Congratulations to all Those Nominated in the 2017 DPHA Professional Award Categories

DPHA publishes a Product of the Year (POTY) Guide for all nominated products in five different categories (Accessories, Furniture, Hardware, Plumbing Fixtures and Plumbing Water Delivery) which is distributed each year to all conference attendees and then is available to anyone for downloading from the website (to see the 2016 Product of the Year Guide, simply click here).  However, we have never announced the nominated individuals and companies in the Professional award categories at any point in time.

This year the Awards Committee, under the leadership of David Crossley (Baci by Remcraft/Colonial Bronze), received a record number of award nominations, and is starting a new tradition.  We would like to congratulate the following companies and individuals for being nominated in one of the six Professional award categories:

Customer Service Department of the Year:

• Accurate Lock and Hardware
• Americh
• Crosswater Bathrooms
• EWS
• Julien
• Mountain Plumbing Products
• Newport Brass
• ROHL
• The Furniture Guild
• TOTO USA
• Valley Acrylic
• Victoria + Albert Baths

Manufacturing Professional of the Year:

• Abel, Avi (Watermark Designs)
• Beech, Ravi (Valley Acrylic)
• Bryant, Tom (BainUltra)
• Falby, Kim (Julien)
• Fedewa, Fred (Steamist)
• Gallo, Mark (Accurate Lock and Hardware)
• Hardy, Stephen (Samuel Heath)
• Howkinson, Steve (BainUltra)
• Kulig, Ziggy (GRAFF)
• Phelps, Eric (Victoria + Albert Baths)
• Paul, Ryan (GRAFF)
• Ridenour, Glenn (KEUCO)
• Salessi, Massoud (Franke)
• See, Mike (Newport Brass)
• St. Pierre, Marco (The Galley)
• Trook, Ben (The Galley)
• Vecchiola, Matt (Top Knobs)
• Washington, Deshawn (Hansgrohe)
• Weinberg, Steven (California Faucets)

Representative Agency of the Year:

• Foster Companies
• Premier Marketing

Representative Professional of the Year:

• Brannan, John (Magruder Associates)
• Chinitz, Daniel (Creative Bath Sales)
• D'Antoni, Traci (D'Antoni Sales Group)
• Domingue, Heather (Milestone Distributors)
• Earlie, Brittany (Pinnacle Sales Group)
• Garcia, Noel (DSA - Decorative Sales Associates)
• Gardo, Manny (Pinnacle Sales Group)
• Goldstein, Lori (Henry Podolsky Associates)
• Haralanova, Yana (Repcor)
• Jones, Mike (Pinnacle Sales Group)
• Rivas, Blake (TCB Sales)
• Van Landingham, Jim (Purcell Murray)
• Varian, Michael (Alpha Sales Company)

Showroom of the Year:

• B&C Custom Hardware
• Decorative Plumbing Supply
• Fixtures and Fittings
• Hastings Tile & Bath
• Jack London Kitchen & Bath
• Millers Elegant Hardware
• Naples Plumbing Studio
• Premier Bath & Kitchen
• ProSource Supply
• Rick's Hardware and Decorative Plumbing

Showroom Professional of the Year:

• Bittner, Erin (Pierce Hardware)
• Brady, Kate (General Plumbing Supply)
• Campbell, Richard (Belmont Hardware)
• Carter, Mindy (Fixtures and Fittings)
• Corbo, Dawn (Torrco Design Cengter)
• Cox, Wendy (General Plumbing Supply)
• Dissler, Lacie (Rampart Supply)
• Fleming, Jason (Central Arizona Supply)
• Hotarek, Phil (Lutz Bath & Kitchen)
• Laine, Aaron (Fixtures and Fittings)
• Lopez, Jennifer (ProSource)
• Marano, Sam (Bird Decorative Hardware & Bath)
• Martin, Tonya (ProSource)
• Tatosian, Jordan (Premier Bath & Kitchen)

Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 14th, during the Awards Luncheon.  For now though, congratulations to everyone listed above on being nominated - all of you should be very proud that you are being recognized as leaders in the industry!