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DISTRIBUTION AMERICA, PRO GROUP, INC. PRESENT VENDOR, DISTRIBUTOR AWARDS
Tucson, Arizona - November 19, 2008. Distribution America and PRO Group, Inc. presented the following distributor and vendor awards during the Executive Planning Conference in Tucson, Arizona.
Best New Product Awards:
Electrical: Leviton Manufacturing Co. – Compact Florescent Lamp Holder Kit
Hand Tools: Stanley Tools – Tripod LED Flashlight
Hardware: Honey-Can-Do – Six Shelf Hanging Closet Organizer
Lawn & Garden: Ames True Temper – Total Control Elite Axe
Paint: Great American Marketing – “PX” Eco-friendly Angle Sash Brush
Plumbing: Larsen Supply Company – Stainless Steel Water Flex Supply Line
Power Tools: Shop Vac Corporation – 1.5 Gallon Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum
Overall Winner: LDR Industries – Double Bowl Kitchen Sink w/Faucet & Spray
Distribution America Vendor Award Winners:
Lawn & Garden: Gilmour Group
Paint and Paint Sundries: Great American Marketing
Tools: Custom Leathercraft
Hardware: Midwest Fastener
Electrical: Coleman Cable
Plumbing: Genova
Vendor Partnership Award: Coleman Cable
Distribution America Member Awards:
Outstanding Sales Growth: Handy Hardware
Outstanding Inventory Management: Emery Waterhouse
Outstanding Asset Management: Handy Hardware
Soaring Eagle: United Hardware
PRO Group, Inc. Key Suppliers of the Year:
Tools: Irwin Industrial Tool
Plumbing: Genova Products, Inc.
Hardware: Master Lock Company
Paint Sundries: DAP Inc.
Electrical: Coleman Cable, Inc. / Woods Industries
Seasonal: Ames True Temper
Key Supplier of the Year (all product categories): Cooper Hand Tools
2008 PRO Group, Inc. Member Awards:
PRO Hardware Distributor of the Year: Wallace Hardware Company, Inc.
Merchandising Distributor of the Year: H.G. Lipscomb & Company, Inc.
FARM*MART Distributor of the Year: Horizon Distribution, Inc.
Best Target Vendor Support: Long-Lewis Hardware Company
Industry Icons Retiring in 2008:
George Fleet – 3M Company
Jerry McLean – Gerber Legendary Blades
Dick Frame – PRO Group, Inc.
The Charlotte, N.C.-based Distribution America www.daonline.com is a $2 billion plus buying and marketing organization, covering all 50 states with over 20,000 retail customers.
PRO Group, Inc. (www.pro-group.com) is a multi-divisional, international merchandising and marketing organization with corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Its operating units include PRO Hardware, GardenMaster, FARM*MART and GOLDEN-LINK. The Company’s purchasing power exceeds $3 billion through its Member Distributors.
Note to media: Digital photographs of the Conference available upon request from Elissa Motley of PRO Group, Inc. elissa.motley@pro-group.com
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For More Information Contact:
Jody Maude, Distribution America
(704) 940-4806 email: jody.maude@daonline.com
Shari Kalbach, PRO Group, Inc.
(303) 792-3000 shari.kalbach@pro-group.com
Additional media contacts:
Ruth Furman or Kimberly Wojnar, ImageWords (702) 255-8288
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