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INDUSTRY NEWS American Standard®
tyler, texas — American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning recently honored seven distinguished inde- pendent American Standard distribu- tors at the annual Pinnacle Awards ceremony. the distributors recog- nized represent the company’s out- standing business performers in HVAC, based on market share, sales, growth and customer satisfaction. “the Pinnacle Award winners are
the best of the best in our industry,” said Jamie Byrne, vice president-
honors top distributors
sales for American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning, who presented the awards. “these distributors have gone above and beyond expectations, surpassing key performance metrics to achieve outstanding results in 2010.”
Following are the Pinnacle Award winners:
Group 1 • Winner —lyon, Conklin & Co.
Inc, Richmond, Va. Accepting award, troy kingsbury, general manager and
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Robert Crawford, sales manager • Runner-up — Yandle-Wither-
spoon Supply Inc., Charlotte, n.C. Accepting award, Phil Guy, vice president-sales and Mike Eppley Jr., vice president-administration Group 2
• Winner — Ferguson Heating &
Cooling, tampa, Fla. Accepting award, Hunter Shepard, general man- ager and Richard Oaks, sales manager • Runner-up — northeastern
Supply Inc., Baltimore, Md. Accept- ing award, Steve Cook, president and Russ Everson, vice president-sales
FREDERICk, MD. —Aireco recently donated a complete Frigidaire high efficiency, Energy Star-rated heating and cooling system to help in the con- struction of a specially adapted home for Marine Sgt. Adam kisielewski in Frederick, Md. While looking for in- surgents near Fallujah, Iraq, in Au- gust 2005, Adam lost his left arm at the shoulder and his right leg below the knee when an IED detonated as a trigger-wired door was opened. “Right now our home is three
floors with narrow doorways, and I have to wear my prosthetic leg all day to get around,” kisielewski said. “With our new home on one floor, it will make everything much more accessible. I look forward to being able to help my wife take care of my 14-month-old son when he wakes up in the middle of the night.” the new, specially adapted home
will feature large door openings and wide hallways, hard surfaced floors, a master bath with large roll-in shower and much more. Since 2004, Homes for Our troops
has committed to providing barrier- free homes to 100 military families and is hoping to build 100 more in the next three years. the homes are built to accommodate the injuries of the
AtlAntA — MtI Whirlpools took home seven 2011 Design Journal ADEX awards for design excel- lence, the most of any manufacturer of bath fixtures, furniture and acces- sories. the winning MtI products include four tubs, one sink, a barrier- free shower base and a vanity. “At MtI, all of our products orig-
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inate with a desire to create beautiful objects with a firm sense of pur- pose,” noted MtI president Russell
•THE WHOLESALER® — JUNE 2011
Group 3 • Winner —Young Supply Com-
pany, Chesterfield, Mich. Accepting award, Ronald Vallan, CEO, and An- thony Vallan, vice president and gen- eral manager • Runner-up —EMCO Plumbing
& Heating Supplies, a division of EMCO Corporation, Vancouver, Canada. Accepting award, Gary Fab- bro, senior manager and Marco Varnier, profit centre manager Group 4
• Winner — Pueblo Winair,
Pueblo, Colo. Accepting award, Brandon Valdez, president Visit
www.americanstandardair.com.
Aireco supports Homes for Our Troops
veterans and are donated to them at no charge. this is made possible by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and partnering with a local general con- tractor to help coordinate the process of building a home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently. “the Homes for Our troops mis-
sion relies on the support from local businesses like Aireco,” said John Gonsalves, president and founder of Homes for Our troops. “Our military families make pro- found sacrifices for our country, especially the families of our se- verely injured veter- ans. I'm proud to come together with Aireco to help give back some of
the freedom and independence Adam and his family have lost through the gift of a specially adapted home.” Upon completion, the home will be presented at no cost to Adam and his family, thanks to the generous sup- port from general contractor Case Design/Remodeling Inc., profes- sional tradespeople, countless volun- teers, thousands of donations from numerous individuals across the country and from the community of Frederick. Visit
www.homesforourtroops.org.
MTI top winner in ADEX bath category
Adams. Products honored were: • the Savoy tub — Platinum • the Baldwin tub — Platinum • the Elena tub — Gold • the Parisian tub — Silver • the Akana Xl lV sink — Silver • MtI barrier-free shower base —
Silver • MtI transitional vanity with
Maya Romanoff shell accents — Silver. Visit
www.mtiwhirlpools.com.
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