Tire and care service manufacturers and suppliers.

Tire and car service manufacturers and suppliers

The following is a listing of company names, addresses, telephone numbers and personnel as reported by the firms in response to MTD questionnaires. If any companies are not included, it is because they did not return comleted question-naires.

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AAA Tire Finishing, Equipment & Supplies Inc., 4716 Rye St., Metairie, LA 70002. Tel. (504) 887-6650. Roy L. Williams, pres. Products: AAA stationary tire finishing/whitewalling equipment, AAA portable tire finishing/whitewalling equipment, semi-portable equipment, AAA white polymer/thinner, AAA top coat for new tires.

AC-Delco, General Motors Corp., 400 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48243. Tel. (313) 567-5030. R.J. Smith, gen. dir.:; J.P. Kane, dir. of mktg. & forward planning; D.K. Colliver, mgr., adv., sls. promo & PR. Products: automotive replacement parts, i.e., batteries, filters, shocks, spark plugs, etc. covering new and remanufactured parts for domestic and import vehicles and heavy duty.

Acco American Chain Division, Acco Babcock Inc., 76 Acco Drive, Box 792, York, PA 17405. Tel. (717) 741-4863, Telex 84-0412. W.T. Brockett, dir. of mktg.; K.E. Hoffman, mgr. adv. & sales promo.; Richard S. Lauer, natl. sls. mgr. Products: tire chains, welded & weldless chain, tow chains, tie down chains, load binders.

A.I.M. Corp. (Automotive Industrial Marketing Corp.), 10000 SE Pine St., Box 16457, Portland, OR 97233. Tel. (503) 255-7364. Dennis Hall, pres.; Randy Turner, sls. mgr./automotive; Chuck Hughes, oper. mgr. Products: URYU pneumatic tools and accessories, and IRS tire repair stations.

AMF-Tire Equipment Div., 3715 Sunflower Ave., P.O. Box 1142, Santa Ana, CA 92702. Tel. (714) 540-6900. Marvin Rimland, pres.; J.J. Kilcoyne, v.p. & gen. mgr.; George Faludi, dir. of engr.; J. Harrell, natl. serv. mgr.; R. Endres. v.p. intl. oper., J. Shafarman, mgr. mktg. admin. Products: new tire & retread tread building equipment, extruders, calenders, Orbitread process, FlexCure retread tires.

AP Parts Co., One John Goerlich Sq., toledo, OH 43696. Tel. (419) 259-3461. Paul Putman, pres.; T.R. Thibert, sr. v.p. mktg.; J.M. Rainey, v.p. sls.; J.H. Koch, dir. of sls. & merch.; L.E. Hettinger, merch. dir. Products: mufflers, pipes, accessory parts for domestic and import cars, light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and complete merchandising aids.

ASCO, Inc., 3066 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341. Tel. (404) 452-7654 or (800) 241-6805. Edward J. Okenica, pres. Products: computerized accounting systems for the tire industry, specializing in A/R, inventory management, sales analysis, point of sale, retread cost and A/P, P/R and G/L programs, exclusively for the independent tire dealer.

AT&T Communications, Room 2A130, Bedminster, NJ 07921. Tel. (201) 234-7015. M. Tanenbaum, chmn. and chief exec. off.; R. Kleinert, pres. and chief oper. off.; S. Willcoxon, exec. v.p. mktg. Products: Telemarketing, teleconferencing, 800 service, expanded 800 service, WATS, dataphone digital service.

Accel Performance Ignition, P.O. Box 142, Branford, CT 06405. Tel. (203) 481-5771. Joe St. Lawrence, mktg. mgr.; Gordon Rehil, sls. mgr.; Betty Dostie, prod. mgr. Products: automotive and motorcycle performance ignition and electrical parts.

Acme Tire Hardware, Signal Stat Div., Abex Corp., 1200 Commerce Ave., Union, NJ 07083. Tel. (201) 964-1576. George Allen, pres.; Dave Gardner, natl. aftermarket sls. mrg.; Jay Dugan, Acme natl. sls. mgr.; Bart J. Cincotta, mdse. mgr. Products: tire hardware, tire pressure gauges, valves, couplers, airtanks, flexi-hose, airline gauges.

Admiral Machine Co., Div. of Intercole, 931 Seville Rd., Wadsworth, OH 44281. Tel. (216) 336-7651. Ralph Chapin, pres.; William Dye, foundry mgr., Ron Beck, sls.; Robert Chapin, purch./controller. Products: new tire mold castings.

