It's about time for an AndyMark report. Many people ask "how are you and Mark doing?" Here are some answers:
1. 326 FIRST teams bought AndyMark products in 2006. This was over 3x the number in 2005.
2. Our most reliable, most admired, and still our most expensive item is the AM Shifter. We underestimated the # of teams who wanted the original version over the AM Shifter 2, so we had to do some hustling during the middle of the build season. Some teams waited for a 2nd build of the original version, while others easily switched over to the 2nd generation.
3. 131 teams attending the Championships are our customers.
4. Some of our products were not perfect for our customers. Of those orders, we did our best to get customer satisfaction.
5. About 20% of our shipments to Canada got held up in customs. We have figured out that priority shipments (which cost more) get through easier.
6. One package was destroyed and crushed by FedEx. We have retrieved these 2 crushed AM Shifters, and they do look like they were actually run over by a large fork lift.
7. Teams from 40 different states and 2 Canadian provinces were our customers.
8. Team distribution:
- teams 1-199: 43 teams as customers
- teams 200-399: 43
- teams 400-599: 34
- teams 600-799: 16
- teams 800-999: 32
- teams 1000-1199: 21
- teams 1200-1399: 31
- teams 1400-1599: 34
- teams 1600-1799: 48
- teams 1800+: 16
We had a great year, and we thank everyone for helping us along our way. If anyone has any comments, questions, ideas for improvements, please PM me or post as you wish.
Thank you,
Andy Baker
Mark Koors