Not all tall tower manufacture and maintenance companies are created equal. Choosing the right company for your tower requirements is critical. Below are TEN REASONS why Stainless is a company who will exceed your expectations in delivering work that will keep your tower functioning at the level necessary to support your broadcast requirements.
  1. Stainless has the experience and knowledge of your tower that can only come from more than 60 years of manufacturing and servicing tall towers.

         ~ Stainless has manufactured over 55% of the tall towers currently in operation in the U.S. Stainless maintains designs, drawings and documentation on all of these towers. This knowledge of your existing tower provides them the ability to research, plan, and recommend the right solution at the right time.
     
  2. Stainless blends the best in manufacturing with the best in tower services and maintenance planning. 

         ~ Stainless LLC and Doty Moore Tower Services LLC combine to offer the industry the most experience in custom tower manufacturing and the knowledge to efficiently service and plan for the maintenance required. 

  3. Stainless makes safety and training its top priority.

         ~ Stainless’ SafetyFirst™ is built on 60 years of experience in the industry. This program ensures that our people and your people are safe and protected at all times. 

  4. Stainless has the largest staff of structural engineers dedicated solely to the tower industry.

         ~ The Stainless team provides analysis, design, and fabrication services. The result is tower designs that perform as expected, without costly delays in construction.

  5. Stainless’ experience makes them the only choice for maintenance of your tall tower.

         ~ Stainless is one of the few firms who provide analysis, modification, and maintenance services. We know that tower structures are complex engineering projects with demanding needs. In most cases, modification of an existing tower is a better solution than building a new one. Strengthening an existing tower is a highly specialized skill and Stainless is the industry leader.
     
  6. Stainless is quick and responsive to tower maintenance or modification needs.

        
    ~ Stainless maintains more tall tower crews than any other company. Our SWAT Teams are available on short notice for unexpected emergency service or modification projects. Our customers have fast access to the best-qualified, most experienced tower teams in the country.
     
  7. Stainless structural analysis is backed by the most significant level of engineering expertise in the industry. Stainless analysis protocol sets the standard for analyzing towers.
     
         ~ By providing timely structural analysis, we often help our customers select the most cost effective solution regarding transmission infrastructure.

  8. Stainless provides installation services for broadcast, microwave and wireless antenna systems, transmission line, and waveguides. 

         ~ Stainless and Doty Moore crews installed over half the digital TV antenna systems broadcasting today. Our accomplishments include work on the most significant broadcast platforms in North America. 

  9. Stainless is committed to the industry

        ~ Founded on March 31, 1995 the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) is a non-profit trade association, which provides members with uniform safety standards, improved communications, and a unified voice to help shape the future of the tower industry. Stainless LLC and Doty Moore Tower Services LLC managers are founding members of NATE.

  10. The Stainless Management Team offer an unmatched team of leaders committed to the industry and passionate about their ability to help their customers 

         ~ Stainless CEO Don Doty is a pioneer in the broadcast tower industry. Mr. Doty was a charter member of NATE and is currently a Vice Chairman and executive Board Member. He is also a Committee Chair of the OSHA Relations Committee. A former associate member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Mr. Doty is a regular speaker on various topics in the tower industry, from safety engineering to OSHA compliance issues. 

         ~ Duane MacEntee, President and COO has enjoyed over twenty years of serving in leadership and management roles within the telecommunications, transportation and aerospace industries.  For most of his career, Duane has applied his operations, engineering, and legal experience to the infrastructure sector of those industries.

    Prior to joining Stainless, Duane advised and consulted with corporate clients regarding business strategy, process improvement and organizational alignment. Duane was previously an executive officer at SpectraSite Communications, Inc. where he served as its Vice President of Field Operations and Corporate Administration and was responsible for revenue enhancement, cost optimization, regulatory compliance and risk management.  After SpectraSite’s merger with American Tower Corporation, he remained as ATC’s Vice President of Compliance & Corporate Counsel. 

    Prior to SpectraSite, Duane was Director of Safety and Loss Control at the NC Department of Transportation, Commissioner at the NC Radiation Protection 
    Commission and Commissioner at the NC State Emergency Response Commission.  Previous to his tenure in state government, Duane was an engineering manager and engineer at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

    Duane has a B.S. in Engineering Technology from the University of Central Florida, an Executive M.B.A. from the Florida Institute of Technology and a J.D. from North Carolina Central University.  Duane is also an active member of the American Bar Association and the North Carolina State Bar where he is admitted to the practice of law.

         ~ Pat Moore, Senior Vice President of Technical Services was active in the Management Buy-out of Stainless, Inc and Doty Moore Tower Services, Inc. from SpectraSite Communications, Inc. Prior to March of 2004, was Vice-President of Field Services for SpectraSite Broadcast Technical Services, Inc. based in Irving, Texas, and has been in the tower industry for 25 years. Educated in Austin, Texas, Pat has been an active participant in the industry and has worked to promote change for the benefit of the industry through his involvement with several associations. Pat was a charter member of the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE).  Pat has served and developed many of the safety protocols and procedures used by NATE members all across the country since the organization was formed in 1995. 

         ~ Tom Hoenninger, P.E., Vice President of Engineering and Chief Engineer has more than 30 years of structural engineering experience in the manufacture of complex structures. Tom started his career with FMC Corporation and has been with Stainless for the past 20 years. With professional engineering licenses in 26 states and memberships in 10 different professional organizations including the prestigious TR14.7 subcommittee and ASTM, Mr. Hoenninger is a recognized speaker, writer and active leader in this industry.