DPA Buying Group names award winners
The DPA Buying Group announced its 2015 Industrial Distributor and Supplier of the Year recipients and its 2015 Industrial Excellence Award winner.
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| DPA's Zachary Haines (left) and Jarred Kennedy present the 2015 DPA Industrial Excellence Award to Ron Gehen, director of sales for United Abrasives. |
Olson Contractors Supply Inc. of Bloomington, Minn., received the DPA Industrial Distributor of the Year award, and International Fasteners Inc. of Tampa, Fla., earned the DPA Supplier of the Year honor. The awards were presented at the 2015 STAFDA Convention in Phoenix. They recognize sales growth and exemplary support of the DPA Buying Group, a member-driven marketing and networking organization.
Olson Contractors Supply Inc. has been in business for over 22 years and owner, Keith Olson, uses that industry expertise to better serve his customers’ evolving needs. DPA Industrial Supplier of the Year, International Fasteners Inc., which goes by DAGGERZ, has created customized programs for DPA distributors to help grow their business.
United Abrasives Inc., North Windham, Conn., was named recipient of the 2015 Industrial Excellence Award. The award is one of DPA’s most prestigious honors, and is presented to an individual or company that demonstrates extraordinary support of DPA and excellence in the industrial product profession. “Since joining DPA, United Abrasives has grown their business with DPA distributors and they are on a record pace for sales in their product category,” said Zachary T. Haines, DPA’s CEO.
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