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Professional Tool & Equipment News Innovation Awards

The 2008 Nominees have been named! See the full list of all 78 products here!

Does your company have the most innovative tools and equipment in the automotive aftermarket today?

If your company has new, innovative tools or equipment, launched between Nov. 2006 and Nov. 2007, it is eligible for the 2008 Innovation Awards program, sponsored by Professional Tool & Equipment News and www.PTEN.com. A specific product may only be entered once, but you can enter as many unique products as you'd like! All details are on the entry form found on the back of this card.

Don't miss your chance to have your product nominated for a 2008 PTEN Innovation Award!

Program benefits include:

All nominated products will be featured in the Innovation Awards editorial sections in the February 2008 issues of Professional Tool & Equipment News and Professional Distributor magazines, as well as in featured spots on their associated websites (www.pten.com, www.professionaldistributormagazine.com).

Nominated tools and equipment will be viewed and voted on by PTEN's panel of active auto technicians to review innovativeness of the products.

Winning tools and equipment will be featured in the March 2008 issues of Professional Tool & Equipment News and Professional Distributor magazines, as well as in featured spots on their associated websites.

2008 Innovation Awards

The Professional Tool & Equipment News Innovation Awards recognize those outstanding companies whose products respond to the automotive repair industry's market challenges with creativity and innovation. We invite you to nominate your company for this prestigious award.

ELIGIBILITY
Only products introduced between November 2006 and November 2007 qualify.

REQUIREMENTS
Companies must submit a completed entry form for each individual product entered. A product may only be entered once, but a company may submit more than one unique product.

JUDGING
A panel of automotive repair industry professionals will evaluate each submission based on its contribution to the automotive repair industry.

Send Entries to:
2008 Innovation Awards
Attention: Brendan Dooley
1233 Janesville Ave.
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
brendan@pten.com
(800) 547-7377 x 1363

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
Deadline January 15, 2008
Please complete this form and attach to entry materials.
Entry Fee: $150 U.S. for first or single entry. Additional entries from the same company are $100 each.
Checks should be made payable to Cygnus Business Media, c/o Professional Tool & Equipment News.

Download the Detials and Official Entry Form here. (PDF 164KB)

Contact Name________________________
Title________________________________
Company____________________________
Address_____________________________
City State Zip_________________________
Phone_______________________________
Fax_________________________________
E-mail_______________________________
Product Name_________________________
Date product was available for sale_________

Disclaimer: Cygnus Business Media does not endorse or test any of the entrant products of the Innovation Awards, and does not warrant the safety or suitability for use of any of the products. The Innovation Awards are not affiliated with any advertising program. Winners are judged solely upon the merits of their product submissions, as determined by the judges. Product descriptions will be used verbatim for judging purposes.

All entries must be accompanied by:
• An official entry form (photocopies ok).
• A 125-150 word statement describing the product as it relates to innovativeness, ease of use, durability and increased efficiency.
• A copy of the product's technical literature/specifications.
• A hi-resolution (300 dpi or better) four-color photograph or digital image of the product (jpeg or tif) AND a company logo.