WORLDPAC’s ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Central America Customer Appreciation Cruise is a Splashing Success
WORLDPAC’s fourth customer cruise event set sail Saturday, March 12, for eight days of seafaring through the western Caribbean & Central America. More than 1,200 WORLDPAC customers and special guests joined an elite group of suppliers and WORLDPAC’s top management and sales staff for an unforgettable experience in exotic ports of call including Cozumel, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama.
AASA VisCon 2011: Compelling Insights for the Next Decade
The “AASA VisCon” event, held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago, promised to offer “compelling insights for the next decade,” through a number of presentations and panel discussions on the key issues impacting the supplier industry today.
Networking, Awards Presentations Abound at Successful APA Conference in San Diego
The event, which took place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt resort, provided plenty of time for networking opportunities between APA shareholders and vendors, several chances for those buyers and sellers to forge business relationships or strengthen existing ones, and discuss new products and programs, and the opportunity for industry friends and acquaintances to relax, have fun and celebrate all of the past year’s successes.
WEXCO Industries Celebrates 20 Years in Business
Global supplier continues to grow and expand as it moved into its third decade.
Professionals’ Choice Auto Parts Warehouse Distributors Announce Scratch & Win Grand Prize Winner
This year’s grand prize winner of the Professionals’ Choice Scratch & Win $10,000 promotion is Hamid Esmailion, owner of Hank The Mechanic in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Twenty-One Tool and Equipment Manufacturers Earn TechShop Magazine’s 2010 Top 5 Tools Award
Because the winners of the Top 5 Tools Award are picked by the shop owners and technicians who read TechShop magazine, it is the only true equipment and tool award chosen by the ultimate customer — the end-user technician or shop owner.
Federated and KOI Say Cavalcade of Customs Was a Huge Success
More than 600 shop owners, managers and technicians participated in training seminars at the event.
NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons to Discuss Business, Economic and Manufacturing Outlook at AASA Vision Conference
The theme of the 2011 AASA VisCon is “Aftermarket 2020: Compelling Insights for the Next Decade.”
The AMN Week in Review (Jan. 3-7, 2011)
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Alliance’s John Washbish to Present Key Customer Address at AASA Vision Conference 2011 on March 30
Also at the AASA Vision Conference 2011, the association will release to members what it describes as landmark AASA analysis — “Aftermarket 2020.” Evan Hirsh, vice president of the global management consulting firm Booz & Co. which published the report for AASA, will be a keynote speaker at the conference.