Engine & Performance Warehouse Inc. (EPWI) named its 2016 “Vendor Of The Year” and “Representative Of The Year” at the recent EPWI annual awards dinner during the summer conference in Vail, Colorado.
Redhorse Performance was named the EPWI 2016 Vendor of the Year. President Benjamin Johnson and Director of Marketing Amanda Ognar were present to accept the award.
The annual Vendor of the Year award is presented to the supplier or manufacturer based on performance scores during the prior year in seven categories. Categories include distribution/sales policies, pricing policies, inventory, returns, labor claims, office support and shipping/packaging.
Past recipients of this award include Proform, Federal-Mogul, S.A. Gear, Total Seal, Pioneer, B&P Rods, COMP Cams, Cylinder Head Center, Clevite Engine Parts, Dura-Bond Bearing Co., Damper Doctor, Melling Engine Parts, Joe Gibbs Racing, Howard Enterprises, SB International, Hastings Piston rings and Quick Fuel.
Engine & Performance Warehouse also named Danny Molde of Federal-Mogul Motorparts as the EPWI 2016 Representative of the Year. Molde, a 44-year veteran of the industry, currently works as the business development manager for Federal-Mogul Motorparts. This is Molde’s second time to win this award and only the second person to ever win it twice.
The Rep of the Year is selected annually on a rotating basis by region, using combined votes based on performance scores during the prior year in three categories: sales support, distribution philosophies, and timely and accurate follow-through.