Congratulations to All Those Nominated in the 2018 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 2017 Product of the Year Guide, click here).  However, until last year we had 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) and Dennis Mezzapesa (TCB Sales), received a near record number of award nominations, and would therefore like to continue this 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:

• Americh
• Crosswater Bathrooms
• Julien
• Mountain Plumbing Products
• Newport Brass
• ROHL

Manufacturing Professional of the Year:

• Abel, Avi (Watermark Designs)
• Derose, Rene (Linkasink)
• Falby, Kim (Julien)
• Gallo, Mark (Accurate Lock and Hardware)
• Hardy, Stephen (Samuel Heath)
• Howkinson, Steve (BainUltra)
• Kratus, Barbara (Infinity Drain)
• Phelps, Eric (Victoria + Albert Baths)
• Ridenour, Glenn (KEUCO)
• Salessi, Massoud (Franke)
• Vecchiola, Matt (Top Knobs)
• Washington, Deshawn (Hansgrohe)
• Weinberg, Steven (California Faucets)

Representative Agency of the Year:

• Creative Bath Sales
• D'Antoni Sales Group
• Foster Companies
• Level 5 Sales & Marketing
• Magruder Associates
• Stehr Enterprises
• The Sales Group

Representative Professional of the Year:

• D'Antoni, Traci (D'Antoni Sales Group)
• Domingue, Heather (Milestone Distributors)
• Garcia, Noel Sr. (DSA - Decorative Sales Associates)
• Gardo, Manny (Pinnacle Sales Group)
• Goldstein, Lori (Henry Podolsky Associates)
• Haralanova, Yana (Repcor)
• Jones, Mike (Pinnacle Sales Group)
• Paul, Ryan (Summit Architectural Resource)
• Pedula, Jerry (Creative Bath Sales)

Showroom of the Year:

• Advance Plumbing & Heating Supply
• B&C Custom Hardware
• Decorative Plumbing Supply
• Designer Bath, Kitchen and Hardware
• Elegant Additions
• Granite Bay Plumbing Gallery/Sierra Plumbing Supply
• Jack London Kitchen & Bath
• Naples Plumbing Studio
• ProSource Supply
• Rampart Supply

Showroom Professional of the Year:

• Bittner, Erin (Pierce Hardware)
• Brady, Kate (General Plumbing Supply)
• Campbell, Richard (Belmont Hardware)
• Ellis, Christy (Sandpiper Supply)
• Ezra, Valerie (Central Plumbing Specialties)
• Hotarek, Phil (Lutz Bath & Kitchen)
• Lopez, Jennifer (ProSource)
• Marano, Sam (Bird Decorative Hardware & Bath)
• Mostafa, Amparito (The Brass Center)
• Pfeil, Vicki (Miller's Fine Decorative Hardware)
• Steves, Ryan (Decorative Plumbing Supply)
• Viglirolo, Patrick (Monique's Bath Showroom)

Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 13th, 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!