Klein Tools Named 2011 Vendor of the Year

PALM SPRINGS, CA – October 31, 2011

 

IMARK presented Klein Tools with the coveted Vendor of the Year award at its annual meeting in Palm Springs, CA on October 17th. Voted on by IMARK members, the Vendor of the Year award is the highest honor given to vendors each year.

IMARK Vendor of the Year photo

Pictured (from left to right): John Cain, IMARK’s Acting Chairman of the Board; Mark Klein, Klein Tools Director of North American Sales; Bob Smith, IMARK President; Alan Frakes, Klein Tools VP of North American Sales East; John McDevitt, Klein Tools EVP Sales and Marketing.

Klein Tools was also awarded the IMARK Award for Excellence in Sales Leadership for 2011.

IMARK Group, Inc. is a member-owned marketing group of more than 1,100 independently owned, U.S.-based electrical distributors, including the top 200 largest distributors in the country.

Klein Tools, Inc. manufactures some of the world's finest hand tools and is the #1 choice among professional electricians and other tradespeople. Klein Tools was founded in 1857 by Mathias Klein and is still owned and managed by the Klein family. The company operates 9 manufacturing plants in the United States. For more information about Klein Tools, contact us at 800-553-4876 or visit www.kleintools.com.

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