We're ready to launch.
Greetings all.
Sentinel Composites. A brand you've never heard of before.
That's because we're launching a totally new brand of products into the marketplace. We have had the good fortune to partner with the good folks at Merritt Equipment Company in Henderson, Colorado to be our exclusive distribution partner. Merritt has been around for more than 50 years, with experience in manufacturing and selling high quality aluminum trailers and truck accessories. We got our start in the boating industry, making all kinds of products for some of the most popular fishing and pleasure boats on the water.
It's a good fit. We have decades of experience manufacturing high-quality fiberglass, plastic, and composite products that need to be durable and visually pleasing to some of the most discerning boat designers around. Merritt has decades of experience selling quality items into the truck accessories market. Together, we have a solid partnership that will deliver some of the highest quality fenders and other aftermarket accessories available.
It all began when our over-the-road truck driver was petitioning our management team to buy a set of fenders for one of the company trucks. The response was, "Why would we do that? We could just make you a set. It can't be that hard."
Fortunately, that driver was persistent enough to coerce the tooling manager to create a set of tools to make a fender in our plant along side all of our regular products. Using technology and proprietary resins that we had formulated for the marine industry, the first set of fenders came through the 'skunk works' a little out of round and rough around the edges. Not as easy as we thought.
After a couple of tries, a lot of welding, cutting, and retooling, we made a set of fenders, that are now branded as the "Guardian" series. Our paint shop did their usual magic and painted them up a glossy shade of Freightliner Red. We got them mounted on the truck and set off for the Chrome Shop Mafia's "Guilty By Association" truck expo in Joplin, Missouri. The company truck looked great with the new fenders and all shined up. Luckily, Bill Chaplin from Merritt Equipment was at that show with all of his accessories and Bob Zieske from Z&Z, the maker of the world's best universal fender mounting hardware. They were weeks from choosing a composites company to partner with, so the timing was just right for us to meet.
We are officially launching the Sentinel line at the Mid America Truck Show (M.A.T.S.) on March 25th in Louisville. Stop past the Merritt Equipment booth and say hello. We look forward to meeting all of our new "old friends" and getting your input into what styling queues will give your truck "The Look" that defines your style.
Sentinel is busily working on tooling to make new fender styles. We hired a new fiberglass expert and have our engineers grinding out some cool new concepts. We are planning on releasing a new design every two to three months to fill up the product catalog, so check back often to see what new products are available for your truck.
Sentinel Composites. A brand you've never heard of before.
That's because we're launching a totally new brand of products into the marketplace. We have had the good fortune to partner with the good folks at Merritt Equipment Company in Henderson, Colorado to be our exclusive distribution partner. Merritt has been around for more than 50 years, with experience in manufacturing and selling high quality aluminum trailers and truck accessories. We got our start in the boating industry, making all kinds of products for some of the most popular fishing and pleasure boats on the water.
It's a good fit. We have decades of experience manufacturing high-quality fiberglass, plastic, and composite products that need to be durable and visually pleasing to some of the most discerning boat designers around. Merritt has decades of experience selling quality items into the truck accessories market. Together, we have a solid partnership that will deliver some of the highest quality fenders and other aftermarket accessories available.
It all began when our over-the-road truck driver was petitioning our management team to buy a set of fenders for one of the company trucks. The response was, "Why would we do that? We could just make you a set. It can't be that hard."
Fortunately, that driver was persistent enough to coerce the tooling manager to create a set of tools to make a fender in our plant along side all of our regular products. Using technology and proprietary resins that we had formulated for the marine industry, the first set of fenders came through the 'skunk works' a little out of round and rough around the edges. Not as easy as we thought.
After a couple of tries, a lot of welding, cutting, and retooling, we made a set of fenders, that are now branded as the "Guardian" series. Our paint shop did their usual magic and painted them up a glossy shade of Freightliner Red. We got them mounted on the truck and set off for the Chrome Shop Mafia's "Guilty By Association" truck expo in Joplin, Missouri. The company truck looked great with the new fenders and all shined up. Luckily, Bill Chaplin from Merritt Equipment was at that show with all of his accessories and Bob Zieske from Z&Z, the maker of the world's best universal fender mounting hardware. They were weeks from choosing a composites company to partner with, so the timing was just right for us to meet.
We are officially launching the Sentinel line at the Mid America Truck Show (M.A.T.S.) on March 25th in Louisville. Stop past the Merritt Equipment booth and say hello. We look forward to meeting all of our new "old friends" and getting your input into what styling queues will give your truck "The Look" that defines your style.
Sentinel is busily working on tooling to make new fender styles. We hired a new fiberglass expert and have our engineers grinding out some cool new concepts. We are planning on releasing a new design every two to three months to fill up the product catalog, so check back often to see what new products are available for your truck.
Posted by John H. at 3/9/2010 2:27 PM 
Categories: new products, trucks
Tags: compsites fenders Merritt plastics fiberglass
Categories: new products, trucks
Tags: compsites fenders Merritt plastics fiberglass
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