Английская Википедия:EastwoodCo
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The Eastwood Company is a seller of automotive restoration products, headquartered in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The company was funded in 1978. Curt Strohacker.[1]
History
The Eastwood Company began in a garage in suburban Philadelphia in 1978, with the founder, Curt Strohacker, selling buffing wheels and compounds from 1/4-page ads in automotive magazines.[2] Today, the company has a distribution and headquarters facility in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, mailing millions of full-color catalogs annually, and running the Eastwood.com e-commerce website.[3] In 2019, Eastwood Company was acquired by Kian Capital.[4]
Expansion and growth
The first Eastwood catalog featured eight black and white pages of metal finishing equipment. By the early 1980s, the catalog mailing operation entered a professional list house,[3] and reached 5,000 names by 1981. In addition to catalog marketing, Eastwood sold its products directly at selected car shows.[5]
By 1984 and 1985, company ads appeared in more than fifty publications, including Hot Rod, Car Craft, and Popular Mechanics. The catalog grew as well, reaching 96 pages with a four-color cover by 1986,[5] and a circulation of about 100,000 auto restorers, who received six issues per year.[6]
By the end of the 1980s, the Eastwood mailing list reached 500,000.[3]
Products
Eastwood's assortment has grown to include over 5,000 products, such as rust preventatives, specialty coatings, paints, chemicals, powder coating, welding and metal fabrication equipment, and pressure blasters.[6]
Awards and recognition
- 1998: The Pennsylvania Governor's award for "Environmental Excellence[7]
- 1999: Automotive Restoration Market Organization's "Best New Product"[8]
- 2011: Winner of Popular Mechanic's™ Magazine Editor's Choice Award for Product Innovation and Design[9]
- 2012: Winner of Popular Mechanic's Magazine Editor's Choice Award for MIG Spot Weld Kit[10]
References
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