Johnson Manufacturing Acquires S. A. Day Mfg. Co.
Johnson Manufacturing Company has acquired the assets of The S.A. Day Mfg. Co. The newly named S.A. Day Buffalo Flux Facility will continue to operate at its current location in Buffalo, NY. The S.A. Day Company was founded in 1912 and was initially involved in the production of buffing compounds. During the 1960’s S.A. Day became a pioneer in the development of bromide based fluxes that are still in use today.
UL Enterprises Announces New Valvoline Branded Line of Wiper Blades
KANSAS CITY, KS — UL Enterprises, the NASCAR Performance Partner for both wiper blades and glass treatments, recently introduced a new Valvoline-licensed line of windshield wiper blades branded the Valvoline Gold Series. The new Valvoline Gold Series provides both a premium wiper blade and a glass treatment for the windshield, called Clear Performance, which sheets
Timken Automotive Aftermarket Announces 2007 Manufacturers’ Representative Awards
Timken’s Automotive Aftermarket group has announced the recipients of its 2007 Manufacturers’ Representative Awards. Those who exceeded $1 million in sales joined the Million Dollar Sales Club and include: Ed Palnau and Glenn Cattanach, Kitchin & Sons; Jim Connolly and Jerry Spexarth, Connolly Sales & Marketing; Michael Glazier, Glazier Sales; Mike Lenszuolo, Grinold O’Brien Sales; Ben Rawls, Hirsig-Frazier Company, Inc.; Gary Linsley and Alan Tiegs, RepWorks Marketing; and Ken Brandt, Sherman/Peterson. Hirsig-Frazier Company, Inc. (HF) was selected as the Manufacturers’ Representative Agency of the Year. Agencies were judged on the basis of four criteria: agency growth, professionalism, communication and visibility.
Grote Industries’ Robotic LED Production Wins EIA’s IDEA of the Year Award
Grote Industries Product Development Engineer, Edward Sitarski, has been presented with the Employee Involvement Association’s Individual IDEA of the Year Award for 2007. For more than 65 years, the Employee Involvement Association has provided quality educational programs to a broad range of industries who understand that their employees have the ideas to help make their companies more productive and profitable. EIA’s Annual Awards Program, the highlight of its annual international conference, focuses on outstanding ideas of the year and leadership of employee involvement and suggestion systems programs. Approximately 250,000 ideas are submitted each year from companies globally. Sitarski’s idea to automate manual terminal connector LED production bested 90 finalists for the win.
Champion Laboratories Appoints Steven Horn VP of Sales
Champion Laboratories has appointed Stephen Horn to vice president of sales. In this position, Horn will be a member of the executive staff and will have responsibility for the sale of Champion filtration products worldwide — including brand names such as Champ, PetroClear, Kleener and Luber-finer.
James Eady Joins Pioneer as Vice President, General Manager
Pioneer Inc. has announced the appointment of James “Jim” Eady as vice president/general manager. He will have complete responsibility for day to day operations along with new market and product development. Pioneer is an international supplier of automotive aftermarket cables, engine parts, flywheels, mounts, ring gears, transmission parts, harmonic balancers, shop supplies and performance parts.
Tom O’Brien Named VP of Automotive Sales for SKF Vehicle Service Market, North America
ELGIN, IL – SKF has appointed Tom O’Brien vice president of Automotive Sales of the SKF Vehicle Service Market (VSM), North America Business Unit, effective immediately. O’Brien will report to Mike McGrath, president of the VSM North America Business Unit. O’Brien will oversee the sales management team for the automotive aftermarket in North America. Additionally,
LORD Corp. Presents Top Rep Awards
LORD Corp., maker of Fusor Automotive Repair Adhesives, recently recognized three representative agencies for their sales, service and marketing efforts. The LORD Fusor Rep Agency of the Year for 2007 is Total Sales and Marketing of San Marcos, CA. Anvil PBE, headquartered in Sarver, PA, took second place and AMMSQ & Associates, headquartered in Concord, NC, took third place. All three agencies were selected based on their performance in sales, territory growth and the achieved market share increase.
Timken Names Tom Tecklenburg Director Global Automotive Aftermarket
The Timken Co. has named Tom Tecklenburg director – global automotive aftermarket. He will report to Dan Muller, president – distribution and services. Tecklenburg will be responsible for the oversight and strategic direction of the automotive and heavy-duty aftermarket business globally. Before joining Timken, Tecklenburg was vice president of sales and marketing for Bendix Brakes Americas. He held previous positions in sales with Bendix, Fram and Autolite in both original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket businesses. He also held prior positions in supply chain and finance.
Walker Exhaust Announces Continuing Coverage Expansion
Tenneco has announced an ongoing product coverage expansion that will bring more than 600 new exhaust/emission control part numbers to the Walker exhaust product line throughout 2008. Tenneco has invested in well over 1,600 new exhaust/emission control SKUs since 2004. Unlike traditional annual coverage introductions provided by some aftermarket manufacturers, Tenneco and Walker will roll out hundreds of new exhaust/emission SKUs on a quarterly basis next year. According to the company, this new capability was the result of its continued investment in product development resources to help customers re-energize their exhaust/emissions businesses.