OREANDA-NEWS. Power management company Eaton today announced it earned the nationally acclaimed Partners of Choice Award from David Weekley Homes for the eighth year. Eaton is only one of 15 suppliers to achieve the highest “A,A” ranking for providing high quality products and services over a 12-month period. Eaton supplies a wide range of residential electrical distribution products to David Weekley Homes – the largest privately held homebuilder in the United States – including a variety of electrical load centers, and premium standby power and surge protection solutions.

David Weekley Homes’ annual Partners of Choice Award program ranks the quality of equipment and service vendors through an internal evaluation platform. Suppliers are presented with the award by maintaining either an “A, A” rating for both Quality and Service, or an “A” rating in Quality or Service, over the previous 12 months.

“Our goal in using this evaluation and feedback platform is to ensure our homebuyers and homeowners receive a world-class home buying experience from the entire team, including our trading partners,” said Bill Justus, vice president, supply chain services, David Weekley Homes. “Each year we recognize the best-of-breed companies and our friends at Eaton have demonstrated through the rigorous evaluation process that they are world-class in delivering quality power management products and services to David Weekley Homes.”

“Being recognized for a eighth time by one of the country’s best homebuilders is a testament to the commitment at Eaton to deliver quality products and solutions that support the safety, comfort and energy efficiency of homes,” said Joanne Edwards, senior vice president and general manager, Residential and Wiring Devices Division, Eaton. “We are honored to receive the highest level of recognition as our relationship with David Weekley Homes continues to grow, and we congratulate their leadership and achievements in the industry.”

David Weekley Homes, founded in 1976, is headquartered in Houston and operates in 20 cities across the United States. David Weekley Homes was the first builder in the United States to be awarded the Triple Crown of American Home Building, an honor which includes “America’s Best Builder,” “National Housing Quality Award” and two-time recipient of “National Builder of the Year.” Weekley has also appeared nine times on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list. Since inception, David Weekley Homes has closed more than 75,000 homes.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is a power management company with 2014 sales of \\$22.6 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.