Admiral Retread Equipment Inc., 689 Weber Dr., P.O. Box 1010, Wadsworth, OH 44281. Tel. (216) 336-3531. Outside Ohio (800) 321-8351. John Watson, pres.; David Black, v.p.; Henry Carleton, v.p. Products: retread matrices, matrix loaders, automatic presses.

Air Lift Co., P.O. Box 12150, Lansing, MI 48901. Tel. (517) 322-2144, toll free (Except MI) 1-800-248-0892. M.L. Robert, pres.; Paul Gibson, sls. mgr. Products: air springs for cars, off-road vehicles, vans and light pick-up trucks.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., P.O. Box 538, Allentown, PA 18105. Tel. (215) 481-4911. E. Donley, chmn.; D. Baker, pres.; L. Holt, v. chmn.; T. Tough, dir. of applied research & dev. Products: industrial gases, chemicals, cryogenic equipment and systems for industrial gases (rubber deflashing, cryogenic grinding of rubber).

Airshox Inc., P.O. Box #38, Newtown, PA 18940. Tel. (215) 229-3200. James A. Largay Jr., pres.; Russell G. Largay, v.p. Products: remanufactured HD shocks: XHD, 4WD, air adjustable and gas charged, hydraulic steering dampers, all classic and antique shock absorbers.

Alcoa-Forging Division, 1600 Harvard Ave., Cleveland, OH 44105. Tel. (216) 641-4526. Gerry Hosner, sls. mgr.; Ralph Botterman, technical mgr. Products: truck wheels, passenger wheels.

Alemite and Instrument Div., Stewart-Warner Corp., 1826 W. Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614. Tel. (312) 883-6000. Bennett Archambault bd. chm. & pres.; Thomas McCook, v.p. & gen. mgr.; E.J. Clarke, mktg. dir.; J.A.M. Schumacher, auto. sls. mgr.; R.G. Frazier, mktg. mgr., Alemite; J. Crowley, mktg. mgr., Instruments; Frank McGinnis, natl. accts. mgr., Alemite auto. Products: Iubrication equip., auto & marine instruments, paint spray equip., wheel balancers and aligners, diagnostic equip.

Allen Testproducts Div., 2101 N. Pitcher St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007. Tel. (616) 345-8531. Tony Zack, senior v.p., sls. & mktg. Products: engine analyzers, exhaust analyzers, battery charging system testers. Syncrograph-Distributor tester, cranking-charging system tester, computerized engine analyzers.

Alliance/Solcoor Inc., 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Tel. (212) 561-7209. R. Rumeld, v.p.; Mark J. Lefkof, prod. mgr. Products: Alliance tires, T. & M. Filter Industries.

Allied Fibers & Plastics Co., 1411 Broadway, New York, NY 10018. Tel. (212) 391-5126. H.J. Demas, v.p. ind. fibers (NY); C.W. Carroll, reg. sls. mgr. (64 S. Miller Rd., Akron, OH 44313. Tel. (216) 836-8403) Products: A.C.E. polyester tire & industrial yarn, Caprolan nylon (T6) tire & industrial yarn.

American Accessories, 2141 E. 51st St., P.O. Box 58747, Los Angeles, CA 90058-0747. Tel. (213) 585-2852. Peter J. Schermer, dir. of mktg. Products: "Gorilla' wheel locks, lug nuts, valve stems and chrome wrenches for all custom wheels.

American Balancers Intl., P.O. Box 153413, Irving, TX 75015. Tel (214) 647-2161. J.L. "Jake' Beckham, pres.; Jim O'Dell, sls. Products: automatic wheel balancers for trucks, trailers, buses and motor homes.

American Grease Stick Co., 2651 Hoyt St., P.O. Box 729, Muskegon, MI 49443. Tel. (800) 253-0403; in Michigan (616) 733-2101. Douglas A. Rosen, v.p. mktg.; I. Kurt Rosen, v.p.; R.H. Fors, natl. field sls. mgr.; T. Gagain, eastern reg. sls. mgr.; Thomas J. Roys, v.p. admin. Products: tire and rubber lubricant, bead seater.

American Machine & Hydraulics, Inc., 2539 Teller Rd., Newbury Park, CA 91320. Tel. (805) 498-3611. Sam Grimaldo, pres. Products: hydraulic tube benders, hand expanders, muffler manufacturing equipment, automotive hoists, mufflers and accessories.

