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’ OUTSTANDING — V. W. Taylor, front, right, buyer for Sears Roebuck and Co., Chicago, presents Richard Mayor, vice president, sales of Oxford Tile Co. here, with a copy of Sears’ first ( 1895) catalogue during ceremonies at the local plant I Thursday morning. The plant was given Sears’ 1970 Symbol of Excellence Award.Others pictured in the front row, I to r, Kenneth Moyer, Oxford's general manager; Chester Wardeska, controller;Oxford Tile Cited by■and Ronald May, president of Local 241, International Brotherhood of Operative Potters. Wardeska received the award on behalf of administrative personnel, and May on behalf of union employes. At the rear, 1 to r, T. J. Gaughan, of Sears Co.; Robert Weil, Sales Rrpesentative; G. D. Agnew, former Oxford Tile president, now a consultant; and Mike McClelland, sales assistant to Mayor. |Sears, Roebuck Co.given “for efficiency, high quality standards and shipping merchandise on time.”The Oxford Tile name was placed in nomination by a Sears’ buyer. Then a special committee studied all the nominations, queried the Sears people in re- * tail stores, catalogue operations and warehouses, as well as * Sears Merchandise Development 1 and Testing Laboratory. Each of ' these units agreed that Oxford 1 Tile Co. had done an outstanding 1 job.Richard Mayor, Oxford Tile vice president for sales, said Sears places a high value on their suppliers and “we value our relationship with them. Sears relationship with Oxford Tile Co. is really a partnership between producer and distributor.” 1I Oxford Tile Co., which by V. F. Taylor, Chicago, buyer cials the award is “Sears way of I operates a plant here, has earn- for the mail order company. telling you we appreciate the ed Sears, Roebuck Co.’s 1970 Only 319 of the more than excellent job you are doing. It is 1 Symbol of Excellence Award. 20,000 manufacturers who sup- also our way of recognizing the | The award, the highest honor ply products to Sears are direct contribution you are mak-, that Sears bestows on a sup- receiving the Symbol of Ex- ing to Sear's reputation for plier, was presented to company cellence this year. quality merchandise.”officials here yesterday morning} Taylor told Oxford Tile offi- This recognition, he said, isI(
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Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio, US
Fri, May 15, 1970
Page 22
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