Nichols recognizes Essity as the 2018 Supplier of the Year


Nichols Paper and Supply hosted their annual Supplier Dinner on Monday, March 4, 2019, at the Amway Grand Hotel. The annual event celebrates their strategic suppliers and supplier representatives from the prior year.

On a yearly basis, Nichols sales representatives and management team are surveyed about their suppliers and supplier representatives. There were six prestigious awards presented at the 2018 Nichols Supplier Awards Ceremony and the winners were:

 • Nichols 2018 Supplier of the Year: Essity
 • Nichols 2018 Supplier of the Year Runner Up: Spartan Chemical Company, Inc.
 • Nichols 2018 Supplier Representative of the Year: Kathryn Siegel, Essity
 • Nichols 2018 Supplier Representative of the Year: Brian Barr, Century Flexible Packaging
 • Nichols 2018 YOU FIRST: Pat Coyle, Procter & Gamble
 • Nichols 2018 Innovation Award: Dan Copple, SC Johnson Professional

"We base our awards on products, responsiveness, creative solutions, innovation and sales," said Kevin Rahrig, Nichols Chief Operating Officer. "The winners this year all played a strategic part in our growth as a leading distributor in the Great Lakes Region."