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CEW’s X-Core wheels raced all over the Los Angeles stop of the Abilities Expo.  At the Expo, Wheelchair Super X, an obstacle course for wheelchairs, featured X-Core wheels on suspension chairs.  The course saw many contestants riding a suspension chair and X-Core wheels for the first time.

“X-Core wheels provide the stealthy good looks, performance and durability to handle the Wheelchair Super X,” says event creator Trevor “Trevair” Snowden.  At the show, the new SCOOTAIR chair was debuted, fitted with a new set of X-Core 3-spoke wheels, front and rear Shox no-flat Tires out of CEW’s Reynosa facility, and CEW 5” caster wheels from our Tupelo plant.

Snowden will take his Wheelchair Super X to each of the Abilities Expo stops including New York/New Jersey, Houston, Chicago and San Jose.  Learn more about the Abilities Expo at www.abilitiesexpo.com.

Learn more about the Wheelchair Super X and SCOOTAIR chairs at www.scootair.com

Learn more about X-Core wheels at www.x-corewheels.com

Warsaw, Indiana – Custom Engineered Wheels (CEW) completed the purchase and installation of a new, state-of-the-art plastic injection press and 3-axis handling robot at the company’s headquarters in Warsaw, Indiana.  This is the second major capacity addition in 2011(joining a blow molding press in January) and brings the total number of plastic presses to over 30, strategically located in the US and Mexico.

“We’re achieving a 25% power savings with this new 720 ton Nissei press and because it is brand new, we’re saving on maintenance costs,” says Plant Manager Jeremy Howard.  “The new robot allows fast, safe and easy handling of heavy products and the ability to run Lost Core injection molding cell in Indiana.”

CEW is a leader in designing and manufacturing custom wheels for the lawn and garden markets, medical industry and is a custom injection and blow molder as well as an extruder.  Learn more about CEW’s capabilities and products at www.cewheelsinc.com

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CEW is very excited to announce the addition of blow molding capabilities in our Warsaw Indiana facility. CEW continues its leadership position by offering an expanded capability and product diversification to its customers and to the market.

CEW can offer wheel and associated blow molded products based on the purchase of a Davis Standard blow molding press installed in Warsaw Indiana. CEW will be able to support customers’ needs standard blow molded wheels as well as quiet cap blow molded products.  CEW tread-cap products continue to lead the market in quality, performance, delivery and value. We expect the same results in our developing blow molded wheel lines providing our customers the highest quality, delivery, performance and value.

CEW is committed to our customers and we are adding this capacity/capability to demonstrate that commitment. Blow molding is an outstanding complement to our injection molding product lines as well as our polyurethane and lost core processes and products. We are a full service wheel supplier and look to offer a full line of engineered solutions to our customer’s needs. Blow molding helps CEW achieve that mission.

For more information, please contact your local CEW Sales Engineer or visit our website at www.cewheelsinc.com. You can also reach our corporate sales office at 574.371.4427 and speak with Tom Myer, our Customer Service Manger.

CEW looks forward to working with you on any wheel solutions you may need. With our highly trained engineering, customer service and sales staff, we stand ready to work with you in realizing your company’s project objectives. Call us today!

CEW sponsored athlete Saul Mendoza

World-class athlete Saul Mendoza took part in “La Expedition”, a “docu-reality” drama featured in eight one-hour broadcasts. The show followed the path of eleven people with different disabilities seeking to achieve a lofty goal: to make an expedition from Laguna de Aljojuca, in Puebla, to las Dunas de Chachalacas on the coast of Veracruz state in Mexico. Following different routes passing through areas of historical content (such as the route of Cortez) participants run through diverse landscapes ranging from tropical jungles to mountain climate.

See more: La Expedition

Release Date: 8 November 2010

Warsaw, Indiana, 26 October 2010: Customer Engineered Wheels Inc (CEW) is pleased to mark their first year in business on 26 October 2010. CEW was purchased from Spartech Corporation in 2009 by Hamilton Robinson LLC, a private equity firm and senior management.

