Lowe's Companies, Inc. announced its Vendor Partners of the Year, which recognizes a vendor's commitment to delivering quality products, innovation, value and service to Lowe's customers.

Schluter Systems was named Vendor Partner of the Year. Lowe's said Schluter uses its extensive network of field trainers to educate pros on the benefits of its products as well as provide a full-field team dedicated to assisting with category maintenance and in-store associate training. The company continues to identify opportunities to enable store growth, create new merchandising concepts and update products that drive performance improvements for the business while ensuring Lowe's has the product needed to meet customer needs.

Lowe's also named Shaw Innovation Partner of the Year for bringing its liquid protection carpet to market under the Stainmaster Pet Protect brand as a result of strategic, in-depth customer research. Shaw used LeakDefense technology that helps prevents liquid from penetrating the backing of the carpet and reaching the carpet pad or subfloor where mold, mildew and odors originate, proving that any product can be elevated when paired with persistence and critical creative thinking.