Herbeau Creations wins Excellence in Industry Award
(9/16/2003) Naples, FL - The Economic Development Council of Collier County announced the winners of the 2003 Excellence In Industry Awards at a luncheon held on Tuesday, September 16th. Approximately 500 representatives from Collier County businesses attended the event held at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples.
Herbeau Creations of America was selected as the winner of the Innovative Achievement Award in the Small Business category (1-25 employees). Innovative Achievement awards recognize those companies that demonstrate leadership within their industry.
Herbeau Listed in Inc 500
(6/4/2003) Herbeau Creations of America has been named one of America's entrepreneurial growth leaders by Inc magazine, which released its 2002 Inc 500 ranking of the nation's fastest growing private companies. The ranking appears in the magazine's special Inc 500 issue, which hit newsstands October 15.
The ranking is based on a company's percentage increase of sales from 1997 through 2001. Established in 1992, Herbeau Creations of America has achieved 514 per cent growth in the past five years. Herbeau Creations of America is the exclusive North American distributor for Herbeau, a world leader in the manufacture of upscale plumbing fixtures for the kitchen and bath.
"It is exciting and gratifying to be included in Inc magazine's extremely prestigious ranking," said Holger Baron, CEO Herbeau Creations of America. "It shows the spectacular results that may be achieved through focus and teamwork." John Koten, Inc Editor In Chief writes, "Herbeau Creations of America joins an elite group of growth companies that are making an important contribution to the U.S. economy."