The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (K/BIS) held at Chicago’s McCormick Place in April gathered more than 900 exhibitors and thousands of attendees from around the world, focusing on the latest trends and future ideas in kitchen and bath designs.

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On the showroom floor, SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES enjoyed a booth visit with Your Other Warehouse (Baton Rouge, LA). From left to right:

Ed Jimenez, national account manager; Tippy Thomassie, inside sales manager; Bryan Triche, VP of sales; Scott Franz, SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES publisher; Scott Watts, director of marketing; and Jean Eslick, regional sales manager of SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES.

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Elkay Manufacturing Co. was presented with the Crystal Vision Award at K/BIS in recognition of corporate commitment to improving housing for low-income families and rehabilitating facilities in under-resourced communities. Elkay has been donating products to The Storehouse of World Vision for nearly a decade. From left to right: Bob Atkins, former president of Grohe America; Ron Katz, chairman and CEO of Elkay; and David Kohler, group president/kitchen & bath of Kohler Co. Grohe America was the 2005 winner of this award, and Kohler Co. was awarded the first Crystal Vision Award in 2001.