HDX Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Datalliance, presented its first-ever “Technology Partner of the Year” awards at the first-ever Aftermarket Distribution Summit held last week on Amelia Island, Fla.
ArvinMeritor was selected as the “Manufacturer Technology Partner of the Year” and Des Moines, Iowa-based Midwest Wheel Companies was named the “Distributor Technology Partner of the Year.” The awards were announced and presented to both companies during the closing reception at ADS.
As sponsor of the awards, HDX organized an independent board of distributors to nominate four top manufacturers and did the same with a board of manufacturers to nominate four top distributors. According to the announcement, the entire HDX distributor community voted to determine the winner of the manufacturer award. The HDX manufacturer community voted similarly for the distributor award.
“HDX congratulates ArvinMeritor and Midwest Wheel Companies. These two companies epitomize the spirit of this award,” said Edward Kuo, executive director of HDX Services. “Both have been proactive pushing HDX-specific projects like EDI, VMI and the Price File Library, as well as creating other company specific ways to enhance their relationships with their trading partners.
“They have also had active representatives on HDX standards committees and continually look for new ways to benefit the independent aftermarket side of this business. The criteria used for both awards were successful technology implementation, willingness to automate processes through new technologies, technology leadership and vision, and industry advocacy. Though there were many worthy companies nominated for the awards, ArvinMeritor and Midwest Wheel truly standout as technology leaders in our industry.”
