'Following a successful year in 2023, Sherwin-Williams has continued its growth in non-paint categories thanks to the support, innovation and collaboration from our vendor partners and suppliers,' said
2023 Vendor of the Year
Vendor of the Year Award recipients are top sales performers who continue to raise the bar in delivering outstanding quality, innovation, and value to Sherwin-Williams stores and superior service to our distribution centers.
Advance Equipment: A Sherwin-Williams partner for over 70 years and first-time winner of the Vendor of the Year Award, Advance Equipment's efforts resulted in a double-digit increase in sales volume in 2023. The company takes a hands-on approach to understanding how professional painters are leveraging their products in projects. They consistently achieve 100% compliance and are always reliable when sourcing products and tools for the commercial contractor segment.
Festool: Last year's winner of the Productive Solutions Award and first-time winner of the Vendor of the Year Award, Festool's achievements have led to their second year of double-digit volume growth for the company. They collaborated with Sherwin-Williams to develop a new stocking program, efficiently reducing working capital while maintaining excellent service. Contractors also note that Festool's product provides effective labor-savings.
ROMAN PRODUCTS: A three-time winner of the Vendor of the Year Award,
Simple Green: First-time Vendor of the Year Award recipient, Simple Green has doubled its sales team this year to support Sherwin-Williams in training store managers, sales reps and customers on their cleaning products. Their field efforts help them to identify customer needs and provide a high-performance portfolio of sustainable and environmentally friendly products, two pillars of their business and commitment to their customers.
2023 Innovative Product of the Year
Ultimate QuickShot by Graco: Three-time winner of Innovative Product of the Year, the Ultimate QuickShot by Graco exceeded its original forecast and sold more units than any other paint sprayer category. Its breakthrough technology delivers a higher quality finish and provides results faster. Built with extreme spray control, this has become a new contractor favorite especially for applying Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series Waterborne Topcoat.
2023 Productive Solutions Award
The Sherwin-Williams Productive Solutions Award honors a vendor working alongside Sherwin-Williams toward fulfilling its important goal to be a productive partner for the professional painter, providing products and services to help the Pro contractor achieve more in less time.
2023 Marketing Innovation Award
The Sherwin-Williams Marketing Innovation Award highlights a partner that collaborates to better understand how Sherwin-Williams customers shop and reach them in a new way.
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