Hurd Expanding in Asia, Opens Hong Kong Office

October 15, 2009

New Ownership's Global Expertise Fuels Growth MEDFORD, Wis., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Hurd announces the opening of an office in Hong Kong, marking a new milestone in the brand's successful 15-year partnership with Asia wood window and door importers. The office provides Hurd with an Asia home base that centralizes and streamlines operations, marketing, sales and support needs. Hurd's Asia office opened in July and is staffed by full-time local personnel who are assisting the company's Asia sales team. Truniger attributes this growth opportunity to Hurd's parent company, Longroad Asset Management, LLC. "We've been able to draw on our new ownership's global expertise and ties to local Hong Kong resources to open this location as our first-ever international sales center," began Truniger. "Thanks to this joint venture, we expect Hurd to experience even greater success abroad in the future and potentially open additional overseas offices." Hurd sells its wood windows to customers in more than 20 countries including Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, Morocco, Israel, the Caribbean, and else where. In May, Wisconsin's Governor Jim Doyle honored Hurd with his Export Achievement Award in the Medium Manufacturer category for their extraordinary results in international sales. The company grew their 2008 international sales by more than 66 percent and according to Truniger they are poised for double-digit growth in 2009 again.

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