EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER
Congratulations,
Derrick Ward!
Position Shipping Associate
ETHOS Value Chase Perfection
Time at Powertex 5 Years
Favorite Part of PTX The freedom to be yourself while still getting the job done.
“Derrick makes it his mission each day to make sure we get every order shipped out that we possibly can. Even staying late if necessary.”
FUN FACTS ABOUT DERRICK
Favorite Food
Chicken
Desired superpower
Ability to read minds
Fun Fact
Loves 80s pop culture
Favorite Activity
Going to baseball games
Thank you to all who nominated their fellow teammates. Keep the nominations rolling! Who is doing great things? Who is always lending a hand? Who is just awesome? Start voting for Q2!
NEW PARTNERSHIPS
Program The Toro Company (Toro, Exmark, Ventrac, Irritrol, Unique Lighting Systems, Ditch Witch, and Boss)
"The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) is a leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment including turf and landscape maintenance, snow and ice management, underground utility construction, rental and specialty construction, and irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions. With sales of $3.1 billion in fiscal 2019, The Toro Company’s global presence extends to more than 125 countries through a family of brands that includes Toro, Ditch Witch, Exmark, BOSS Snowplow, Ventrac, American Augers, Subsite Electronics, HammerHead, Trencor, Unique Lighting Systems, Irritrol, Hayter, Pope, Lawn-Boy and Radius HDD. The Toro Company and its family of brands help customers care for golf courses, sports fields, construction sites, public green spaces, commercial and residential properties and agricultural operations.
Combined annual promotional product spend for all North America TTC business units, facilities, distributors and dealers is approximately $4M. They have over 3000 dealers and their goal is to add 150-200 more this year.
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Powertex has partnered with The Toro Company to be their strategic partner in dealer onboarding, trade show planning, and growing direct-to-consumer sales.
We are excited to add The Toro Company to the Powertex family!
Account Team Brenda Melbinger, Eric Goetz, Drew Worth, Emma Newman, Hannah Erickson, and Kelsey Tyznik
Launch Dates Toro/Irritrol/ULS (late April 2023), Exmark (Mid-April), Ventrac (March 2023), Ditch Witch (June 2023)
COMPANY CELEBRATIONS
WORK ANNIVERSARIES
Kim Jenner, Embroidery Lead - 12 years
Chris Shere, Production Scheduler - 8 years
Travis VanBeek, Distribution Lead - 7 years
Lyndsey Johnson, Graphic Designer - 1 year
Kandi Burchett, Packaging Lead - 1 year
Rodney Duncan, Print Assistant - 10 years
Josh Pettis, Business Development Manager - 7 years
Alanda Broman, E-Marketing Assistant - 2 years
Kelsey Tyznik, Account Manager - 1 year
Kimberly Vesely, Receptionist/Customer Service - 3 years
WELCOME NEW HIRES
Tim Johnson, Receiving Associate
Nate Bodi, Design Intern
Derick Kensmoe, Production Manager
Shannyn Chesley, Account Manager
PTX STATS
$5.59MM
Q1 Written Sales
(-3.58% YOY)
$6.59MM
Q1 Invoiced Sales
(+30.08% YOY)
OUR ETHOS
THE LATEST FROM PTX GIVES
NAMI POP-UP SHOP
Store opens May 1st
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
To support their cause, our team designed a limited-edition tee to sell through the PTX Gives online pop-up shop with proceeds being donated in full to the organization. Be on the lookout for an announcement for when the pop-up shop launches May 1!
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