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RH BROWN CO. RECEIVES INDUSTRY AWARD

Conveyor automation and industrial solution provider earns MHEDA “Most Valuable Partner” status for 10th consecutive year.

SEATTLE, WA. January 16, 2020 — R.H. Brown Co. has been awarded the prestigious MVP (Most Valuable Partner) Award. For the tenth consecutive year, since the Award’s inception, RH Brown has earned an MVP Award from the industry’s trade association, MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association).

Award recipients must satisfy a rigorous set of criteria with less than 10% of the association’s membership earning the award. As a 2020 MVP, RH Brown has successfully demonstrated a commitment to business excellence, professionalism and good stewardship. RH Brown customer, Chris Hasselman, the Project Manager at Smart Foodservices said of his work with RH Brown, “It’s not every day that we get to work with a business partner that is so invested in our success.”

To qualify for the annual MVP Award companies are required to provide evidence of their commitment to their partners in business including their customers, employees and suppliers. They must satisfy criteria in the following important areas:

  • Industry Advocacy
  • Customer Service & Safety Practices
  • Business Networking
  • Continuing Education
  • Business Best Practices

Our relationship with MHEDA, and working toward the MVP award each year, aligns with our commitment to exceeding our customer’s expectations and building an employee culture of personal and professional growth.” said R. Scott Larsen, president and owner, RH Brown Co.

“Achievement of MHEDA’s MVP status represents members who have demonstrated a commitment to their business and its employees, their industry and also to the communities within which they serve,” said Mike Vaughn, 2019 MHEDA Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of Liftech Equipment Companies in East Syracuse, NY.

RH Brown Co. provides material handling solutions to companies seeking increased efficiency with their production, throughput, or movement of goods. In 2008, the company launched LeanLogix, a software controls solution that manages automated applications in conveyor and warehouse systems. Founded in 1911, the company is a fourth-generation family-owned business with offices in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR. For more information, visit www.rhbrown.com.

The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is the premier trade association dedicated to serving all segments of the material handling business community. MHEDA represents close 650 companies in the material handling equipment business. Located in suburban Chicago, the association provides services to companies seeking to improve their business through education, networking, benchmarking and best practices. For more information, visit www.mheda.org.