Trade Shows, Meetings, Conferences …Johnstone Supply Inc.
Featuring a recurring focus on growth, event attendees celebrated a sixth straight year of record sales growth, which was double that of the industry average. Speakers also noted a long list of achievements over the past year including the opening of a fourth regional distribution center in Jacksonville, FL, initiating construction on a fifth such facility in Las Vegas, and the hiring of three newly created regional account managers. Having reached a landmark $1 billion in sales last year, the company has a stated goal of attaining $2 billion in sales by 2010.
Presentations made at the annual meeting included Member awards, Store awards and Vendor awards. The Member of the Year award went to Denver, CO, while the Mentor award recognized Garry Fishman of Johnstone Ventura, CA, for his counsel to new members.