2017 Supply House Times Manufacturers Rep of the Year: Bongard Corp.
Congratulations to our 2017 Manufacturers Rep of the Year: Bongard Corp. of Forest Lake, Minn. Succession planning, strategic acquisitions and a commitment to its staff helps Midwest-based Bongard Corp. take customer service to the next level.
2017 Supply House Times Manufacturers Representative of the Year
From left: Bongard Corp. founder Ron Bongard, Owner and CEO Pete Mayer and Sales Director Mark Mayer outside TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Bongard started the rep firm in 1975 and completed a succession plan with Pete Mayer in 2013. Mark Mayer Is a 10-year company veteran.
2017 Supply House Times Manufacturers Representative of the Year
Bongard’s mission statement says in part: “Our sales agency is committed to providing unwavering quality and service that exceeds our customers’ expectations. We continually look for ways to improve quality and add value to our services.”
2017 Supply House Times Manufacturers Representative of the Year
Bongard’s outside sales team includes, from left: Max Woodrich, Mark Mayer, Ron Bongard, Pete Mayer, Brian Nielson, Mike Smeed, Ace Vollmer and Bob Wanberg. Bongard does business in five states.
2017 Supply House Times Manufacturers Rep-resentative of the Year
Pete Mayer calls his inside sales team “the backbone of this agency.” Pictured from left: Ryan Varva, Steve Johnson, Bob Bongard and Kathy Schug (the longest-tenured Bongard employee). Photo by Mike Miazga/Supply House Times
2017 Supply House Times Manufacturers Rep-resentative of the Year
Pete Mayer and Schug are shown at the University of Minnesota softball field with the currently-under-construction Athletes Village in the background. Bongard has been involved with numerous high-profile projects in the Twin Cities, including ones at the university as well as TCF Bank Stadium, the new home of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.
2017 Supply House Times Manufacturers Rep-resentative of the Year
Back to front, Mark Mayer, Vollmer and Wanberg demonstrate Liberty Pumps products in a display trailer Bongard specifically developed to take the pump manufacturer’s product line in the field to customers.
2017 Supply House Times Manufacturers Rep-resentative of the Year
From left: Bob Bongard, Johnson and Varva in the 17,500-square-foot stocking warehouse at company headquarters in Forest Lake, Minn.