Twenty-Two Wilbert Licensees Recognized For Special Achievements
BROADVIEW, IL, March 13, 2015 – Twenty-two Wilbert Licensees were recognized with awards for their sales accomplishments in 2014 at the Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc (WFSI) Annual Sales Meeting.
Whited Cemetery Services, Menifee, CA, was honored with the Special Achievement Award for their outstanding success in gaining new Wilbert burial vault business among the funeral establishments they serve throughout southern California.
Two awards for sales growth in lined burial vaults were presented. Norwalk Wilbert Vault Company, Bridgeport, CT, received the award for the greatest growth in the number of lined burial vaults interred in 2014 over 2013. Evans Eagle Burial Vault, Inc., Enola, PA, earned the award for the greatest percentage increase in lined burial vaults.
Cremation product sales growth was also recognized with the award for the greatest growth in units presented to Keating Wilbert Vault Company, Wilbraham, MA, while the greatest percentage growth in cremation products was earned by Alabama Wilbert Inc., Albertville, AL. Also in the cremation category was the WilbertDirect award acknowledging Norwalk Wilbert Vault Company, Bridgeport, CT, for the highest sales increase in cremation products sold through WilbertDirect.com, WFSI’s ecommerce website.
Sixteen Wilbert Licensees received the Wilbert 110% Club award, recognizing those whose 2014 burial vault sales were at least 110% of those in 2013. Recipients were:
McNeill, Inc., Andalusia, AL
Gulf Coast Wilbert, Inc., Crestview, FL
Sexton Wilbert Corporation, Sullivan, IN
Terre Haute Wilbert Burial Vault Co., Inc., Terre Haute, IN
Wilbert Funeral Services, Manhattan, KS
Baton Rouge Wilbert Burial Vault Co., Baton Rouge, LA
Brown-Wilbert, Inc., Morris, MN
Evans Eagle Burial Vault, Inc., Enola, PA
Wilbert of Pittsburgh, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Charleston Wilbert Vault Co., Summerville, SC
Chattanooga Wilbert Vault Company, Chattanooga, TN
Bolton Concrete Products, Johnson City, TN
Wilbert Burial Vaults, Inc., Knoxville, TN
Ott Wilbert Vault Co., Galveston, TX
Brown-Wilbert, Inc., Hurley, WI
Brown-Wilbert, Inc., Superior, WI
“We congratulate all of these Wilbert Licensees for their excellent sales accomplishments,” said Mark Klingenberger, Vice-President Sales & Marketing, WFSI. “While Wilbert products are known for quality, it is the Wilbert Licensees who make it all happen and are responsible for delivering that consistent high quality in service and products. We congratulate those who went even more above and beyond in 2014 as recognized with these achievement awards.”
To learn more about Wilbert Funeral Services or to find a local Wilbert Licensee, visit WFSI’s Funeral Professional website at www.wilbert.com/funeral-professionals.
