Wickford, England – September 22, 2008 – EAW recently honored this year’s top distributors in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region with an awards ceremony, held during PLASA08 in London. Receiving “Distributor of the Year” honors was Barcelona-based Pro3 & Co., EAW’s distributor for Spain. Petah Tikva-based Pro Touch Ltd., EAW’s Israeli distributor, won “Most Improved Distributor.” EAW’s distributor for the Netherlands, Amsterdam-based Holland PA Services BV, won “Most Consistent Distributor.” The awards were presented by European Sales Manager Sean Martin during the company’s annual EMEA Distributor Meeting at the Chelsea Football Stadium on September 6th.

Martin credits these key distributors, as well as the entire EAW EMEA sales force, with producing record numbers in the first half of 2008. He had particularly complimentary things to say about each of this year’s three award winners.

“Pro3 [2008 Distributor of the Year] has been EAW Europe’s number one distributor in terms of sales for the past few years. They have a great team who fully support and represent the brand exactly as it should be, so it is no surprise that this effort and enthusiasm is reflected in their stellar results.

“Pro Touch [2008 Most Improved Distributor] finds homes for a remarkable amount of EAW product in Israel. Their increase in sales volume in recent years is nothing short of meteoric. No stone is left unturned by Pro Touch.

“Holland PA [2008 Most Consistent Distributor] is one of EAW’s most long-standing distributors, and regardless of market or industry ups and downs, their performance never drops. They are possibly the archetypal distributor model to which all distributors should aspire.”

Martin continued, “These awards reflect EAW’s commitment and personal relationship with the distributor/sales force in the EMEA region. No one works harder than our distributors, and they help us post the numbers to prove it. These award-winners set a high bar, and I look forward to working with our entire team of distributors to match and surpass it through the rest of 2008 and into 2009.”

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	Photo File 1: Plasa_Sean_awards1.JPG Photo Caption 1: Pictured L-R: Shmulik Mazuz of Pro Touch Ltd., EAW’s Israeli Distributor and winner of “Most Improved Distributor” honors, and EAW European Sales Manager Sean Martin, at an awards ceremony at EAW’s annual EMEA Distributor Meeting at PLASA08.
	Photo File 2: Plasa_Sean_awards2.JPG Photo Caption 2: Pictured L-R: Martien Verdonk of Holland PA Service BV, EAW’s Distributor for the Netherlands and winner of “Most Consistent Distributor” honors, and EAW European Sales Manager Sean Martin, at an awards ceremony at EAW’s annual EMEA Distributor Meeting at PLASA08.
	Photo File 3: Plasa_Sean_awards3.JPG Photo Caption 3: Franc Gatell (Left) and Sylvia Baulies (Right) of Pro3 & Co., EAW’s Spanish Distributor and winner of “Distributor of the Year” honors, with EAW European Sales Manager Sean Martin (Center), at an awards ceremony at EAW’s annual EMEA Distributor Meeting at PLASA08.

 

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