Pitt Auto Electric Company was awarded Shindaiwa's "Distributor of the Year" award for 1999-2000. Tom Bunch, President of Shindaiwa, presented the award at the national sales meeting in Oregon and will be visiting Pittsburgh in March to personally congratulate the staff of Pitt Auto.

Shindaiwa Eastern Region Area Sales Manager, John White, submitted the nomination saying that Pitt Auto "continues to think outside the box to grow their business, [they] maintain a high degree of focus on selling Shindaiwa products and as a result grew their Shindaiwa business significantly. . . during the drought of this past year."

Another point John made was Pitt Auto's commitment to helping thier dealers serve the commercial landscape industry. Through support of Shindaiwa's Pro Training Challenges and the efforts of thier sales force, "this important market grew 35% for them."