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PTDA Welcomes New Members

Chicago, Ill. -- April 20, 2007 -- The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) formally welcomes eight new distributors, 11 new manufacturers and one associate member to its membership roster. 

In the fourth quarter of 2006, the association welcomed four new distributor members: Harvey Industrial Specialties (Quebec, QC, Canada); Industrial Belting & Transmission Inc. (Louisville, Ky.); M. B. McKee Co., Inc. (Lubbock, Texas); and Roger Brown Co., Inc. (El Paso, Texas).

Ampro Electric Ltd (London, ON, Canada); Houston Bearing & Supply Co., Inc. (Houston, Texas); Rainbow Electric Motors Co., Inc. (Franklin Park, Ill.); and Volland Electric Equipment Corp. (Buffalo, N.Y.) joined the association during the first quarter of 2007.

PTDA provides distributor members:

--Solutions to grow their business
--Solutions to improve net profitability
--Solutions to strengthen business relationships
--Solutions to improve employee recruitment and retention
--Access to industry trends

In the fourth quarter of 2006, the association also welcomed nine new manufacturer members: Cleveland Motion Controls, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio); Devcon (Danvers, Mass.); Diequa Corporation (Bloomingdale, Ill.); Dura Sleeve Inc. (Surrey, BC, Canada); Groschopp Inc. (Sioux Center, Iowa); KVP Inc. (Reading, Pa.); Miether Bearing Products (Odessa, Texas); Posi Lock Puller Inc. (Cooperstown, N.D.); and RAM Enterprise, Inc. (Portland, Ore.).

Macron Dynamics, Inc. (Horsham, Pa.) and QA1 Precision Products Inc. (Lakeville, Minn.) joined the association during the first quarter of 2007.

PTDA offers manufacturer members:

--Solutions to expand networks
--Solutions to strengthen business relationships
--Solutions to proactively shape the industry’s future
--Access to industry trends
--A strong voice for manufacturers

Also in the fourth quarter of 2006, PTDA welcomed a new associate member, Rubber Tree Systems LLC (Toledo, Ohio), to the association

PTDA provides associate members with the opportunity to:

--Network with current and potential customers in a single, cost-effective forum at
the annual PTDA Industry Summit.
--Meet one-on-one with customers at the Manufacturer-Distributor Idea Exchange (MD-IDEX) at the Summit.
--Advertise in the PTDA Membership Directory and the PTDA Annual Report.

Founded in 1960, the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) is the leading association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel.  A U.S.-based trade association, PTDA represents 216 power transmission/motion control distributor firms with over 3,500 locations throughout North America and 13 other countries, as well as 200 manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry. 

PTDA is dedicated to providing exceptional networking, targeted education, relevant information and leading-edge business tools to help distributors and manufacturers meet marketplace demands competitively and profitably.  For more information, visit www.ptda.org.

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