Viking Range has acquired longtime distribution partners Gateway Appliance Distributing and Kimball Distributing to form a new consolidated distributorship to be called Viking Range, LLC Distribution Northwest.
“The addition of Gateway and Kimball to the Viking team further strengthens the Viking brand and ensures continued success in several vital markets,” said Brian Waldrop, Viking executive vice president and CFO. “Strengthening sales and service, dealer support and customer service will be our top priorities as we merge two of our longtime distribution partners into a new consolidated distributorship.”
The Gateway organization previously served Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho, Montana, Alaska and western Canada, while Kimball served Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, southern Idaho, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. The combined organizations will provide Viking customers with a unified sales, marketing and logistics division led by Paul Casey, president; Dan Detloff, VP of sales; Barry Town, sales manager for the Seattle division; Greg Weatherman, sales manager for the Denver division; and Tim Moderie, operations manager, Seattle and Denver distribution centers.
