Father and son from Holley move IT, computer business from Gates to hometown

TSC Information Technology based in Public Square at former Village Office

Photos by Tom Rivers: Brandon Weber and his father Gregg Weber have moved their business, TSC Information Technology, from Gates to 72 Public Square. The former Holley Village Office now is a retail store for computers and the based for the company providing IT, structured cabling, VoIP phone systems, wireless infrastructure, surveillance camera systems and other services. Gregg Weber has owned the business since 1982, and started with TSC in 1977.

HOLLEY – A father and son have moved the base of their information technology business with a retail computer store from Gates to 72 Pubic Square in Holley, the former village office.

The village moved its office to the former Holley High School, which also has apartments for senior citizens.

Brandon Weber and his father Gregg Weber opened TSC Information Technology at the former village office on Aug. 1. The location works well for them. They have a warehouse on Geddes Street for electronics, and for about 25 years they were bouncing back and forth from Holley and Gates.

The Holley site also has resulted in an increase in foot traffic for the retail store, and the business also is connecting with many more customers in Orleans County.

Gregg Weber was a high school student at Kendall taking computer classes at the WeMoCo BOCES when he started an apprenticeship at TSC in 1977. Five years later, he bought the business at age 21.

Weber specializes in electronic repairs and recycling, and custom personal computers.

“It’s always an ongoing learning with computers,” Gregg said. “It changes weekly, even daily.”

Gregg enjoys the challenge of fixing electronics and computers.

“I’ve always been fascinated buying old things and getting them to work again,” he said.

His son Brandon has been part of the business since he was 13, initially helping in the warehouse. He became the warehouse manager at age 18. He is now vice president and runs the managed information technology, VoIP phone systems, structured cabling and other services.

Brandon graduated from Holley in 2003. He said working with information technology makes a big difference for residents, businesses and organizations. TSC can speed up computers, eliminating viruses and spyware. TSC helps the computers to run better, saving time for people and businesses. TSC also has helped some customers streamline and save costs, combining phone lines for example.

He said it is a rewarding career.

“It’s going into these businesses and seeing the technology woes they have and then improving their technology landscape, making it faster and better,” Brandon said.

Brandon and Gregg Weber said the walk-in traffic for has increased since the business moved to 72 Public Square in August. The retail store sells new and refurbished laptops, PCs and tablets, and also does repairs.

The storefront at 72 Pubic Square has a new look. Brandon’s wife Annmarie painted the façade. She also handles the marketing and website for TSC Information Technology.

Gregg’s wife Janice is the business’s bookkeeper.

TSC is busier since the move to Holley, with many local residents and businesses reaching out to the business. Click here for more on TSC Information Technology.

Brandon also is vice president of a board for a non-profit technology organization, TEKnowledge Worldwide, where people in IT and computer services careers share knowledge with a philosophy, “Community over competition.” Brandon co-founded the organization three years ago.

TEKnowledge Worldwide each year also picks an organization to upgrade their technology for free. TEKnowledge last month went to a linigual school in North Carolina and installed new computers, fiber, camera and a WiFi internet system, providing about $25,000 in upgrades.

Click here for more on TEKnowledge.