News Category: Corporate

FOUNDED AS CONTI RUBBER PRODUCTS, INC. IN 1954, SUPPLYING TIRES TO VW OF AMERICA

Cranbury, NJ… CRP Industries (crpindustries.com), a leader in automotive parts and industrial products, is celebrating the company’s 70thAnniversary in 2024. Originally founded as Conti Rubber Products in 1954, CRP initially focused on the sale of tires to VW of America in partnership with the German company, Continental. CRP Industries has since experienced diverse and continued growth in the decades following with the expansion into automotive replacement parts and technical fluids, high pressure thermoplastic hoses, high speed electric motors, and a growing automotive remanufacturing business.

“We are immensely proud to be able to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of CRP Industries,” noted Daniel Schildge, third generation CEO. “This company has undergone a great number of changes, overcome numerous challenges, and provided exceptional service to our customers for seven decades. None of this would be possible without the employees who strive to make an impact every single day. I look forward to our continued growth and success in the years to come, as we carry on with the legacy that is CRP Industries.”

COMMITTED TO QUALITY, SERVICE AND TRUST:
Over its 70 years in business, CRP has become a trusted name in the automotive and industrial markets. “Our core values of quality, service & trust, combined with a mission to build a sustainable community where people and machines perform at their best, have been our compass for how we conduct business each and every day” added Mr. Schildge. Combined with a strong voice of customer orientation, CRP has seen continued growth and success in servicing a wide range of customers and markets.

Today, CRP Industries includes a team of more than 150 highly skilled employees, operating out of facilities in Cranbury, NJ, Conway, SC, Ann Arbor, MI, and Puebla, Mexico. CRP Industries will mark the major milestone with companywide events throughout 2024 along with unveiling special 70th Anniversary branding at the 2024 AAPEX Show in Las Vegas, NV.

ABOUT CRP INDUSTRIES
CRP Industries is a leader in the automotive parts and industrial products sectors. The company provides products from some of the most recognized brand names in the North American market, AAE Steering System Components, Rein® Automotive Parts and Accessories, Pentosin Technical Fluids, Reinflex® High-Pressure Thermoplastic Hoses, and Perske® High-Speed Motors. CRP Industries Inc. operates key office facilities and distribution centers throughout North America.
For additional information, visit: https://crpindustries.com

Initial production activities in Conway, SC focused on AAE steering components

Cranbury, NJ… CRP Industries Inc. (crpindustries.com), a leader in automotive parts and industrial products, has just opened a new manufacturing operation in Conway, SC. The state-of-the-art manufacturing plant will initially be used to produce advanced electric power steering systems for the automotive aftermarket under the company’s AAE brand, and other product lines will be incorporated over time. The new facility is online now and is expected to create approximately 115 jobs over the next five years.

The AAE programs at CRP Industries include new and remanufactured electric power steering (EPS) and hydraulic power steering (HPS) parts, as well as electric hydraulic power steering (EHPS) remanufactured parts, power steering pumps, gearboxes, and related power steering components.

The newly constructed 50,000 sq. ft. facility, located at 3084 Bashor Road in Conway, SC, was officially dedicated during a formal ribbon cutting ceremony on December 10, 2019. It was attended by CRP Industries’ executives, along with representatives from the U.S. Congress, SC Department of Employment and Workforce, Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation, Horry Georgetown Technical College, Horry County Council, and Northern Strategic Alliance. CRP Industries employees and their families also participated.

CRP Industries Inc. CEO, Dan Schildge, noted, “We are very excited about our new facility in Conway. It represents an important new chapter in the growth of CRP Industries and a major step in the expansion of our capabilities both as a manufacturer and a certified re-manufacturer. This will give us a far greater capacity to better serve our customers’ needs.”

Schildge, added, “CRP Industries is delighted to be doing business in Horry County. It’s an excellent location kick off our new manufacturing initiatives. We not only have the benefit of great workforce, but also the very supportive economic development and administrative assistance from the State of South Carolina, Horry County, and the city of Conway. We also have the advantage of a valuable technical partnership offered by nearby Horry-Georgetown Technical College.”

About CRP Industries
CRP Industries is a leader in the automotive parts and industrial products sectors. The company provides products from some of the most recognized brand names in the NAFTA market, AAE Steering System Components, Rein^® Automotive Parts and Accessories, Continental Automotive Belts and Kits, Pentosin Technical Fluids, AJUSA Engine Parts, Reinflex^® High-Pressure Thermoplastic Hoses, and Perske^® High-Speed Motors. CRP Industries Inc. operates key office facilities and distribution centers throughout North America.

For additional information, visit: www.crpautomotive.com

Global recognized for introducing Lean principles and semi-automation to its supply chain management

Cranbury, NJ… CRP Industries (crpindustries.com), a leader in automotive parts and industrial products, has earned the prestigious Best Reman Business Innovation Award from ReMaTec, the world’s leading platform for remanufacturing and remanufacturing news. The award, which was given during the Remanufacturer of the Year Awards in June 2019, recognizes CRP Industries for its AAE Steering Systems Components brand, which features a wide range of remanufactured electrical power steering (EPS) systems components. The ceremony took place during ReMaTec 2019, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The Best Reman Business Innovation award, one of only three awards presented at the opening ceremonies, was judged by a panel of remanufacturing industry experts. CRP Industries was lauded for its introduction of Lean principles and semi-automation to its supply chain management at its AAE Steering Systems facility. The company has implemented new processes across most of its AAE Steering Systems reman functions, and these innovations have not only had a very positive effect on efficiency, but also helped to support an aggressive and successful EPS product launch.

