Spartan Receives Navigator Recognition from Strategic Market Alliance Group

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 the Navigator award for Supplier Achievement in Field Sales Excellence as judged by survey of SMA Member Distributors.

SMA’s Navigator recognition program acknowledges top performances in a number of important quantitative performance categories for the preceding year by both SMA Member Distributors, and by the group’s qualified suppliers.  Navigator recognition is also presented to suppliers based on feedback and results from SMA’s annual survey of member distributors.

“Navigator recognition is something very special to the associates of SMA,” said Dick McGann, President, Strategic Market Alliance.  “This recognition conveys our deeply-felt appreciation and respect for the efforts made by all of our supplier partners and member companies in service together to our mutual customers.”  

"Spartan exclusively sells through independent distribution," said John Swigart, President, Spartan Chemical. "This award acknowledges the dedication and partnership we have to this channel and with SMA distributors to secure their value and competitive position in the market."

The Navigator recognition award was presented by Dick McGann, President, Strategic Market Alliance and Jack Dietrich, Chief Operating Officer, Strategic Market Alliance during the Alliance™ Member-Supplier Conference 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Spartan was represented by John Swigart, President, Greg Ford, Vice President, Sales, and Bryan Mangum, General Sales Manager.

About Spartan Chemical Company
At Spartan Chemical Company, we make clean simple®.  We are a recognized leader in cleaning and sanitation solutions for the industrial and institutional market. As a proud US employer, Spartan formulates and manufactures high quality products from our state-of-the-art facility in Maumee, OH and sells both domestically and internationally through a select network of distribution. Spartan's products and services are used in building service contractor, education, food service and processing, health care, industrial, lodging/hospitality, and vehicle care markets.

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.