Author: Kurstin Schwoyer

East Penn Manufacturing Co. Receives Industry Award
January 12, 2021East Penn Manufacturing Co. has earned the prestigious MVS (Most Valuable Supplier) Award for achievements in 2020. The MVS Award is granted by the industry’s trade association, MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association) to less than 10% of all member…
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East Penn Launches New Deka Services Website for Access to Turnkey EF&I and Service Solutions
January 8, 2021With the launch of the new Deka Services website (www.dekaservices.com), East Penn provides a responsive 24/7 tool to help customers looking for turnkey EF& I solutions. This site highlights the industry’s leading solutions and services for Telecom, UPS, and Utility…
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East Penn Ranked in PA’s 2020 Best Places to Work Large Company Category for the 19th Time
December 21, 2020We are pleased to announce that East Penn has been honored as one of the 2020 Best Places to Work in PA. The distinction is only awarded to 100 companies throughout the entire state. East Penn is one of only…
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East Penn Ranked by Forbes as one of Pennsylvania’s Best Employers
September 11, 2020East Penn is pleased to announce that the company ranks in Pennsylvania’s Best-In-State Employers for 2020 by Forbes and Statista. This new recognition takes the place of the discontinued America’s Best Large Employers recognition that the company was previously ranked…
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EAST PENN CANADA AND TERRAPURE WIN ENVIRONMENT + ENERGY LEADER AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRODUCT
July 22, 2020AJAX and BURLINGTON, ONT., July 21, 2020 – Terrapure Environmental® (Terrapure) and East Penn Canada today announced that they received an Environment + Energy Leader Award for Project of the Year for their closed-loop, circular-economy approach to lead battery recycling….
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COVID-19 UPDATE – Partial Startup – PA Governor’s Orders (affecting PA only)
March 23, 2020 COVID-19 – Partial Startup – March 23, 2020 – PDF March 23, 2020 Dear Employees, Today, Governor Wolf officially approved a waiver classifying East Penn as a life-sustaining business and allowing us to operate. Since last week, a…
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COVID-19 UPDATE PA Governor’s Orders (affecting PA only)
March 20, 2020 COVID-19 – Governor Shutdown – March 19, 2020 – PDF March 19, 2020 Dear Employees, Today at 6pm, Governor Wolf called for a mandatory shutdown of “non life-sustaining” businesses. Although we are uncertain of our status as a…
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Fahrenheit Battery Technology Sponsors Fit to Pass to Support Healthy Drivers
March 10, 2020Over the road truck drivers spend countless hours behind the steering wheels of their cabs each year. Logging mile after mile from the driver’s seat can take a toll on a driver’s health. Having limited opportunities to be active and…
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East Penn Now Offers Customers More Battery Choices with a Complete Motive Power Lithium and Lead Portfolio
December 11, 2019December 9, 2019 East Penn Manufacturing, makers of Deka® Batteries, now offers the most complete line of both Lead and Lithium material handling battery products for Class I, II, and III operations. East Penn claims that there needs to be more than just a “one-size…
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East Penn Releases New Fahrenheit Battery Design at NACV Show
October 3, 2019East Penn is pleased to announce the release of its newly designed FahrenheitⓇ battery for commercial truck applications at the 2019 North American Commercial Vehicle show in Atlanta, Georgia from October 28 to 31 (www.nacvshow.com). The company has invested in…
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