May 20, 2009 - Canton, MA - In conjunction with its 25^th anniversary, Pro-Link, a leading jansan-focused buying and marketing group, has just completed its annual meeting in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, with the awards banquet held at the International Balloon Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

As part of the festivities to mark Pro-Link’s 25^th birthday, the founding members were honored with a special birthday cake (in attendance: Bernard Casey, Phil Consolino, JD Mirto, Lynne Kirsner, and Richard Casey, pictured right).

 

According to Paul Lemieux, President of Pro-Link, Members celebrated the past, and were excited about the future throughout the three-and-a-half-day annual meeting.

 

Along with business meetings and a supplier tradeshow, attendees took part in Pro-Link’s annual golf tournament, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle ride through the desert, and tours of Albuquerque.

 

Awards Given

At each annual meeting, Pro-Link also honors members and suppliers that have excelled in sales or in providing assistance to the group. This year’s award winners by category are:

 

- Distributor Link: Scoles Floorshine, Farmingdale, New Jersey
- Distributor of the Year: Bell Janitorial, Ogden, Utah (Bell Janitorial's Daren Bell
and Mike Tanner accepting the award from Pro-Link's Paul Lemieux pictured
right)
- Supplier Link Award Winner: Wausau Paper, Harrodsburg, KY
- Supplier of the Year: Berry Plastics, Minneapolis, MN
- Regional Manager of the Year: Erik Webb

 

“This was without question one of our best [annual] meetings ever,” says Lemieux. “Our members value this organization. That was obvious and why we are now beginning our 26^th year of operation.”