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April 1972 |
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Young Suhr started the company as a wagon jobber originally known as Auto Parts Unlimited. |
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June 1974 |
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Purchased a store
building in Los Angeles which became
the first location for Auto Parts
Unlimited. |
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June1975 |
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Incorporated Auto
Parts Warehouse, Inc. |
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November 1976 |
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Purchased Knox-Seeman
Auto Parts in Gardena, California
(12,000 square feet). Incorporated
A.P.W. Knox-Seeman Warehouse, Inc. |
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May 1982 |
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Developed a complete
computerized management system
to run company operations. |
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November 1990 |
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Purchased property
adjacent to the Gardena store and
added a 24,000 square feet warehouse
to make it a total of 36,000 square
feet of warehouse space. |
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June 1992 |
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Developed a remote
ordering system enabling computer connectivity between APW and its customers. |
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December 1994 |
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Received Special Recognition Award from Fram
Company. ($1,000,000 sales). |
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September 1995 |
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Opened first satellite warehouse (Pronto I) in Los Angeles, California (15,000 square feet). |
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December 1995
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Began donating funds to a charity organization with plans to donate more funds on
behalf of each location as they open (As of 2007, APW has 8 locations and is currently donating
over $30,000 per year to different organizations). |
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December 1995 |
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Received Special Recognition Award from Bendix Company ($2,000,000 sales). |
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October 1996 |
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Opened second satellite warehouse (Pronto II) in Cudahy, California (8,000 square feet). |
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February 1997 |
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Became a member of the National Pronto Association Product & Marketing Committee. |
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March 1998 |
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Opened third satellite warehouse (Pronto III) in Garden Grove, California (8,000 square feet). |
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December 1999 |
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Received Special Recognition Award from Monroe Company ($1,000,000 sales). |
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May 2000 |
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Opened fourth satellite warehouse (Pronto IV) in El Monte, California (10,000 square feet). |
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June 2000 |
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Purchased an 11,000 square feet warehouse building (Pronto III) in Garden Grove, California. |
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December 2000 |
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Received Special Recognition Award from Standard Products Company ($2,000,000 sales). |
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December 2000
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Received Special Recognition Award from Gates Rubber Company ($2,000,000 sales). |
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December 2000 |
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Achieved over $20,000,000
in net sales for the first time. |
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May 2001 |
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Opened fifth satellite warehouse (Pronto V) in San Diego, California (15,000 square feet). |
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October 2003 |
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Purchased main warehouse building in Carson, California (80,000 square feet). |
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November 2003 |
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Opened sixth satellite warehouse (Pronto VI) in Gardena, California (12,000 square feet). |
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March 2004 |
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Opened seventh satellite warehouse (Pronto VII) in Van Nuys, California (9,000 square feet). |
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July 2004 |
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Became a member of the National Pronto Association iT Committee. |
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January 2005 |
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Became a member of the National Pronto Association Executive Board of Directors. |
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March 2005 |
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Incorporated APW International, Inc. (Import & Export). |
May 2005 |
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Developed APNet (APW & Partner's Network), proprietary online fulfillment system. |
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November 2006 |
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Received the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement Award for C.V. drive axles. |
May 2007 |
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Opened a fee warehouse in the State of Virginia. |
October 2007 |
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APW International, Inc. agreed to exclusively distribute GCK C.V. Axle products in North America. |
December 2007 |
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Surpassed $3 million in sales originated through APNet orders. |
