Herbeau Creations wins Excellence in Industry Award

(9/16/2003) Naples, FL- The Economic Development Council of Collier County announced the winners of the 2003 Excellence In Industry Awards at a luncheon held on Tuesday, September 16th. Approximately 500 representatives from Collier County businesses attended the event held at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples.

Herbeau Creations of America was selected as the winner of the Innovative Achievement Award in the Small Business category (1-25 employees). Innovative Achievement awards recognize those companies that demonstrate leadership within their industry. These businesses are highlighted for their development of new and innovative programs, services or products, job retention and creation, joint ventures, strategic partnerships and creation and those programs that go above and beyond standard practices.

Herbeau has developed a proprietary integrated database management system designed totally in-house, as well as innovative programming changes on the web site (PHPscript). As a wholesaler and distributor, Herbeau actively supports quality control measures such as ISO 9000, IAMPO and ANSI certifications which are implemented and initiated by the manufacturer, Herbeau France.

Other recent growth includes the construction of a new 20,000 square foot warehouse facility in Naples which will double the 9,438 square foot space in which they currently operate. Herbeau's capital investment will enable the company to increase productivity and to hire additional staff in several key areas.

Herbeau Creations is the exclusive North American distributor for Herbeau France which was founded in 1857. Herbeau specializes in hand-crafted period-style copper and brass sinks and faucets, fireclay and vitreous china sinks, toilets, bathtubs and accessories. Five generations of family pride have made Herbeau a leading supplier of fine French kitchen and bath products.

Herbeau incorporates old-world craftsmanship with state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to ensure all plumbing items comply with strict international standards. This merging of elegant product with modern technology has made Herbeau one of the nation's fastest growing companies, listed #449 on the INC 500 list for 2002.

Herbeau Listed in 2002 Inc 500

(6/4/2003) Herbeau Creations of America has been named one of America's entrepreneurial growth leaders by Inc magazine, which released its 2002 Inc 500 ranking of the nation's fastest growing private companies. The ranking appears in the magazine's special Inc 500 issue, which hit newsstands October 15.

The ranking is based on a company's percentage increase of sales from 1997 through 2001. Established in 1992, Herbeau Creations of America has achieved 514 per cent growth in the past five years. Herbeau Creations of America is the exclusive North American distributor for Herbeau, a world leader in the manufacture of upscale plumbing fixtures for the kitchen and bath.

"It is exciting and gratifying to be included in Inc magazine's extremely prestigious ranking," said Holger Baron, CEO Herbeau Creations of America. "It shows the spectacular results that may be achieved through focus and teamwork." John Koten, Inc Editor In Chief writes, "Herbeau Creations of America joins an elite group of growth companies that are making an important contribution to the U.S. economy."