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The winners are:
Diamond Hill Named Supplier
of the Year
Photo: Geary Sharber receives award from Larry
Adams
On Wednesday, February 2, 2011,
at SBMA’s Annual Building Products Buying Show,
Diamond Hill Plywood was awarded SBMA’s
Outstanding Supplier of the Year. Geary Sharber
and John Ramsey accepted the award.
The criteria for this award are
the same as for the Dealer of the Year.
Community Involvement, involvement in industry
related activities, contribution to SBMA and/or
NLBMDA and overall business success and
accomplishments.
Diamond Hill has been serving the
building material dealers in the southeastern
United States for over 60 years. Sherman Ramsey,
founder of DHP in 1945 and his son Jack, had a
vision to develop a successful wholesale
distribution network that could meet the needs
of the industrial and retail customers. They
believed that by responding to customers’ needs,
their company would be successful. Today, the
third generation of the Ramsey family, John and
Jim Ramsey, having surrounded themselves with a
core of talented professionals, leads the
company with the same mutual respect as their
grandfather and father, carrying on traditions
maintaining and continually improving a strong
self-sufficient company that customers
throughout the South have come to trust. Here
is just some of what the dealers had to say:
“Diamond Hill has consistently
been a loyal and dedicated supporter of the SBMA.
They participate, with enthusiasm and with
commitment, in the buying shows and other SBMA
events. They are committed to the Independent
dealer and they bring creative ideas to bear in
the fight against a difficult economy. They
strive to understand our businesses as well as
our customer’s needs and they challenge
themselves to develop solutions to those needs.
They are quality people who run a professional
and classy organization.” Well said.
Congratulations to everyone at Diamond Hill
Plywood. Thanks for all you do.
TW
Perry Enterprises, Inc. Named Dealer of the Year
The criteria for the Outstanding
Dealer of the year are based on Community
Involvement, involvement in industry related
activities, contribution to SBMA and/or NLBMDA
and overall business success and
accomplishments. SBMA members cast their
votes. This year, on February 2 at the opening
of SBMA’s annual Building Products Buying Show
in High Point, North Carolina TW Perry
Enterprises, Inc. was awarded SBMA’s Outstanding
Dealer of the Year award.
TW Perry’s
recipe for success includes 5 principles:
● Running the company as a
family venture, understanding that everyone
has an opportunity and ability to drive
improvement and could perhaps introduce the
next great TW Perry employee as long as they
themselves feel valued and respected.
● Running the company with an
“upside down” organization chart…with
customers and customer service teams always
at the top.
● Working with the best and
brightest minds in the vendor community and
respecting the partnership opportunity that
they offer as they work jointly to support
the customer
● Conducting business with
the utmost respect for the abilities of
competitors and the individuals who work
inside the walls, understanding that since
TW Perry is a long-term, stable and growing
business paths will cross those of customers
many times.
● Most importantly…securing
and continually earning the business of the
best and brightest customers in the
industry. They constantly re-dedicate
themselves to the success of all while
knowing that knowledgeable and innovative
customers will help them improve.
TW Perry is active in their
community being involved in the Yellow Ribbon
Fund which helps injured service members while
they recuperated; they support schools such as
Holy Redeemer, George B Thomas Learning Academy,
St John’s Academy, Boy Scouts.
They have participated in many
other activities from Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society to Annual Blood Drives to the Haiti
Fund.
Mike Moore, Owner and VP of
Materials Management has served on the Board of
SBMA since 2009 and on SBMA’s Education
Committee equally as long. TW Perry is a
consistent attendee at our annual trade show and
our summer conference.
Congratulations to everyone at TW
Perry for an honor well deserved!
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