Georgia-Pacific Professional Receives Best Customer Award
Georgia-Pacific Professional, a janitorial and sanitation industry leader of tissue, towel and wiper solutions, was awarded the “Best Customer Service Award” in the disposables category for providing outstanding booth service during the 2009 ISSA/INTERCLEAN trade show Oct. 6-9 in Chicago. During the first two days of the event, distributors, contractors and in-house service providers voted for exhibitors that demonstrated great customer service skills, met attendees’ needs and offered useful solutions to booth guests.
“Georgia-Pacific Professional is honored to be recognized by our customers and industry partners as a distinguished exhibitor at this year’s ISSA trade show,” said Bill Sleeper, president of Georgia-Pacific Professional. “Our clients remain an integral component to our continued success within the industry, and Georgia-Pacific Professional is committed to offering outstanding service at every stage of the process.”
As a leading supplier of janitorial and sanitation paper products, Georgia-Pacific Professional is an avid participant in the annual ISSA trade show and other industry activities. In addition to receiving the Customer Service Award at this year’s trade show, Georgia-Pacific Professional’s president, Bill Sleeper, was announced as a manufacturer director for ISSA’s board of directors. The company was also recognized as a core committee member of ISSA’s new Information-Based Environmental Labeling (IBEL) initiatives that will work to develop a new labeling standard for the cleaning industry products.
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