BASF
Kaolin Awards HORN With Top Distributor Honor
HORN, one of North America’s premier
distributors of specialty ingredients, chemicals and raw materials, today earned
top honors after being named the 2013 BASF Kaolin “Distributor of the Year.” A
seven-time winner of the award, HORN’s sales growth was up by 36.9 percent over
the previous year, contributing to its overall achievement.
“HORN is the role
model for all of our distributors, truly in a class of their own,” said Jan
Jeffries, sales director BASF Kaolin Americas. “The HORN team is reliable and
has remained consistent in their commitment to our partnership. We consider
HORN to be the best of the best, so we proudly name them our top distributor in
2013.”
BASF Kaolin presented
the accolade to HORN during an all-distributor meeting which coincided with the
American Coatings Show in Atlanta on April 8. Accepting the award on behalf of
HORN was Bob Ahn, president, HORN Industrial Division and Vince Anderson, vice
president, HORN Coatings and Building Materials.
“Earning this award
from our longest-standing principal supplier is a true honor,” said Anderson. “It
is a privilege to support BASF in serving our valued customers and industry throughout
the years. They are loyal and supportive partners with unmatched technical and
commercial support that set us up for success. We humbly accept this award and
will continue to aim higher than the precedent in serving our esteemed partners.”
HORN has been
representing BASF in the Western U.S. for more than 25 years and has a
longstanding partnership with the organization for more than 45 years. HORN’s
previous award wins for this award includes the years 2011, 2007, 2006, 2005,
2004 and 2001.
This announcement
marks the third accolade from a principal supplier recognizing HORN with top
honors for outstanding performance in 2013.
Contact 800-442-HORN
or visit
www.ethorn.com for more information.