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LiteComm West growth story

From cramped storage box to professional headquarters: how a navigation aids company found room to grow

From one inadequate storage unit to a professional facility with loading docks, LCW transformed their obstruction-lighting operations at WareSpace.

LiteComm West // WareSpace

WareSpace St. Paul

LiteComm West on WareSpace

LiteComm West at a glance

The problem

A single cramped storage unit with a padlock; no professional infrastructure for specialized equipment.

The solution

A single location with a loading dock, freight receiving services, and equipment access.

The results

Consolidated operations from multiple work locations; professional freight handling; improved efficiency.

Meet LiteComm West

The business behind the growth.

Eric Espenscheid was running his navigational aids business out of a storage unit that felt more like a closet than a headquarters, with his obstruction-lighting equipment crammed into one box secured with a padlock. Three years later, Eric operates LCW from a professional facility where freight arrives without him present and operations that once required juggling multiple locations now happen efficiently in one place.

Before WareSpace

the storage-unit struggle

Eric's obstruction-lighting business provides the lights that keep aircraft safe around towers and tall structures, but his operation was squeezed into one regular storage unit he describes as literally just a box.

When deliveries arrived he had to be physically present, and his business required working from multiple locations around town, turning simple operations into complex logistics.

“Before this we were in just a regular storage unit, literally just a box and we put a padlock on it with a combo. It was tiny, it wasn't built for it, it was a mess.”
Eric Espenscheid, LiteComm West

Making the Switch

professional infrastructure

Two things caught Eric's attention on his tour: the quality of the walls and the availability of units with actual loading docks. After a cramped storage box, professional warehouse infrastructure was a complete transformation.

The loading dock access alone would eliminate the coordination headaches he faced with every delivery.

Where They Are Now

streamlined operations

The loading dock handles freight properly, and handling equipment make moving obstruction-lighting equipment efficient. WareSpace accepts deliveries when Eric isn't present, eliminating the scheduling constraints that once dominated his day.

Most importantly, he now operates from one central location instead of five, completing in a day what once took two or three.

“With WareSpace I can have everything in one spot so I have one place to come to work instead of five all over town. What used to sometimes take me two or three days I can get done in one day just from the convenience of the facility.”
Eric Espenscheid, LiteComm West
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