PWP Industries Named Bunzl Supplier of the Year

VERNON, Ca. -- June 11, 2007 -- PWP Industries was awarded the 2007 Bunzl Supplier of the Year Award. 

To be considered for this award, vendors must be classified as Preferred or Strategic Preferred Suppliers with Bunzl North America. This ensures that the winning vendor is national in scope and crosses several Bunzl business segments. Each branch is than asked to evaluate all the potential vendors based on the following eligibility requirements: customer service, logistics, sales representation, responsiveness and overall performance. "PWP was voted the best supplier unanimously across all branches," said Tom Zatkulak, Vice President, Corporate Strategic Sourcing. "PWP has shown consistent growth with Bunzl over the last several years since becoming a preferred supplier, and their support in the field has been invaluable to our sales force." 

"The partnership between PWP and our company has strengthened considerably over the years," Pat Larmon, Bunzl President and CEO said. "Their commitment to distribution has been exceptional, and we commend them." 

PWP was also awarded the 2007 Bunzl Distribution Mid-North Vendor of the Year Award and the 2007 Bunzl Distribution West Vendor of the Year Performance Excellence Award. 



PWP Industries, founded in 1998, is a leading PETE and Polypropylene food packaging thermoformer in North America, with manufacturing plants located in Vernon California, Abilene Texas, and Mineral Wells West Virginia. PWP is highly regarded in the food packaging industry for producing competitively priced quality parts, superb customer service, and innovative product designs.