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WMIA's is seeking nominations from its
distributor members for the prestigious Partner of the Year award. This
year marks the 14th time the award will be bestowed. It will be
presented during the 2007 Woodworking Industry Conference in St.
Petersburg, Florida in April. The deadline for nominations is March 1.
This award is conferred upon the manufacturer or importer who best
exemplifies the spirit of partnership in their dealings with woodworking
machinery distributors. The program emphasizes the principle of
steadfast cooperation between distributors and their suppliers.
The winning entry will be selected through a vote of WMIA’s Selection
Committee, which consists of Distributor Members sitting on the
Marketing Committee and other WMIA Distributor Members. The entries will
be judged in 30 separate areas: under five
broad categories of support and achievement, as spelled out on the
attached list of criteria.
Remember, the number of distributors a manufacturer or importer has is
not a factor in the selection. The scores submitted by the voting WMIA
Distributors are averaged, so that a supplier represented by two or
three distributors has the same opportunity to be recognized as one
selling its lines through a dozen or more dealers. The only criteria for
nomination is that the nominee must be a member of WMIA or WMMA.
Last year’s award was presented during WIC in Maui, Hawaii to TigerStop
LLC and Spencer Dick accepted. The award exemplifying a supplier’s
outstanding performance has been given previously to Black Brothers in
2005, Delta Machinery in 2004, Mikron Woodworking Machinery in 2003,
Colonial Saw Company, Inc. in 2002, Giben America, Inc. in 2001, and
Holz-Her, U.S., Inc. in 2000. These companies are not eligible for
nominations this year, as there is a seven-year waiting period for past
winners.
It is very important that each distributor nominate as least one of its
suppliers for this recognition. Which of your vendors ho has done the
best job as a supplier in “partnering” with you during the last twelve
months?
If you have any questions about this program, including the nominating
or selection procedures, please do not hesitate to give either me or
WMIA staff a call. Otherwise, please
complete your nomination form and submit it by mail, fax or email no
later than March 1, 2007! |
