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News Release from: Parker Hannifin
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 May 2005
Mend-a-Hose is top distributor in Europe
Mend-a-Hose Hydraulics has won the prestigious Parker Hannifin European distributor of the year award for the first time in its 16 year history.
Specialised hydraulics distributor and engineering company, Mend-a-Hose Hydraulics, has won the prestigious Parker Hannifin European distributor of the year award for the first time in its 16 year history Mend-a-Hose won the award after successfully fighting off tough competition from almost 250 other certified Parker Hannifin distributors from almost every country in Europe and across the Middle East
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Parker Hannifin distributor of the year award initiative is designed to measure excellence in key areas of each distributor's business, including technical, commercial and customer services.
The Marketing and Business Development Manager responsible for the awards, Achim Kohler, explains: "In particular, we monitor sales growth across five Parker Hannifin product lines, the overall focus that our distributor places on Parker Hannifin products and, most importantly, the level of added value that they deliver to their customers; this can include 24x7 support, customer product training, system engineering and speed of response".
Based in Castleford and founded in 1989, Mend-a-Hose serves a wide range of customers throughout Yorkshire and the surrounding areas, operates a "Hose Doctor" mobile service and has recently opened a ParkerStore that stocks over 5000 hydraulic and pneumatic hose, fittings and components.
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Managing Director, John Duff, emphasises: "Although we're a relatively young company we've grown rapidly since my father founded the business".
"When he first started he had just one van and worked from home".
"Today, we employ 27 people, have our own purpose built premises, run a fleet of ten specially equipped Hose Doctor vehicles, backed by 24x7 support, and have the first dedicated ParkerStore in the area".
Duff added: "Just as importantly, we've ambitious plans for future growth and will be expanding our Hose Doctor fleet and opening a further five ParkerStores in the region over the next five years".
"The first of these is already being fitted out in Leeds and will be open shortly after the summer".
Achim Kohler concludes that the Parker Hannifin distributor of the year award is: "An important initiative through which to recognise the skill, expertise and commitment of our distributors throughout Europe".
"For key business partners such as Mend-a-Hose the awards scheme highlights the success with which they have capitalised on the strength of the Parker Hannifin brand and been able to penetrate new markets using an integrated range of Parker Hannifin products, effectively giving their customers a complete package of technology and value added support services". Request free introductory details about products from Parker Hannifin ...
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