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Shnier Co. Wins Atlantic Floor Covering Association Awards

Toronto, October 13 th, 2005 – Shnier Co. is very proud to announce their nominations and results in three categories at the Atlantic Floor Covering Association awards held on Saturday, October 1 st, 2005 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Shnier was nominated in the following three categories; Customer Service Associate of the year, Salesperson of the year and Distributor/Manufacturer of the year.

Winner in the Customer Associate of the year category was Joyce Fry, Customer Service Associate at Shnier Co. To receive enough votes to win with such a potentially diverse field of nominees demonstrates how Joyce’s commitment to caring about all of Shnier’s customers in Atlantic Canada can have such a tremendous impact. Joyce’s great personality, smiling voice, attention to detail and genuine caring about our customers needs earned her this well deserved award.

Winner in the Salesperson of the year category for the second time in the past three years was Nancy Theriault, Sales Representative for Shnier Co. in Atlantic Canada. Nancy’s dedication to product knowledge, her great communication skills, her work ethic and honesty and strong relationships make her a perennial favorite for this award.

Finally, winner for Distributor/Manufacturer of the year for the second time in three years in Atlantic Canada was Shnier Co. Shnier Co. would like to extend a sincere thanks to the Atlantic Floor Covering Association, and their customers for these prestigious awards and nominations.

ABOUT SHNIER CO

Shnier Co. (a division of Gesco Industries Inc.) is Canada’s leading National Floor covering Solutions Company. Founded in 1938, the company sells and services over 4,000 residential and commercial flooring customers, offering value-add products, programs and services. Shnier Co. is headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, in a state-of-the-art, 255,000 square foot central logistics centre. G. E. Shnier’s national operations include six warehouse, sales office and/or showroom facilities across Canada.

For more information, please contact Kristi Contini, Marketing Coordinator, Shnier Co. at kcontini@gesco.ca, 905-789-3755 ext. 2285, or Jocelyn Huot, Dartmouth Branch Sales Manager at jhuot@gesco.ca, 902-468-9422 ext. 107.