From left to right: Ken Rothgeb, vice president and general manager, air conditioning division, Rheem; Bob Campbell, MCN Distributors, Inc.; Terry Grissman, Design Air; Fred Tamberelli, United Supply Co.; Buddy Wallace, Southern Pipe & Supply; Rick Luke, Century Air Conditioning Supply; Scott Hager, Ferguson Enterprises, El Paso, Texas; Jay Kaiser, ACME Refrigeration of Baton Rouge; Jody & Matt McGarry, ABR Wholesalers; and Chris Peel, senior vice president & COO, Rheem.

ATLANTA — Rheem recently announced its 2012 Premier Performers, an annual honor the company has for its highest-achieving Rheem and Ruud distributors.
The 2012 Platinum Premier Performers were: Design Air, Kimberly, Wis.; MCN Distributors, Inc., Fairfield, N.J.; Southern Pipe & Supply, Meridian, Miss.; and United Supply Co., Baltimore. Design Air, MCN Distributors, and Southern Pipe & Supply distribute Rheem products, while United Supply Co. is a Ruud distributor.

Rheem also recognized the following as 2012 Gold Premier Performers: ABR Wholesalers, Rochester, N.Y.; ACME Refrigeration, Baton Rouge, La.; Century Air Conditioning Supply, Houston; and Ferguson Enterprises, El Paso, Texas. Century Air Conditioning is a Ruud distributor while ABR Wholesalers, ACME Refrigeration, and Ferguson Enterprises distribute Rheem products.

“Rheem is proud to honor these Premier Performers for their exceptional achievements. We value our distributors and this is one way we can celebrate those who go above and beyond as partners,” said Ken Rothgeb, vice president and general manager, sales and marketing, air conditioning division, Rheem. “It has been a pleasure working with these remarkable companies, and we look forward to continuing these successful partnerships in the future.”