2nd June 2009 - Honeywell's Friction Materials Named Preferred Supplier by Automotive Distribution Network

Friction Materials LLC, maker of Bendix® and Jurid® brake products, was awarded ‘preferred premium friction supplier’ status by Germantown, Tenn.-based Automotive Distribution Network (ADN) during the group’s annual membership meeting last month.

“We are very proud of the confidence the Network has placed in our products and we look forward to serving the members of its organization,” said Jim Kelley, Director of Sales, North America for Friction Materials, and an attendee at the event. “ADN is a premier program group and we are excited to be a part of their extended family.”

The Network group consists of 38 members with 235 warehouse distributor locations. These members service more than 2,000 affiliated auto parts stores and over 1,400 affiliated repair service centers.

Friction Materials sales personnel will work with each of the group’s members to determine the best product selection and to develop a business model that fits their needs.

Friction Materials, a business unit of Honeywell International Inc., is headquartered in Glinde, Germany. Serving both original equipment and aftermarket customers, products offered include Bendix® and Jurid® friction materials and hard parts.

Honeywell International is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges.

Source: Honeywell Press Release