Welcome to Shinano Kenshi Corporation’s (U.S.)
new company newsletter the SKCSPIN

It is our hope that you will find it both informative and helpful regarding news about what’s going on at SKC (U.S.). SKCSPIN is a bi-monthly publication that you’ll receive in your email throughout the year. So be sure you include it in your list of approved emails.

SKCSPIN enables us to provide you with up-to-date news and information about our products, personnel, and company growth. Please take a moment to look over our first edition. In this issue, you’ll read about SKC’s recent expansion into new U.S. sales territories including the state of Texas and New England, and our continued commitment to contributing to our local community.

We welcome your questions and comments regarding any of the stories covered in each issue of SKCSPIN. Or if you’d just like to comment on our newsletter in general, don’t hesitate to email us or give us a call. I look forward to hearing from you.

Rex Bergsma
President, Shinano Kenshi Corporation

SKC Expands Sales Into Texas And Six States In New England.

SKC has retained Component Technology as exclusive representatives for SKC products in Texas—an important part of America’s South-Central region. Component Technology—a Parker, TX-based Manufacturer’s Representative of OEM Electronic Components has been in business since 1984.

“Representation of SKC’s products and services by Component Technology will help further our company’s continued growth in the U.S., and especially in Texas,” said Marcel Azary, Western Region Sales Manager - SKC (U.S.). “They are a multi-award winning firm that has been recognized by a number of customers and principals (like SKC) for their excellence in customer service. Partnering with them allows SKC to bring our new products, service strategies, and customer support to where it’s needed most in the South-Central U.S.—our customers’ locations in the state of Texas.”

The company also has retained Underwood Sales Corporation as exclusive representatives for SKC products throughout a six-state region of New England. The company will represent SKC products and services in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and eastern Connecticut. Underwood Sales Corporation—a Lowell, MA-based company has been representing manufacturers of components for the OEM, distribution and contract manufacturing markets since 1966. “We are very excited to partner with a firm that has extensive knowledge of the OEM market in New England,” said Dave Rahusen, Eastern Region Sales Manager - SKC (U.S). “SKC views New England as one of the country’s best territories for our products and services. With the addition of Underwood Sales, our company’s presence throughout the United States continues to grow, especially now that we are represented in a six-state area of New England.”

We look forward to providing our top-rate products and services to customers in these new sales territories for a long time to come. Don’t hesitate to call your local sales representative or SKC direct if you have any questions or comments.

SKC’s Website Receives National Award

Shinano Kenshi Corporation’s (SKC-U.S) company website (www.shinano.com) has received recognition for excellence in web development (Manufacturing and Technology) from the Web Marketing Association. In making the award, competition judges recognized SKC’s website for its “elegant but straight-forward layout, clear navigation, ease of use, and interactive tools.”

The award-winning website was built to showcase SKC products, services, and company information for the small-motor industry. Entries were received from 33 countries in 96 categories in the 2006 Web Marketing Association competition.

“We are honored that www.shinano.com has been recognized by the Web Marketing Association.” said Rex Bergsma, President, SKC (U.S.). “We wanted our website to reflect the degree of effort our team at SKC puts into creating manufacturing motor solutions for our customers. We are happy that our multimedia and design agencies of record collaborated so well to achieve this level of development.”

We look forward to providing our top-rated products and services to customers in these new sales territories for a long time to come. Don’t hesitate to call your local sales representative or SKC direct if you have any questions or comments.