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Westman Communitcation Group can be found at 1906 Park Avenue in Brandon. (Theresa Nett/The Brandon Sun)
Westman Communications offers a local,

personal touch for your business needs

Starting a news business? Want up- to internet.” proud of the support given to the company gramming.
grades to existing communication devic- Westman Communications Group of- by local businesses in the region. Westman In 2008 Westman Communications
es? Or are interested in checking out a fers a competitive advantage to its custom- Communication Group uses cutting edge Group acquired two local radio stations, Q
new communications provider? Westman ers, due to the size of their operation. “We technology to makes these services work. Country 91.5 FM and 94.7 Star FM. They
Communications Group can give you ex- are much more flexible than a lot of larg- “Our products are state-of-the art,” he said. also runs a local news website that includes
actly what you need. er companies, and we are able to come up Keys said the best part of his job, is the weather updates and winning lotto num-
Westman Business, a division of West- with customized solutions,” Keys said. “We relationships he gets to build with clients. bers called Manitobanet.com., and have
man Communications Group, has been get to know our customers better, and work “I like the close interactions that we their own TV station called WCGtv. The
helping local businesses grow through re- more closely with them.” have with our customers.” company encourages all of their customers
duced costs, efficient higher speeds, and Westman Communication Group of- Keys has been the Director of Westman to let them know what types of local con-
dedicated customer support. Westman fers voice services that include long dis- Business for six years and has over 30 years tent they would like to see on the station.
Business services director Bud Keys says tances plans and toll free numbers. Their of experience in communications. West- There is no other communication compa-
the organization has helped many compa- internet services come in fiber and high man Communication Group was estab- ny quite like Westman Communications
nies design communications, and they do it speed options, and their data services in- lished as a co-op in 1977. Westman invests Group, which contribute so directly to the
all with a personal touch. clude web hosting, dedicated internet, and each customer’s equity back into its own community.
“We do a lot of high-speed data conduc- managed services. operations. This enables them to acquire “I like working for a small company
tivity for businesses between their branch- They also offer television services. In new services that they can offer their cus- rather than a big provider,” Keys said. “The
es, and hosted PBX,” Keys said. PBX is addition to providing television services tomers, and guarantees local programming employees here are more than just a face
an acronym for Private Branch Exchange to individuals, Keys noted, “we provide and local employment. They also use the with a name, and so are the customers.”
phone systems. “Anything you would gen- business T.V. for hotels, care homes, hos- equity to provide scholarships to local stu-
erally need for a business from phone lines pitals and other businesses.” Keys said he is dents, and free educational television pro- » The Brandon Sun