April 3, 2015—PPG Automotive Refinish named Pennsylvania-based BAPS Auto Paint & Supply its 2014 Platinum Distributor of the Year.
The announcement was made by Bob Wenzinger, director of the PPG Platinum Distributor program, during the awards dinner at the annual PPG Platinum Distributor Conference held March 5–8 at the Lowes Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, Fla.
BAPS co-owner Dean Berkheimer, also a past FenderBender Award runner-up, accepted the award for the company.
“I was surprised and, of course, excited and grateful," Berkheimer said of winning the award. "We have a great team and everyone in our organization has worked very hard to reach this level. Being worthy of recognition as Platinum Distributor of the Year is a great honor and reward for our work."
BAPS has six stores in three states—Pennsylvania, Maryland and Massachusetts—with 106 employees serving PPG customers throughout the area.