Evergreen’s 2017 Distributor of the Year Award
Grand Forks, North Dakota - April 25th, 2018 - Acme Tools was named the 2017 Tier 1 Distributor Member of the Year by Evergreen Marketing Group at its Annual Partnership Conference last week in Dallas, Texas. This is the seventh time in the past ten years that Acme Tools and its 475-person workforce have been recognized with the national award.
"As a seven-time winner of Distributor Member of the Year, Acme Tools has set a high standard for everyone in the tool and equipment industry," said Evergreen CEO Kevin Higginbotham. "Acme Tools has demonstrated what can be accomplished by fully engaging in Evergreen professional development programs that benefit both their employees and customers."
The Evergreen awards recognize top distributors and manufacturers based on multiple criteria. Distributors and manufacturers are divided into three tiers based on size and then ranked by contribution, growth, participation, and member and manufacturer input.
Milwaukee Tool Corporation was recognized as the 2017 Tier 1 Preferred Supplier of the Year.
Evergreen Marketing Group is a member-owned cooperative organization founded in 1989 by construction and industrial supply distributors. Today, it comprises more than 60 distributors, with more than 290 locations across the United States and Canada, and combined revenues of over $1.9 billion, partnering with more than 100 leading suppliers of tools and equipment. Evergreen focuses on the growth and development of its distributors and preferred suppliers through training and education, business development, and partnerships. Evergreen maintains an 11,000-square-foot training center in Farmers Branch, Texas, and offers the industry's only professional certification programs for sales and operations employees.
Six Acme Tools employees were recognized at the Dallas event as new Certified Tool Specialists, and a seventh employee was recognized as a new Safety Specialist.
Celebrating its 70th anniversary, Acme Tools is an omnichannel premier retailer of tools and equipment with 10 retail stores in the Upper Midwest and a leading authorized online retailer offering more than 50,000 products online at AcmeTools.com.
