SPENCER, Iowa – Arnold Motor Supply and the Auto Value Parts Stores of Nebraska and Iowa have recognized Greg Mattern, senior account rep for 3M, as the 2013 Manufacturer’s Rep of the Year for The Arnold Group. The award was presented to him at the company’s VIP golf outing held in Spencer, Iowa, on Sept. 4. This award recognizes the top manufacturer’s representative calling on the Arnold Group.

Mattern, from Sioux Falls, S.D., has been in the automotive aftermarket for 26 years. According to Brad Edwardson, sales manager for The Arnold Group, “Greg goes wherever he is needed and he is always looking for ways to improve market penetration. He is one of the few manufacturer’s representatives that is willing to call on our stores and make sure that we have the right products and knowledge to be successful.”