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 ability to supply high quality and innovative products along with superior customer service. O’Reilly also recognized East Penn for having an extensive distribution network and self-sufficient capabilities.

Since 1999, East Penn has been supplying O’Reilly with a diverse line of high quality batteries and accessories, including its premium Silver Alloy battery line. O’Reilly is one of the fastest growing auto parts suppliers with 1,010 stores in North America.

East Penn and O’Reilly have a long history of high quality products and customer service with many years of tremendous growth.

East Penn is a leading manufacturer of high quality lead-acid batteries and accessories for the automotive, marine, telecommunications, industrial, commercial, and stationary markets. The company’s quality systems for its entire 480-acre complex have been certified to ISO 9001:2000 and QS 9000:1998 requirements. The company’s Wire and Cable division has been certified to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System requirements. For more information contact East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc., Lyon Station, PA 19536 or visit our web site at www.dekabatteries.com.