MACS Recognizes Airsept’s Innovations
The Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) has presented its Industry Innovations Career Achievement Award to Airsept Inc.’s founder and CEO Myron Stein. The award was presented Airsept at MACS’ 2004 Annual Convention. Stein is the owner of twelve patents for unique automotive products.
Tom Lindberg Named President, CEO of Interdynamics; Company Named Advance Auto Parts Vendor of the Year
Tom Lindberg, former vice president, International for Honeywell’s Automotive Consumer Products Group, has been tapped to lead Interdynamics as president and CEO. Interdynamics manufactures mobile A/C and compressor products. Tom Lindberg, former vice president, International for Honeywell’s Automotive Consumer Products Group, has been tapped to lead Interdynamics as president and CEO. Interdynamics manufactures mobile A/C and compressor products.
Delphi Promotes National Car Care Month
Delphi Corp. announced its support of National Car Care Month, a vital part of the Be Car Care Aware educational campaign designed to increase public awareness about the benefits of good vehicle maintenance and repair.
Jiffy Lube, Inc. and Tomorrow’s Technician Sponsor Car Care Council Women’s Board Scholarship
The Car Care Council Women’s Board announced that Jiffy Lube, Inc. and Tomorrow’s Technician magazine have agreed to sponsor the $1,000 scholarship for the second year in a row. The scholarship will be awarded to a female student who has completed at least one year in an ASE-certified, post-secondary automobile technology program and plans on entering the automotive field upon graduation.
SKF/Chicago Rawhide Recognized as a John Deere Hall of Fame Supplier
SKF/Chicago Rawhide was recently named a “Partner-level Supplier” to John Deere. The company was inducted into John Deere’s supplier Hall of Fame, part of the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. Hall of Fame status is achieved after a supplier earns Partner-level recognition for five consecutive years.
Tenneco Automotive Named a 2003 Vendor of the Year by Advance Auto Parts
Tenneco Automotive has received a 2003 Vendor of the Year Award from Advance Auto Parts, recognizing the company as a top performing, service-oriented supplier during the past year. The award was announced at the recently held Advance Auto Parts Leadership Conference.
SEMA Businesswomen’s Network Names Two to Select Committee
The SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN) Select Committee has added two new members. SEMA Board member Steven Bolio, partner in Scafidi-Bolio & Associates in Waltham, Mass., and Claudine McDermott, president of CTM MEDIA, Inc. in Larchmont, N.Y., were appointed to the 15-member committee by SBN chairman Terry Kohl.
Federal-Mogul Named a Jasper Engines
For the 17th year in a row, Federal-Mogul Corp. has been presented with Jasper Engines & Transmissions’ “Preferred Partner” award. Jasper is one of Federal-Mogul’s largest customers, and the only company to have received the “Preferred Partner” award every year since its inception.
American Tire Distributors Hosts National TireStarz Dealer Conference
American Tire Distributors (ATD) hosted its first national TireStarz Dealer Conference March 4 – 7. Ninety-nine dealers and their guests attended the four-day session at the Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. The meeting featured a series of seminars and workshops designed to give ATD dealers timely information on important market trends and strategies for building their business. Mark Emkes, outgoing chairman, CEO and president of Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, addressed the group, as did William “Bill” Berry, American Tire Distributors’ president and COO.
Lean Manufacturers Recognized for Excellence
Ten automotive suppliers are among the recipients of the 2004 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. Dubbed the “Nobel prize of Manufacturing” by Business Week magazine, the Shingo Prize recognizes manufacturers who follow Toyota’s LEAN manufacturing principles. Administered by the College of Business, Utah State University, nine state-level awards and a public-sector category, primarily for Military Depots doing re-manufacturing, have been implemented in recent months.