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This year our Spring Sale was from May 2nd-4th. Our sale was a bit later that usual with the fun Easter weekend and Master's Weekend that the month of April brought.
In celebration of the Spring Sales, the retail team enjoyed food and drinks at a private showing of Disney's live action remake of Aladdin on May 23rd at Beechwood Cinemas! Thank you to everyone who weighed in on our survey to choose which movie we would see, Aladdin was the perfect choice, with singing performances by our own staff to boot! A big thank you to everyone who attended the event and we missed those that couldn't make it out! We cannot wait for the next fun retail sale celebration!
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We hosted our Designer Event on May 9th at our Athens showroom! We chatted with Breckyn Alexander, BMA at Home & BMA Designs, about how to work through any hurdles that may come up on a project. We also discussed how to ensure client's expectations and needs are met throughout a project. These topics facilitated some thoughtful and collaborative discussions that we greatly enjoyed!
These discussions also let us know that our local designers would like to engage with us more to understand the features of specific products in order to better serve their clients. With this feedback, we will be hosting monthly Product Knowledge Training that will focus on different products and specific vendors in each meeting.
We look forward to hosting our local designers again soon!
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On May 10th, a group of our employees went to Madison, Georgia to visit Mannington's plant. While on this tour, our team was able to see how Mannington has made every effort to ensure their processes are as efficient as possible, like reusing cut material and more controlled acclamation procedures. They also have the ability to customize flooring, like in the photo below, with precise cuts and detailed graphics. To avoid ongoing tariff price regulation, Mannington is in the process of moving their off-shore manufacturing plants to the US. They recently purchased a second plant to operate in Madison that we toured as well. Thanks to the Mannington team for a fantastic tour!
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Lake Oconee Remodel Underway
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Our Lake Oconee Remodel has begun and is in the early stages as you can see above! The plan is to expand the showroom in order to ensure that we have enough office and showroom space to better service our customers. We are excited for what's to come and will update you all with the progress as the remodeling continues!
Want to send us some fun photos of the progress? Email them to the
DCO Marketing Email
so that we can share them with everyone!
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New Employees
We are so excited for you to join us!
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Robert Berman - Warehouse Employee in Athens
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Kenyatta Faust - Warehouse Employee in Lawrenceville
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Blake Huff - Warehouse Employee at 300
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Caleb Steiner is now a CSR Scheduler. Make sure to say congratulations when you see him!
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James McCullough is now the Lead Man and Receiver at the Athens Warehouse. Thank you for your hard work, James!
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Callie joined us in August of 2018 as a Design Intern. After recently graduating from the University of Georgia, Callie accepted a full time position with us as a Kitchen & Bath Specialist. We're so lucky to have you on our team!
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Since 1998, the Starnet Design Awards have recognized dynamic relationships between Starnet Members and the A&D community by spotlighting the innovative use of flooring in commercial design. On Friday, May 3, Starnet Commercial Flooring celebrated the best of the best in commercial flooring design and installation at the 2018 Starnet Design Awards. This was our second time entering the contest and we took away two awards: Gold in Mixed-use (Bailey Power Plant) and Bronze in Mixed-use (Heartis Senior Living).
Curtis Blanton (President), Jesse Tranel (Vice President), ReDonna Mendez (Vice President), Luke Canup (Account Executive), Jeremy Kozup (Account Executive), and Adrienne Dean (Marketing and Media Manager) were all in attendance for the Starnet Annual Meeting, which took place May 2 - 4 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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The
21st Annual Starnet® Design Awards were recently held in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. The ceremony, which plays a major part in the organization’s spring meeting, celebrates the dynamic partnerships between Starnet Members, vendor partners and the A&D community.
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Gold in Mixed-use: Bailey Power Plant
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“Clean lines, a controlled design aesthetic and the smart use of flooring materials make this project a winner,” said O’Neill. “Nothing clashes with the brick walls and steel structure, and the juxtaposition of the existing structure and new materials is impressive.”
Project Team:
- Account Executive: Jeremy Kozup
- Project Manager: Doug Coombs
- Estimator: Jeff Mitchell
- Site Superintendent: Paul Weagle
- Contract Administrator: Lana Browning
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Bronze in Mixed-use: Heartis Senior Living
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Project Team:
- Account Executive: Luke Canup + Joe Pryor
- Estimator: Chase Dahlstrom
- Site Superintendents: Marcos Rivera, Jay Halvorsen, Tom Holt
- Project Coordinator: Ashley Howington
- Contract Administrator: Lana Browning
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Welcome, Nicholas Luke Howington!
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Ashley Howington (Project Coordinator) gave birth to Nicholas Luke Howington on May 20. He was born at 20 inches and weighed 7 lbs 15 oz.
Congratulations to the Howington family on their newest addition!
