East Penn Manufacturing has just released a new technical bulletin available to all Deka Marine and RV dealers and consumers that helps select the correct battery for any purpose. With an expanding array of battery designs (e.g. flooded, AGM, gel,…
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East Penn was recently awarded the Supplier of the Year Award from MTD. This is the first time East Penn has received this prestigious award. The award was presented to less than one percent of MTD’s worldwide suppliers. It is…
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East Penn was honored by John Deere with the Achieving Excellence award for 2002. This award is in recognition of East Penn’s outstanding performance and classifies the company as a Key supplier. To obtain Key status, a supplier must achieve…
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East Penn recently redesigned the Deka Powr Mate™ battery, which uses four heavy-duty deep cycle gel golf car type batteries in series to provide a 24-volt unit. This unit is also equipped with an on-board, capacity-matched charger. This new design…
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East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. recently introduced the new Deka Unigy 12AVR-130. This premium quality 12-volt top terminal battery is rated at 125 A.H. at the 8-hour rate to 1.75 final volts per cell. The new 12AVR-130 utilizes an absorbed…
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East Penn’s Metals Division was recertified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). On April 7th to April 11th, 2003 the Metals Division, for the second time, achieved the elite STAR status. East…
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East Penn Manufacturing proudly accepted the 2002 CARQUEST Outstanding Order Fill Award on March 26, 2003. In qualifying for this award, East Penn achieved a 96.4% percent rate in timely and accurate order filling. East Penn supplies battery accessories for…
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East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. introduces a BCI Group 36R battery designed to meet the requirements of 1996-2004 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable automobile. The Deka 636RMF is designed with calcium-calcium maintenance-free construction providing more power while reducing water loss…
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East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. proudly accepted the Masters of Quality Supplier award given by Freightliner Corporation of Portland, OR, on April 9, 2003. East Penn has now received the Masters of Quality Supplier award for 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001…
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DeLight E. Breidegam, Jr., chairman and founder of East Penn Manufacturing, was given the Battery Council International (BCI) title of Honorary Life Member. Randy Hart, BCI Vice-President, presented the award to Mr. Breidegam on May 20, 2003 at the 115th…
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