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Innteck : Founded in Italy in 2004 , last year saw Italian parts manufacturer Athena acquire 100 % of the shares in the distributor in order to streamline and combine its own distribution activities with a specialist distributor on both sides of the Atlantic that would allow the Vicenza based manufacturer focus entirely on producing , with InnTeck focused as its logistics specialist ; www . innteck . com
G . P . R . USA : The Florida based American subsidiary of Luigi and Mauro Orlandi ' s Milan based exhausts and accessories business is headed up by North American Sales Manager Dalia Rojas . Motorcycle export and racing sponsorship manager Marco Albrici told IDN that " the G . P . R . story is being well received in the United States and we are now looking to add distributors and importers to our worldwide network "; www . gprexhaustsystems . com
Velomoto : Istanbul based importer / distributor and control cable manufacturer ; www . velomoto . com . tr
SW-MOTECH : German and Czech designed and manufactured luggage and accessories ; www . sw-motech . com
Wunderlich America : The German BMW and ADV parts and accessory specialist - and recent multiple Motorrad ' Best Brand ' award-winner - has had a warehouse at Hendersonville , NC , operated by William and Edward Plam , for some 20 years or so ; www . wunderlichamerica . com
SBS Brakes : The Danish brake pads , rotors and clutch leader has recently been at the leading edge of embracing the new generation of forwardfacing product initiatives that meet the ' Better Brakes ' regulations for reduced use of rare earth minerals and pollution production . The result ? Not only less waste , but reduced heat , improved stopping distances and no great impact on brake pad pricing . Who ' d a thunk it ! www . sbs . dk
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