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ASP Inc. and The Pierce LockCraft Company Working together as Partners, Working together to be Your Partner ASP Inc. has supplied replacement automotive locks and lock service parts to the locksmith market since 1980. In the beginning ASP specialized in parts for European and Japanese vehicles that were not otherwise available to the locksmith market. In 1996 ASP expanded its range to include locks and parts manufactured by Hurd Lock and Manufacturing Inc., a subsidiary of Avis Industrial Co. Inc. Hurd products consisted primarily of original equipment replacements for Ford vehicles. ASP served as the master distributor for Hurd automotive lock products to the locksmith market. In 2005 Avis Industrial Co. Inc. acquired Candados Universales de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (CUMSA), which was the factory that manufactured the Lockcraft range of automotive locks and parts. In December 2006 the decision was made to close the Hurd factory in Greeneville, Tennessee, and consolidate all manufacturing at the CUMSA factory in Matamoros, Mexico. The new consolidated operation was renamed The Pierce LockCraft Company, Inc., and remains a subsidiary of Avis Industrial Co. Inc. Since ASP had been serving as master distributor for Hurd products since 1996, it was only natural that the role of ASP be expanded to include the Lockcraft product range manufactured by CUMSA. On January 1, 2008, the Lockcraft product range became part of the ASP product range. Locksmith distributors now have access to the complete ASP, Hurd, and Lockcraft product ranges all being shipped from the ASP warehouse. One of the first duties of ASP was to produce a complete catalog including all ASP, Hurd, and Lockcraft parts. One problem was that much of the existing Lockcraft product information was incomplete or inaccurate. Many hours which turned into days, weeks, and months were spent verifying the application information for each part in the range. Information was checked and double checked so that this catalog would be as complete and accurate as possible. This catalog is the first major result of the partnership between ASP and Pierce LockCraft. For various reasons there will probably never be one company with the ability to supply every part for every vehicle on the road. But the combination of the ASP, Hurd, and Lockcraft product ranges covers more makes and models of vehicles and more part numbers under one roof than any other company. The Pierce LockCraft Company is dedicated to continuous improvement of quality and expansion of the product range for original equipment markets. ASP will continue to do its job in bringing these products to you through our distribution system. ASP and Pierce LockCraft – working together as partners, working together to be YOUR partner.