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Awards and Recognition
Aug. 12, 2009: Summit won TED Magazine’s Overall Best of the Best award for the first time for its Web site www.summit.com.The redesigned site was chosen from more than 300 entries to take the top distributor award.
The award represents overall best marketing practices in the electrical industry, according to the magazine’s online newsletter announcing the winners at the end of the industry’s AdVenture Sales & Marketing Conference held in Chicago Aug. 9-12. The Web site first won in the Web site category. An entry must win its category before being considered for the higher award. Summit also won in the large distributor direct promotion category for the 2008 holiday season’s special “Truck & Buck – Don’t Forget Your Little Helper.”
July 16, 2009: Hayata North America, an international maker of stainless steel cable tiesand banding for marine
and offshore applications, named Summit Electric Supply its Distributor of the Year for leading the U.S. in sales of
Hayata products in 2008.
June 2009: Summit was ranked #22 among the nation’s Top 200 electrical distributors by Electrical Wholesaling magazine based on sales of $384 million.
May 2009: Summit was named a “Corporate Hero” by The New Mexico Business Weekly, the state’s leading business publication, for the company’s community outreach and philanthropy. The purpose of the awards is to highlight the positive impact that corporations have and the many creative ways they find to help and support their community.
February 6, 2009: Summit Electric Supply won the Pro Patria Award for demonstrating exceptional support for its employees who participate in the National Guard and Reserve.
October, 2008: Summit's CFO and Treasurer Russel Hiller is recognized as a "Top Performing CFO" in the large-business category from the New Mexico Business Weekly.
August 12, 2008: Summit wins "Best of the Best" marketing awards from the National Association of Electrical Distributors in direct promotion category and public relations category for the press coverage surrounding the donation to the Army National Guard unit stationed in Iraq December 2007. A music-themed sales conference dubbed "Jam Session" and a Houston counter redesign effort garnered honorable mentions in event and merchandising categories.
August 2008: Victor Jury Jr. is selected as a "Power Broker" by the New Mexico Business Weekly for a second time.
July 2008: Summit ranked #27 among Top 200 distributors by Electrical Wholesaling magazine, based on 2007 sales of about $340 million.
June 2008: The Army National Guard recognizes Summit, and Mary Lucero, for support of the troops during the holiday season. Lucero accepted a flag mosaic on behalf of the company from Gen. Kenny Montoya.
May 23, 2008: New Mexico Business Weekly publishes Jury's column "Good to Great in Giving" that explains his philosophy of philanthropy.
March 18, 2008: Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce honors Summit with its Community Star award in the large-business category for the company's contributions to the community.
June 26, 2007: Up one spot from 2006, Summit is ranked No. 22 in the annual Top 200 list compiled by Electrical Wholesaling magazine, with 2006 revenue of $337,000,000.
June 22, 2007: Summit is named in New Mexico Business Weekly's list of "Fast Trackers," companies noted for their growth rates. Summit ranked #16 among 25 in the large business category.
March 2007: Summit wins "Best of the Best" marketing awards from the National Association of Electrical Distributors in the print advertising category.
March 2006: Summit wins "Best of the Best" marketing awards from the National Association of Electrical Distributors in merchandising and direct promotion categories.
September 30, 2005: Victor Jury Jr. is listed as a "Power Broker" in New Mexico Business Weekly's annual Power magazine.
March 2005: Summit wins "Best of the Best" marketing awards from the National Association of Electrical Distributors for a Web site redesign.
November 10, 2004: In balloting at the annual New Mexico Private 100 luncheon, Summit is named the Most Admired Company in the state.
October 28, 2004: Summit wins a VIVA Award from the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry, the local arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. VIVA represents vision, investment, vitality and action.
March 2004: Summit wins "Best of the Best" marketing awards from the National Association of Electrical Distributors in the direct promotion category.
April 30, 2003: Summit receives an Ethics in Business Award in the large-business category. Awards are presented to businesses that demonstrate "the highest ethical conduct and social responsibility."
March 2003: Summit is featured in cover story of The Electrical Distributor (TED) magazine. The article, headlined "30 Seconds to Perfection," is a general overview of Summit and Vic Jury's management style and principles.
March 2002: Summit wins "Best of the Best" marketing awards from the National Association of Electrical Distributors in the categories of print advertising and integrated promotional campaign.
May 23, 1997: Summit received a third certificate of excellence for its just-in-time contract with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Summit had worked on the Milagro Gamma Ray Observatory Project for more than two years.
November 1996: Summit is ranked No. 6 in the annual New Mexico Private 100 listing of the state's top privately owned companies.
March 1996: Summit receives a second certificate of excellence for its just-in-time systems contract with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Service levels for the Lab were at 99.3 percent.
November 1995: Summit secures the premium domain name of www.summit.com and debuts its first Web site.
March 1995: Summit receives a certificate of excellence for its just-in-time systems contract with Los Alamos National Laboratory.
February 1989: Summit and its three founders are featured on the cover of Electrical Wholesaling magazine. The article praises Summit's expertise with just-in-time systems contracts, which are hailed as "The Wave of the Future."
