About
All About Simon Trapani
T Development and Sales was begun by Simon Trapani over 46 years ago. During his job, as a maintenance manager, at a large shipping and container terminal in the Port of Oakland, CA, he was increasingly frustrated with the manpower spent repairing and waterproofing damaged containers. One particular annoyance was the riveted steel patch used on container and trailer roofs and siding, which took an inordinate amount of time to install. An otherwise good trailer had to sit idle for fear of weather infiltration while awaiting the time to be set aside for repairs by skilled workers, who had to be pulled away from normal maintenance duties to fix holes in the trailer panels. Besides, the time spent by the skilled laborers on these tasks was keeping them away from the skilled labor they were trained for and resulted in other delays.
The Invention
After years of experimenting with various components and adhesives, Simon developed a self-adhesive aluminum patch that produced exactly what he was looking for, the T-Patch. Quick and simple to apply, permanent in its application, watertight in its seal, moldable in its make-up, yet sturdy enough for the weather and abuse typically encountered by commercial transporters, the T-Patch had what he and the industry was looking for.
Family-Owned Business
T Development and Sales continues to this day in the making of the T-Patch. Still, family-owned, the quality, testing, and control of the manufacturing of the product continues by and under the control of the family that created it, refusing to compromise the standard of performance the product is renowned for.