ELGIN, Ill. – SKF has named Pacific Marketing as its 2010 Manufacturer’s Representative of the Year for achieving outstanding sales growth and customer satisfaction.

Pacific Marketing entered into a partnership with SKF in 2009, to represent SKF automotive product sales in California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Alaska and a portion of Nevada.

“Pacific Marketing has helped us build our sales presence on the West Coast and increase our level of customer service in that area,” said Tom O’Brien, vice president automotive sales, SKF VSM. “We’re very pleased with the results and look forward to continuing our relationship with Pacific Marketing in 2011.”

Dan Peterson of Pacific Marketing added, “From the beginning, we said we would work diligently and communicate with SKF customers. We feel our efforts have paid off and we were able to build lasting customer relationships.”