I started Tower Hobbies in 1971. It all began with a love of hobbies, $800.00 in personal savings, and a dream. A dream to create the largest and finest hobby mailorder company in the world. A dream that has come true even beyond my wildest expectations During the first year my brother Mark joined me in this fledgling venture and in 1972 Jeri and I were married and this brought our total employee roster up to three During those early years we ate, breathed, slept, talked and dreamed about nothing but Tower Hobbies. Tower Hobbies grew quickly as it revolutionized the radio control industry with tollfree 800 WATS lines, an inhouse mainframe IBM computer, annual catalogs that are the bibles of the industry, a multipleawardwinning web site and most importantly a determined commitment to low prices, excellent service, and our customers are Kings attitude. In the mid70s, Mark left Tower Hobbies to start a different business on his own. In 1984 Clint Atkins, a local Champaign businessman joined Tower Hobbies in an ownership capacity. Clint brought considerable strengths to Tower Hobbies that enabled it to provide even better prices, products and services than ever before. In 2005, Clint, Jeri and I sold Tower Hobbies to an employee stock ownership plan ESOP but continue on in a leadership role. Now, the employees of Tower Hobbies own the company and have a real investment in 100 customer satisfaction. I started, and we continue today, with a very simple game plan: offer the finest products available at the lowest prices and to provide absolutely the finest service. This game plan is a lot more than just a plan — its a promise. A promise that is honored by each and every dedicated employee of Tower Hobbies. Together, we are Team Tower Hobbies and our personal and professional commitment to excellence is your guarantee of total satisfaction and outstanding value.

Telephone: 217-398-3636
Website: http://www.towerhobbies.com/