BOISE, Idaho, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Building Materials Distribution (BBMD) has received a Golden Hammer Award for excellence in distributing lumber and building materials from Home Channel News, the home retailing industry's leading publication, for the second year in a row and the third time overall. "We're very proud to receive this award again, because it means that our customers are recognizing our commitment to support their sales and marketing efforts," said Stan Bell, BBMD senior vice president. "In the pursuit of excellence in hardware/home improvement retailing, the Golden Hammer Awards program recognizes the contribution of the very best vendors in this industry," said Jeff Arlen, publisher, Home Channel News. The Golden Hammer Award has provided a forum for retailers to give credit to vendors that are the best in their core product category for 23 years. The award winners were chosen from more than 700 companies. Over 3,000 ballots were e-mailed to buyers and merchandise managers of America's top 500 home center/building materials dealers/retailers. Dealers/retailers were asked to select one supplier from each of the 35 product categories that they felt excelled in strategic partnerships with them. BBMD's award will be presented by the Golden Hammer retail committee members at a special reception on May 8, 2007, at the convention center in Orlando, Florida, during the National Hardware Show. The Golden Hammer Award winners will also be featured in the June 11, 2007, issue of Home Channel News. About Boise Cascade Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, manufactures engineered wood products, plywood, lumber, and particleboard and distributes a broad line of building materials, including wood products manufactured by the company. Boise also manufactures a wide range of specialty and premium products, including imaging papers for the office and home and papers for pressure- sensitive applications, as well as printing and converting papers, containerboard and corrugated boxes, newsprint, and market pulp.
