NAFCD Gives Lifetime Achievement & Leadership Awards

Jan 18, 2013

The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) recently presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to Mort Creech, J.J. Haines & Co. (Glen Burnie, Md.); Ben Hagood, W.M. Bird & Company (Charleston, S.C.); and Ken Herriges, Herregan Distributors Inc. (Eagan, Minn.). Also, the association recently presented its 2012 Leadership in Action Award to Bill Simonson, Jaeckle Distributors (Madison, Wis.).

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