MAPEI Celebrates 75th Anniversary with $75,000 Giveaway

The year 2012 marked the 75th anniversary for global manufacturer MAPEI Corp., and the company closed the year by giving away $75,000 to its customers in a sweepstakes that included a grand prize of $50,000.

"We thought the best way to celebrate our 75 years in business was to share the celebration with our business partners," said Luigi Di Geso, president and CEO of MAPEI Americas. In a press conference at Surfaces, Di Geso presented the grand prize winners, Jeff Bennett and Dale Walton of Fort Worth, Texas-based Business Flooring Specialists with a giant check for $50,000.

Pictured are (left to right): Jim Christian, C&C Wholesale Distributors; Jeff Bennett, co-owner of Business Flooring Specialists; Luigi Di Geso, president and CEO of MAPEI Americas; Dave Walton, co-owner of Business Flooring Specialists; and Dale Penland, MAPEI business development leader in the Fort Worth, Texas, area.

Other prizes in the sweepstakes included a first prize of a Polaris Ranger RZR XP 900 that went to John Laurie of Jack Laurie Flooring in Fort Wayne, Ind.; four second-place prizes of a 60-inch flat-screen LCD TV; and eight third-place prizes of an iPad tablet.

At the press conference, Di Geso said that "2012 was a great year" for MAPEI and noted that the manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and chemical building products now has 62 plants in 30 countries on five continents.