About Service Champ
THANK YOU for making Service Champ your trusted supplier for the last 33 years!
1984
- In May 1984, Fred & Marc Berman purchase the assets of NIMCO Automotive Products in Flushing, NY. NIMCO primarily sold tune-up parts to garages and service stations in northeastern states such as New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
- Annual Sales: $1,750,000
1985-1990
- After quickly relocating from New York to Philadelphia, the company name was changed from NIMCO to Service Champ. Service Champ becomes one of the first companies in the automotive aftermarket to focus on serving the quick lube industry.
- Service Champ expands by relocating into 40,000 square foot distribution center located in Colmar, PA.
- Kirk Gustie joins the Service Champ Family as National Sales Manager.
- Alan Maurer, Amy Brobst, Anna Marie Edmister, Julie Williams, Kathy Atkinson and Mike Donahue all join the Service Champ Family.
- Annual Sales: $9,000,000
1991-1995
- Service Champ relocates into 100,000 square foot distribution center located in Chalfont, PA.
- Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA) names Service Champ “Vendor of the Year.”
- Dave Everett and Jeffrey Players join the Service Champ Family
- Annual Sales: $20,000,000
1996-2000
- Service Champ opens 25,000 square foot Southwestern Distribution Center in Dallas, TX.
- Service Champ opens 25,000 square foot Midwest Distribution Center in Fort Wayne, IN.
- Jiffy Lube Association of Franchisees (JLAF) names Service Champ “Vendor of the Year.”
- Grease Monkey International names Service Champ “Vendor of the Year.”
- Dorri Fowler joins the Service Champ Family
- Annual Sales: $39,000,000
2001-2005
- Service Champ opens 25,000 square foot Southeastern Distribution Center in Jacksonville, FL.
- Service Champ opens 25,000 square foot Western Distribution Center in Fresno, CA.
- Service Champ builds addition to Midwest Distribution Center in Fort Wayne, IN which makes it a total of 37,000 square feet.
- Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA) names Service Champ “Vendor of the Year” making it the first time a company has received the award twice.
- Jiffy Lube Association of Franchisees (JLAF) names Service Champ “Vendor of the Year” for a second time.
- Service Champ partners with Pacific Trend Automotive headquartered in Fairfield, CA. Joining the Service Champ Family are Kevin Gibbons, Rich Moore, Chris Malkiewicz, Doug Gordon, Jorge Sanchez, Ruben Ortega and Sandy Goldsmith.
- Total Annual Sales: $75,000,000
2006 – 2010
- Service Champ expands Southeastern Distribution Center in Jacksonville, FL to 35,000 square feet.
- Craftsman Tool names Service Champ its first automotive distributor of tools outside of their retail network.
- Service Champ partners with Security Filter Products. The experienced team of Bob Williams, Helene Vaughan and Amy Streich continue to provide excellent service to customers out of the Richmond, VA office.
- Service Champ partners with Arpac Automotive and Frank Pace joins the Service Champ Family.
- Grease Monkey International names Service Champ “Vendor of the Year” which is the third time we have been voted by their franchisees to win this award.
- Mitch Maurer joins the Service Champ Family.
- Service Champ is named as a Preferred Supplier to Meineke Car Care.
- Total Annual Sales: $92,000,000
2011 – 2015
- Service Champ is named by Heartland Automotive Services (America’s Largest Jiffy Lube Franchisee with almost 600 locations) as their exclusive supplier of filtration, treatments, wiper blades and more.
- Service Champ expands Southwestern Distribution Center in Grand Prairie, TX to 47,000 square feet.
- Service Champ partners with Prend’s Automotive. The experienced team of Craig Sharbonno, Brian Prendergast and Sherrell Gorman continue to provide excellent service to customers out of the Kenner, LA office.
- Service Champ partners with Kim Supply, a car wash parts distributor located in Kansas City, MO. The experienced team of Rick Carver and Kendall Schmidt continued to provide excellent customer service. This results in thousands of car wash products now available to Service Champ’s customers.
- Service Champ partners with InstallerEDGE. The experienced team of Jesus Mercado and Karla Wehbi continue to provide excellent customer service to customers out of the Vista, CA office.
- Total Annual Sales: $130,000,000
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