TED Magazine - May 2017

AWARDS & HONORS
BSE Announces 2016 Supplier
of the Year Recipients Fargo, North Dakota-based Border States Electric’s (BSE) 2016 Supplier of the Year Awards recently went to: Milwaukee Tools: The Above and Beyond Service Excellence Award is given to a supplier that has exhib- ited unprecedented support to BSE and its customers. Milwaukee Tools was chosen for its best-in-class sup- port of marketing programs, training, and strong local representation. Legrand: The Sales and Market- ing Excellence Award is given to a manufacturer partner that actively participates in sales efforts and helps strengthen BSE’s customer base. In 2016, Legrand collaborated with BSE on a number of innovative mar- keting strategies and was a strong supporter of BSE’s sales and market- ing initiatives. Pentair: The Operational and Technological Excellence Award is
presented to a supplier that provides innovative, state-of-the-art business practices and quality services. Pentair was chosen for continuing to maintain the highest status in BSE’s vendor performance management program. BSE also honored the following with Regional Supplier Sales Repre- sentative or Agency awards: • AJB Sales: Northeast Region • Eaton: Northwest Region • Eaton Cutler-Hammer/Eaton’s Electrical Engineering Services and Systems: Southwest Region • Encore Wire and Cable: South Central Region • Southwire: Southeast Region
Graybar Is Named a Top
Workplace in Atlanta, New York St. Louis-based Graybar has been named a top workplace by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. This is the fourth consecutive year Graybar has received this recognition. “As an employee-owned company, our people are the key to Graybar’s
success,” said Atlanta District Vice President David Bender. “We are proud of the continued recognition as a top workplace in Atlanta.” Graybar has also been named a top workplace by the Times Union, a newspaper in New York’s capital region. “We are proud to be named to this prestigious list,” said Rick Harvey, vice president of Graybar’s New York district. “This award is all about our employees and their dedication to working to our customers’ advantage every day.” The top workplaces are based solely on employee feedback gathered in a survey conducted by the research firm WorkplaceDynamics.
WPS Partnership+ Awards
Given to IMARK Group,
Distributor Members Wolfe Promotional Services recently recognized the IMARK Group and seven of its members with the WPS Partnership+ Award. This recognition
From left: Jason Stein, senior vice president of sales/C&I, BSE; Shane Kerska, vice president/NE Region, BSE; Jeff Payne, strategic account
manager/Electrical Wiring Systems/Building Control Systems, Legrand; Brian DiBella, president, Electrical Wiring Systems, Legrand; Matt
Eddleman, vice president/SW Region, BSE; Brad Kvalheim, vice president NW Region, BSE