Spartan reports net sales decrease of 19.1 percent

(May 8, 2013) -- "We believe the first quarter will prove to be the most difficult quarter of 2013 and is now behind us. Although meeting our targets for the rest of the year is not without its own challenges, I have confidence in our people, our plan and our ability to turn strong backlog growth of 41.1 percent from the end of 2012, into a profitable second quarter and full year 2013," said Sztykiel.