BETHESDA, Md. – Awards were presented recognizing the best examples of paper catalog, Web catalog and mobile catalog applications at the recent National Catalog Managers Association (NCMA) Knowledge Exchange conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Volunteer judges evaluated more than 50 submissions against established criteria. The gold level winners of the 2014 NCMA President’s Award for Catalog Excellence were:
 
·      Gates Corp. for its Medium & Heavy Duty Truck Water Pump paper catalog;
·      Dayco Products for its Dayco Web Catalog; and
·      K&N Engineering for its K&N Mobile Catalog App.
 
The NCMA Knowledge Exchange offers leading data receivers the opportunity to recognize a single supplier as the best example of electronic management and distribution practices in electronic catalog and product information. The 2014 best-in-class winners of the NCMA President’s Award for Electronic Data Excellence were:
 
·      Perfection Hy-Test, presented by Advance Auto Parts;
·      Wells Vehicle Electronics, presented by AutoZone;
·      Spectra Premium, presented by CARQUEST;
·      CRP Automotive, presented by Epicor;
·      NAPA Chassis, Affinia, presented by NAPA;
·      Continental VDO, presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts;
·      Magnaflow Performance Exhaust, presented by US Auto Parts; and
·      Brembo North America, presented by WHI Solutions.
 
“The awards ceremonies at the NCMA conference only last a few minutes, but they celebrate years of work and an enterprise-wide devotion to quality and precision in publishing automotive content,” said Brian Griffin, outgoing NCMA president and vice president, product management, Centric Parts. “Congratulations to all the 2014 catalog award winners.”
 
The complete list of catalog award winners can be found on the NCMA website at www.ncmacat.org.