SPENCER, Iowa – Arnold Motor Supply recognized its top performers in the retail store division of The Arnold Group of Companies for 2012. The top retail performers were recognized at the company’s manager’s meeting held Jan. 15 in Ankeny, Iowa.
Terry Helmer, manager of the Auto Value Parts Store in Humphrey, Neb., received the coveted Store Manager of the Year Award. This award was created to recognize the individual who best exemplifies outstanding leadership in the pursuit of performance excellence, and who has done the most to further store performance in the Arnold Group of Companies. The recipient of this award is dedicated to principled, centered leadership and is committed to the core values exemplified by company founder E.P. Arnold.
Mike Molle, manager of the Arnold Motor Supply in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, received the coveted Service is the Difference Award. Molle received the award for exemplary effort going above and beyond the norm in customer satisfaction. His store reached a milestone in sales in 2012.
Arnold Motor Supply was started by E.P. Arnold in 1927 in Spencer, Iowa. Today, Arnold is one of the largest partnerships in the United States with stores in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Missouri. The Arnold Group of Companies is comprised of five divisions and two distribution centers, which cover five states and serve 58 company stores and 35 independent Auto Value and non-aligned jobbers. Twenty company retail stores have complete machine shops.
The Arnold Group of Companies includes Arnold Motor Supply, Auto Value Parts Stores of Nebraska, Industrial Paint Solutions, Auto Refinish Solutions, Midwest Cylinder Head and Machine and The Merrill Co. Arnold Motor Supply is a member of Auto Value Parts Stores, an international group of independent automotive parts warehouses.