American Mfg. & Equipment Co., Div. of Cincinnati Retread Systems, 4690-A Interstate Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45246. Tel. (513) 761-3736. Albert P. Penter, pres. Products: tire buffers, tire inspectors, tire measurement systems, tire finishing equipment, pollution control systems, fuel oil reclaimer, misc. retread equipment.

American Racing, 1505 E. Warner Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705. Tel. (714) 641-1455 or (800) 854-7129 (U.S. only), Telex 182705. Art Hale, chmn. of bd.; Jim Smith, pres.; Jim Kavanagh, mktg. dir.; Ted Masse, gen. sls. Products: custom wheels and accessories.

American Synthetic Rubber, 4500 Camp Ground Rd., P.O. Box 32960, Louisville, KY 40232. Tel. (502) 448-2761 or (800) 262-9253. TWX #8105353329. Peter Clear, new prod. mgr.; Jerry McCandless, dir. mktg. & sls.; Robert Miller, Fran Watkins, Bruce Clark, sls. reps. Products: Cisdene 1203, Amoycle (reprocessed polymers), Amcycle off specification polymers, Humex brokered prime SBR 1712, 1778, 1502, carbon black.

American UNIC Corp., P.O. Box 3375, College Station, 225 Industrial Dr., Fredericksburg, VA 22402. Tel. (703) 898-0720 or (800) 336-2776. Alfio Maccarone, pres.; H. "Skee' Zuchowski, dir. sls. & mktg.; Jeanne Holman, gen. mgr. Products: mobile hydraulic lifts and accessories.

Amermac, Inc., P.O. Box 386, Ellaville, GA 31806. Tel. (800) 841-8065. Aubrey Greene, pres.; Jerry Araujo, sls. Products: front end alignment racks, tire truing machines, tire conditioners, two ton air jacks, balancing and spinning equipment.

Ammco Tools, Inc., Wacker Park, N. Chicago, IL 60064. Tel. (312) 689-1111. Fred G. Wacker Jr., pres.; Fred G. Wacker, III, v.p.; John R. Dragoni, v.p. sls.; Myron R. May, dir. mktg. & adv.; James L. Shook, dir. of natl. accts. Products: brake lathes, wheel balancers, tire changers, wheel alignment systems, engine repair tools, hydraulic presses.

Anderson Mfg. Co., 5200 Winchester Pike, Canal Winchester, OH 43110. Tel. (614) 837-4358. N.T Anderson, Sr., v.p. & owner; N.T. Anderson, Jr., pres. & gen. mgr. Products: tire chains for any size tire, tow chains, emergency chains.

Ansen Enterprises, Inc., 8924 Bellanca Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045. Tel. (213) 670-7860. E.E. Lohn, pres.; Colleen Hart, off. mgr.; Troy Stephens, sls. mgr. Products: wheel adapters, disc brake spacers, VW wheel adapters, foot pump, wire wheel hub covers, world car mud flaps.

Appliance Industries, a Division of Dynamark, Inc., 1333 S. Bon View, Ontario, CA 91761. Phillip G. Patch, chief exec. off. & chmn. of the bd.; Paul Chaklos, chief oper. off. & pres.; Don Kane, v.p. sls. Products: custom wheels, steel and aluminum, and a new automotive accessory line.

Applied Power Inc., Automotive Division, 11333 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53227. Tel. (414) 321-7000. Doug Ross, v.p. & gen. mgr. automotive North America; Wayne Hubanks, v.p. sls. & mktg.; R.J Cherti, v.p. & gen. mgr. Marquette; Fred Fritchen, mktg. mgr. Blackhawk; Charles Katzfey, mktg. mrg. Marquette. Products: Blackhawk lifting equipment, Porto-Power body repair equipment, Marquette battery service equipment, Marquette welding equipment, Blackhawk collision repair equipment.

Armor All Products, 17755 Sky Park East, Irvine, CA 92714. Tel. (714) 549-2200. Alan F. Rypinski, pres.; Fred Thornley, exec. v.p. sls.; Jeff Sherman, v.p. sls.; George Welland, sr. v.p. sls.; Don Rypinski, v.p. adv. & mktg.; Cheryl Campbell, PR mgr. Products: Armor All protectant, Armor All cleaner.

