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BRANCHBURG, NJ (November 15, 2011) – Kinedyne Corporation has further expanded its global distribution network by appointing a new partner, TDS Corporation, as its exclusive distributor for the Japanese market. TDS will support all Kinedyne sales and marketing activities in the region, as well as provide inventory and order fulfillment services to customers in the region. TDS was also granted a licensing agreement, giving it the ability to manufacture certain products under the Kinedyne brand.

TDS was established in 1980 and has been focused on the transportation industry in Japan for more than three decades. The agreement between Kinedyne and TDS was executed between James M. Klausmann II, Executive Vice President of Kinedyne, and Fumihiko Kaga, President of TDS Corporation, at Kinedyne’s manufacturing facility in Nantong, China.

TDS is known throughout Japan for its efforts – working with vendor partners – to develop new and innovative cargo securement solutions to meet the unique needs of companies focused on the transportation industry.

“We’re proud of our new relationship with a respected company like TDS Corporation,” says Larry Harrison, Kinedyne’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “It brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of the trucking industry and load securement requirements in its market to our new relationship.”

Harrison went on to detail the high expectations of customers in Japan related to product quality. He indicates that Kinedyne is in the process of implementing refinements to many of the company’s existing products, so they will be suitable for use by – and meet the unique needs of – users in the Japanese trucking industry. Harrison explained that these design revisions will benefit new customers in Japan – as well as existing customers in North America – through the improved functionality that will be incorporated into the company’s standard product line.
The licensing agreement – one of the first of its kind with a Kinedyne distribution partner – gives TDS full access to Kinedyne quality and production standards. TDS staff members were provided comprehensive training on products and fabrication procedures prior to the launch of the program. The training insures that any tie-down assembled by TDS using Kinedyne components – such as hardware and webbing – will meet the performance standards that end-users have come to expect from a Kinedyne product.

All general inquiries from within Japan may be directed to TDS Corporation for consideration, as follows:

TDS Corporation
11F JPR Yokohama Nihon-Odori Building
17 Nihon Odori Nakaku
Yokohama 231-0021 Japan
Phone: +81 45 664-4888
E-Mail: sales@tdscorp.co.jp
Web: www.tdscorp.co.jp

Other inquiries from countries outside the North America market may be directed to:

Kinedyne Corporation
Contact: Amador Garcia, Director of International Sales
E-mail: agarcia@kinedyne.com

The entire line of Kinedyne cargo control solutions is available in a digital catalog format, by visiting the company’s global Web site (www.kinedyne.com) and downloading a free copy of the catalog.

About Kinedyne Corporation

Founded in 1968, Kinedyne Corporation is the world leader in manufacturing and distributing cargo control products for the transportation industry. The company maintains the top market share in several industry sectors through the development and engineering of a high-quality product offering that includes multiple patented products. Kinedyne products service users that include OEM’s, fleet operators and independent owner/operators. The company serves several markets including Heavy Duty Trucking, Government and Military, Farm and Agricultural, Moving and Storage, Automotive and Recreational Vehicles.

Kinedyne is a New Jersey-based entity that currently has facilities in four countries and is the parent company of a worldwide operations group that includes Kinedyne Canada Ltd. (Canada), Nantong Kinedyne Ltd. (China), and Sistemas Kinedyne, S.A. (Mexico).

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