LAYFAYETTE, Ind. – Longtime Federated member Lafayette Warehouse recently celebrated its 80th anniversary and, to commemorate the milestone, held a customer appreciation event for its customers.

“We want to thank all of our customers and vendors who participated in our anniversary celebration,” said John James, president of Lafayette Warehouse. “Since the inception of our company, we have been dedicated to building strong relationships through great service and quality parts distribution. Our customers tend to enjoy doing business with us because of that commitment to excellence. I especially want to thank all of our employees for their hard work and dedication in helping make Lafayette Warehouse the success it is today.”

More than 300 customers attended the anniversary celebration with several prizes being awarded, including the grand prize of a big-screen television. Lafayette’s vendors were also on hand to provide information to customers and lunch was served for all attendees. Lafayette has three locations in Indiana: Lafayette Auto Supply in Lafayette, Ind., Kokomo Auto Supply in Kokomo, Ind., and Northwest Indiana Auto Supply in Merrillville, Ind.

“We want to congratulate John James and everyone at Lafayette Warehouse on their 80th anniversary and wish them many more years of great success,” said Rusty Bishop, CEO of Federated Auto Parts. “Lafayette has been a tremendous part of the Federated family for many years and is known in the state of Indiana for providing unmatched customer service and premium quality parts to its customers. There is another major reason they have been in business for 80 years and that is because all of their employees are dedicated to providing first-class customer service. Federated is honored to be associated with a great organization like Lafayette Warehouse.”