Armstrong Rubber Co., 500 Sargent Dr., New Haven, CT 06536-0201. Tel. (203) 562-1161. James A. Walsh, Chmn. & chief exec. off.; Frank R. O'Keefe, Jr., pres. & chief oper. off.; John A. Breslin, v.p. mktg.; Norbert R. Waddock, mgr. distribution development; William J. Troy, dir., mktg. services; Robert J. Cheshire, dir., natl. sls.; Roby Raymond, dir. communication/PR. Products: passenger, truck, RV, high performance, farm, and industrial tires, inner tubes.

ARNCO, 5141 Firestone Place, South Gate, CA 90280. Tel. (213) 567-1378. Ransome Wyman, pres.; Roger Cude, exec. v.p.; Tullio Vigano, senior v.p.; John Disher, v.p. mfg. & technical services. Products: "Re-Pneu' and "Permatire' flatproofing for tires, "Permasafe' air release control, "Permasafe' filling nozzle adapter, "Permasafe' quick change.

Aro Corp., 1 Aro Center, Bryan, OH 43506. Tel. (416) 636-4242. F.W. Schwier, pres.; L.D. Black, v.p. mktg./eng.; J.R. Hamilton, gen. mktg. mgr.; P. Dammann, mktg. mgr., Fluid Handling; S.E. Jones, mktg. commun. mgr.; R.L. Bible, sls. mgr. Products: liquid urethane tire filling equipment, airless cement sprayers, air operated transfer pumps, air line quick couplers, calcium chloride tire filling equipment, lubrication equipment.

Arrow Automotive Industries, Inc., 5 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701. Tel. (617) 872-3711. Marshall L. Gralnick, v.p. sls. & mktg.; O. Ted Baird, sls. mgr.-East, natl. accts.; Jack Rinehart, sls. mgr.--West, natl. accts. Products: remanufactured alternators, starters, generators, clutches, waterpumps, distributors, master brake cylinders, disc brake calipers, power brake units, power steering pumps, wiper motors, rack & pinion, carburetors, smog pumps and new fuel pumps, fan clutches.

Arvin Automotive, 1531 13th St., Box #3002, Columbus, IN 47201. Tel. (812) 372-7271. R.C. Calderone, v.p. dir. aftermarket sls.; J.G. Huntington, mktg. services mgr.; Ron E. Louk, sls. mgr., special accts. Products: mufflers, tail pipes, exhaust pipes, accessories.

Ascot Supply Corp., 1895 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 166, Atlanta, GA 30349. Tel. (404) 996-9132. Rick Dirks, pres.; Steve Root, v.p.; Jack Wright, treas.; Wes Wingo, sec.; Jim Kennedy, exec. v.p. Products: auto and truck tire recapping tools and supplies.

Associated Rubber Co., P.O. Box 245, Spring St., Tallapoosa, GA 30176. Tel. (404) 574-2321. Gordon Heath, pres.; Glen Stephens, v.p. & gen. mgr.; L.A. Tolleson, Jr., mgr., tread rubber div.; Wayne Limbaugh, prod. mgr. Products: retread rubber and tire repair supplies.

Atlas Copco Standard Pneumatic, 4070 W. 150th St., Cleveland, OH 44135. Tel. (216) 251-9500. Marc Lambert, pres.; Chuck Owen, sls. mgr. Products: Direct air and Prime air--air compressors.

Ausone Corp., 3512 W. Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303. Tel. (415) 494-8110. William P. Cargile, pres.; Peter M. Johnson, v.p. mktg. Products: computerized testers for on-car testing of shock absorbers and MacPherson structs.

Auto Specialties Mfg. Co., 643 Graves St., St. Joseph, MI 49085. Tel. (616) 982-2250. L.C. Tiscornia, pres.; J.W. Tiscornia, exec. v.p.; John Przybysz, gen. sls. mgr. Products: Ausco hydraulic and mechanical jacks, shop cranes, shop presses, lifting equipment, body shop tools.

Automotive International, Inc., 11308 Tamarco Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45242. Tel. (513) 489-STUD, or (800) 543-7156. David W. Besuden, pres.; Richard L. Hallberg Jr., v.p.; David L. Besuden, sls. mgr.; Dick Helms, sls. supvr.; Jeff Cromer, serv./sls.; Judy Adler, office mgr. Products: Scason and Arctic Grip tire studs.

