NEWS RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release

 

For further information, contact:

Randy Lepper

Executive Vice President

417-623-2285, Ext. 318

randy.lepper@midampp.com

 

 

MID-AMERICA PRECISION PRODUCTS AND

AMERICAN RAMP COMPANY ENTER

INTO AGREEMENT

 

JOPLIN, MO – October 28, 2003 - Mid-America Precision Products, LLC (MAPP) and American Ramp Company (ARC) have entered into a multi-year agreement for MAPP to be the exclusive manufacturer and logistics provider for ARC’s steel skate parks and other metal related skate park products.  The companies will team up to further enhance ARC’s competitive position in the skate park marketplace by utilizing MAPP’s manufacturing expertise and experience in managing large production projects.

 

“This agreement between MAPP and ARC provides an opportunity that the employees of MAPP are extremely excited to be a part of.  The people we deal with at ARC are fun to work with and their projects are challenging and rewarding,” stated Doug Wright, President and CEO of MAPP.

 

Randy Lepper, Executive Vice President of MAPP, said, "We’re extremely pleased to be working jointly with a company such as ARC and to be recognized as a key supplier in their strategy for future growth.”

 

“We look forward to working with the team at MAPP and, with their assistance, strengthen our position in the skate park marketplace.  The people at MAPP have been extremely helpful in getting the project off to a successful start,” stated Nathan Bemo, President of ARC.

 

Mid-America Precision Products specializes in the manufacture of close-tolerance sheet metal fabrications, machined parts, and value-added assemblies for aerospace, telecommunications, heavy industry, and computer storage markets.  The company has four manufacturing locations in Joplin and one in Stella, Missouri.

 

American Ramp Company specializes in the delivery of skate parks built from various materials including powder-coated steel, Skatelite™, fiberglass, polyethylene, composites, Phenolics, and wood.  ARC is responsible for installing several hundred custom skate parks around the world.  The company is headquartered in Joplin, Missouri, and manages its 150 sales representatives scattered around the world from this location.

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