Smyrna, Ga. -- Halstead, a member of the HMTX family of companies, was recently honored by The Home Depot with the 2019 Supplier Partner of the Year award for Flooring. The award showcases the strong partnership between The Home Depot and Halstead, recognizing the achievements of the company-wide operations that support The Home Depot in the LVT segment.

The annual Home Depot award celebration honors winners across multiple product categories. This year’s event was held at the Cobb Galleria Convention Center in Atlanta with over 3500 people in attendance.

“I am very humbled by this award as the year-over-year competition is always fierce," said Eric Anderson, executive vice president of sales for Halstead. "I am extremely proud of our team who made this award possible. Each member continuously strives for excellence, provides solution-based thinking, and does not fear risk. Everyone on the Halstead team is creative and enthusiastic. High expectations of themselves and each other, coupled with a great desire to win, truly makes them the Dream Team of the LVT industry.”

Harlan Stone, HMTX Industries CEO, added, “It is a great honor to receive this award. We pride ourselves on driving customer value by introducing innovation and on-trend designs. Our new Scratch Protect coating on the Lifeproof Vinyl Plank category provides The Home Depot’s customers with the most scratch resistant vinyl plank in the marketplace, leading to a fantastic customer experience. Additionally, our investment in a state-of-the-art 160,000 square foot DC in Rincon, Ga., fulfills our ability to always provide job lot quantities and best-in-class turn time on orders.”

Halstead has been a strategic partner to The Home Depot since 1980 and during that time has been repeatedly recognized for its success with various awards.

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