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INDUSTRY NEWS
John Guest USA names 2010 top rep agencies
FAIRFIELD, N.J.— John Guest® USA has presented its first JG Winner’s Circle Awards for 2010. The Winner’s Circle award is meant to foster friendly competition among the company’s plumbing focused mfg. rep. agencies, which are evaluated over a number of measurements, to include total sales, percentage of sales increase, extent of promotional placements and growth in total customer base. Action Sales of Morgan Hill,
California earned the top honor for 2010, which came with a cash prize in addition to the award itself. The agency was credited for growing John Guest Speedfit® plumbing sales in Northern California from literally zero, while increasing billing locations to 50, again from zero. Action Sales was also cited for its
The 2011 Grundfos
‘Pumps on Tour’ kicks off 55-city expedition
OLATHE, KAN. — The 2011 Grundfos “Pumps on Tour” will be traveling to more than 55 locations in the United States and Canada. The fully equipped, mobile education center designed for the residential, commercial and industrial pumping industry, offers contractors and engineers the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on training using interactive pump displays. The 1,200-square-foot vehicle
includes a mini-theater for viewing training videos and presentations, as well as a series of interactive, working displays of a wide selection of residential, and commercial pump solutions from Grundfos. For dates,
www.pumpsontour.com.
New Uponor distribution center offers greater operational efficiencies
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO— To address the rising customer volume in Eastern Canada, Uponor recently moved to a larger, more operationally efficient distribution center in Brampton, ON. The seamless transition to the new facility, which occurred in late March, ensured no disruption to customer service. The new location features 24,000 square feet of space and a modern layout for greater operational efficiencies.
OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS
success in a major pull-through promotional effort aimed at supply house counter staff and plumbing
contractors. Second and third place mentions
are MDN Sales Company of Bloomington, Minnesota and Specification Sales of Ontario, California.
John Guest USA’s West Coast regional sales manager Tommy Avery (far left) poses with Action Sales personnel Steve Smith, Doug Logsdon and Janeen Smith (holding the Winner’s Circle Award).
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