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East Penn Receives Freightliner’s Masters of Quality Supplier Award
June 23, 2003East 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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East Penn Chairman Receives BCI Honorary Life Membership
June 10, 2003DeLight 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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East Penn Honored as Certified Supplier to Caterpillar for the Fifteenth Year
March 28, 2003East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. recently received special recognition for being a Caterpillar certified supplier for the fifteenth year. In honor of the company’s long-term commitment to quality, Caterpillar has presented East Penn with a special 15-Year Recognition Plaque. Caterpillar…
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East Penn Honored with O’Reilly Vendor of the Year Award
East Penn Manufacturing Inc., Co. was recently presented the Special Merit 2002 Vendor of the Year Award from O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. This is the first time East Penn has received this distinguished honor. The award was based on East Penn’s…
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East Penn Offers New Deka Marine Master 27M6 Starting/Dual Purpose Battery
March 6, 2003East Penn Manufacturing Company introduces the new Deka Marine Master 27M6 Starting/Dual Purpose battery. This Deka Marine Master BCI Group 27 battery is designed with cranking power necessary to start large boat engines and features a high reserve capacity to…
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Announcing East Penn’s Expanded Web Site
October 28, 2002East Penn Manufacturing introduces an updated and expanded web site highlighting the company’s products and capabilities. The address of the site is www.eastpenn-deka.com and also for the first time at www.dekabatteries.com. This new interactive site allows the user to easily…
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East Penn Introduces New Deka Unigy Battery
October 14, 2002East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. introduces the new 12AVR-150ET. This new front access 12-volt battery is rated at 150 A.H. at the 8-hour rate to 1.75 final volts per cell. The new 150ET utilizes space saving absorbed glass mat (AGM)…
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East Penn Manufacturing Introduces the New Deka Powr Mate™ Battery
July 23, 2002East Penn Manufacturing Company Inc. announces the release of the new Powr Mate™ battery. The Powr Mate™ uses four heavy-duty deep cycle golf car type batteries, in series to provide a 24 volt unit which has an on-board, capacity-matched charger….
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East Penn Receives Freightliner’s Masters of Quality Supplier Award
East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. proudly accepted the Masters of Quality Supplier award given by Freightliner Corporation of Portland, OR, on April 24, 2002. East Penn has received the Masters of Quality Supplier award in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001….
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East Penn Announces the Release of OEM-Style “Exact Fit” Battery Cables
July 22, 2002East Penn Manufacturing recently introduced 20 new OEM-Style “Exact Fit” battery cables with quality construction and superior performance. These cables eliminate the need for cutting, stripping, and crimping and are ready to install straight from the package. The “Exact Fit”…
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