“We are very excited to mark this anniversary date for our company” stated CEW President and CEO, Bruce Harrison. “Our company has seen a great deal of change over this past year while maintaining an outstanding delivery, quality and service performance. We are very proud of our accomplishments over the past year and look forward to our continued success. During this past year, we have invested over one million dollars to support our continued growth and introduction of innovative new products.”

Custom Engineered Wheels, Inc is the leader in non-pneumatic wheel products for lawn & garden, recreational, industrial and toy markets producing over 33 million wheels annually. CEW also offers a full line of wheels for the medical market. CEW has locations in Warsaw Indiana, Tupelo Mississippi and Reynosa Mexico.

Contact Information:
H. Duane Moore
Executive Vice-President
Phone: 574.371.4406
Email: duane.moore@cewmail.com

Warsaw, Indiana – Custom Engineered Wheels (CEW) held the company’s annual Length of Service Awards for employees celebrating an anniversary with the company. Overall, 22 employees were honored with service ranging from 5 years to over 30 years.

“As a company, we believe it’s important to pause and observe these milestones” stated Bruce Harrison, President and CEO.” In the end, the strength of our company lies with the people here. We are very proud of them and what we have achieved together.”

CEW is a leader in designing and manufacturing custom wheels for the lawn and garden markets, medical industry and is a custom injection molder as well as an extruder. Learn more about CEW’s capabilities and products at www.cewheelsinc.com

Warsaw, Indiana – Today, Custom Engineered Wheels, Inc. (CEW) announced it has been awarded a Supplier Performance Award from American Honda Motor Company, Inc.. The award credits CEW with outstanding performance in support of service parts for American Honda’s lawn and garden offerings. It is the company’s second award from American Honda in as many years.

We are very proud and honored to have received this award two consecutive years from our partners at American Honda. It is a tangible result of our company’s commitment to providing quality products, world-class service and 100% on-time delivery. All of our CEW team members are to be commended for their part in achieving this award. When a company as successful and well respected as Honda recognizes a small company like CEW for world-class performance, it is very rewarding for everyone involved.

CEW is a leader in designing and manufacturing custom wheels for the lawn and garden, medical industry and is a custom injection molder as well as an extruder. Learn more about CEW’s capabilities at www.cewheelsinc.com

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners Purchases
Spartech Industries, Inc. (Wheels Division) from Spartech Corp.

Warsaw, Indiana, USA. (October 28, 2009) – Hamilton Robinson LLC, a private equity firm based in Stamford, Connecticut, announced today that Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners L.P. III, together with management and certain co-investors, has acquired the business of Spartech Industries, Inc. (Wheels Division), aka Custom Engineered Wheels, Inc. (CEW) from parent company Spartech Corporation. CEW will become a stand-alone company with no changes in management structure or day-to-day business operations.

CEW is the largest North American manufacturer of custom engineered, non-pneumatic wheels for lawn and garden products and wheelchairs. Under the current management team, it has demonstrated a solid track record of profitable growth over the past five years.

Mark Riser, a partner at Hamilton Robinson stated, “We are very pleased to join with CEW management to complete this transaction. We have been very impressed with the performance and track record of CEW under the leadership of Bruce Harrison and Duane Moore and their management team, and we look forward to working with them to further develop the business.”

Bruce Harrison, President of CEW said, “We appreciate the support from Spartech management in developing our business and we are extremely excited about our partnership with Hamilton Robinson. Given their industry expertise and association with top quality executives, Hamilton Robinson’s support of the management team will ensure CEW’s ability to continue providing best-in-class products and services to our customers. We believe the future is bright for our company and employees.”

About Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners is a leading private equity sponsor with a 20- year history of investing in smaller, middle market companies. The firm has a proven history of growing companies and has financed over $1 billion in transactions. Recent Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners investments include MEGTEC Systems, a leading manufacturer of highly engineered industrial equipment and environmental controls, and Davis-Standard, a supplier to the packaging industry. For more information about Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, visit their web site at www.hrco.com.

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