Auto-Qulp, Inc., P.O. Box 259, Stratton, ME 04982. Tel. (207) 246-3501. Ron Martel, pres. Products: importing and distributing agent for curing liners for automatic presses.

Avon/America, 7223 Ambassador Rd., Baltimore, MD 21207. Tel. (301) 265-6200. H.L. Shofer, pres.; E. Antal, controller; C. Seiland, sls. & mktg. Products: Avon restoration & passenger tyres, Avon motorcycle tyres.

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B & J Mfg. Co., 700 West 193rd St., Box 325, Glenwood, IL 60425. Tel. (312) 756-7700 E.B. Jensen, chmn.; W.E. Jensen, pres.; R.A. Persson, exec. v.p. Products: rasps for tire buffing, pollution control systems for tire buffing operations, tubeless tire bead seaters, tungsten carbide finishing wheels & tools, rasp sharpeners & tire tip trimmers.

BRX, Inc., Mfg. of Clapps Equip. Prod., 1700 E. Colton, Mentone, CA 92359. Tel. (714) 794-1111 (inside CA), (800) 854-5657 (outside CA). Products: matrix loaders, matrices, buffers, dust collectors, sprayers.

Balco, Inc., 123 E. Alma Ave., San Jose, CA 95112. Tel. (408) 292-2526. Telex No. 346 333. Bernie Jackson, pres.; Dave Meinhardt, mktg. dir. Products: computer balancing equipment for cars, trucks and motorcycles, off-car, twin-plane, single-spin electronic balancers, mounting adapters for wheel balancers, and related accessories.

J.A. Baldwin Mfg. Co., Kearney, NE 68847. Tel. (308) 234-1951. Bill McKenzie, sls. mgr. Products: filters--oil, air, fuel, hydraulic, coolant and transmission.

Bandag, Inc., Bandag Center, Hwy 38 & 61, Muscatine, IA 52761. Tel. (319) 262-1400. Martin G. Carver, chmn. of the bd.; Don Chester, senior v.p., intl.; Robert E. Sanner, senior v.p., intl. sls.; Paul J. Sternberg, senior v.p., sec. & gen. counsel; Robert G. Koegler, senior v.p., technical support service; William D. Herd, senior v.p., N. American sls.; Madis Sulg, senior v.p., planning and development; James L. Lemkau, v.p. mktg. Products: truck, light truck, passenger car tire retreading equipment. retreading materials, and precured tread rubber.

Barnes Tire Co., Inc., 15520 Rockfield Bivd., Suite D, Irvine, CA 92714. Tel. (714) 768-2942. Bruce F. Barnes, pres.

Barum Tires, marketed by Tyres International, 619 E. Tallmadge Ave., Akron, OH 44310. Tel. (216) 374-1000. Factory liaison American Jawa Ltd., 185 Express St., Plainview, Long island, NY.

Barwell, Inc., 2644 Gilchrist Rd., Akron, OH 44305. Tel. (216) 798-9660. Dean Reusser, pres.; Robert Hansford, sls., mgr. Products: pressurbuilder, die size extruder, tire spreader, safety cage, off-the-road twin ram extruder.

Bear Automotive Service Equipment Co., 12121 W. Feerick Place, Milwaukee, WI 53222. Tel. (414) 527-3200. John F. Stolle, pres.; Russ Bailey, v.p. mktg.; Bill Eernisse, mktg. serv. mgr.; Richard Smith, dir. training. Products: wheel alignment, wheel balancing, brake service, engine and exhaust analyzers, and diagnostic and test equipment.

Bearfoot Airway Division, First & Water Sts., Wadsworth, OH 44281. Tel. (216) 335-2581. T.D. Calvin, pres.; William O. Stoufer, gen. sls. mgr.

Beck/Arniey Corporation, 548 Broad Hollow Rd., Melville, NY 11747. Tel. (516) 694-7730. William Arnowitz, pres.; Mayer Arnowitz, v.p.; Ken Griesman, dir. of mktg.; Morris Mitchell, dir. of sls. Products: A complete line of parts and accessories for all import cars and light duty pickup trucks.

Bee Line Co, P.O. Box 709, Bettendorf, IA 52722. Tel. (319) 332-4066. Charles H. Peterson, pres.; Vernon L. Olson, v.p. sls.; William L. Bates, asst. sls. mgr. Products: wheel alignment, wheel balancing, frame straightening and U-bolt machines.

