GRANDVIEW, Mo. (June 7, 2005) — Peterson Manufacturing is celebrating its 60th anniversary with special events and customer promotions scheduled for this summer and fall.

Over the past six decades, Peterson has grown from a small, automotive aftermarket supplier of such items as safety lighting and tire pumps, to a quarter-billion-dollar, multi-faceted corporation serving transportation-related industries around the world. Yet for all of its impressive growth, the family-owned company is virtually unknown by millions who see and use Peterson products every day of their lives, says president and CEO Don Armacost, Jr.

“We’re not exactly high profile,” says the son of the Kansas City businessman who once acquired the company from Wilbur Peterson.

Today the company headquarters is in a 450,000-square-foot facility housing everything from manufacturing and assembly to management, sales, engineering, warehousing and more. Many of the company’s more than 650 employees are second- and third-generation Peterson associates.

Peterson entered the trucking market with the VIBAR socket. The company has also led in developing rustproof, stainless steel housings; virtually indestructible Lexan lenses; unique solutions to seal bulbs against moisture and chemicals; LED optic and circuitry technology; plus other product and packaging innovations.