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Export Newsletter February 2007 Export Newsletter February 2007 2006 SCIFIT’s Export Partners SCIFIT is proud to announce their top Export Partners for 2006: Mizuno Corporation of Japan Our number one Export Partner for 2006 is Mizuno Corporation. As many around the world have heard of Mizuno, they may not realize that there is a health and fit- ness division. Housing two offices in Japan, one in Tokyo and one in Osaka, the health and fitness division employees strive everyday to continue to represent the Mizuno brand that the world knows well. Their hard work and dedication to the job, and to SCIFIT, have helped SCIFIT become well known in the Japanese market Inside this issue: place. Recently, Mizuno has had some interest from customers in the medical mar- ket in Japan which SCIFIT is helping them establish. Mizuno has been SCIFIT’s ex- IHRSA 2007 2 clusive partner in Japan since 2002 and have been in the Top 3 Export Partners since then. Service Update 3 We thank the entire Mizuno sales staff for their hard work for SCIFIT in Japan. We wish them a successful 2007. APSUN, Inc. of South Korea One of SCIFIT’s oldest and loyal customers in APSUN, Inc. based in Seoul, South Korea. APSUN has been a customer since the early 1990’s and has helped con- tinue to grow along with SCIFIT in the medical market. They have made SCIFIT such a staple in the medical market that the competition is jealous! We are proud to say that APSUN is one of our best customers and congratulate them on their 20% sales increase for 2006. Tecno Lógica Mexicana of Mexico With a sales increase of 44%, we can’t forget our partner in Mexico, TLM. TLM has been importing SCIFIT into Mexico since 2002, and SCIFIT has been lucky in that market ever since. TLM has over 12 years of experience in the physical ther- apy and sports medicine industry in Mexico and works with major sports organiza- tions and universities in Mexico. IHRSA 2007, San Francisco, CA, USA 2007 is already going too fast! IHRSA is next month in San Francisco this year. We are excited for all of you to see our NEW AC5000 treadmill. Please let us know if you will be attending IHRSA this year. The details are: When: 29-31 March 2007 Hours: 29 March: 13:00 to 18:00 30 March: 6:30 to 8:30 (early morning workout) 11:00 to 18:00 (Trade Show) 31 March: 6:30 to 8:30 (early morning workout) 10:00 to 14:00 (Trade Show) Where: Moscone Center North and South Halls San Francisco, CA, USA See SCIFIT at: Booth #933 (medical units) Booth #717 (fitness units) See you there!!! Page 2 “Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a 5151 S. 110th E. Ave. chasm in two small jumps.” Tulsa, OK 74146 USA ~David Lloyd George Phone: +1 918 359 2054 Fax+1 918 359 2012 E-mail: [email protected] (1863-1945, British Prime Minister) SCIFIT Ltd (UK) hosts first Service Seminar SCIFIT UK hosted the first service seminar the week of 22 January, with Del Ratzlaff training the technicians. There were a total of 27 technicians from Eng- land, Scotland, and France. The training seminar was four days long and all technicians had the opportunity to have hands on experience. They learned about User Programs, Set Up Modes; as well as, learning how to change brakes, boards, and other components. Most technicians have not worked on SCIFIT units yet so the experience was good for them. Great job Del! .
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