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Comstar Supply Blog
Hot Product Sno Shoes
Here in Philadelphia we have had some crazy winter weather lately and while I am sure plenty of people on the east coast wish they had snow shoes to help them get around, the only thing we stock here at Comstar Supply is fiber optic Sno Shoes!
Fiber Optic Sno Shoes are used as a fiber optic storage system. They provide an convenient method for storing extra length of fiber optic cable. We are proud to be a distributor for Opti-Loop brand sno shoes!
Our most popular sno shoe is a 17 inch plastic model. These sno shoes retail for $58.00 per pair and can accommodate up to .90 inch outside diameter in a single wrap. The Opti-Loop sno shoes enable you to maintain the proper minimum bend radius to protect your cable from damage.
These sno shoes also feature:
- Unconditional lifetime warranty
- Radius end to ensure no sharp corners
- .950 Channel Width
- 25.25 Overall Length
- 17.50 Diameter
- OD up to .90 single wrap
- Each pair individually boxed
- Stainless steel mounting bolts, nuts and washers included
Other sizes and specification of sno shoes are also available for direct shipment from the manufacturer so if there is a specific part number or size that you need, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to help you out!
Hot Products Cable Reel Trailers
Comstar Supply Inc. is proud to be a distributor of Roose Reel Trailers. Roose Manufacturing, located in Pella, Iowa, is a in its 36th year of business. Roose manufactures quality utility trailers designed to handle cable and innerduct reels.
 All of Roose reel trailers come standard with a one year warranty. Trailers are typically painted either yellow or white although other colors are available for an additional cost. Trailers come equipped with your choice of hitch and electrical connectors.
Roose manufactures a variety of trailers to meet your needs. Their smallest trailer, the RR-33, is a single reel carrier with a 2000lb capacity. This trailer is non hydraulic and requires you to use a forklift or other means to load the reel but the price makes it affordable for contractors. The RR-33 can accommodate reels up to 96 inches in diameter.
 The two most popular trailers that we sell are the RR-135 and the RR-160 single reel carriers. These models both offer hydraulic controls for easy reel loading. The RR-135 has a 3500lb capacity and can accommodate up to a 125 inch reel. The RR-160 can also accommodate up to a 125 inch reel but has the added ability of handling up to 6000lb capacity. Most contractors working with HDPE and fiber optic cable find that these two model s meet their needs. We generally stock several of each of these trailers at our Collegeville, Pennsylvania facility and easily drop ship the trailers to non-local customers directly from Roose Manufacturing.
If you are looking for a more rugged model trailer, Roose also offers their RR-185, RR-200 and RR-114 models. The RR-185 has a payload capacity of 8500lbs and the RR-200 can handle 10000lb capacity. The RR-114 can accommodate up to 14000lbs. All three of these trailers are equipped to handle up to 125 inch reel.
 Roose also manufactures a line of multiple reel trailers including their RR-250 Self Loading Hydraulic Cable Trailer that can handle two reels up to 125 inches in diameter with a payload weight of 5000 lbs per reel. Other options include both the SL-35 and UL 335 trailers which can accommodate up to 3 reels at a time and the RR-330 Roate-a-Reel trailer. The RR-330 is specially designed to rotate the reels into various positions which can be locked with a spring loaded latch. If you’re interested in any of the multiple reel trailers, please contact us directly for pricing, availability and shipping.
Accessories are available for all trailer models including a hydraulic power reel drive. Replacement parts are also available for all models, insuring years of usage!
Anyone interested in purchasing a trailer should contact us directly! We are happy to answer any of your questions and look forward to equipping you with a quality Roose reel trailer!
Labels: Cable Reel Trailers, Hot Products
Safety First!
From the time we are very little, our parents drill this into our head. The safety first mantra hits us on all aspects of our life and working in the telecommunication industry is no exception. Even though we often assume that we are safe, it is important to sometimes step back and reexamine how we do our job with a safety conscious mind.
