The little Dorcy I carry on my keychain is plenty bright (uses a DC/DC
converter to keep the voltage up) and uses one AAA which I last replaced
sometime last October. Stated runtime is six hours. I don't use it
much; but it would be fine for the OP's stated purpose, and cost only
about $7. It's aluminum and quite sturdy. For pocket use, one might
select a unit that is a bit more streamlined....
Dorcy has an extensive line for a company I never heard of five years ago.
The one I have:
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Dorcy has been around 35 yrs:
http://www.rickenbacker.org/realestate/success.asp
Dorcy Shines at Rickenbacker
"The leader in quality flashlight products," Dorcy International is
the nation's fastest growing flashlight company. For 35 years, the
company has been manufacturing and distributing a wide-range of
lighting products, including lanterns, spotlights, head lamp lanterns
and a multitude of flashlights, from aluminum to rubber, and all-
purpose to waterproof.
Over the past seven years, Dorcy has continually increased its sales
and market share in the United States, while expanding its staff and
warehousing and assembly/manufacturing space at Rickenbacker
International Airport. The company imports much of its materials and
merchandise, and benefits greatly by being located in Foreign-Trade
Zone (FTZ) No.138 at Rickenbacker.
In fact, Dorcy attributes much of its success to its location in FTZ
138. Like many other companies at Rickenbacker, Dorcy is able to
defer, reduce and at times even eliminate duties on overseas cargo,
efforts which have enabled the company to enjoy double-digit sales
growth over the past several years.
"Because our product line comes in with high import duty, we chose the
location at Rickenbacker so we could be included in the Foreign-Trade
Zone," said Ted Davis, President of Dorcy. "We have realized the
benefits we thought we would in terms of duty deferral and the
expansion of our export business".
Dorcy has not only increased its sales growth at Rickenbacker, but the
company has also increased its space at the airport. According to
Davis, Dorcy has more than doubled its size since relocating to
Rickenbacker, including expanding its current facility with a
warehouse addition and its usage of an outside storage area in the
zone.
"The three reasons we came to Rickenbacker were tax savings, duty
deferral and export expansion, and we have been able to achieve all
three,” Davis said.
At its Rickenbacker location, Dorcy receives assembled flashlights
that have been shipped from China to the West Coast. In Columbus,
Dorcy packages the flashlights with batteries and ships them to such
customers as Sears, K-Mart and Wal-Mart.
The FTZ location has proven to be quite a money-saving asset for
Dorcy. Prior to its move from Downtown Columbus, Dorcy had to pay 12.5
percent duty on flashlight parts as soon as they arrived from the West
Coast. Now, the company is able to postpone the duty payments until
the flashlights arrive at Rickenbacker and are packaged and shipped.
Therefore, payments are deferred as long as it takes to move the
goods, which can take up to 90 days or longer.
Another business boost that Dorcy has experienced since relocating to
Rickenbacker is the ability to re-export goods from an FTZ, which
means it pays no duty on the merchandise. Dorcy's exports to
Argentina, Canada, and the United Kingdom make up 15 percent of
company sales.
According to Davis, Dorcy's future at Rickenbacker will include a
focus on continued growth of sales and market share in the United
States. The company also anticipates further development of its export
business.
"Rickenbacker has been a very fruitful location for our business. We
have achieved everything we had hoped to achieve by moving here,"
Davis said. "We also have virtually no personnel turnover at this
location, and that is in part because Dorcy associates find our
facility at Rickenbacker to be a very convenient and pleasant place to
work. We are looking forward to a continued expansion of our business
and success here at Rickenbacker.”
