The services of Tella Tool & Manufacturing Companyare built on the principles of founder Dan Provenzano who started the company in 1968 in the garage of his father's Melrose Park, Illinois home building dies for Western Electric and International Harvester. Mr. Provenzano's goal was to be a complete resource solution that:

• Provides industry leading quality components and assemblies at competitive prices.
• Provides unparalleled service and support to ALL customers.
• Offers greater engineering solutions than the competition.
• Makes Tella Tool an industry leader in innovation and technology.

Throughout Tella Tool's history Mr. Provenzano always placed his investment in quality people,
our most valuable resource. With his determination for complete customer satisfaction, he strives to ensure that all employees are safely trained and actively participate in achieving organizational success through Total Quality Management Methodologies.

From its inception as a small tool & die shop in Melrose Park, Illinois, Tella Tool has grown its brand to become widely recognized and an industry leader in the metal stamping & assembly, fabrication and CNC machining business today. Tella Tool currently occupies 150,000 sq. ft. in 4 plants and two states with over 125 employees providing metal forming and machining services to various industries.

This timeline captures the major milestones in Tella Tool's history showing how the company expanded its services, grew its revenue and market share and has followed its mission to deliver operational excellence in every department and meet or exceed our commitments to all of the customers we serve.