These Reps are moving up

  • Prier Products appointed John Tew & Associates of Goldsboro, N.C., as its representative for North Carolina and South Carolina; Whitt Sales of Baton Rouge, La., for Louisiana and Mississippi; and Bulls-I Sales as an exclusive rep in Iowa and Nebraska.

  • Bystrom Associates Inc. of Seattle is the new manufacturers representative for Sussman Lifestyle Group, maker of steambath generators, sauna rooms, sauna heaters and towel warmers. Bystrom will cover the Pacific Northwest.

  • Price Pfister named Access Marketing of Detroit as its 2004 Agency of the Year. The award is based on an agency's ability to exceed sales goals, as well as other criteria including continuous growth and performance.

  • The Chicago Faucet Co. recently named Tucson, Ariz.-based Renco - Arizona its 2003 Rep of the Year. President George Vandergrift and Jeff Maples (Sales) of Renco were presented with an award from Chicago Faucets management.

  • Basco Shower Door Co. recently presented the following awards to its sales representatives: Founder's Cup - Bill Boehnlein, Bill Boehnlein Sales Inc., Hudson, Wis.; Sales Rep of the Year - Dominion Marketing Inc., Timonium, Md.; Eastern Regional Sales Rep of the Year - Group One Inc., Rochester/Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Western Regional Sales Rep of the Year - Bill Boehnlein Sales Inc., Hudson, Wis.; Central Regional Sales Rep of the Year - Pro Spec Sales Inc., Westlake, Ohio; and Customer Service All-Pro Award - Rex Sales, St. Louis.

  • Richard “Buddy” McMahon joined Creative Bath Sales, a manufacturers rep for the decorative plumbing industry, as its metro New York rep.