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HopkinsManufacturingCorporation 428Peyton•P.O.Box1157•Emporia,KS66801-1157•620-342-7320
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HopkinsEarnsMultipleIndustryInnovationAwardswithOxiClean™
Emporia,KS,December4,2018–EmporiabasedHopkinsManufacturingCorporationearnedtheindustry’smostprestigiouspackaginginnovationawardatthe2018AutomotiveAftermarketProductExpo(AAPEX)heldOctober30–November1,2018inLasVegas.Basedonvotingbyautomotivebuyersfromaroundtheworld,OxiClean™TotalInteriorCarpet&UpholsteryCleanerwasnamedmostinnovativepackaginginthecarcarecategory.
OxiClean™TotalInterior
Theaward-winningproductcombinesapatent-pendingcleaningtooldesign,apowerfulupholsteryandcarpetcleaningsolutionandoneofthemosthighlyrecognizedconsumerbrandsforafresh,boldlooktotheautomotiveaisle.
MarcusGooden,MarketingDirectorforCleaningProductssaid,“TheOxiClean™brandisrecognizedbyconsumersasoneofthemostinnovativebrandsinthemarketplacetoday.OurOxiClean™TotalInteriorCleanercombinedwithinnovativecleaningtooldesignhastrulycreatedsomethingnewandisresonatinginacategorywhereproductsstruggletobreakthroughtheclutterofproductsonretailshelves.”
JustpriortotheAAPEXShow,theTotalInteriorCleanerwasrecognizedforpackaginginnovation,alongwithtwootherOxiClean™products,bytheSouthernAerosolTechnicalAssociation(SATA).
“ItisanhonorforHopkinstoagainberecognizedbyourindustryforinnovation,”addedMikeWilliams,Hopkins’VicePresidentandChiefMarketingOfficer.“EvenmoregratifyingistheconsumeracceptancethattheOxiClean™TotalInteriorproductisgeneratingstronginitialandrepeatsaleswithconsumers.”
AbouttheAutomotiveAftermarketExpo
TheAutomotiveAftermarketProductExpo(AAPEX)isthelargestannualautomotivetradeshow,drawingmorethan47,000buyersfromacrosstheglobe.Showcaseawardsareregardedasthemostprestigiousintheindustry.
PreviousAAPEXinnovationawardsforHopkinsinclude:PackagingInnovationforHopkinsTowingSolutions®(2011),ProductInnovationfortheSmartHitch™TrailerBackupCameraSystem(2013),ProductInnovationfortheCarrand™Suds-N-Spray™FoamingCarWashSystem(2013),andProductInnovationfortheBlazer®Link™LEDLightBarwithRemoteControl(2017).
AboutHopkins®Hopkins®,basedinEmporiaKansassince1953,isaleadingmanufacturer,marketeranddistributorof
quality,innovativevehiclecleaningtools,wintersnowandicetools,towingelectricalandlighting,fluidmanagementtools,aswellasinterioraccessories,tirerepair,andautomotiveairfresheners.YoucanlearnmoreaboutHopkins®andalloftheirleadingbrandsatwww.HopkinsMfg.comorwww.HopkinsCanada.com.
FORMOREINFORMATION:
BrandonDexterDirectorofCreativeServices620-340-8496