Founded in 2005, the Remanufacturer of the Year Award is the most prestigious honor in remanufacturing, and has been given to some of the most prominent names in the reman industry. Representing CRP Industries at the award ceremony and accepting the award were Scott Shea, CRP Industries Chief Operating Officer and Jack Bordeau, CRP Industries Director of Remanufacturing and Steering.

Scott Shea, CRP Industries Chief Operating Officer, spoke on receiving the award and noted, “This is very exciting for CRP. We are a third-generation family-owned company, and we are a smaller company in the reman industry. We recognize what competition we have is in terms of companies that have been remanufacturing for decades, which are some very big names. We’ve been doing this since 2015, and we believe we are at the forefront of technology in what we do and it’s great to be recognized for that.”

About ReMaTec
ReMaTec is the world’s largest remanufacturing show and is organized by RAI Amsterdam and is supported by the leading trade organizations APRA Europe (Auto Parts Remanufacturers Association) and FIRM (International Association of Engine Rebuilders and Remanufacturers). The main visitor groups are vehicle manufacturers, original components & parts manufacturers, remanufacturers, rebuilders, distributors, importers and suppliers to the remanufacturing firms. Industries active in remanufacturing are e.g. Automotive, Heavy Duty and Industrial Engines, Wind Power, IT & Electronics. More information at: www.rematec.com

About AAE
CRP offers in its AAE brand a wide range of OE-quality steering system components for import and domestic vehicles. The AAE programs include EPS and HPS new and remanufactured parts, as well as EHPS remanufactured parts. Every AAE part undergoes rigorous testing and quality control, leading to one of the lowest warranty rates in the industry. All AAE remanufacturing is done in the USA, ensuring that only high-quality, 100% tested components wear the AAE tag.

About CRP Industries
CRP Industries is a leader in the automotive parts and industrial products sectors. The company provides products from some of the most recognized brand names in the NAFTA market, AAE Steering System Components, Rein® Automotive Parts and Accessories, ContiTech Automotive Belts and Kits, Pentosin Technical Fluids, AJUSA Engine Parts., Reinflex® High-Pressure Thermoplastic Hoses, Tudertechnica Rigid Mandrel Hoses, and Perske® High-Speed Motors. CRP Industries Inc. operates key office facilities and distribution centers throughout North America.

For additional information, visit: crpindustries.com

MERA CERTIFICATION NOTES THAT CRP INDUSTRIE’S AAE FACILITY IN TABOR CITY, NC MEETS THE SAME QUALITY STANDARDS AS A MANUFACTURING FACILITY

Cranbury, NJ… CRP Automotive (crpautomotive.com), a leading source of OE-quality replacement and service parts, has been approved as a participant in the Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association’s (MERA) Manufactured Again Certification program for its AAE Steering System Components remanufacturing facility.

The certification denotes that CRP Industries’s remanufacturing facilities meet the same strict quality standards held by manufacturing facilities, and is based on the internationally recognized quality management standards ISO 9001 and IATF 16949. To earn the certification, CRP was required to submit third-party evidence of conformance to these accepted quality standards.

Scott Shea, CRP Industries Chief Operating Officer, made the announcement and noted, “CRP is very honored to have received this certification. It gives our customers the confidence of knowing that our remanufacturing facilities meet the same quality standards as new manufacturing facilities and that our remanufactured products are as good, and in some cases better than new products.”

MANUFACTURED AGAIN CERTIFICATION

The Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association Manufactured Again Certification
program recognizes remanufacturing, MRO, and refurbishing facilities as manufacturing facilities, and it holds them to the same international quality standards. The certification program also promotes environmental stewardship and corporate social responsibility. MERA’s Manufactured Again Certification program began in 2017 and now includes over 28 participating companies with 62 certified facilities worldwide. For more information: www.manufacturedagain.com

Shea added, “Remanufacturing is a core competency for CRP, and we have made a substantial investment to upgrade our AAE brand remanufacturing capabilities to stay on the cutting edge of popular and fast growing product categories in the steering systems market. We have installed new production equipment and adapted new technologies and techniques to improve both our automation and efficiency. We are very proud to be an approved participant in MERA’s industry-leading, Manufactured Again Certification program.”

ABOUT AAE
CRP offers in its AAE brand a wide range of OE-quality steering system components for import and domestic vehicles. The AAE programs include EPS and HPS new and remanufactured parts, as well as EHPS remanufactured parts. Every AAE part undergoes rigorous testing and quality control, leading to one of the lowest warranty rates in the industry. All AAE remanufacturing is done in the USA, ensuring that only high-quality, 100% tested components wear the AAE tag.

ABOUT CRP AUTOMOTIVE
CRP Automotive is a leader in the manufacture, marketing, and supply of OE quality import automotive parts. CRP provides some of the industry’s leading brand names, including AAE Steering System Components, Rein® Automotive Parts and Accessories, Continental Automotive Belts and Kits, Pentosin Technical Fluids, and AJUSA Engine Parts. All products are backed by the CRP promise of quality and superior service. Founded in 1954, CRP Automotive has established a solid reputation for exceeding its customers’ expectations. CRP maintains key manufacturing and distribution centers in North America.

For additional information, visit: www.crpautomotive.com