Hunter Highlights Vol. 147

Hunter Visitors

Harvey and Ed Lappen from Lappen’s Garage Equipment toured Hunter’s new demonstration area to see the company’s latest innovations in action.

Lappen’s Garage Equipment is a long-time distributor of Hunter equipment in the New England area.

Pictured from the left: Hunter Vice President of Sales John Zentz, Hunter Boston Regional Sales Manager Frank Ponte, Harvey Lappen, Ed Lappen, and Hunter Northeast Division Sales Manager Doug Woolverton.

Euro-Siv-Import’s President and top executives traveled to St. Louis to meet with Hunter management and review new products.

In 2008 Euro-Siv-Import emerged as Hunter’s largest international distributor with extensive distribution and service networks in Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.

Pictured from the left: Hunter International Technical Manager Pat Callanan, Hunter International Regional Sales Manager Amin Alasgarli, Euro-Siv-Import Hunter Department Manager Victor Ulanov, Euro-Siv-Import Deputy Director Boris Kasyanenko, Hunter Vice President of International Sales Wes Wingo, Euro-Siv-Import General Manager Polina Sivkova, Euro-Siv-Import President Victor Sivkov, Hunter President Steve Brauer, Hunter Vice President of Marketing Beau Brauer, and Hunter Executive Vice President Nick Colarelli.

Recently signed as Hunter’s exclusive distributor in Hungary, the management team from Weszti Kft. visited Hunter to receive sales and service training.

Weszti Kft. is a family-owned company with brothers Balazs and Adam Vesztergom representing the second generation of the family business.

Weszti Kft. provides a strong partner in the Hungarian market, which will further strengthen Hunter’s recent double-digit annual growth in Eastern Europe.

Pictured from the left: Hunter Vice President of International Sales Wes Wingo, Weszti Kft. Service Technician Istvan Szkokk, Weszti Kft. Service Manager Adam Vesztergom, Hunter President Steve Brauer, Weszti Kft. Sales Manager Balazs Vesztergom, and Hunter International Regional Sales Manager Kevin Dillon.

Representatives from Midas made the short trip from Itasca, Illinois to Hunter’s headquarters in St. Louis to preview new products to enhance the Midas touch.

Midas is one of the world’s largest providers of automotive service with more than 2,400 locations around the world.

Pictured from the left: Hunter Vice President of Sales John Zentz, Midas Director of Facilities & Construction James Witek, Hunter Senior Vice President Dave Smith, Midas Retail Marketing Manager Tyson Boyer, and Hunter North Central Division Sales Manager Greg Dunkin.

Key personnel from Wimad Sp. J. journeyed to Hunter to discuss business strategies and participate in training specific to the heavy-duty market.

Wimad Sp. J., located in Wroclaw, Poland, has quickly grown into Hunter’s largest distributor in Eastern Europe.

Pictured from the left: Wimad’s Boguslaw Jaroslaw Czaplarski, Hunter Vice President of International Sales Wes Wingo, Wimad’s Andrzej Piotr Gagor, Zenon Krzysztof Majkut, and Grzegorz Bruno Styczen, Hunter President Steve Brauer, Wimad’s Roman Marek Skopiec, and Hunter International Regional Sales Manager Kevin Dillon.

The experts that make up the Automotive Services Technology Committee of SkillsUSA met at Hunter to plan the organization’s upcoming student competition and education events.

Pictured from the left: Scott Norman, Pittsburg State University; Tom Smalldon, Automotive Technics; Scott Long, Firestone; John Sweeny, Dalmar Learning; Vince Williams, General Motors; Bob Wheeler, Ford; E. J. Brock, Snap-on Tools; Jack Frederick, Contestant in the World Skills Competition; Doug Auffert, Firestone; Dick Todd, MAC Tools; Skip Saurman, MegaTech Corporation; Ron Downing, Pittsburgh State University; and Dave Fox, Hunter Engineering Company.

Hunter’s powerhouse Scandinavian distributor Würth Norge AS brought key members of their team for specialized Hunter product training and strategic sales sessions.

The group from Norway was led by Würth Norge AS Sales Manager Helge Hogsveen (6th from the right) and Würth Norge AS Hunter Product Manager Helge Sundby (7th from the right). Hunter International Regional Sales Manager Kevin Dillon (2nd from left) accompanied the party from Europe.

Technical training personnel from Federal Mogul visited Hunter to receive the latest information and demonstrations on new Hunter products and undercar service solutions for alignment, racks, balancers, brake lathes and tire service.

Federal Mogul is a leading global automotive supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of quality products, trusted brands and creative solutions to the world’s foremost original equipment manufacturers.

Pictured from the left: Hunter Director of Training Byron Morgan, Federal Mogul’s Rick Kearns, Mark Baker, Mark Kenyon, Mark Isaac, Tim Habel and Steve Cartwright, and Hunter St. Louis Regional Sales Manager Tom Lang.

Representatives from ERCO followed up their 2008 purchase of Hunter equipment with a tour of the company headquarters. During their stay, they met with key Hunter personnel and witnessed demonstrations of Hunter’s latest equipment.

ERCO is a manufacturer of Continental/General Tires and has retail tire outlets in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.

Pictured from the left: Hunter International Regional Sales Manager Jeff Henry, ERCO Image and Marketing Coordinator María Cristina Elmir, ERCO Vice President of Marketing Fernando Proaño, and Hunter distributor R. Ferri’s General Manager Xavier Aviles.