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Mark Speed
• Mark's efforts contributed to DCO's recognition as one the "top subs" on the project
• His commitment to success further strengthened the GC's confidence that DCOCF will "Do whatever it takes"
Doug Coombs
• Received letter from customer for doing a great job with pushing the work, meeting or beating the schedule, and promptly correcting issues that came up
• First class customer service in Savannah
• Sets jobs up for success
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Making it Easy, RES:
Jack Gilliam and Steve & Russell Garrett
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Jack Gilliam:
Jack was recognized with the Making It Easy award this month, because he consistently does whatever it takes to turn an obstacle into a win for DCO. He’s been called the problem solver extraordinaire! Recently he came up with a solution for a very specific and challenging Travertine design detail requested by a very demanding customer. This particular customer has presented continuous challenges, which Jack and our tile team have worked out flawlessly.
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Steve & Russell Garrett
Steve and Russell have had to drop whatever they were doing multiple times during the past few months to discuss and demonstrate whatever design changes and challenges are requested by the homeowner during unannounced jobsite visits. They have executed phenomenal work on this project with professionalism and grace. They continue to “hit a moving target” and represent the very best of our “chain of excellence” in real time!! Great job, guys!
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Joe Pryor, June 2nd
Chase Dahlstrom, June 4th
Eric Greenfield, June 7th
Corbin Mintz, June 8th
JR Allred, June 10th
Tom Krieger, June 10th
Codey Brakhage, June 14th
Austin Daniel, June 14th
Marcus Chapman, June 15th
James Denham, June 16th
Kenny Hughes, June 18th
Vanessa Dumanowsky, June 27th
John "Mark" Speed, June 30th
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Thank you for your dedication!
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Justin Aldridge, June 2nd -
13 Years
Sean Harrison, June 2nd -
1 Year
Donna Brannon, June 6th -
31 Years
Jason Tauton, June 6th -
3 Years
JR Allred, June 8th -
15 Years
Amanda Manley, June 10th -
6 Years
Kristen Taylor, June 12th -
3 Years
Taylor Walker, June 12th -
3 Years
Ezra Peterson, June 12th -
20 Years
Stacy Clayton, June 13th -
1 Year
James Denham, June 18th -
1 Year
Jamey Prather, June 18th -
1 Year
Marcus Chapman, June 20th -
1 Year
Wontrell Hargrove, June 20th -
5 Years
Keith Guest, June 24th -
14 Years
Jennifer Conner, June 25th -
4 Years
John "Mark" Speed, June 25th -
1 Year
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JR Allred was brought on board the Dalton Carpet One team in 2004 by Mike Blanton to work in the Purchasing & Procurement department. Since then, he has worked in Installation, Sales, Warehousing, Site Management, Project Management, Operations Management, and now currently serves as President of Dalton Carpet One. JR earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Georgia Southern University. He and his wife, Crystal, have three children and are active in the local Catholic church. JR is also a member of the Knights of Columbus as well as a Religious Education teacher at his church. JR is a member of the Georgia Club and enjoys playing golf in his spare time. JR is also an Eagle Scout and is actively involved in the Cub Scouts as a leader for his sons.
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Ezra began working in commercial sales for Dalton Carpet One in 1999 after earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia. Since then, Ezra has gained an expertise that is one of the most diverse in the industry. His efforts and talents have allowed him to work successfully in a variety of fields over the years, including healthcare, education, hospitality, and senior living. This variety of market segments, along with his dedication to the job, flawless service, and impeccable work ethic have allowed him to become one the most awarded members of our team. He has earned a place in the President’s Club each year since the club opened in 2001 for having a million dollars or more in sales. He has also been awarded with the Top Gun: Best of the Best Award for his exceptional performance since its inception in 2015. He is married to his wife, Sabrina, and together they have a daughter, Sophia. When he isn’t making a sale, Ezra enjoys fitness, basketball, tennis, golf, and traveling.
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Wontrell Hargrove
5 Years
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Wontrell has been on our team for five years now and is one of our in-house installers. We are so lucky to have you in our DCO family! Wontrell helps us to better service our customers.
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Congratulations!
We are so lucky to have you all on our team!
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Tunnel 2 Towers Stair Climb:
Saturday, June 22nd
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DCO is a sponsor for the event, so we want you all to come out and participate in this wonderful event on
June 22nd
!
We are excited to see everyone out there!
and join our BeLikeMike team!
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Company Braves Game:
Friday, August 16th
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Our company Braves game is on
August 16th
so make sure you save the date!
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Mike Blanton Memorial Golf Tournament: September 13th-14th
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Love golf and want to compete? Then mark your calendars for
September 13th-14th
for the Mike Blanton Memorial Golf Tournament!
Sign up using this form
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Family Tailgate:
Saturday, October 5th
UGA vs. Tennessee
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It's almost football season and that means it's time for the DCO Family tailgate! On
Saturday, October 5th,
bring your family out for some good fun before the game!
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