Hunter Is the SEMA Manufacturer of the Year

Nov. 8, 2019

Hunter Engineering Co. was named the Manufacturer of the Year during the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) annual Industry Awards banquest for 2019. In its fourth year, the SEMA Manufacturer of the Year award is given to a company that demonstrates outstanding business practices, establishes innovative processes and products, invests in the well-being of its employees, exhibits a high-degree of corporate responsibility and protects company brand equity all while providing exceptional customer service to customers.

At the 2019 SEMA Show, the Hunter booth was front and center, just inside the entrance of the Lower South Hall. The blue-shirt clad team welcomed thousands of customers from the U.S. and abroad and demonstrated most of its product line. This year, that included nine new products and 15 products with enhancements and upgrades.

“We are proud to be a part of SEMA and receive the industry’s top Manufacturer of the Year award,” said Beau Brauer, president of Hunter.

 The SEMA Manufacturer or the Year award was established to honor a manufacturing company for outstanding contributions to the automotive industry during the past twelve months.

For additional information, visit www.hunter.com.

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