True Value recognizes vendor achievement

Eleven companies were recognized during True Value Co.'s annual vendor award banquet, including a "service provider of the year."

The full list of winners are as follows:

Hardware: Kidde

Tools: ShopVac

Paint: Tricam Industries

Plumbing: Pentair Water 

Electrical: Energizer

Home: Georgia Pacific

Lumber and Building Materials: Customer Building Products

Seasonal: Inliten

Lawn and Garden: S.C. Johnson

Global Sourcing: Boxer

Non-merchandise Service Provider of the Year: Bank of America Merrill Lynch 

Pentair Water was also recognized as overall "Merchandising Partner of the Year."

The awards were announced at the Chicago-based co-op's annual vendor award banquet in Chicago.