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Take advantage of Free Publicity Publicity! It's critical to the livelihood of your company. This is one of the more prevalent benefi ts of association membership. In a sense, the publicity your company can receive through an association can be as benefi cial as a $15,000 brochure. Isn't publicity what manufacturers, dealers and distributors want for their organization? It's why logos and company names are plastered on vehicles, parts, and packaging etc. The challenge lies in reaching new markets, some you may never even have considered. This is where the benefi ts of aligning with IDA become evident. IDA has the ability to promote you and your company to the right people. parts and service from its Fairfi eld, California facility to dealers, repair facilities and contractors worldwide. Well known in the industry as a great source for repair parts needed to service Komatsu, Dressta/Dresser, Caterpillar, Case IH and other popular brands of equipment, FP Smith's reputation as the best place to fi nd hard-to- locate items for International Harvester equipment is well- earned and second to none. Guided by Pete Smith, F president of this family-owned organization, FP Smith has prospered and grown through good and bad market cycles. He commented, "Over recent years, we have worked hard to develop a new direction for the organization that would create greater value for our customers and elevate us to the next level. or 64 years, the FP Smith Parts & Equip- ment Co. has provided to continue our growth, we needed to respond to cus- tomer needs and become the best, high-quality source for genuine new factory parts for later production machines." Responding to this opportu- nity, Pete Smith and the staff at FP Smith have searched the world to fi nd and acquire great deals on genuine OEM parts that can serve custom- ers beyond the scope of common aſt ermarket parts production. "A focus on building inventories of repair parts that are not generally available from aſt ermarket suppliers has led us to acquire hundreds of thousands of popular OEM repair parts from all over the world, " Pete said. " "We have an unbelievable range of parts to service this equipment, along with an extremely experienced staff . Our people are dedi- cated to fi nding the right parts to get these machines "back in the dirt." From transmissions, fi nal Pete Smith "As the markets evolved and machine populations changed, we recognized that 18 drives, engines, torque con- verters and hydraulic items to electrical components, pins, bearings, gaskets and seals, FP Smith maintains one of the larg- est inventories of new parts for Komatsu and Dressta/Dresser equipment in the industry. Beyond supplying new factory parts and common aſt ermarket items, FP Smith operates a rebuild/recon- ditioning division. Th is division off ers customers multiple repair options with fully remanufactured, warran- tied assemblies, ranging from complete engines and trans- missions to hydraulic pumps and cylinders for late-model Komatsu and Dressta/Dresser wheeled and crawler equipment. " Jay Zelek and Chris Estes Pete Smith noted, "We also have one of the largest selec- tions of good-quality used parts from late-model produc- tion machines. In addition, we have parts for some of the older International, Dressta/Dresser, Komatsu, Cat, Case IH and vintage equipment. When a customer needs a good-quality used part to get a machine back in operation, in many cases, we A Different Direction from FP Smith Gives IDA Members Better Solutions can supply a fully-functional, inspected repair part that gets the machine operating at sub- stantial savings." "Although our company's primary focus today is not parts for older equipment – we have shiſt ed to new parts for later-model equipment – we still enjoy helping custom- ers fi nd parts for the classic machines. Whether it's for a little-used farm or ranch tractor or for a restoration of the older crawler tractors, we are here to help. Chris Estes, general manager of FP Smith, who has worked for the organization 28 years and possesses a great deal of knowledge on the later production equipment, said, "Our company has changed a great deal over the last decade. We are focused on providing parts and service for later models of equipment, say fi ve to 20 years old. Some of the OEMs have placed less empha- sis on these machines and don't off er the same level of product availability and service for these machines that we are able to provide. We concentrate on a wide range of repair items for these machines, even pro- viding new parts from suppli- ers that provided the original components to the machine manufacturers." IDA UNIVERSAL July-August 2011 Jay Zelek, Pete Smith and Chris Estes Jay Zelek, sales manager for FP Smith, said, "Since I started with the organization over 12 years ago, we have concentrated on updating the direction of the company to benefi t our customers. Beyond servicing our domestic customers with hundreds of thousands of popular stock part numbers, we are now shipping products to the four corners of the world. Overseas dealers, repair facili- ties and even larger contractors have found they can depend on us to help keep their parts repair costs under control. FP Smith has quickly become known as a dependable, trust- worthy and profi table source of factory new and re-manufactured Komatsu, Dressta/ Dresser repair parts and assemblies. We can provide domestic and overseas cus- tomers with a vast, increasing range of part numbers and components at a fraction of what local OEM dealers cost. Beyond this, we have immedi- ate availability of many items the OEM may not have avail- able. We do everything we can to surpass the typical service IDA UNIVERSAL July-August 2011 other dealers and suppliers provide. In addition to " normal business activities, FP Smith's organization has demonstrated a solid commitment to the industry by support- ing international trade associations, such as the Independent Distributors Asso- ciation (IDA) and the National Tractor Parts Dealer Associa- tion (NTPDA), along with many regional organizations. Chris Estes said, "As a family-owned organization, we know the importance of giving our time to the key trade associations. We appreci- ate the opportunity to be a part of this industry and are truly committed to support these organizations and their industry eff orts." If you haven't done busi- ness with FP Smith recently, take a closer look at the benefi ts they may off er your company. With a wide variety of parts, many not readily available from other suppliers, FP Smith could be a profi table solution for your organization. 19 Cover (bleed) 8.675" x 11.25" 1.75" allowance for masthead Why not take the opportunity to get free publicity? You can submit articles, pictures, news releases and even see your com- pany on the cover of the magazine with a two-page article inside....FREE. Send your submissions to info@idaparts.org. Full Page Article 7.5" x 10" .675" allowance for footer GRAPHIC FILE FORMATS CMYK Color = 300 dpi. TIFs, PDFs (as indicated below). No JPEGs please. PDFs: Set to the following requirements: Adobe Acrobat Distiller version 4.0 or higher. Resolution at 300 dpi. Press Quality. Compress text and line art. Embed all fonts. Our printer uses only CMYK colors. Avoid using Pantone colors. Use the CMYK mix for any Pantone color. IDA VOLUME 31, ISSUE 4 UNIVERSAL July-August 2011 IDA VOLUME 31, ISSUE 3 "I do not give up, you can't give up. Fulton S. 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