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East Opens Aftermarket Parts Distribution Facility
Midland Manufacturing Sold to
Trevor Freisen and Partners East Manufacturing, manufacturer of aluminum
flatbed, drop deck, dump and refuse trailers as
well as aluminum truck bodies and steel dump
trailers, is pleased to announce the opening
of its new East Aftermarket Parts Facility,
headquartered in Kent, OH. The state-of-the-art facility will provide all East trailer
parts as well as Aftermarket parts and accessories common to all makes and all
models for dealers, fleets, trucking companies and owner-operators.

Located close to an Eastern Ohio transportation hub, the new facility will house East
cross-trained sales personnel with a warehouse based on usage, turns and demand.
Midland Manufacturing Ltd. recently announced that This means easy and more efficient fill rates through more analytics and frequent
reviews of skews, stock levels and inventory turns. In addition to East trailer parts,
Ervin Friesen and Leroy Friesen, who have owned and
the new facility will carry common parts for all makes and all models, such as airbags,
operated Midland Manufacturing since 1977, have
lights, wheel ends and more.
sold the business to Trevor Friesen, Midland’s current
General Manager, and three other local partners with With the new facility, East can accommodate higher order volumes to continue its
combined manufacturing experience of over 66 years. growth trajectory. East will be able to offer an aftermarket alternative or stocked
parts to reduce downtime by:
Midland Manufacturing Ltd. wishes Ervin and Leroy
• Stocking the most common long lead time parts
all the best in the next chapter of their lives and looks
• Using suppliers who will provide parts with quicker turnaround times such as
forward to building on the foundation they have dunnage racks, boxes, ECUs, rotors and other long-lead time parts.
established over the past 47 years.
The Parts Facility can be reached at (800) 362-0851.

Etnyre International Acquires Hendrick Manufacturing

Etnyre International Ltd. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hendrick
Manufacturing with facilities located in Carbondale, Pennsylvania and Owensboro,
KY. With this acquisition, the Etnyre International group of companies now includes
E.D. Etnyre & Co, Hendrick Manufacturing, SMF, and BearCat Mfg. This acquisition
expands Etnyre International’s metal manufacturing presence in new markets. Hendrick
manufactures industrial perforated products, industrial wedge wire and profile bar screen products, and aesthetically pleasing architectural
products for interior and exterior spaces.

Hendrick was founded in 1876 in Northeast Pennsylvania, manufacturing perforated metal screens to service the oil filtration and coal
industry. The company grew in size and scope and in 1974 the company expanded into other industrial screens forming the Hendrick Screen
division at its facility in Kentucky. Over the many decades, Hendrick continued to expand its market reach as a result of its dedication to
high quality products and a high-touch customer service approach. Today, Hendrick serves over 750 customers in over 15 diverse market
segments across North America with a small subset of customers in another 35 countries globally.

“This is an exciting time for our Company,” said Ganesh Iyer, President and CEO of Etnyre International. “Hendrick’s business model aligns well
with our strategic imperatives to expand our metal manufacturing portfolio, produce superior quality products and services, and take good
care of our people. Ultimately our vision is to improve lives by serving infrastructure needs of the world. Together I believe that we can make
a real difference.”

“It’s a real honor to bring the nearly 150-year-old family-owned Hendrick Manufacturing Company into the 126-year-old Etnyre company
family.” Notes William Etnyre, Chair of the Board for Etnyre International. “We look forward to joining forces in creating products used to
improve lives throughout the world, while living our values of care, humility, integrity, respect, and trust in service to our company members
and communities.”

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