East Penn is CARQUEST Vendor of the Year

CARQUEST Corp. recently named East Penn Manufacturing, supplier of CARQUEST Batteries and Battery Accessories, as its 2004 Vendor of the Year. The awards were presented during CARQUEST’s annual Executive Briefing on April 13.

The CARQUEST Vendor of the Year Award was created in 1992 to recognize the supplier’s contribution to CARQUEST’s success through quality products and outstanding marketing support. Each vendor is evaluated on several key areas: product quality, product availability, marketing programs, sales promotions, management responsiveness, order fill, operational issues and overall “passion” to be the best supplier.

“East Penn Manufacturing’s management team stays in constant contact and works with us in a spirit of partnership that is unmatched,” said Randal Long, CARQUEST vice president, product.

In addition to helping CARQUEST consistently grow sales at a rate higher than the industry, East Penn has consistently won awards from Caterpillar, John Deere and Freightliner, including being the only supplier to score 100% in Freightliner’s “Master of Quality” Award the past two years and the only vendor to ever receive an Award of Excellence from CARQUEST.

The CARQUEST Technology Award recognizes vendor partners who have gone “above and beyond” to help the company achieve technical initiatives.