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Letter to the Editor
Friday February 13
Federated Member S&W Supply Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Federated member S&W Supply is commemorating its 75th anniversary in 2009. As a way to celebrate and thank its customers, the company will hold Customer Appreciation Days at all eight S&W Supply locations in Kansas Feb. 11-14. The company has been a Federated Auto Parts member since 1985.“We are honored to be celebrating the 75th anniversary of S&W Supply,” said Don Bickle, chairman of the board of S&W Supply and Warehouse Inc. “For a company that started with one small auto parts store 75 years ago to have grown to where we are today is quite remarkable. Without our loyal customers and business partners, we would not have had the success we have had. I especially want to thank all of our employees, including our past employees, for helping us reach our 75th anniversary. With their help, we look forward to another 75 years.”
Established in 1934 by Claude Sutter and Don Wells, and named S&W in their honor, the company started out small, selling a limited number of automotive parts. As the business grew, Don and Lyle (Bickle) Wells joined the company. As the business grew, S&W Supply moved to Hays, Kansas, where its company headquarters remains today.
Besides automotive and heavy duty, S&W also serves the industrial, agricultural, and oilfield markets. The second, third, and fourth generations of the Bickle family work in the business. Currently Don Bickle serves as chairman of the board; his sons Don Jr. and Tim manage the day-to-day operation, and grandson Ryan serves as the general sales manager.
“We want to congratulate the Bickle family on 75 years of great service and success,” said Rusty Bishop, CEO of Federated Auto Parts. “S&W Supply and Warehouse Inc. continue to grow and prosper because of the hard work and commitment of the Bickle family and their employees. Everyone at Federated congratulates them on their 75th anniversary. The Bickle’s have been great partners with Federated for over twenty years and we wish them many more years of success.”
Federated Auto Parts, headquartered in Staunton, Virginia, is one of the largest auto parts distribution and marketing organizations in North America.
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