Spartan Chemical Receives Two Supplier Recognition Awards from Strategic Market Alliance Group

NASHVILLE. TN. — June 27, 2017 — Spartan Chemical Company, Inc., a recognized leader in the formulation and manufacture of sustainable cleaning and sanitation solutions for the industrial and institutional market, was recognized by Strategic Market Alliance (SMA) and presented with the group’s Navigator award for both Field Sales Excellence and Largest Percentage Growth.

SMA’s Navigator Recognition program acknowledges top performances from the preceding year by both SMA Member Distributors, and by the Group’s Qualified Suppliers. Spartan Chemical was recognized with SMA’s Navigator award for Supplier Achievement in Field Sales Excellence; an award based on the results of SMA’s annual survey of Member Distributors, as well as Largest Percentage Growth with SMA Member Distributors.

“The Spartan Chemical sales team has a shared unity of purpose in serving our mutual customers, the end-users, who put our products and services to use each and every day. Results from our annual survey of members bear this out, and we are pleased to recognize Spartan with our Navigator Award for Field Sales Excellence,” said Dick McGann, President, Strategic Market Alliance. “Spartan’s commitment to our membership also resulted in the largest percentage growth year over year,” continued McGann, “and we were excited to present them with a second award, recognizing these efforts. ”

"It’s such an honor to receive two awards. The entire Spartan organization has been developed around the distributor. Everything we do from innovation, sales structure, to manufacturing is intended for one objective – to help our distributor partners grow their business," said John Swigart, President, Spartan Chemical.

“It’s not altruistic; it’s imperative to our success,” Swigart also added. “To put it quite simply, if they don’t grow… we don’t grow. This year, we have invested heavily in products, innovation, technology, and human capital. It is such an awesome confirmation of our strategic direction to be recognized through these awards by SMA.”

The award was presented to Spartan Chemical by Dick McGann, President, Strategic Market Alliance during Alliance™ Member-Supplier Conference 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Spartan Chemical was represented by John Swigart, President, and Greg Ford, Vice President of Sales.

About Strategic Market Alliance
Strategic Market Alliance is an interdependent member-owned cooperative serving as a catalyst for optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of all stakeholders within our sphere of influence. Comprised of North America's leading janitorial, sanitation and foodservice distributors, SMA's mission is to create value-based business solutions that result in mutually beneficial and sustainable partnerships between suppliers, member distributor owners and our mutual customers.

About Spartan Chemical Company
Spartan Chemical Company, Inc. has been a recognized leader in the formulation and manufacture of sustainable cleaning and sanitation solutions for the industrial and institutional market since 1956. A proud US employer, Spartan manufactures high quality products from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Maumee, OH and sells both domestically and internationally through a selective network of distribution. Spartan's chemical products and services are used in building service contractor, education, health care, food service and processing, lodging/hospitality, and industrial markets.