower the executives managing them to fix their attention solely on competencies core to their primary mission.
The Tecma Group of Companies was founded over three decades ago by current company president and CEO, K. Allan Russell, along with three mentoring business partners. What started in 1985 as a small operation occupying a total of 8,500 square feet has become a sizable international enterprise that occupies production, warehouse and distribution space on both sides of the international border at El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, San Diego and Tijuana.
In addition, Tecma provides Mexico Shelter Services in cities throughout Mexico including Torreon, Rosarita, and Silao. Russell is the firm’s majority owner, with minority owners all being members of the Tecma Senior Executive Team.
The excellence of the Mexico business solutions that Tecma provides is an extension of the company’s highest and most closely held values. Among them are:
Unwavering Integrity
Tecma Group billing is clear and straightforward. If errors are detected, they are rectified in a timely manner.
Unparalleled Customer Service
The Tecma Mexico operations team assists its clients to achieve cost efficiencies by identifying and eliminating operational inefficiencies and redundancies on an ongoing basis.
Proactive Continuous Improvement, Excellence and Innovation
The Tecma Group ensures that its services, and the staff that deliver them, stay “ahead of the curve.” The company makes tuition reimbursement and scholarships available to its employees.
Relational Transparency
Tecma practices “open book” accounting
Real Social Responsibility
The Tecma Group is an active member of the community. The staff and organization participates in missions work, as well as supports animal rescue and other civic organizations.
What is a Mexico Shelter Services Program for Manufacturers
As a shelter services provider, we remove the regulatory and cultural challenge of doing business in Mexico so you can focus on creating great products. You don’t have to choose between contract manufacturing and opening a standalone business. We’ve got the legal and logistical framework ready and waiting for your manufacturing. No worries about import/export, personnel, tax exposure, or supply chain. Just focus on your production objectives, and leave the rest to us.
FTL stands for Full Truckload. A shipment that is over 10,000lb or takes up an entire truck by
itself is considered Full Truckload. One of the main characteristic of an FTL Services is that it
will take your shipment on a long haul, making one trip from point A to Point B without transferring
the cargo.
LTL stands for Less Than Truckload. If you have 200 pounds of freight to transport, you’ve got an LTL
shipment. It takes just a section of the truck and the cargo is safely consolidated with other shipments
that may be picked up and distributed in the same area.
Adjustments can be costly, but can mostly be avoided with accurate information.
Common adjustments occur around oversized items (more than 12 feet in length), lift-gates,
limited delivery access, residential fees, reclassifications and changes to the bill of lading.