Hunter Industries Honors 25 Landscape Professionals with Trailblazer Awards

Hunter Industries’ Trailblazer Awards have been presented to 25 landscape professionals who demonstrated exceptional and sales marketing skills in 2003, reported Michael Cucchiara, Hunter vice president of sales for the Americas.

The award winners were announced at the Hunter Industries’ distributor meeting, held at the Aviara Four Seasons Resort, located near San Diego, California. More than 500 industry representatives attended the event.

"Each year Hunter Trailblazer Awards recognize outstanding individuals in irrigation distribution who have made significant contributions to the growth and success of the landscape industry," said Cucchiara.

The honorees each received a dramatic wildlife print from photographer Tom Mangelsen‘s Images of Nature photo gallery.

The Trailblazers and their companies include:

Sean Billante, Aqua-Flo Supply, Inc; Ron Baker and Ron Milenski, BISCO; Dan Taglia, BPS Sprinkler Irrigation; Greg Kent, CPS Distributors; David Hurley, 2M Company Inc; Wes Brazelton, DBC Irrigation; Martin Miyashiro, Diamond Head Sprinkler; Pat Ardoin and Doug Meyerholtz, Ewing Irrigation Products; Gary Hoffman, Florida Irrigation Supply; Scott Bennett, Ruben Gonzalez and Dave Richmond, Horizon; Greg Ustanik, Irrigation Supply, Inc; Jeff Bauman, Mike Clendenin, Mike Finlayson, Jeff Fleming, Andy Lindquist, Jason Stoddard, Matt Storch and Terry Nigg, John Deere Landscapes; Rob Gamer, Metro Irrigation Supply Co; and Ron Bousquet, Reams Sprinkler Supply.

Hunter Industries is among the world’s leading manufacturers of irrigation equipment for turf, landscape and golf courses. Hunter products are sold exclusively through professional irrigation distributors in 80 countries worldwide.