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WHP Training Towers Are Built to Last

Fire training tower

To build fire training towers that stand the test of time, there are certain standards that must be met. At WHP Trainingtowers, the pursuit of quality begins at the top. WHP President William Jahnke, a retired fire chief, knows the dangers that firefighters face every day. He runs the company with a relentless focus not only on safety and innovation, but life expectancy as well. Our training towers are built with the rigors of the fire service in mind. WHP fire training towers are built to last.

Longevity Helps Justify the Expense of Training Towers

Alan Henderson who has worked in sales, estimating, and customer service at WHP for 11 years, has assisted in planning and developing training towers as well as providing solutions for the maintenance of existing towers. From a sales perspective, life expectancy is a big factor. “Due to the cost of building a training tower, the life expectancy plays a key role in our customers’ buying decision,” he said. “They consider the longevity of a training tower while deciding who to purchase a tower from. When a department can get 30+ years out of their tower, they can better justify the initial expense of the purchase.”

Constant Innovation Increases Training Tower Lifespan

Unlike other training tower manufacturers, at WHP Trainingtowers™ we specialize in fire training towers only. “We don’t build anything else,” Henderson said. “We continually work to improve our training towers. Fire training tower safety, innovation, and longevity are all extremely important to us.” All of these improvements help in extending the life of a training tower. For instance, one fairly recent improvement was made to our door systems. We  changed the doors from hollow core to solid sheet steel doors with continuous hinges. This change has reduced the maintenance needed and has extended the life of the doors in our towers.    

WHP Assists with Building and Maintaining Training Towers

At WHP Trainingtowers, we manufacture and sell fire training towers, but we are also a turnkey contractor. “We can supply the labor to initially erect the structures,” Henderson shared. “And we can provide the labor to assist in the maintenance of structures as well. This helps to increase the longevity of our training towers.”

A Reputation for Quality

Over the last 40+ years, WHP Trainingtowers has built a brand that stands for quality. This reputation for excellence in safety, innovation, and longevity has served us well. “All of us at WHP believe that the best form of advertising a company can do is to have your potential customers talk with your existing customers,” said Henderson. “Hearing about the quality that is built into our training towers from an outside source is positive reinforcement that our customers can believe in.”  

The team at WHP Trainingtowers has one common goal, supplying the best training tower on the market. From initial design to maintaining the existing training towers, our team ensures that our customers are happy for many years to come and our towers will stand the test of time. 

If you’d like to learn more about WHP Trainingtowers, call us at: 1-800-351-2525 (for international calls: 1 913-385-3663) or, contact us online!