East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc

East Penn began as a dream of the Breidegam family. In 1946, DeLight Jr., a young Air Force veteran, started a battery business with his father, DeLight Sr. The location of their business was a small, one-room creamery in the village of Bowers, PA.

Wartime made for scarce battery materials, but there was big demand for rebuilt batteries so returning GIs could get their vehicles running again. DeLight and his father filled that need by collecting old batteries and rebuilding them to new.

In six remarkable decades, East Penn has grown from a one-room shop with a product line of five automotive batteries to one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers with over 8,000 employees, 450 product designs, and hundreds of awards for manufacturing and environmental excellence.

Our core values are as strong today as they were in 1946, and we continue to embrace them as we prepare for the future of energy storage solutions and sustainable practices.

In 1947, a new partner joined forces with the Breidegam family and a brand was born. Karl Gasche, a former associate of DeLight, Sr. teamed up with the Breidegam’s. Karl became vice president of East Penn and remained so until his retirement in 1966. In fact, the name “Deka” is a combination of “DeLight” and “Karl.”

East Penn is proud to carry on the Deka brand name today – more than six decades after its birth – with new Deka battery products introduced to market every year.

Recycling

East Penn makes recycling your battery convenient with a network of factory warehouses located throughout the United States and Canada that will return your battery for proper recycling.

East Penn only recycles lead-acid batteries. Any other type of battery is a hazard to our recycling facility. Contact the manufacturer or look for contact information on the battery to recycle other battery types such as Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), Nickel Cadmium (NiCD), or Lithium-ion (Li-ion).

TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS

East Penn designs and manufactures hundreds of energy storage devices that serve many industries. We are  the second-largest provider of Starting, Lighting and Ignition (SLI) batteries in North America. Most of our world-class products are sold on a private label basis, including distribution through major auto parts retailers in North America.

WORLD-CLASS FACILITY

• 250,000 square-foot facility with advanced technologies
• ISO 9001:2008 certified plant with products made in the US
• Continuous re-investing in our facility yields new, innovative products
• EPA permitted lead recycling facility just miles away

INNOVATION, QUALITY, & TECHNOLOGY

Operating five highly advanced manufacturing facilities for the transportation market is a distinct advantage. We have developed the most innovative technologies consistently implemented throughout our manufacturing processes – and can make a higher quality, better performing battery for our customers.

East Penn manufactures a wide variety of cable and wire products in an ultra-modern ISO-9001 certified plant in the U.S.A, including primary wire, 105 degree wire, bonded parallel, duplex, triplex, quadraplex, starter cable, trailer wire, speaker wire and audio cable.

• Most high-tech manufacturing facilities in the industry

• Exclusive Advanced-Cubed (A3) technology with Power-Perform® Plates

• Advanced computer monitoring and control systems

• Industry’s most innovative and dependable recycling and sustainability practices

• Completely committed to reinvesting in new equipment and technologies