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Hadinger hosts loyal customers & vendor partners

Monday, May 17, 2021

[Naples, Fla.] Here in sunny Florida, Hadinger Flooring leadership hosted its annual reception and golf tournament for its builder and vendor partners — time well spent catching up, sharing stories and, most importantly, showing appreciation for a business grown together.

In what should have been its 15^th year (last year was cancelled due to the pandemic) CEO Susan Hadinger noted, “The golf tournament is one of the bright spots of our year. We love being able to give back to our loyal builders and vendor partners,” she shared with FCW exclusively at the Ritz Carlton here where the event was held. “We work hard each year to make sure that our vendors and builders enjoy themselves, from the food and the prizes, to the gift bags and events … we endeavor to make sure that everything is above and beyond for them. The relationships we foster with our vendors and customers are very important to us and we look forward to seeing and hosting our friends each year.”

Shaw’s Carrie Edwards Isaac, Susan Hadinger and FCW’s Amy Rush-Imber

Macco’s Scott Browne and Jim Walters

Cali’s Doug Jackson and Bob Fish

Coretec’s Chanel Clifford and Mannington’s Jay Kopelson

Indeed, there was a good bit of gratitude between the retailer, its builders and vendors here — a celebration of relationships and support that, together, had these companies emerging successful after one of the most challenging years in the industry’s history. Even tough competitors enjoyed the easy comradery of old friends.

And to bring even more meaning to the event, Hadinger uses it to also support the local community. “We love giving back to the community as well and support a different local charity each year. This year, we are giving $8,000 to Golden Paws, a local charity that trains service dogs for vets and children with disabilities.”

The reception and tournament this year drew 144 people to play in the tournament with more coming to the reception and taking advantage of social gatherings.

“We want to thank all our vendors who partnered with us to sponsor this great event,” said Hadinger. “This year we had co-title sponsors Shaw and Karastan — they really went above and beyond to help us out.”