David Weekley Homes has announced the 24 winners of its 14th annual Partner of Choice Awards, through which the builder recognizes its trade partners and suppliers for excellent performance. Seventeen suppliers received the “A,A” Award, which recognizes suppliers for exceptional quality and service, and seven received the “A” award for either exceptional quality or service.
Each of David Weekley’s service partners is evaluated on a quarterly basis through the builder’s supplier evaluation platform, anchored by the National Trading Partner Survey. During the quarterly survey, roughly 1,000 David Weekly Homes team members at all levels of the company rate the performance of their suppliers on a 1-to-10. Evaluation areas include quality, service, reliability, communication, timeliness, and follow-through, among others.
This year, 17 of David Weekley’s trade partners received the “A,A” Partners of Choice Award:
- A Better Blind
- Beacon Roofing Supply
- Dow Chemical
- DuPont
- Entrematic
- GAF
- Honeywell
- InSinkErator®
- James Hardie Building Products
- Moen
- Owens Corning
- Seybro Door & Weatherstrip Co.
- Simpson Strong-Tie Company
- Skelton Business Equipment
- SRS Distribution
- Trane
- Weyerhaeuser Company
Seven of David Weekley’s trade partners received the “A” award:
- Acme Brick - Quality
- Boise Cascade - Service
- BSH Home Appliances - Quality
- HomeTeam Pest Defense - Quality
- LiftMaster - Service
- LP Building Products - Quality
- Uponor - Quality
A total of 200 companies were evaluated this year, of which 9% achieved “A,A” status. Many of this year’s winners have received multiple Partner of Choice awards over the past several years, including James Hardie Building Products, an 11-time winner, and Dow Chemical, which has met “A,A” criteria throughout the lifetime of the award.
“Today’s home buyer is more informed and has higher expectations than ever before,” says Bill Justus, vice president of supply chain services for David Weekley Homes. “We will continue to rely on our strongest National Trading Partners to help us deliver a buying experience that is unsurpassed in the home building industry.”
