Cooper Expands East Coast Distribution

3 August 1998

Cooper Expands East Coast Distribution

    FINDLAY, Ohio--July 31, 1998--Building upon a reputation for superior customer service, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company began expanding its range of next-day tire delivery through the addition of a new East coast distribution center.
    The new 270,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to be in operation in August and enhances warehousing capabilities for the Cooper brand as well as many of the company's associated brands. Located in South Brunswick, N.J., along the New Jersey Turnpike, the facility utilizes the latest warehousing technology and is equipped with 30 dock doors.
    "This facility will enable Cooper to reduce our current processing and delivery time throughout the northeast and enhance service to the rest of the country," describes Bill Woeste, Cooper's director of operations planning & logistics. "Cooper is known throughout the tire industry as having outstanding customer service. We have identified this facility as an important element in making our service to customers even better."
    "This warehouse is just one step in the whole process for us to continue to excel in customer service," he continues. "As always our goal is to be a quality and value supplier to our customers."
    Cooper will be making the transition from its existing 62,500-square-foot warehouse located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The company will be maintaining its current New Brunswick workforce at the new location. In addition, 15 people are planned to be added to accommodate multiple shifts at the new facility.
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, founded in 1914, specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of rubber products for consumers. Products include automobile, truck and motorcycle tires; inner tubes; vibration control systems; automotive sealing; hose and hose assemblies.
    Cooper markets its products nationally and internationally through well-established channels of distribution. Among its customers are automotive manufacturing companies, independent tire dealers and wholesale distributors, and large retail chains.
    For more information on Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, visit the company's web site at www.coopertire.com.