Airtrax Signs Distributor Agreement with Quality Penn Products, Inc. of Philadelphia
BLACKWOOD, N.J., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Airtrax, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AITX - News), a developer of patented, Omni-Directional technology with military and commercial applications, announced today that the Company has sold and shipped an ATX-3000 SIDEWINDER(TM) omni-directional vehicle to material handling supplier Quality Penn Products, Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Quality Penn Products will also sell Airtrax's COBRA(TM) Omni-Directional aerial work platforms when the vehicles become available for sale.
"Airtrax's SIDEWINDER and COBRA vehicles serve a broad spectrum of the material handling industry's needs. We are pleased to offer our customers a practical, affordable and virtually zero maintenance vehicle with the space saving ingenuity of the Airtrax Omni-Directional technology," said Brian Cartin, Quality Penn Products' Director of Operations.
Mr. Cartin continued, "The SIDEWINDER offers the benefit of proven virtually zero maintenance in addition to potential reduction in inventory costs due to the warehouse space saving capabilities in many applications. I believe our customers, contacts and sales prospects will find both vehicles beneficial to their businesses. We are based in a U.S. Empowerment Zone, as well as, a Small Business Administration HUB Zone in Philadelphia, with the ability to seamlessly provide neighboring material handlers with supplies and machinery. We plan to display and demonstrate the vehicles and place monthly orders with Airtrax through our distributor agreement."
Peter Greenwood, Airtrax's Vice-President of Sales, stated, "We believe that Quality Penn Products has a unique marketing advantage of being located in a U.S. Empowerment Zone and a Small Business Administration HUB Zone in Philadelphia. We believe that Quality Penn Products has established relationships with surrounding businesses as the 'go-to' company for material handling needs in a community where innovation and streamlining workflow is particularly valued. We believe that our ongoing relationships with trusted dealerships such as Quality Penn Products may provide Airtrax with an expansion of our growing national distribution footprint."
Airtrax has developed business partnerships, received orders, and shipped trucks to Pennsylvania, California, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Ohio, New Jersey, Kentucky and Florida in the United States, and internationally to the United Kingdom, Spain, Greece and the Balkans, Panama, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Korea and Saudi Arabia.
About Quality Penn Products, Inc.:
Quality Penn Products, Incorporated is a full service material handling supplier located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Quality Penn has been offering a wide variety of products and services since 1990. The Company has a full line of material handling products and equipment, including wooden and plastic pallets/skids, boxing and crating services, lumber, plywood, corner board, stretch film, steel and plastic strapping and Airtrax: Omni- Directional Material Handling Equipment. Quality Penn is located in a U.S. Empowerment Zone, as well as, a Small Business Administration HUB Zone. We take pride in providing jobs to the neighborhood. Quality Penn is a certified member of the National Minority Business Suppliers Council and the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).
You can visit our website at qppi.net for video clip of Airtrax and all of our services.
About Airtrax, Inc.:
A U.S.-based developer of Omni-Directional technology, Airtrax designs and manufactures Omni-Directional vehicles. The Airtrax patented wheel was designed and developed by Airtrax after receiving a technology transfer from the US Navy in the form of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA).
The SIDEWINDER(TM) Omni-Directional Lift Truck and the Airtrax-MEC Cobra(TM) aerial work platform (AWP) are the first Omni-Directional vehicles using Omni-Directional technology and the patented Airtrax wheel to be commercially produced. The nearly maintenance-free design also reduces maintenance costs, delivering cost efficiencies to companies both large and small. The Airtrax patented Omni-Directional wheel is manufactured exclusively for Airtrax vehicles. For more information and to view a must-see product demonstration, visit www.airtrax.com.
Stephen Koenigsberg
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