Each year, AKS is proud to recognize our top dealers with three annual awards—Dealer of the Year and two Outstanding Performance awards. Our team was fortunate to have found the time to present each of these awards in person this year.
This year’s recipients are as follows:
2024 Dealer of the Year – Demmler Machinery (Cuddy, PA)
2024 Outstanding Performance – C4 Industrial (Tulsa, OK)
2024 Outstanding Performance – Greenway & Associates (Orange Tree, IA)
Each of these organizations have gone above and beyond in representing AKS, proving themselves worthy of these distinguished awards.
WINNER – 2024 Dealer of the Year, Demmler Machinery
Demmler Machinery is a distributor of metal fabrication equipment based in Cuddy, PA. Founded in 1861, for over 160 years, Demmler has provided new and used manufacturing equipment to customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, and Delaware.
Demmler Machinery is owned by Gary Danley and Eric Trax and offers equipment sales and service for many brands including AKS Cutting Systems plasmas and waterjets. This is the sixth time Demmler has won the AKS Dealer of the Year award, previously in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Demmler has also previously won the AKS annual Outstanding Performance awards.
Pictured (from left to right): Connor Pope (Demmler), Mike Burns (AKS), Stan Pollack (AKS), Jason Yarkosky (Demmler), Gary Danley (Demmler), Bill Waytenick (Demmler), Eric Trax (Demmler), Ed Beliveau (AKS), Logan Sheely (Demmler), and Chris Phillip (AKS).
WINNER – 2024 Outstanding Performance, C4 Industrial
C4 Industrial is a second-generation family-owned business founded in 1972 by Fred Raschen. Known for always putting customers first, C4 employs more than 70 people with warehouse locations in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Houston. Headquartered in Tulsa, OK, their territory spans the South Central United States, including Oklahoma and Texas.
C4 supplies industrial equipment for manufacturers and heavy industry, including metal working, construction, fabricators and more. Their inventory features AKS waterjet and plasma machines.
Pictured (from left to right): Mike Burns (AKS Director of Sales & Marketing) and Ed Raschen (C4 President)
WINNER – 2024 Outstanding Performance, Greenway & Associates
Greenway & Associates is a family-owned business founded in 1977 by Ron Groeneweg. Headquartered in Orange City, Iowa, Greenway serves the Midwest region, including Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. Greenway offers both new and pre-owned industrial manufacturing equipment, representing a wide range of equipment lines, including AKS Cutting Systems.
This year, Greenway & Associates is recognized with the AKS Outstanding Performance Award, a testament to their continued commitment to excellence in customer service and equipment solutions.
Pictured (from left to right): Mike Burns (AKS), Clark Groeneweg (Greenway & Associates), Joel Groeneweg (Greenway & Associates), Walt DeBiasi (AKS), and Damion Dyson (Greenway & Associates)