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INDUSTRY NEWS
Murray Supply Company hosts recognition dinner
WInston-sALEM, n.C. — Murray supply Company hosted a company- wide recognition dinner at the Mar- riott Hotel in Winston-salem, n.C., on March 12. In his opening speech, CEo
Charlie Murray recognized a num- ber of company associates for the hard work and determination they have shown throughout their years
crease in sales Dollars award • Mike Wood of the Raleigh
branch received the top sales Dollar Producer award • the Raleigh branch was honored
to accept the Branch of the Year award for 2010. one individual from each branch
received a 2010 Employee of the Year award. these individuals were:
•THE WHOLESALER® —MAY 2011
offers greater operational efficiencies New Uponor distribution center
MIssIssAuGA, ont. — to address the rising customer volume in East- ern Canada, uponor recently moved to a larger, more operationally effi- cient distribution centre in Bramp- ton, ont. the seamless transition to the new facility, which occurred in late March, ensured no disruption to customer service. “the new distribution centre fea-
tures 24,000 square feet, with 28 feet of clear-height warehouse space,” said Greg Lawler, vice president- supply Chain. “this provides up-
A.O. Smith received Murray Supply Company’s Vendor of the Year award. Pictured from left are: George Yezbak, COO of Murray Supply; Jim Margoni, A.O. Smith senior vice president of wholesale sales; Charlie Murray, CEO of Murray Supply; and David Murray, president of Murray Supply.
of service. Murray followed the speech with an awards ceremony, where associates received service awards based on their length of service, sales achievements, safe driving awards and employee of the year awards. He also recognized the vendor and the manufacturers’ rep of the year. ten-year service awards were pre-
sented to Christopher smith and William tisdale. Jeff Honeycutt was the recipient of a 20-year service award and David Byrd received a 25- year service
award.All of these recip- ients were from the Raleigh branch. Barbara Boger, who works in the cor- porate office, received a 35-year serv- ice award. A number of employees were rec- ognized with sales awards: • todd Killebrew of the MRo-
Charlotte branch received three awards, including the sales Leader- ship award, the Largest Increase in Gross Profit Dollars award and the top Gross Profit Dollar Producer • Bobby Belfield of the Winston-
salem branch received the Largest Percentage Increase in sales Dollars award • Charlie szymborski of the Char- lotte branch received the Largest In-
• Rick stewart — Charlotte • shawn Cowen — Winston-
salem • Courtney Rogers — Raleigh • Bucky Hinson — Hickory • Anthony Yarborough — Apex • Marian Borland — MRo branch in Charlotte. Jan Worth received the Corporate
office Employee of the Year award. Murray supply Company also recog- nized Marian Borland, of the MRo- Charlotte branch as the 2010 Employee of the Year for the entire company. safe driving awards were pre-
sented to Murray supply truck driv- ers that maintained an accident-free record in 2010: • Adam Kiger • Daniel Kelly
• Gregory Golden • James Lacke
• Chris smith • David West • Issac Leak
• Larry Fesperman • Leroy Davis •Mike Ricker • terry Benfield
dor of the Year award, which was ac- cepted by James Margoni. the 2010 Manufacturers’ Rep of the Year award was presented to Gary Rogers and Len Bowden of Rogers sales.
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• Jeffrey setzer • Reginald Jones
• tim Mabe
•Walter utley • William tisdale. A.o. smith received the 2010 Ven-
onor with a facility that meets our long-term needs in Eastern Canada.” the new Brampton Distribution
Centre is located in the Greater toronto area’s newest master- planned business park. “We are ex- cited about moving to a larger, more modern facility,” said Bill Gray, general manager of uponor Ltd. “this new facility will allow us to work even more efficiently and to ensure that we continue to meet our partners’ needs.” Visit
www.uponor.ca.
New executives join Texas Plumbing Supply ownership
Houston— texas Plumbing supply Company Inc., a Houston-based in- dependent plumbing supply whole- saler, established in 1962 and an A-D (Affiliated Distributors) member since 2004, has announced changes in ownership. the snyder family is excited to welcome the addition of the Fullers into their family business. Following are the changes that have recently been made: • terry snyder will remain as CEo/owner • J. Lance snyder, former presi- dent/owner, has retired after 34 years of service • Ethan Flowers and nathan Jar-
mon will remain as vice- presidents/directors • Glenn Fuller joins the company
as president/owner. He brings 31 years of experience in the Houston wholesale plumbing supply industry, managing sales, purchasing, and ac- counting while developing all aspects of the business. He has forged out- standing relationships with vendors and customers alike, and has served as president of the Responsible Plumbers and Associates (RPA), a local industry trade group, since its
inception in 2002. He also brings buying-group experience with both C.L. Watt and more recently WIt, where he served on the plumbing manufacturers vendor committee. He will office in the FM 529 location. • His twin sons, Jeremy and Joey
Fuller ,join as directors. they each possess seven years of comprehensive industry experience in operations, sales, purchasing, and customer serv- ice. Jeremy will be branch manager of the company’s headquarter location and Joey will be in outside sales. the management/ownership team
looks forward to growing as the com- pany broadens its horizons and posi- tions texas Plumbing supply Company Inc. for future growth as a premier wholesaler within the plumb- ing industry, the community and the state of texas. texas Plumbing supply Company,
Inc. has three locations in texas: Corporate headquarters are located at 7586 Morley street, Houston 77061 713-643-0637 with branches at 14025 FM 529, Houston 77041 281- 858-8833 and 2240 s. Market st., Brenham 77833 979-830-5544. Visit
www.texasplumbingsupplyinc.com.
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