CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan Motors, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SPAR), the North American leader in specialty vehicle
manufacturing and assembly for the commercial vehicle, emergency
response and recreational vehicle markets, played host to nearly
100 local high school students at its Charlotte, Michigan headquarters today in
celebration of Manufacturing Day®.
Students from Charlotte High
School had the opportunity to tour Spartan Motors'
state-of-the-art flexible manufacturing facilities and participate
in a hands-on tour dedicated to teaching the hands-on and high-tech
skills leveraged in today's leading manufacturing companies, like
Spartan.
"Manufacturing Day is a lot of fun for the students and for our
team, but there is a serious intent in our effort to educate the
next generation of leaders and skilled tradespeople about the
careers available to them in manufacturing," said Daryl Adams, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Spartan Motors. "Change happens quickly and at great
scale, so manufacturing looks a lot different today than it did
even just a decade ago. We need to open eyes and ears to the world
of possibilities from technical trades to engineering, human
resources, IT, sales and marketing, and everything in between. We
plan for the future of Spartan through the eyes of these young
people, and we encourage other manufacturers to do the same."
Held on the first Friday of October, Manufacturing Day is a
nationwide celebration of modern manufacturing, meant to inspire
the next generation of manufacturers.
About Spartan
Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is the North American leader in specialty
vehicle manufacturing and assembly for the commercial and retail
vehicle industries (including last-mile delivery, specialty service
and vocation-specific upfit segments), as well as for the emergency
response and recreational vehicle markets. The Company is organized
into three core business segments: Spartan Fleet Vehicles and
Services, Spartan Emergency Response and Spartan Specialty
Vehicles. Today, its family of brands also include Spartan
Authorized Parts, Spartan Factory Service Centers, Utilimaster,
Royal Truck Body, Strobes-R-Us, Smeal, Ladder Tower and UST.
Spartan Motors and its go-to-market brands are well known in their
respective industries for quality, durability, aftermarket product
support and first-to-market innovation. The Company employs
approximately 2,500 associates, and operates facilities in
Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Florida,
Missouri, California, Arizona, Texas, Nebraska, South
Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico;
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $816 million in 2018. Learn
more about Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
Media Contacts:
Samara
Hamilton – Corporate Director of Marketing and
Communications
Spartan Motors, Inc.
517.997.3860
Samara.Hamilton@spartanmotors.com
Matt Jackson
Lambert & Co.
616-233-0500
mjackson@lambert.com
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