D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest home builder by volume, has named Builders FirstSource as its Distributor of the Year for 2022.
The award was presented to Builders FirstSource at D.R. Horton’s Trade Show held earlier this month at the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel.
“We are incredibly grateful to have received D.R. Horton’s 2022 Distributor of the Year award,” said Dave Flitman, Builders FirstSource president and CEO. “This achievement is a testament to our strong customer relationships, the outstanding service our BFS team members work hard to provide every day, as well as our commitment to excellence in every facet of what we do. We value our partnership with D.R. Horton and look forward to continuing to support their vision of helping all Americans become homeowners.”
The Distributor of the Year award is presented to the supplier partner that best follows through on its pledge to provide outstanding service and exceptional products. ‘
Builders FirstSource was D.R. Horton’s largest partner by spend in fiscal 2022 and was selected for this award due to the company’s openness to listen, understand and support D.R. Horton’s needs across its diverse operating footprint no matter what it takes, the building materials dealer said.
“We were pleased to present Builders FirstSource with our 2022 Distributor of the Year award,” said Brad Conlon, D.R. Horton’s director of national accounts. Throughout the challenging supply chain and homebuilding environments in 2022, BFS provided excellent service to each of our homebuilding divisions across the country. They received numerous commendations from the field during the year for their level of support of our business. We are honored to work with BFS as one of our largest vendor partners.”
The 2022 D.R. Horton Trade Show was an invitation-only event hosted by the D.R. Horton National Accounts team to bring the home builder’s leadership and the company’s vendor partners together for a week of celebration, appreciation, and opportunities.
Outstanding vendor partners representing a variety of categories were also honored at the conclusion of the event.
Based in Dallas, Texas, Builders FirstSource operates about 570 locations across 42 states.
D.R. Horton is based in Arlington, Texas, and maintains operations in 105 markets in 33 states. The home builder closed 81,469 homes during the 12-month period ending June 30, 2022.