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The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has announced the honorees for this year’s CFO of the Year Award. The award recognizes top-tier financial executives in several company categories. Minimizer’s Chief Financial Officer, Christopher Thorpe ( “CT”) was named an honoree in the small private company category. He along with all the other 2014 Nominees will be recognized at a November 13, 2014 luncheon and profiled in a special publication the next day. The award was originally Read more…

Blooming Prairie, MN, October 2014 – Not only does Minimizer offer personalized mud flaps for heavy-duty trucks, they come with many advantages and a one-year warranty that’s not often available in the aftermarket accessories arena. Minimizer Custom Mud Flaps are made of durable polyethylene material rather than low-blend hybrid polypropylene which is brittle. Polyethylene rates from -40 degrees to more than 150 degrees Fahrenheit. It is more resistant to cracking and can withstand extreme cold Read more…

Blooming Prairie, MN, September 2014 – Minimizer has earned the prestigious silver award from the Golden Bridge Awards – Made in the U.S.A. category for its heavy-duty, virtually indestructible Minimizer Fenders. The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, innovations, products and services, executives and management teams, women in business and the professions, innovations, case studies, product management, public relations and marketing campaigns, and customer satisfaction programs from every major industry in the world. Minimizer was Read more…

Blooming Prairie, MN, August 2014 – Minimizer is celebrating 30 years with 30,000 ways to say thank you to its customers. Thirty years ago Lorraine Kruckeberg backed her vehicle over a Rubbermaid trash can, inspiring her husband Dick Kruckeberg to invent heavy-duty poly truck fenders. Thus, Spray Control Systems, Inc., which does business as Minimizer, was born. “We’ve grown exponentially during the past 30 years,” said Craig Kruckeberg, CEO and chief visionary at Minimizer. “We began manufacturing fenders and have Read more…

Blooming Prairie, MN, August 2014 – Minimizer is celebrating 30 years with 30,000 ways to say thank you to its customers. Thirty years ago Lorraine Kruckeberg backed her vehicle over a Rubbermaid trash can, inspiring her husband Dick Kruckeberg to invent heavy-duty poly truck fenders. Thus, Spray Control Systems, Inc., which does business as Minimizer, was born. “We’ve grown exponentially during the past 30 years,” said Craig Kruckeberg, CEO and chief visionary at Minimizer. “We Read more…