Virginia Air, Richmond, Va., was the first place winner in York's National Distributor Contest. A York distributor since 1987, Virginia Air operates 13 locations in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The company received a $10,000 grand prize package including a Dell desktop computer and thermal electronic white board.
The contest rewards distributors that use York's sales and marketing programs and promotions. Distributors are grouped by size and earn points according to their performance in 19 different categories, ranging from product mix and total sales growth to participation in a variety of York programs like co-marketing.