Even in the winter months, it is important to remember to wear sunscreen. We offer a great sunscreen towelette by PT Technologies that is compact, quick drying, non greasy and protects against UVA & UVB rays. The towelettes have minimal odor and do not contain any alcohol. Also, the formula will not stain clothes!
Other safety equipment we keep in stock includes reflective cones and vests. We also stock reflective stop/slow paddles and a variety of caution tape. In the past we have even helped our customers purchase arrow boards!
Here are Comstar, we have even taken measures to make our operations and facilities safer. Over the past year we have formed a Safety Committee which meets monthly to review how we can improve aspects of our operation. The Safety Committee has reviewed and made changes with our forklift safety, warehouse safety, first aid procedures and more!
So next time you are on the job site, take a minute to step back and make sure you have everything that you need to keep yourself and your workers safe and if there is anything we can do to help you do your job while keeping safety first, just let us know!
Thanksgiving Wishes
The long weekend coming up means an excited buzz in the office. Everyone is anticipating a delicious dinner tomorrow with all of the fixings including good times with family and friends. But before we go off on our holiday, I thought it would be nice to thank the people who make our job here at Comstar possible each and every day.
I am thankful for the opportunity to work with a group of manufacturers who are there to support our endeavors and our customer needs. Dealing with company reps, account managers and customer service personnel on a daily basis, I rely on them to give me the information I need to help my customers. They do this time and time again and while I make a point to regularly say thank you, I can only hope that they know how much I appreciate them and everything they do for us.
I am also thankful for my co-workers. As I mentioned in a previous post, we are truly like a family. I have never worked any place where the employees had such great relationships as we do here at Comstar. I am thankful that my co-workers make me laugh when things are stressful; I am thankful that they help me when things are busy. I am thankful that the warehouse staff works extremely hard to move product out the door and almost always come through when I am in a bind.
And of course, I am extremely thankful for the wonderful group of customers that we get to deal with everyday. The relationships that we build with our customers are one of the most important aspects of our business. Comstar is truly grateful for every order – big or small – and I hope that we can continue to build our relationships and gain your confidence and business.
So to our manufacturers, co-workers, and customers, I wish to say thank you. I hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday and I look forward to helping you in the coming months and year!
Family Orgins Make All The Difference At Comstar
What makes Comstar Supply different and stand out in a crowd of distributors? I would like to think it is the family atmosphere that motivates us all to have that whatever it takes attitude to get a job done, and get it done well!
Webster offers several definitions of a family, one being a group of things related by common characteristics. Comstar Supply is a family in every sense of that plus the traditional definition of the word.
When Earl started Comstar in 1994, he did so with the support of his family. His son, Chad, grew up surrounded by his Comstar family. Now serving as President of Comstar Supply, Chad works closely with his mother, Gwen, to ensure the success of the business.
The Punchard family roots extend deep into Comstar. Andrew Constagliola serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations and Adam Rogers serves as Project Manager at Comstar Supply.
The family ties go beyond just the Punchard’s. Patti Bellino, Adminstrative Assistant, is also the aunt of Ralph Del Conte, Inside Sales, and Rich Del Conte, Driver. Allen Thierolf, our Warehouse Manager and his brother Kevin both work hard in our warehouse to move orders and supplies and Mike McGovern, Vice President of Finance took over the position when his sister vacated it several years ago.
Beyond the intricate blood lines of Comstar’s family tree, there is also the implied family that comes from working together as a team. The unique relationships that exist between the staff at Comstar allows us to joke around and tease each other one minute and work hard and lean on each other to get the work done the next minute. We support each other in many aspects of life. This allows everyone to help one another when needed which in turn enables us to work harder and more effectively to serve our customers.
We take pride in the fact that we do things a little differently (and hopefully better!) than our competitors! We will happily custom cut and parallel any HDPE order up to 1 ½ inch diameter and beyond that, we can order the custom reel lengths and put ups from the manufacturer at no additional charge. What does this mean for you? If you call up and want a 3 way parallel times 250 feet of 1 ¼ inch Corrugated innerduct, no problem. If you need two of the runs to be orange and one to be green, also no problem. We will custom cut fiber optic cable at no additional charge so whether your run is 1000 feet or 10,000 feet, we will happily serve your needs!
