ACL Distribution Names Larry Berger Jr. as Gasket Product Manager

ACL Distribution Names Larry Berger Jr. as Gasket Product Manager

Berger has responsibility for selling, marketing and procurement of the Ajusa gasket line for the United States and Canada and will oversee the sales activities of ACL’s sales force.

ACL Distribution of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has named Larry Berger Jr. as product manager of the company’s new line of Ajusa-brand gaskets.

According to ACL Director of Sales and Marketing Dennis Fox, Berger has responsibility for selling, marketing and procurement of the gasket line for the United States and Canada and will oversee the sales activities of ACL’s sales force.

Berger joins ACL from Heartland Sales, a manufacturers’ representative firm specializing in the marketing of engine parts in the Midwest, where he gained a comprehensive knowledge of engine parts as well as becoming acquainted with fundamental machine-shop operations and procedures.

Ajusa is a Spanish gasket manufacturer and premier supplier of gaskets for Asian and European engines throughout Europe. Ajusa’s gaskets replicate OEM gasket design and materials and appearance, and are available as complete sets or individual components.

Gasket coverage includes current engines as well as engine models going back to the 1980s and 1990s. Ajusa has designated ACL as master distributor for the United States and Canada.

Ajusa gaskets are available from ACL’s distribution center in Grand Rapids and soon will be distributed throughout its warehouse network.

For more information, visit www.aclus.com.

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