Milnor Distributes Awards at Clean ’19
During the recent Clean Show in New Orleans, Pellerin Milnor Corp. hosted a banquet and awards ceremony for its dealer network to celebrate the previous years’ sales efforts. The top sales awards were presented to Milnor dealers on June 21 by Pellerin Milnor President and CEO James W. Pellerin.
The 2017‐’18 Key Man winners included the following:
- Bill Bell of Steiner‐Atlantic Corp., Miami
- Wayne Currie of Dalex Co., Concord, Ontario, Canada
- Steve Hickey of TLC Tri‐State Laundry Cos., Valdosta, GA
- David Johnson of Pellerin Laundry Machinery Sales Co., Kenner, LA
- Rich McKevitt of Steiner‐Atlantic Corp., Miami
- Carl Rees of Loomis Brothers Equipment Co., Fenton, MO
- Gabe Rees of Loomis Brothers Equipment Co., Fenton, MO
- Shawn Ryan of Pellerin Laundry Machinery Sales Co., Kenner, LA
- Barry Speizman of TLC Tri‐State Laundry Cos., Valdosta, GA
- Chris Tabling of O’Dell Equipment & Supply, Louisville, KY
- Ralph Tuccillo of Steiner‐Atlantic Corp., Miami
- Kyle Zabrin of Equipment International, Skokie, IL
Carl Rees also was presented with the “Lifetime Key Man Award” for receiving the Key Man award 11 times as of 2019 – the most any Milnor dealer has been named a Key Man. Rees also recently announced his retirement from Loomis Brothers after 39 years with the company.
In addition to the Key Man awards, the following honors also were presented at the banquet:
- TLC Tri‐State Laundry Cos. was awarded the “100/100 Club Award” for achieving quotas for various sales categories.
- Milnor named Doug Gruber of A&B Equipment, Saginaw, MI; and Rick Thurman of Laundry and Cleaners Equipment Co., Phoenix, as “Star Performers.”
- TLC Tri‐State Laundry Cos. Bob Halpin was awarded with the “Against All Odds” plaque for his persistence and success in sales.
- Florian Ott of Milnor Deutschland Vertriebspartner GmbH in Germany was presented with the “Innovator” Award for his creativity and dedication in his marketing and sales efforts.
- Milnor also named Brian McCann with Equipment International the “Rookie of the Year.”
- Clean ’19 marked the 25th anniversary as a full-line Milnor dealer for Appliance Traders and Oy Vestek A.B. and the 50th anniversary for Servicios Tecnicos SA.
Milnor’s Top Five dealers also were recognized. Beginning with first place, these dealers included the following:
- Pellerin Laundry Machinery Sales Co.
- Western State Design
- TLC Tri‐State Laundry Cos.
- Steiner‐Atlantic Corp.
- Yankee Equipment Systems
With the conclusion of the 2019 Clean Show in New Orleans, Pellerin Milnor Corp.’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Rick Kelly said he was pleased with the traffic in the Milnor booth. “Our new sling system – MilRail – was positively received by customers at the show, along with the introduction of our new lines of barrier washers and soft‐mount cabinet washers.”