FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GEA Recognizes 2016 Rookie of the Year Award Winner; Emory Walker Co.,
of Okeechobee, FL
Naperville, IL – June 20, 2017 – GEA recently presented the 2016 Rookie of the Year Award to Emory Walker Co., a GEA dealership in Okeechobee, FL. Emory Walker Co. has done an outstanding job representing GEA’s Dairy Farming product lines, selling conventional milking and cooling, hygiene, manure and barn equipment products.
During their first few years as a dealer, Emory Walker celebrated notable sales of GEA Dairy Farming equipment, including KoolWay® Chillers, KoolWay® Plate Coolers, DairyFeed Automated Calf Feeders, and CowScout™ Animal Monitoring systems. In addition, Emory Walker was key in local farm installations of GEA barn equipment, including Single Beam mount freestalls, stainless steel dump waterers, 60” fans, as well as several GEA manure pumps. Emory Walker Co. has also installed a complete Double-40 Milking Parlor for the Graham Family Farms of Moore Haven.
“The Rookie of the Year award goes to a young dealership who demonstrates sales excellence above many of their peers,” explains Mack Reeves, the local GEA Hygiene and Liner Sales Specialist. “Emory Walker Co. has been an outstanding addition to the GEA dealership family. We congratulate them on their excellent partnership, wish them continued success in their future projects, and look forward to a long-term relationship.”
Contact Emory Walker Co. today, your local GEA Dairy Farming dealer, for all of your dairy equipment and facility needs – milking & cooling equipment, hygiene, liners, barn equipment, and manure management equipment.
208 S.W. 5th Ave. • Okeechobee, FL 34974 • 863.763.6742
Shown (L to R): Mack Reeves, GEA Hygiene and Liners Sales Specialist, Scott and Steve Walker, Emory Walker Co.
GEA is one of the largest suppliers of process technology for the food industry and a wide range of other industries. The international technology group focuses on process technology and components for sophisticated production processes in various end-user markets. In 2016, GEA generated consolidated revenues of about EUR 4.5 billion. The food and beverages sector, which is a long-term growth industry, accounted for around 70 percent. As of December 31, 2016, the group employed about 17,000 people worldwide. GEA is a market and technology leader in its business areas. The company is listed on the German MDAX stock index (G1A, WKN 660 200) and included in the STOXX® Europe 600 Index. In addition, the company is listed in selected MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes. Further information is available at gea.com.
