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S. P. Richards Recognizes Rubbermaid Commercial Products as Vendor of the Year
Orlando, FL. (July 21, 2005) - Over 3,400 people attended the annual Advantage Business Conference hosted by S. P. Richards at the Orlando Marriott World Center where Rubbermaid Commercial Products was selected as the Cleaning and Breakroom Vendor of the Year.
Cleaning & Breakroom Vendor of the Year
Accepting the award for Rubbermaid Commercial Products was Mark Shuford, Strategic Account Manager. Chris Whiting, Director of Sales & Marketing for the Cleaning & Breakroom Category stated that "Rubbermaid’s creativity, along with the more traditional objective results such as high achievements in sales growth, service levels, and field sales support helped Rubbermaid rise above the other nominees including Gojo Industries, Webster Industries, Kimberly Clark, Dixie Foodservice, and last years winner Georgia-Pacific N.A. Commercial." Visit www.rcpworksmarter.com for other RCP news.
S. P. Richards suppliers are categorized in the product group they primarily operate in for the selection process. Suppliers are then ranked based on key metrics that include sales growth, inbound and outbound service levels, field and dealer support and headquarters support. The top five vendors are identified in each product group based on these measurements and S.P. Richards’ management staff votes for one of the top five in each product group based on their perception of the vendors support for S. P. Richards and their dealers.
About S. P. Richards
S.P. Richards Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Genuine Parts Company (GPC: NYSE), which had 2004 revenues of $9 billion, distributes a wide spectrum of business products to office products resellers throughout the U.S. and Canada. These products include consumable office supplies, office furniture, computer supplies, consumer electronics, cleaning and breakroom supplies from all of the major industry manufacturers. S.P. Richards Company markets several private label lines under the brand names of Lorell, Integra, Sparco, Genuine Joe, Nature Saver, Compucessory, and Elite Image. The company operates 44 Distribution Centers in the United States and Canada, including HorizonUSA, and S.P. Richards Canada.
About Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Rubbermaid Commercial Products, located in Winchester, VA, is a division of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. RCP continues to develop innovative products and system solutions in the categories of food service, cleaning, safety, material handling, waste and agriculture. Manufacturing and distribution are handled from five facilities, four in the U. S. and one in Mexico. RCP is represented in Latin America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East through a network of sales offices and authorized distributors.
From left to right: Steve Lynn, S. P. Richards Senior VP of Merchandising, Wayne Beacham, S. P. Richards Chairman and CEO, Mark Shuford, Rubbermaid Commercial Products Strategic Account Manager, Chris Whiting, S. P. Richards Director of Sales and Marketing, Cleaning and Breakroom Supply and Paul Donahue, S.P. Richards President and COO.