Most orders of items that we have in stock are turned around and shipped out same day. Our shipping department has great relationships with reputable national freight companies to make sure your order arrives on time to your location. If you require special shipping arrangements such as an appointment, lift gate or pallet jack, also not a problem, just let us know! Our warehouse staff is made up of hard working, dedicated individuals who often come in early or stay late just to make sure our customer needs are met! It is not unusual to see them taking a box to the UPS box after our regular pickup or seeing them stay late to wait on a truck because a customer needs their supplies. They truly embody the whatever it takes attitude that drives the Comstar family.
Our customers are, of course, the most important part of our family! We like to take the time to know our customers personally and often times we learn about their own families and lives. Our customers truly are an extension of the Comstar family! And just like we would with our own families, we all strive to make sure that everyone’s needs are met and fulfilled and everyone is happy!
Hot Products! Triple D Horizontal Directional Drill Line
Our customers love the Triple D line of Horizontal Directional Drill products. Manufactured in New Jersey, Triple D specially engineers their tools to be the best quality and most cost effective options on the market.
Triple D offers a complete HDD line including reamers, bits, swivels, crossovers, lead rods and sonde housings for Vermeer and Ditch Witch directional drills.
Triple D also manufacturers lead rods for both Vermeer and Ditch Witch drills. The Vermeer rods are built with heat treated 4340 Nickel Steel which gives a significantly stronger lead rod for use under HDD projects. The Ditch Witch style lead rods are built with heat treated 4140 chrome-moly steel for strength and durability. The crossovers are manufactured from chrome-moly steel and have 152,000 PSI tensile strength. Crossovers are available in a variety of sizes for both Vermeer and Ditch Witch.
Some of the hottest Triple D products that we have been selling are the paddle bits. These bits are manufactured from domestically produced Ballistic Armor Plate. Triple D does not use low cost castings or inexpensive high carbon steels. Many of these paddle bits also feature a Tungsten Carbide Embedding Hardface process that results in two to eight times better wear than typical hardfacing alloys.
Our customers love the craftsmanship that is evident in all of Triple D’s products. The Triple D product line is a better quality product at a more reasonable price making it a perfect match for contractors who are looking to get the job done and stay on budget!
Labels: HDD, Hot Products
Comstar Supply Comes Down With a Case of Phightin Phils Phever
It is happening again. Comstar Supply employees have come down with a case of the phever!
As Philadelphia faithful, we are passionate and support all of our city’s sports, but right now we are breathing baseball! Over the past week, morning conversation has been a recap of the previous night’s game. Lunch time debates center around pitching match ups and bad referee calls. We have the phever!
Almost everyone in the Comstar family is HUGE Philadelphia Phillies phans but we all approach our fanhood a little differently.
 Chad, our President, is the biggest phan of all. A season ticket holder, he values the game! A Brad Lidge print hangs in his office, he proudly wears his team polo shirt around the office and he is the first to jump on the post game discussions.
Ralph, our Warehouse Manager/Inside Sales, also proudly wears his Philadelphia Phillies polo to work on game days. He highlights the Phil’s accomplishments by saving and displaying special inserts from the Daily News.
Mike, who handles our accounting and office, shows is Phillies pride by displaying a framed photograph he took last year at the World Series parade in Philadelphia and a framed copy of the Daily News cover from the World Series Championship in 2008.
The guys in the warehouse also get in on the spirit! In addition to coming to work in their favorite Phillies’s tee, they also have an ever changing shrine to Philadelphia sports highlights hanging in the warehouse.
 I pride myself on being just as much of a phan as the men here at Comstar by showing off my team pride by decking out a corner of my office with a team flag, rally towel, stuffed Phanatic and team calendar!
The Phillies are now off to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers for a re-match of last year’s National League Championship series. All of Comstar will be watching and hoping for a repeat of last year's series and a trip to the World Series.
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