@ Alex:
I believe what he means is MCE was a much better company back when they were privately owned, I know we stopped using them after the buyout. Vantage taking over GAL and HW has made both companies harder to deal with and longer lead times. I'd admit when they first took over GAL, lead times improved, but that didn't last long. Even the vantage service center in Chicago , seemed like it was going to be helpful, but same thing, long lead times. Both HW and GAL blow past ship dates by weeks, and zero communication or attempt to update information to customers. Torin is really the only company I see any improvement in after all the byouts. EECO I will say has remained the same thankfully. Of course this is all just my opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt.