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DISTRIBUTION AMERICA / PRO GROUP AWARD HONORS DURING EXECUTIVE PLANNING CONFERENCE
Tucson, Arizona - November 17, 2010. 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: Gardner Bender - Cable Wraptor
Hand Tools: Great Neck Saw Mfg., Inc. - Around the House Tool Kit
Housewares and Seasonal: Ames True Temper - AutoBoss Compact Shovel
Hardware: GTO, Inc. - Wireless Driveway Alarm
Lawn & Garden and Pet: Coleman Cable, Inc. - Solar Moonrays - Birds of North America
Paint: Rust-Oleum Corporation - Countertop Transformations Kit
Plumbing: LDR Industries - Three Function Dual Head Shower Kit Power
Tools: Shop-Vac Corporation - Mighty Mini Air Mover
Overall Winner: Cooper Lighting - Might-D-Light LED Rechargeable Folding Worklight
Distribution America Vendor Award Winners:
Lawn & Garden: Seymour Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Paint and Paint Sundries: DAP Inc.
Tools: Apex Tool Group
Hardware: Master Lock Company
Electrical: Coleman Cable, Inc.
Plumbing: Genova Products, Inc.
Soaring Eagle Vendor Partnership Award: Genova Products, Inc.
Distribution America Member Awards:
Outstanding Sales Growth: House-Hasson Hardware Company
Outstanding Inventory Management: Handy Hardware Wholesale
Soaring Eagle Member Partnership Award: Blish-Mize
PRO Group, Inc. Key Suppliers of the Year:
Tools: Great Neck Saw Mfg., Inc.
Plumbing: Plumb Pak Corp.
Hardware: Master Lock Company
Paint Sundries: DAP Inc.
Electrical: Coleman Cable, Inc.
Seasonal: Ames True Temper
Key Supplier of the Year (all product categories): Apex Tool Group
2010 PRO Group, Inc. Member Awards:
PRO Hardware Distributor of the Year: The Bostwick-Braun Company
Merchandising Distributor of the Year: CC Distributors, Inc.
FARM MART Distributor of the Year: Wallace Hardware Company, Inc.
Best Target Vendor Support: Long-Lewis Hardware Company
Industry Icons Retiring in 2010:
Rick Brambley – Coleman Cable, Inc.
Richard D. Paige– PRO Group, Inc.
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The Charlotte, North Carolina-based Distribution America (www.daonline.com) is a multi-billion dollar buying and marketing organization, covering 50 states and international markets assisting retailers and distributors with merchandising and marketing programs including Priced Right Everyday®, Sentry, Trustworthy Hardware and Golden Rule.
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 Stephanie Pedersen of PRO Group, Inc. stephanie.pedersen@pro-group.com
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 contact:
Ruth Furman, ImageWords (702) 255-8288
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