Winsupply, one of the nation’s largest wholesalers, named its 2015 Vendors of the Year at the company’s Annual Meetings and Vendor Showcase Awards Dinner held at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Attendees also celebrated Winsupply’s 60th Anniversary. The 11 vendors and Winsupply industries are: Advanced Drainage Systems – Waterworks American Read more
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Winsupply, one of the nation’s largest wholesalers, named its 2015 Vendors of the Year at the company’s Annual Meetings and Vendor Showcase Awards Dinner held at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Attendees also celebrated Winsupply’s 60th Anniversary.
The 11 vendors and Winsupply industries are:
- Advanced Drainage Systems – Waterworks
- American Standard – Plumbing
- Delta Faucet – Plumbing Showrooms
- JCI Unitary Products Group – HVAC
- Liberty Pumps – Pumps
- Milwaukee Tool – Tools
- Priority Wire & Cable – Electrical
- Rain Bird – Turf Irrigation
- Spears Manufacturing – Industrial
- Uponor – Hydronic
- Victaulic – Fire Protection
“Winsupply selected the very best of our many excellent suppliers in each respective industry,” said Roland Gordon, company president. “They partnered with our nearly 580 locations and Winsupply Sourcing Services to provide our customers with outstanding products and service. Our relationships with them made a significant contribution to Winsupply’s record year in 2015.”
Monte Salsman, chief operating officer, and Eddie Gibbs, vice president, vendor relations, presented the vendor awards at a dinner attended by 1,300 Winsupply people and vendor representatives. The dinner also honored Win local companies for their 2015 achievements along with individuals who earned special recognition.
About 180 vendors that supply products to the Win Family of Companies participated in the vendor showcase March 15. Vendors displayed products and talked with representatives from Win and Noland locations at the showcase and in scheduled one-on-one meetings.
P.V. Sullivan, a plumbing supplier in the Boston area is opening a new location in Chicopee, Massachusetts. They purchased a building at 1125 Sheridan St. and are renovating the 43,000 square-foot building. They plan on hiring about 12 new employees to serve the local area. Paul Sullivan started P.V. Sullivan in 1968 in a small warehouse Read more
P.V. Sullivan, a plumbing supplier in the Boston area is opening a new location in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
They purchased a building at 1125 Sheridan St. and are renovating the 43,000 square-foot building. They plan on hiring about 12 new employees to serve the local area.
Paul Sullivan started P.V. Sullivan in 1968 in a small warehouse in Dorchester, MA. He worked 7 days a week to provide his commercial plumbing customers. Mr. Sullivan built a team of industry professionals who were dedicated to servicing our customers. The company is now under the leadership of his nephew Jim Sullivan along with a few more family members.
They plan a grand opening on March 16th.
American Standard Brands is pleased to announce its recognition as Showroom Plumbing Vendor of the Year by Ferguson. The only vendor to be honored with two awards this year, American Standard also received the Featured Counter Product Award for its Colony Soft Centerset Bathroom Faucet promotion. A Vendor of the Year Award was given in each Read more
American Standard Brands is pleased to announce its recognition as Showroom Plumbing Vendor of the Year by Ferguson. The only vendor to be honored with two awards this year, American Standard also received the Featured Counter Product Award for its Colony Soft Centerset Bathroom Faucet promotion. A Vendor of the Year Award was given in each of three categories — plumbing, lighting and appliances — and was based on multiple criteria including overall sales performance, channel marketing engagement and execution, and the level of sales rep support provided.The Featured Counter Product recognition was based on successful marketing and sales execution of a promotion for the Colony Soft bath faucet in nearly 600 Ferguson blended branch counters across the United States.”We are so pleased to receive this prestigious recognition from a valued partner like Ferguson,” said Steven Delarge, chief executive officer and president of LIXIL Water Technology Americas, American Standard, DXV. “Ferguson’s influence on the marketplace cannot be overstated. We deeply appreciate this opportunity to work closely in partnership with a leading supplier of commercial and residential plumbing products.”Award winners were announced at the annual Ferguson Enterprises Vendor Summit in Williamsburg, Va. on October 21, 2015. Accepting both awards on behalf of American Standard Brands was Bert Magladry, manager of U.S. trade sales for the Company.For more information on this announcement, visit www.americanstandard.com.
Source: American Standard Press: American Standard Named Showroom Plumbing Vendor of the Year by Ferguson
Plumbing distributor serves Chicago, northern Illinois and northwest Indiana WinWholesale Inc., headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, has acquired M. Cooper Supply, of Mokena, Ill. WinWholesale is one of the nation’s largest distributors of supplies and materials to residential and commercial construction and industrial markets. The transaction closed July 1. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed Read more
Plumbing distributor serves Chicago, northern Illinois and northwest Indiana
WinWholesale Inc., headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, has acquired M. Cooper Supply, of Mokena, Ill. WinWholesale is one of the nation’s largest distributors of supplies and materials to residential and commercial construction and industrial markets. The transaction closed July 1. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
M. Cooper Supply is a plumbing distributor providing services to the Chicago metro area, all counties in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana from its distribution center in Mokena. The company will do business as M. Cooper Winsupply.
Tom Schleisner, WinWholesale area leader, has been named interim president of M. Cooper Winsupply. Current M. Cooper executives Dave Poteete and Greg Goode will remain with the company in senior-level positions.
“M. Cooper Supply is an established company with a significant footprint in the Chicago market along with northern Illinois and northwest Indiana,” said Jack Johnston, WinWholesale president. “This acquisition supports our growth strategy by giving us an important presence in these markets and will enable us to build on the strong customer relationships M. Cooper has developed over the years.”
“M. Cooper Supply is fortunate to become part of the Win Group of Companies,” said Dave Poteete, formerly chief operating officer who was named vice president, M. Cooper Winsupply. “Being part of one of the national leaders in wholesale distribution strengthens our ability to invest in inventory needed to grow sales.” The company was owned by Dennis Goode who sold his 100 percent ownership to WinWholesale.
M. Cooper Winsupply is located at 8605 Spring Lake Drive in Mokena, Ill., with an 80,000 square foot distribution center, and has 75 employees.
Cedar Rapids Winsupply has opened in Iowa to provide plumbing contractors in Cedar Rapids and the surrounding area with an inventory of high quality plumbing products, supplies and services. The new company is part of WinWholesale Inc., one of the largest distributors in the nation and a majority shareholder of Cedar Rapids Winsupply. D.J. Frickson Read more
Cedar Rapids Winsupply has opened in Iowa to provide plumbing contractors in Cedar Rapids and the surrounding area with an inventory of high quality plumbing products, supplies and services. The new company is part of WinWholesale Inc., one of the largest distributors in the nation and a majority shareholder of Cedar Rapids Winsupply.
D.J. Frickson is president of Cedar Rapids Winsupply and has 25 years of experience in the wholesale plumbing industry, including the last six with the Win Group of Companies.
“D.J. is an expert plumbing wholesaler who is committed to customer satisfaction,” said Monte Salsman, chief operating officers of WinWholesale. “D.J. and the Cedar Rapids Winsupply team have 45 years of combined experience in plumbing supplies and providing expertise to their customers.”
In the WinWholesale business model, the company provides Win and Noland Company locations with support services such as business consulting, accounting, payroll, IT and marketing, which allow locations to focus on their local markets, products and serving customers.
There are more than 570 WinWholesale locations across the United States serving the residential and commercial construction and industrial markets with supplies and materials.