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Growing Board of Directors welcomes Jim Ransom at Marion Body Works

Marion Body Works graciously welcomes Jim Ransom to the Board of Directors. He brings with himself a career dedicated in improving leadership and business strategy skills effective in corporations of various size. Along with his inheritance of fifteen years of experience at Bemis Corporation, in the packaging industry, Ransom totes a long list of exemplary practice driven in building business strategy and leadership. Prior to Bemis, Ransom served as President and CEO of Promo Edge. Graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a degree in accounting and finance, Ransom has shifted workplace culture into a topic that is both enjoyable and rewarding to partake in.

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Marion Body Works Named Navistar Diamond Supplier Award Winner

Navistar honored an elite group of suppliers the night of February 15^th at their Lisle Ill headquarters. This group of 32 top performing suppliers were awarded the Navistar Diamond Supplier Award. The suppliers recognized, represent the top one half of one percent of the supply base.

Marion donates to the House of Hope Building Fund

Marion was very proud to recently donate $5000 to the House of Hope Building Fund. This wonderful organization provides support in a variety of ways to the citizens of the Marion area.

Marion Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Marion Body Works transitions from (ISO) 9001:2008 to the highly sought after (ISO) 9001:2015 certification. This certification acknowledges Marion's well-documented internal processes and practices for our quality management system. This certification for Marion was obtained eight months ahead of the September 2018 deadline.

Marion has always been committed to providing the best product to our customers and having this certification is a testament to that.

In Loving Memory of Bud Simpson 1928-2018

Marion Body Works is sad to announce the passing of previous owner, Bud Simpson.

Vinson Raleigh (Bud) Simpson, Jr., age 89, recently of Clintonville, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at home in Green Valley, Arizona, on January 1, after a short illness.

Matt McMorran joins Marion Body Works as new Business Development Manager

Marion Body Works is pleased to announce that Matt McMorran has accepted the position of Business Development Manager. He has a long history in the fire apparatus industry and will work at expanding Marion’s footprint in both emergency vehicles and defense bodies. Matt resides in Maryland and will manage our nationwide dealer network and will also liaise with our valued industry partners and vendors. He can be contacted at mmcmorran@marionbody.com. Please join us in welcoming Matt as the newest member to our management team.

Clean Harbors 32nd Annual Charity Golf Outing

Curt Ignacio - President of Marion, and Mike Foley - VP of Sales, attended the Annual Clean Harbors Charity Golf Outing. The Founder and Chairman of Clean Harbors has hosted this event annually to support the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care. All of the proceeds from this outing are sent directly to this cancer foundation.

Alan McKim and Bill McKim from Clean Harbors both had kind words to say about their relationship with Marion Body Works. Over 150 golfers participated in this fun event for a worthwhile cause. Marion was a sponsor of the event along with other well known names including Peterbilt and Maxon. It was a great day for a great cause!

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