The local subsidiary of power protection company, American Power Conversion (APC) has introduced an annual award to pay homage to its dealers.
The inaugural event, announcing the winners for 2000, took place in Johannesburg on 16 February 2001, with Drive Control securing the title of APC Distributor of the year. Fred Mitchell of Drive Control was named as Top Product Manager and Candice Buhrs of LAN Design was named as Top Sales Person.
Says Carl Kleynhans, country manager: southern Africa at APC: "We would like to congratulate the winners of our awards and to thank them for an outstanding performance in 2000".
"APC decided to establish this annual event as a means of strengthening relations with our local dealers and rewarding them for their dedication," he explains.
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American Power Conversion
Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (NASDAQ: APCC) is a leading provider of global, end-to-end availability enhancement solutions which include surge suppressors, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), DC-based power systems, precision cooling equipment, cabling and connectivity solutions, power conditioning equipment, related software, professional and consulting services for Nonstop Networking, as well as power purchasing solutions through energyOn.com, The World`s Online Energy Store. APC`s comprehensive products, services and accessory offering, which is designed for both home and corporate environments, improves the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. APC, which is headquartered in West Kingston, Rhode Island, reported sales of $1.337 billion for the year ended December 31, 1999 and is a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 company.
APC, through the APC Global Services (AGS) division, will offer an extended warranty, providing the customer with basic insurance against failures on Symmetra Power Array and single-phase UPS systems. The programme extends the factory warranty of the unit to two years and provides telephonic technical support. With the APC Extended Warranty programme the customer is guaranteed next business day delivery of parts at no extra charge for shipment of the UPS or Power Array system to and from the customer`s site. The APC Extended Warranty can be purchased anytime while the UPS or Power Array is still within its original warranty period