The Haartz Corp. Names Bianchi Public Relations for Automotive PR
10 March 1999
The Haartz Corp. Names Bianchi Public Relations for Automotive PRTROY, Mich., March 10 -- The Haartz Corp. has selected Bianchi Public Relations, Inc. to assist in its automotive communication activities during 1999. The announcement was made by Bill T. Kendrick, president of The Haartz Corp., and Richard J. Donley, vice president of the public relations firm. Bianchi Public Relations will provide automotive media relations assistance and other communication services for Haartz. Public relations activities will be focused primarily on the company's automotive interior trim business, which serves major tier-one automotive suppliers such as Johnson Controls, Lear, Magna, Textron and Visteon. Haartz -- a leading manufacturer of engineered coated fabrics and moldable interior trim materials -- has its corporate headquarters, worldwide manufacturing and a research and development center in Acton, Mass., as well as sales offices around the world, including an automotive sales office in metro Detroit. A supplier to the auto industry since 1907, Haartz offers a full portfolio of automotive applications for interior trim (door panels, instrument panels and console lids), as well as exterior trim (truck bed tonneau covers and tire covers) and convertible and sport-utility topping. The company also supplies topping fabric for the marine industry and coated materials for industrial applications. Haartz is the world's premier manufacturer of automotive convertible topping for virtually all U.S. and most European automakers, including Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Toyota and Volkswagen. Ranked among the top 100 global automotive interior suppliers, the privately owned company had total 1998 sales of nearly $100 million and employs 340 people. Bianchi Public Relations, Inc. -- founded in 1992 and based in Troy, Mich. -- specializes in public relations services for companies and organizations in the original equipment automotive supply chain.