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MHEDA announces the 2021 Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award Winners

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:44:18 +0000

The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association announced the 2021 MVP Award winners on the MHEDA website. To see a full list of award winners, visit mheda.org MVP winners are awarded for their accomplishments in 2020 and must satisfy a rigorous set of criteria. Less than 10% of the association’s membership earn this award and each MVP must successfully demonstrate a commitment to business excellence, professionalism, and good stewardship. To qualify, companies are required to provide evidence of their commitment to their partners in business including their customers, employees, and suppliers. They must satisfy criteria in the following important areas: Industry Advocacy Customer Service & Safety Practices Business Networking Continuing Education Business Best Practices The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is the premier trade association dedicated to serving all segments of the material handling business community. MHEDA represents close to 600 companies in the material handling equipment business. Located in suburban Chicago, the association provides services to companies seeking to improve their business through education, networking, benchmarking, and best practices

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AK Material Handling Systems named MHEDA MVP for tenth straight year

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:33:36 +0000

AK Material Handling Systems (AKMHS) has been awarded MHEDA’s (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association) prestigious MVP (Most Valuable Partner) Award for 2020, based on their accomplishments in 2019. The award marks the 10th consecutive year AKMHS has earned MVP distinction from MHEDA. Award recipients must satisfy a rigorous set of criteria with less than 10% of the association’s membership earning the award. As a 2020 MVP, AKMHS has successfully demonstrated a commitment to business excellence, professionalism, and good stewardship. To qualify for the annual MVP Award companies are required to provide evidence of their commitment to customers, employees, and suppliers. They must satisfy criteria in the following important areas: • Industry Advocacy • Customer Service & Safety Practices • Business Networking • Continuing Education • Business Best Practices “Achievement of MHEDA’s MVP status represents members who have demonstrated a commitment to their business and its employees, their industry and also to the communities within which they serve,” said Mike Vaughn, 2019 MHEDA Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of Liftech Equipment Companies in East Syracuse, N.Y. David E. Laskey Director of Facilities & Operations at Second Harvest Heartland (SHH), applauded AKMHS’s staff for their current work at the SHH food banks: “We are building a new facility in Brooklyn Park, Minn. and moving our main headquarters and distribution center operations from Maplewood, Minn. into this new (fully remodeled) facility. The project is extremely complex which required AK to plan and coordinate very closely with several of our contractors (i.e. GC and Architect) as well as internal SHH staff to execute flawlessly. AK’s “Turn-Key” service has made this piece of the project easy to manage.” AKMHS President, Joshua E. Smith, credited his staff’s “exemplary company culture and dedication to customer service” as key to AKMHS’s success. This same culture nurtures their long-time relationships with manufacturers and suppliers. “We are who we are because of our business partners.” “To me, the relationship we have with AK Material Handling is what a true partnership is all about” wrote Tom Wagner, Central West & Canada Region Manager at UNEX Manufacturing. “My experience with AK over the past six years as their UNEX Regional Manager has been fantastic. AK’s dedication to sales representative training, joint customer calls, trade shows, and featuring their products on their social media platforms has made them one of my top distributors.”

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MHEDA 2019 Convention “Sets the Stage for What’s Next”

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:13:56 +0000

The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association’s 2019 Annual Convention will take place May 4 – 8 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. The theme for the 2019 Convention is “Set the Stage for What’s Next.” Registration and event details are available at www.mheda.org/convention2019. MHEDA is honored to welcome former Commander of the USS Benfold Mike Abrashoff as the keynote speaker to kick off the convention. When Abrashoff took command of the USS Benfold, morale was low, turnover was high and the ship’s performance ranked near the bottom of the Pacific Fleet. Just twelve months later Benfold was ranked #1 – using the very same crew. The lesson was clear: leadership matters. MHEDA’s Convention programming will explore the biggest trends happening today for the material handling business community. Experts and peers will discuss recruiting/retaining the next generation, automation solutions insights, improving manufacturer-distributor relationships, digital marketing and more. Back by popular demand is “Fishbowl Networking.” Learn from your peers and share your perspective on a variety of current industry issues. Attendees will have the opportunity to choose topics from a fishbowl, and if they don’t like the topic, they can choose another. The Exhibitor Showcase is bigger than it has been in years; featuring over 90 companies who will be exhibiting, allowing attendees to learn about the latest products and services available in the industry. Beyond the business and learning, attendees have the opportunity to enjoy local Phoenix attractions. MHEDA is organizing a guided desert hike in the beautiful McDowell Mountains, river float down the Salt River and a Golf Tournament at the Fado Course. Attendees will also have the opportunity to Give Back by packing care kits for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital. MHEDA is a trade association that serves over 600 material handling distributors, suppliers and associate companies worldwide with a variety of education, networking and business services. For more information about MHEDA, please visit www.mheda.or or call 847-680-3500.

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