{"id":471,"date":"2015-01-23T12:09:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T12:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=471"},"modified":"2015-01-23T12:09:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T12:09:09","slug":"morrison-awarded-2015-mheda-mvp-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/morrison-awarded-2015-mheda-mvp-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrison Awarded 2015 MHEDA MVP Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Morrison\" href=\"http:\/\/www.morrison-ind.com\" target=\"_blank\">Morrison Industrial Equipment Co.<\/a> has been awarded MVP status by the <a title=\"MHEDA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mheda.org\" target=\"_blank\">Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA)<\/a> for the fourth consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify, the company was required to provide evidence of its commitment to partners in business including customers, employees and suppliers. It satisfied criteria in the following important areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Industry Relations<\/li>\n<li>Customer Relations<\/li>\n<li>Peer-to-Peer Networking<\/li>\n<li>Training for Employees<\/li>\n<li>Business Best Practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Al and Mary Morrison founded <a title=\"Morrison\" href=\"http:\/\/www.morrison-ind.com\" target=\"_blank\">Morrison Industrial Equipment<\/a> in 1953 as a family-owned and family-minded company, along with sons, Bill, Jack and Dick. It was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, chosen because of it&#8217;s diverse industrial base and strong family values. They began with six employees, and one collective focus\u2014customer service.<\/p>\n<p>MHEDA is a trade association dedicated to serving the material handling business community. Over 600 distributor and manufacturer companies worldwide utilize MHEDA&#8217;s resources to help their business stay competitive and employees stay connected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morrison Industrial Equipment Co. has been awarded MVP status by the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) for the fourth consecutive year. To qualify, the company was required to provide evidence of its commitment to partners in business including customers, employees and suppliers. 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