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The Palmer Donavin Manufacturing Company
1200 Steelwood Rd.
Columbus, Ohio, 43235
Phone 614-486-9657
Fax 614-486-5073
Website: www.palmerdonavin.com
President: Ron Calhoun
Major Products: Residential Roofing, Vinyl Siding, Kitchen Cabinets, Flooring, Insulation, Specialty branded building products. HVAC Equipment
Market(s): Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Western Pa., Southern Michigan
Four Building Material distribution centers in Columbus, Ohio; Delphos, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio and Warren, Ohio. Five HVAC distribution centers in Columbus, Ohio, Lima, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; Lucasville, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Customer base for Building Materials are Retail Lumber Dealers and for HVAC are Heating and Cooling Contractors. Building Materials primary product lines are Roofing, Siding, Insulation, Kitchen Cabinets, Flooring and specialty branded building products.
HVAC primary product lines are Rheem and Armstrong residential and commercial equipment and accessories. To gutters and downspouts and then building materials became the primary product focus during World War I.
The company became the first area distributor for Certainteed Asphalt roofing and the first distributor for Monsanto Vinyl siding, which are still today two primary product categories for the company. The company entered the HVAC business in 1970 as a result of its involvement still in the sheet metal business. The company remains an independently owned privately held company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Future:
The company is currently in the midst of a major expansion in Columbus, Ohio where they are building a new 250,000 sq. ft. warehouse to move the Columbus Building Materials division from their current 150,000 sq. ft. facility. The HVAC division will move to the old Building Material location which will continue to house the corporate headquarters.
Palmer Donavin desires to grow by adding products and valued added services for the current customer base and expand into contiguous geography either by acquisition or expansion.
Company Mission Statement
"To create increased value by making Palmer Donavin the channel partner of choice in all markets we choose to serve through innovation, performance and leadership."
Company Moto
"Service is our most important product."
Company Position, Focus and Direction
"As a service-focused company we succeed through a culture for our customers, suppliers, employees and shareholders where integrity, honesty and fairness become core values in our daily operations.
What hot Industry topics is Palmer Donavin addressing on a regular basis?
How and what to do to add value to the products and services we offer.
Technology: To identify and incorporate that which adds value for our customers and that which creates efficiencies and effectiveness and lowers our internal costs.
Technology: To identify and incorporate that which adds value for our customers and that which creates efficiencies and effectiveness and lowers our internal costs.
Employees:
To increase value for all our employees by fulfilling their skill set development needs, professional growth desires and workplace satisfaction expectations.
In what ways does NBMDA add value to Palmer Donavin?
 NBMDA is a valued resource for education and networking and has provided the basis through these resources that have allowed us to develop and execute a strategic plan, company wide incentive plan, and our current truck leasing plan that have all lead directly to our company's success.
We continue to benefit by being exposed and challenged to new thoughts and ideas and having the venue to confirm our own thoughts and plans before implementation which helps to insure success.
The profit planning reports and compensation surveys are used as a barometer to determine our strengths and weaknesses from which we can plan for improvement
How can Palmer Donavin be reached for more information?
Contact Ron Calhoun at 614-324-7300 or ronc@palmer
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