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Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Stryten Energy Receives Rural King "Vendor of the Year" Award
ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stryten Energy LLC, a U.S.-based energy storage solutions provider, has been named Vendor of the Year by Rural King, a family-owned retailer dedicated to the rural lifestyle. Rural King is a long-time customer of Stryten Energy. Stryten Energy is the exclusive provider of automotive, marine, lawn and garden and heavy-duty batteries to Rural King's 140 retail stores in the United States. The winner of Vendor of the Year demonstrates outstanding sales performance, exceptional customer service and reliable supply. Stryten has helped Rural King grow their business and evolve consumer's battery needs by providing high-quality and advanced battery technologies such as Enhanced Flooded Batteries (EFB). "We are honored to be recognized by Rural King for this award," said Bill Nonnamaker, Vice President of Transportation Sales at Stryten Energy. "This achievement reflects the hard work, dedication and collaboration of our entire team and our incredible partners. We're excited to continue delivering excellence and innovation that Rural King has come to expect from Stryten." "We are proud to present Stryten Energy with the Vendor of the Year award," said James Kellerman, Rural King Category Manager. "Our partnership with Stryten Energy, along with their dedication to excellence, has been instrumental in our success. We value their support and look forward to achieving even greater milestones together." About Stryten Energy Stryten Energy helps solve the world's most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world's most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at About Rural King Rural King, also known as RK Holdings, LLP, is America's Farm and Home Store, a General Merchandise Store, providing essentials to the communities they serve. More specifically, Rural King provides a broad range of necessities, essential goods, food, feed, seed and other farm and home products. Rural King planted its roots in Mattoon, Illinois in 1960. Since that time, Rural King has added over 130 stores in a thirteen-state area (Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia). The heart of Rural King is the corporate office, distribution center and flagship store, located in its city of origin, Mattoon IL. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Melissa FloydVice President, Corporate Communications & Digital
Associated Press
27-01-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Sherwin-Williams Announces and Celebrates 2024 Vendor of the Year Award Winners
Continued Dedication to Customer-Focused Service and Collaboration lead to substantial non-paint category sales growth in 2024 CLEVELAND, Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sherwin-Williams Company honored four 2024 Vendor of the Year award winners across three categories this week during its annual National Sales Meeting in Orlando, FL. Two companies were named Vendor of the Year and two additional winners were selected in the Marketing Innovation Award and Marketing Agency Partner Award categories. Award winners were honored for providing high-quality products, customer-driven innovation and an unwavering commitment to the success of Sherwin-Williams through their unique efforts to deliver on customers' needs. 'We are thrilled to celebrate the performance and success of our top vendors and suppliers who have played a key role in driving sales, customer satisfaction and product innovation,' said Tracey Gairing, Vice President of Procurement at Sherwin-Williams. 'It's because of their dedication, creativity and support that Sherwin-Williams continues to expand its presence in non-paint categories leading to a stellar 2024 and looking forward to even greater success in 2025.' 2024 Vendor of the Year Vendor of the Year Award recipients are top sales performers who continue to raise the bar in delivering outstanding quality, innovation and value to Sherwin-Williams stores and superior service to our distribution centers. Mi-T-M: A six-time winner of the Vendor of the Year Award, the Mi-T-M Corporation achieved double-digit sales growth for the fourth straight year. Recognized as a market leader in pressure washers, their comprehensive team of knowledgeable field representatives work directly with Sherwin-Williams sales and store teams on product information, store-direct orders and any other needs that arise. With the introduction of their innovative consignment program on select units in 2020, Mi-T-M has elevated pressure washer sales to the next level. Buffalo: A three-time winner of the Vendor of the Year Award, Buffalo Industries achieved double-digit sales growth by providing strong ProShow presence and in-store support, expanding the geographic reach of their product line and creating and commercializing new options. They also continue to provide exemplary distribution center service levels for both quantities ordered and on-time delivery. 2024 Marketing Innovation Award The Sherwin-Williams Marketing Innovation Award highlights a partner that collaborates to reshape the market by reaching new customer segments, leveraging new insights or launching new sales drivers that look at the market and how Sherwin-Williams can reach customers differently. Trimaco: The Marketing Innovation Award winner Trimaco earns this honor for the second year in a row for their robust marketing efforts that helped contribute gains in 2024, while setting up a strong 2025. Their research and understanding enabled the company to identify opportunity customers and geographies for targeted promotion, customer pain points to drive future product development, engage with Hispanic PRO audiences when language may be a barrier and more. 2024 Marketing Agency Partner Award The Sherwin-Williams Marketing Agency Partner Award is a new award that celebrates the outstanding contributions that top agency partners deliver including creativity, innovation, results, collaboration, customer focus and strategic alignment on measures that help elevate the Sherwin-Williams commitment to excellence. VML: The first ever Marketing Agency Partner Award winner goes to VML, Sherwin-Williams lead partner on anything related to the digital customer experience, on both the creative and development sides. They have been instrumental in developing innovative digital solutions that empower customers and propel the business forward. For more than 155 years, Sherwin-Williams has been an industry leader in the development of technologically advanced paint and coatings. As the nation's largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies, Sherwin-Williams is dedicated to supporting both do-it-yourselfers and painting professionals with exceptional and exclusive products, resources to make confident color selections and expert, personalized service at its more than 4,800 neighborhood stores across North America. For more information, visit Join Sherwin-Williams on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook and LinkedIn.
