Victory Refrigeration Wins 2007 Energy Star Partner Of The Year Award
Victory was
the first foodservice equipment maker ever to receive the prestigious
Energy Star Partner of the Year award in the Manufacturing category in
2006. In 2007, Victory was honored again, due to its continuing
efforts to promote energy-efficient foodservice equipment and ongoing
efforts to educate its channel partners and end users on the
availability and use of energy efficient refrigerators and freezers.
The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and federal Department of
Energy (DOE) have twice recognized Victory Refrigeration as an Energy
Star Manufacturing Partner, due to the company's proven record of
producing the most energy-efficient equipment in the refrigeration
category. Victory is also the first foodservice equipment manufacturer
in Energy Star's 14-year history to be selected for a Manufacturing
Partner award as a result of its promotion of energy-efficient
foodservice operations and energy-education efforts targeted at
consultants, operators, dealers and sales representatives.
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More than 480 Victory refrigerator and freezer models have now earned
Energy Star tier 1 or tier 2 ratings, more than any other foodservice
refrigeration manufacturer. Victory has further made energy savings the
centerpiece of its current marketing campaign, which pledges to
end-users that the company will provide products with better quality,
more reliable operation and low-energy-use performance that can save
them hundreds of dollars every year and reduce demand for fossil fuels.
Representatives from Victory accepted the company's second Energy
Star Partner award at a ceremonial banquet held in Washington, DC. At
that time, Victory joined such past manufacturing partner award
recipients as General Electric, Canon USA, Lennox Industries, Sylvania,
and Whirlpool in the ranks of Energy Star honorees. The EPA's
recognition of Victory's contribution to environmentally positive
product performance also entitled the company to display the 2007
Energy Star Partner logo on all its equipment. The EPA's efforts to
publicize the accomplishments of Victory and all its other Energy Star
award winners included the creation of a public service advertisement
that was published in major U.S. business and consumer magazines.
"Manufacturing partners such as Victory Refrigeration are vital to
improving efficiencies across the country," remarked Kathleen Hogan,
director of EPA's Climate Protection partnerships division. "We
acknowledge companies such as Victory for the outstanding efforts
they've made to give end-users the option of choosing energy-efficient
products and educating them about the benefits these products provide to
the environment."
"All of us at Victory are extremely proud to have earned this
national recognition twice," noted Mitch Cohen, vice president of the
company. "Members of all of our departments have worked hard and
cooperatively to develop refrigeration equipment reliable enough to
deliver class-leading energy savings year after year."
Mark Curran, president of Victory, commented, "We feel that the
Energy Star Manufacturing Partner award certifies the commitment made by
Victory to help our customers reduce energy use, thereby cutting costs,
pollution and demand for non-renewable resources. "Manufacturing
products that earn Energy Star ratings is good for our customers and the
environment," Curran stressed. "Our goal now is to increase our
involvement in environmentally responsible manufacturing. We see that as
simply good business and good stewardship."
Winners of the Energy Star Partner of the Year awards are selected
from among the 1,500 manufacturers and retailers who participate in the
program. Since the program began in 1992, Americans have purchased some
two billion Energy Star-rated products.
