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Kwikee Under New Ownership
We
are pleased to announce that in September 2003, Actuant Corporation
completed the purchase of Kwikee Products Company.
Actuant,
listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ATU,
is a global company with sales of $580,000,000 USD. Actuant consists
of four primary companies:
- Power
Packer
- Power
Gear
- Enerpac
- Gardner
Bender
The Engineered
Solutions (ES) division, comprised of Power Gear and Power Packer,
currently generates 35% of Actuant revenues.
Kwikee will
be managed under the ES group of businesses. ES is a leader in the
transportation market, selling actuation solutions to companies
such as DAF, Volvo, Scania, Mercedes-Benz, Karman, Fleetwood, and
Monaco. ES also serves other niche actuation markets including medical
and marine. The extensive product line includes micro-hydraulic
convertible top and latch actuation, hydraulic cab-over-engine tilting
systems for trucks, RV leveling, and electro-mechanical and hydraulic
slideouts for RV room displacement. You can find out more about
Actuant and our Engineered Solutions businesses by visiting www.Actuant.com
Kwikee now
reports to Bill Blackmore, President of Engineered Solutions. Mr.
Blackmore has over 20 years experience with global industrial businesses
and is a member of Actuant's Leadership Team.
Kwikee's
strong brand, customers, leading market position, and product development
were among the reasons for Actuant's interest. Our intent is to
leverage these and other synergies to create a global company that
provides Kwikee's RV customers with a full portfolio of actuation
solutions.
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KWIKEE
PRODUCTS
230 Davidson Avenue
Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424
Phone: 541-942-3888
Fax: 541-942-5515
For
the Customer Service Dept.
Call
1-800-736-9961
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