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J. W. Speaker has been producing quality lighting systems for vehicular markets for over 50 years. Our goal is to add value to our customers’ products by applying the latest in state-of-the-art technologies.
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Company History
J.W. Speaker Corporation was founded in 1935 by John W. Speaker. Early products included tire repair equipment and kits, radiator fronts, car and truck mirrors, and automotive lighting. In the early 1940's, J.W. Speaker Corporation developed the Heatab® miniature portable stove and the "P38" GI can opener - both of which were widely used during World War II and for several decades thereafter by the U.S. military.
In 1960, under the leadership of John’s son Jack, the corporation shifted its focus to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) vehicular lighting - initially for lawn & garden and golf & turf tractors. Since then, J. W. Speaker has developed and specialized in manufacturing a wide variety of lighting products for other OEMs in agriculture, construction, heavy commercial, material handling, mining, motorcycle, recreation, aviation markets.
Today J.W. Speaker is lead by John's grandsons Tim and Jamie Speaker. The company is focused on developing innovative lighting solutions for customers around the world. J.W. Speaker continues to not only embrace the latest in lighting technology, but also works closely with manufacturers to develop custom vehicular lighting solutions.
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New Facility
 
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In May 2009 J.W. Speaker Corporation completed construction of a new 160,000 square foot facility located on a 64-acre campus in Germantown, Wisconsin. The new facility was built with Lean and Flow manufacturing processes in mind and reflects the company's commitment to the development of innovative lighting solutions. Among many other improvements, our test labs have been expanded and the company is qualified to self-certify for ECE, SAE and DOT specifications.
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Customers
At J.W. Speaker, we believe in building long-term partnerships with our suppliers and customers. This philosophy, coupled with effective Lean methodologies and an experienced team of lighting technology experts, enables us to deliver a superior quality product at the lowest total cost of ownership with best-in-class lead-times. That is the value that we provide to our customers and the reason that industry-leading OEMs partner with us.
Our major customers include companies such as John Deere, Harley-Davidson, AGCO, Caterpillar, CNH, Honda, Oshkosh Truck, Polaris Industries, Arctic Cat, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and NACCO Materials Handling. If you would like to add your company's name to that list and provide your end-users with the world's best value in vehicular lighting, please contact us today.
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