Olympic Hot Tub is a Five-Time Territory Dealer of the Year Award Winner
(Seattle, WA – February 25, 2008) – Seattle-based hot tub retailer Olympic Hot Tub Company was honored for the fifth time with the Territory Dealer of the Year award at the Watkins Manufacturing Dealer Conference held earlier this month in Anaheim, CA.
This award is given to the top dealer in each of the 18 Hot Spring® spa regions across the USA from a pool of 450 dealers. The selection criteria include a high degree of professionalism, high satisfaction level among Hot Spring® spa owners, sales achievement, commitment to Watkins products, product knowledge and top rated aftermarket service. Watkins Manufacturing creates the world’s number one selling brand of portable Hot Spring® spas.
Steve Hammock, president of Watkins Manufacturing, was asked to pose for a photo opportunity with Olympic Hot Tub Company Co-Owners Alice Cunningham and Blair Osborn. He quipped, "Heck, let's just go with the file photo.” Cunningham said the audience laughed. Being a top performer consistently means perhaps never having to pose for a new photo.
Olympic Hot Tub Company had a very good 2007. While other spa dealers across the country were lamenting about poor sales, Olympic earned more in 2007 than in the prior year. Cunningham says that upscale buyers are still buying luxury items, and many of them are buying bigger tubs with more amenities, bringing the average price per spa to a higher level.
Cunningham said the reward that carries the most weight with her and her team of 31 committed staff members is customer satisfaction. “Our customers tell us consistently that buying a Hot Spring® spa from Olympic is among the best things they’ve ever done for themselves and their families,” Cunningham said. “It’s very satisfying to receive that kind of positive from customers every day!”
More About Olympic Hot Tub:
At Olympic Hot Tub, "We make it easy to take it easy®" is more than a tag line. It is a statement that describes the heart and soul of the company and how it does business. Research shows that consumers hesitate to make hot tub purchases because they are uncomfortable with the purchasing process, need help figuring out where to install their hot tub, and have worries or concerns about hot tub maintenance. Through the years, Olympic Hot Tub has developed proven, credible, and caring approaches toward addressing these very real concerns and has earned among the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the nation in the process.
Olympic Hot Tub is the oldest spa and hot tub company in the Northwest with five retail stores located in Everett, Seattle, Fife, Issaquah, and Lacey and a sales and service center in Tukwila, Washington. Founded in 1977, the company employs 31 exceptional team members and has a customer base of over 15,600 in greater Puget Sound and SE Alaska. Olympic Hot Tub Company is credited by the Seattle Times with the introduction of hot tubs to the greater Puget Sound area. Olympic Hot Tub Company is the #1 selling Hot Spring Spa dealer in the United States. Hot Spring Spas are the largest selling brand of spas in the U.S. In addition, Olympic is the most award-winning spa retailer in the U.S. For more information, call Olympic Hot Tub at (206) 286-0700, email alice@olympichottub.com, or visit www.olympichottub.com.
More About Watkins Manufacturing and Hot Spring® Spas:
The warm, tranquil water of a hot tub is becoming more recognized as a vital backyard amenity. The company that knows this best is Watkins Manufacturing, maker of Hot Spring® Spas, the number one selling brand of portable spa and Caldera Spas, built for pure comfort, performance and style.
A Masco company since 1986, Watkins has manufactured more than 820,000 spas since its inception over 25 years ago. Watkins also manufactures Tiger River®, Hot Spot® and Solana® spas. All these brands have a common element; they are built based on Watkins’ fundamental mission to produce quality spas that are superior to the host of others on the market. Watkins' quality systems are certified to be in accordance with ISO 9001:2000, the highest international standard for design and manufacturing excellence. All brands are distributed through a network of over 1,000 dealer locations throughout the United States and in over 50 countries.
Hot Spring® spas are the world's number one selling brand, and have been the market leader since 1977. Hot Spring spas are the spa of choice in all 50 states, Canada, and over 50 countries. Visit www.hotspring.com to learn more.
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