Carolina Handling was named the winner of Gold and Silver Stevie® Awards in the 23rd Annual American Business Awards®.
The Charlotte, NC-based material handling integrator won a Gold Stevie in the Company Publication category for Santa’s One Stop Integration Shop, a Carolina Handling pop-up book, and a Silver Stevie in the category Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year at Organizations with Up to 2,500 Employees for its 58 for 58 Motorized Pallet Jack Giveaway.
More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Startup of the Year, Executive of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Thought Leader of the Year, App of the Year and many others. More than 250 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners.
The American Business Awards are the USA’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the United States are eligible to submit nominations—public and private, for profit and nonprofit, large and small. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, June 10.
Gold Stevie winner, Santa’s One Stop Integration Shop, was written by Carolina Handling’s Marketing department and illustrated by Jason Craft. The book follows the implementation of an integrated distribution warehouse and features intricate pop-up designs of flow racking, a very narrow aisle wire guidance orderpicker, a spiral vertical conveyor and vertical lift modules.
Silver Stevie winner, the 58 for 58 Motorized Pallet Jack Giveaway, was held in celebration of Carolina Handling’s 58 years in business in 2024 and was launched as part of a yearlong philanthropic campaign called “Handling Hunger Together.” The company awarded 58 Raymond motorized pallet jacks to hunger relief organizations throughout the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama on a first-requested basis. Recipients of the material handling equipment combine to serve 11.2 million individuals annually throughout the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and the panhandle of Florida, distributing more than 290 million pounds of food.
“We’re honored to be among some of the biggest and most recognizable brands in the country receiving 2025 Stevie Awards,” said Carolina Handling Director of Marketing Donna Waldrep. “As marketers in the industrial equipment industry, we’re always searching for ways to raise brand awareness that are unique and engaging and to give back to our community in meaningful ways. The 58 for 58 motorized pallet jack giveaway and our holiday pop-up book allowed us to do both and to win these prestigious awards makes the work even more rewarding.”
Added Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller, “Organizations across the United States continue to demonstrate resilience and innovation. The 2025 Stevie winners have helped drive that success through their innovation, persistence, and hard work. We congratulate all of the winners in the 2025 ABAs and look forward to celebrating their achievements during our June 10 gala event in New York.”
Details about The American Business Awards and the list of 2025 Stevie winners are available at StevieAwards.com/ABA.
ABOUT CAROLINA HANDLING
Founded in 1966, Carolina Handling is one of the Southeast’s leading integrated material handling solutions providers and the exclusive Raymond Solutions and Support Center for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida’s Central time zone. The company distributes and services forklifts and automation solutions for manufacturers, warehouses and distribution centers, along with parts, racking, storage, lighting and dock and door equipment. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Carolina Handling operates branch offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Greensboro, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina; and an Equipment Distribution Center in Piedmont, South Carolina. The company has more than 825 associates. For more information, visit carolinahandling.com.
ABOUT THE STEVIE AWARDS
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at StevieAwards.com. Sponsors of the 2025 American Business Awards include HCLTech, Melissa Sones Consulting and SoftPro.
