Strategic Market Alliance (SMA), Charlotte, North Carolina, closed its Annual Supplier – Member conference in Denver, with an evening gala and recognition ceremony at Wings Over the Rockies Air Museum, a unique banquet venue on the former Lowery Air Force Base.

The following SMA Member Distributor organizations were recognized with SMA Navigator awards for superior performance in supporting qualified supplier partnership: Brady Industries; Arrow Paper; Imperial Bag and Paper Company; Joshen Paper & Packaging;
Cosgrove Enterprises; Philip Rosenau Company; Liberty Distributors; Walter E. Nelson Company; Nassco, Inc.;  All Florida Paper; Alliance Paper & Foodservice; Russell Hall Company; and Superior Solutions.

In addition, Dart Container and Spartan Chemical Company, Inc., were SMA Suppliers recognized with Navigator awards for their support of SMA Members in the area of Field Sales Excellence. Dart Container, 3M and GOJO were recognized in the area of Product Innovation.

"Winning an SMA Navigator trophy is acknowledgement of extraordinary partnership and commitment of the distributors of SMA, in service to their end-user customers," says Dick McGann, president and CEO of Strategic Market Alliance.

SMA also recognized superior performances from suppliers and members in the use of O.S.C.A.R., the buying group’s proprietary sales preparedness application. 

Supplier recognition was awarded to Deb USA and Rubbermaid Commercial Products. Distributors that were recognized included Brady Industries; Philip Rosenau Company; Brame Specialty Company; and Schneider Paper Products.