Okuma Distributor of the Year Award

The leadership team of Okuma America Corp., a world-leading builder of computer number control (CNC) machine tools, controls, and automation systems, is pleased to recognize Morris Group Inc. as its distributor of the year for Okuma’s fiscal 2022 reporting year. Aaron Hornyak, COO of the Morris Group Inc., accepted the award at Okuma’s annual distributor meeting.

The Okuma Distributor of the Year Award was established to recognize a distributor partner for exceptional performance in both selling and servicing Okuma products and services throughout a given year. More specifically, the award criteria focuses on performance across many disciplines including sales, operations, engineering, service, aftermarket parts, finance, marketing, HR, and IT, all of which are vitally important to supporting Okuma’s mission of passionately pursuing a customer for life.

“It is a true honor to receive this award from the Okuma America leadership team,” Hornyak says. “Morris Group Inc. has been in business since 1941 with a focus on long-term relationships between our customers and our suppliers. We have worked with Okuma since 1981 and we continue to strive to be the best we can be together, for the sake of our customers. The acknowledgment from Okuma is meaningful to our employees of a job well done. While we are proud of this achievement, we realize the only way to truly create customers for life is to stay focused every single day on their needs and solving their problems.”

Morris Group Inc. has been an Okuma distributor since 1980. When considering the company’s longevity, and the 40+ year tenure of serving as an Okuma distributor, Tim Thiessen, Okuma vice president of sales and marketing, expressed his gratitude for Morris Group Inc., stating, “valuing meaningful partnerships is one of our central corporate values at Okuma, and we have truly enjoyed the strong partnership with the Morris Group, Inc. for over the last 40 years. Since my first day at Okuma, I’ve been fortunate to work with the Morris team and collaborate with them to expand the business and bring the most value possible to our customers in the regions they represent. I look forward to the next 40 years of our partnership.”