Bekaert Steel Wire Corp., 3200 W. Market St., Suite 303, Akron, OH 44313. Tel (216) 867-3325. T.I. Rodhouse, v.p.; W.J. Milligan, J. Denorme, commercial mgrs. Products: steel tire cord, bead wire, hose reinforcing wire, conveyor belt cord.

Bell Racestar Inc., Bldg. #704 Prestige Pkwy., Scotia, NY 12302. Tel. (518) 370-4117 or (518) 374-1916. John Petrella, pres.; Allan E. Anderson, v.p. & tech. advisor; Mark DAlessandro, sls. mgr. Products: Bell helmets, Nomex driving suits and accessories.

J.H. Bender Equipment Co., Inc., 2315 N. 26th St., Birmingham, AL 35207. Tel. (205) 323-5263. Houston O. Bender, pres; John Bender, v.p. mfg.; A.L. Fitts, v.p. mktg. CA plant: 5430 Tweedy Blvd., South Gate, CA 90280. Tel. (213) 566-3169. Products: computerized wheel alignment, computerized wheel balancing, wheel alignment correcting tool, wheel weights, hydraulic presses.

Bendix Corp., Automotive Aftermarket, 1094 Bendix Dr., Jackson, TN 38301. Tel. (901) 423-1300. James N. Bateman, v.p. & gen. mgr.; Thomas G. Hernon, dir./aftermarket sls.; John R. Ayers, dir./mktg. serv. & OE special mkt. sls.; Michael P. Carey, natl. sls. mgr.; Francis E. Messier, mgr./OE service sls.; Thomas Fermi, mgr./special mkt. sls.; Robert F. Vornbrock, merch. mgr. Products: disc brake products, power brake units, drum brake products, hydraulic parts, friction materials, semi-metallic disc pads, rebuilt master cylinders and rebuilt calipers.

Benwil Industries, Inc., 20526 Gramercy Place, Torrance, CA 90501. Tel. (213) 533-5085. Ben Kaplan, pres.; Bill Perkins, v.p.; Robert Penenburgh, Mike Lance, reg. sls. mgrs. Products: above ground lifts for cars, trucks and buses, inground lifts, jacks and disc brake lathe.

Benz Engineering, Inc., 1530 Date St., Montebello, CA 90640. Tel. (213) 723-8441. R.O. Smith, owner; P.D. Smith, pres.; K.R. Wink, v.p. mktg. & sls. Products: air compressors & vacuum pumps--reciprocating and rotary, filters-- oil & particle removal, dryers--water removal, after-coolers--air cooled & water cooled.

Bestop/Dualmatic, Inc., P.O. Box 1119, Longmont, CO 80501. Tel. (303) 776-1630. Donald P. Hagel, pres.; Dean Lueck, v.p. sls. Products: convertible tops, Le Bra front-end covers, soft shell camper tops, tonneau covers, bikini tops, Selectro free-wheeling hubs, steering stabilizers, tire and can carriers, jeep chrome accessories, fender flares, car covers.

Big O Tire Dealers, Inc., P.O. Box 3206, Englewood, CO 80155. Tel. (303) 779-9991. Norman Affleck, pres.; Dave Fredrick, v.p. oper. Products: passenger tires, small truck tires, retreads, franchises for retail tire stores.

Bilstein Corp. of America, 11760 Sorrento Valley Rd., San Diego, CA 92121. Tel. (619) 453-7723. Reinhard Schomburg, pres.; Maureen Clemmons, adv. mgr.; Ken Schwoerer, PR dir., (714) 898-0270. Products: gas pressure MacPherson struts & inserts, gas shock absorbers, and R2000 anti-rust compound, paint sealant.

Biltmore Tire Co., Inc., 2500 Devon Ave., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Pat Starr, pres.; Ron Starr, v.p. Products: tires, patches, tire service equipment, wheels.

Bishman Div., Rugby Industries, Inc., 400 County Rd. 18, Osseo; MN 55369. Tel. (612) 425-2151. Claude Zweber, pres.; Edward F. Palisin, v.p. mktg.; Robert M. Jerin, central reg. mgr.; Paul L. Kash, Eastern reg. mgr.; Bernie Osier, Western reg. mgr. Products: wheel alignment equipment, passenger car and truck wheel balancers, wheel service equipment, brake lathes, surface lifts.

Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Professional Products Div., 626 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD 21074. Tel. (301) 239-5000. Paul Spencer, dir. of sls. and mktg. air and auto. Products: impact wrenches, finishing sanders, power chisels, drills, right angle sanders & polishers.

Robert Bosch Sales Corp., 2800 South 25th Ave., Broadview, IL 60153. Tel. (312) 865-5200. Rodger Wagner, natl. sls. mgr.; Thomas Smith, mktg. mgr.; Barry Greenwood, serv. mgr. Products: automotive electrical and rotating parts, ignition parts, spark plugs, diesel and gasoline injection components.

Brake Systems Div., Raymark Corp., 100 Oakview Dr., Trumbull, CT 066011. Tel. (203) 371-0101. R.E. Olson, pres.; J.W. Hobbs, dir. of mktg.; D.J. Testa, v.p. sls.; T.W. Kemper, adv. mgr. Products: Raybestos automotive disc brake pads and brake shoes, hydraulic brake parts, brake hardware, drums and rotors, Gray Rock heavy-duty brake blocks and truck sets.

Branick Mfg., Inc., 2600 3rd Ave. N., Box 1937, Fargo, ND 58107. Tel. (701) 235-4446. Harry Littlefield, Jr., pres.; Thomas Cleven, v.p. & gen. plant mgr.; Clark Wurl, v.p. sls.; Fred Desautels, v.p. & treas.; Agnes Anderson, v.p. personnel; Robert D. Hennemann, adv. dept. supvr.; Wayne Swenson, purch. mgr.; Loren Pederson, eng. supvr.; Gil Schoener, specialty tool designer; Robert J. Case, 2134 Washington St., Carson City, NV 89701. Tel. (702) 883-6312 (natl. acct. sls. mgr. automotive specialty tools); Jim Girdner, Eastern sls. mgr., Box 293, Stone Mountain, GA 30086. Tel. (404) 469-4287. Products: tire spreaders, full circle and band type, truck passenger and automotive tire inspectors, curing rims (road), oval collapsible curing rims, tire cutter-electric, tire cutter-gas engine, truck tire changer, storage rack brackets-racks, farm tractor bead breaker-hydraulic and manual, off-the-road tire bead breakers, tire dolly, tractor tire changer, repair station, precured tread builder, automotive specialty tools.

Bridgestone tire Co. of America, Inc., 2000 W. 190th St., Torrance, CA 90504. Tel. (213) 320-6030. K. Satake, pres.; K. Akama, exec. v.p.; M. ito, sr. v.p./treas.; H. Brown, sr. v.p., sls.; J. Ayling, v.p. finance & admin.; M. Hamaya, v.p. eng.; R. O'Brien, v.p. adv./sis. prom.; H. Komiya, mgr. office of pres.; Y. Morishige, v.p. mktg.; T. Sato, dir. mktg. coord.; C. Kelley, natl. TB group mgr.; S. Ahluwalia, natl. OR mgr.; G. Higham, natl. PS mgr.; M. Neale, natl. motorcycle mgr. Products: passenger, light truck, truck, OTR, industrial, motorcycle and racing kart tires and tubes.

Buckhorn, Metal Products Div., 10605 Chester Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45215. Tel. (513) 772-1313. Jan Newsam, group v.p. Products: tire storage racks, Flo Thru battery racks, tail pipes & muffler racks, and accessory racks.

Burke Rubber Company, Div. of Burke Industries, Inc., 2250 S. Tenth St., San Jose, CA 95112. Tel. (408) 297-3500. Halsey C. Burke, pres.; Norman R. Burke, sr. v.p.; D.W. Kutnewsky, v.p. & tech. dir.; Rocco Genovese, v.p., mfg. & gen. mgr., flooring prod. div.; Raymond P. Brown, v.p., Burke Rubber Co. Div. Products: strip rubber, off-road retread compounds, custom-molded automotive products.

Buxbum Products Co., PO Box 8650, Canton, OH 44711 or 1219-7th St., SW, Canton, OH 44707. L.L. Narens, pres.; W.T. Holcomb, credit mgr.; Manny Katz, sls. mgr. Products: Tire & tube repair matls., truck & trailer splash guards.

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CEAT Representative Office, Inc., Suite 709, 7 W. Bowery St., Akron, OH 44308. Tel. (216) 253-3926. John H. Porosky, pres. Products: steel belted radial truck, light truck and …