For Immediate Release
Mr. Shower Door Contact: Bill Daubmann 239-596-3255
Press Release Contact: Sue Huff 239-596-7990

(July 20, 2009 – Naples, Florida) Mr. Shower Door of Florida was recently honored as a winner of the 2009 Southwest Florida Choice Awards. The Southwest Florida business has been recognized for its superior customer service and its popularity among clients. For the fourth consecutive year, readers of the Naples Daily News chose the local business to receive the “Champion” award.

During the awards ceremony, brothers Keith and Douglas Daubmann were on hand along with their parents, Bill and Donna Daubmann, to receive the award. The presentation took place on Thursday, July 17, 2009 at the Naples Hilton Hotel. The annual awards program polls readers of the Naples Daily News and www.naplesnews.com about their favorite businesses and institutions. More than 6,500 people cast their votes in a wide variety of categories this year. A special section detailing the 2009 Southwest Florida Choice Awards results will be published in the Naples Daily News on Sunday, August 16, 2009.

Senior Vice President of Mr. Shower Door of Florida, Bill Daubmann says, “This honor means a lot to our company. To be chosen by our own customers to receive this award is humbling and very gratifying. We strive to put our clients’ needs first and to provide top notch service, no matter how large or small the job.”

Opened in 2003 locally, Mr. Shower Door of Florida has grown to employ 19 full-time and two part-time workers. The local company specializes in bathroom remodeling jobs, offering a wide variety of high quality product options to finish all types of bath and shower enclosure projects. The company manufactures and installs LUXUS brand frameless shower doors.

“The mission of bringing meticulous craftsmanship and the best quality materials together to deliver the finest shower enclosure products possible has never changed,” adds Daubmann. “We deliver the best products and service… and people recognize that and they voted for us. We feel very grateful.”

Mr. Shower Door of Florida is not only committed to great customer service, but also to supporting the local community. The business is a sponsor of Make-a-Wish of Southwest Florida and is a member of various professional organizations including: Chambers of Commerce in Bonita Springs, Naples and Sarasota and the building industry associations in Collier and Lee counties.

Mr. Shower Door of Florida has completed projects at several high profile local establishments including The Golden Door Spa at The Naples Grande Resort & Club in Naples and The Presidential Suites at the Marco Island Marriott on Marco Island. In addition, the local company has been recognized as the 2009 Small Business of the Year by the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce and as a winner in the Annual Design Awards Competition of the Bath Enclosure Manufacturers Association.

Mr. Shower Door of Florida is based in Naples, but has additional showrooms in Ft Myers and Sarasota. In Naples, the showroom is located at 13500 Tamiami Trail Unit 8 and can be reached at 239-596-3255. The Fort Myers location is at 14261 S. Tamiami Trail Unit 2 and is reachable at 239-337-3667. In Sarasota, the store is located at 7484 S. Tamiami Trail and can be reached at 941-926-3667. For more information about Mr. Shower Door of Florida, please visit www.msdoorfl.com

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Cory Lavey, Doug Daubmann, and Ted Coniglio receive the “Best of SW Florida” award from the News-Press.

This is the fifth consecutive year that the readers of the News-Press have voted Mr Shower Door as the “Best Place” to buy shower doors.

Doug & Keith Daubmann accept the 2009 small business of the year award.

Mr. Shower Door was the recipient of the 2009 Small Business of the Year award presented by the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon today at Bonita Bay Club.

Doug, Keith and Donna Daubmann of Mr. Shower Door were presented with the award by chamber board chairman and Bonita/Estero Dental Group owner Owen Feeney, Mayor Ben Nelson and Councilwoman Janet Martin.

The three family members started the business in 2003, and it now has 19-full-time and two part-time employees.

The business owners say there have been many keys to their success. One has been their belief in providing continuous staff training. They believe that in order to provide seamless service to customers, all employees, from top to bottom, need to be well versed in product knowledge and usage.

A supporter of its community, Mr. Shower Door is a member of various professional organizations including the Bonita Springs, Naples and Sarasota chambers of commerce and the Collier and Lee building industry associations.

Additionally, it is a committed sponsor of Make a Wish of Southwest Florida, supporting the Lee and Collier county challenge cup golf events. This year, they have granted a wish for one special child and are eagerly working to grant a second.

Mr. Shower Door’s owners attributes the business’s success to being able to withstand changes in the market and economy by adapting, reorganizing and re-energizing company operations. This was exemplified most recently when it restructured its work force and added a full-time service/repair associate who will now replace all manufacturers’ shower doors. This decision opened up a new market and revenue stream.

The award was designed to recognize a small business that met specific criteria and provided detailed information regarding the business history, keys to success, growth and community involvement.

“This year, we had three outstanding nominees and consider all of these businesses winners in their own right,” Feeney said.

The other nominees were Heaven Scent Flowers and Trianon Bonita Bay.

COURTESY PHOTO Mr. Shower Door's winning entry in the Bath Enclosure Manufacturers Association annual awards competition. This beachfront condominium shower area is enclosed in ½ inch glass.

The Bath Enclosure Manufacturers Association recently named Mr. Shower Door as a winner in its Annual Design Awards Competition. Bill Daubmann Senior Vice President of Mr. Shower Door will be honored at BEMA’s Annual Membership Meeting, Sept. 11, in Atlanta in conjunction with GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo.

“Having recently opened a Sarasota showroom to compliment our Naples and Fort Myers locations, we at Mr. Shower Door constantly focus on quality as we grow. To us, this award is evidence that our efforts are noteworthy and we are thrilled to be so honored,” said Daubmann.

For his entry, Daubmann said, “The owners of this beachfront condominium wanted to achieve a feeling of openness, as well as the convenience of his and her entry ways. To accomplish this, we enclosed almost the entire shower area in 1/2 inch clear glass, with the exception of one small area that housed the shower fixtures, We maintained a clean look, with an advanced clip and hinge system. These were key elements in honoring the customer’s wishes.”

For the second consecutive year, MR. SHOWER DOOR has been voted as “THE BEST” in Southwest Florida by the readers of the Greater Ft. Myers NEWS-PRESS.

Each year, the News-Press polls its’ readers to vote for their favorite place to eat, shop, and do business with. Each business candidate is placed within a certain category and the voting takes place by the readers after receiving ballots that are printed and distributed by the newspaper. Both runner-ups and winners of each category are acknowledged and presented awards during a very prestigious ceremony. This year the production was held at Grandezza Golf and Country Club.

MR. SHOWER DOOR opened its doors in Ft. Myers in February of 2005 and has gained to favor of homeowners, remodelers, builders, architects, and interior decorators from Cape Coral to Lehigh Acres and from Bonita Springs on to Sarasota.

MR. SHOWER DOOR is a national company with locations throughout the Northeast U.S. They are locally owned by the Daubmann family, who had previously owned locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut. MR. SHOWER DOOR also has showroom locations in Naples and Sarasota. They are also the proud recipients of the Collier County “ENREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR” award in 2004. They are also proud members of CBIA, LBIA, Bonita Spring Chamber of Commerce, Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, Ft. Myers Chamber of Commerce and Lee County Chamber of Commerce. In 2005 MR. SHOWER DOOR was named Runner-up as the Bonita Spring Chamber of Commerce “Small Business of the Year”

The staff of the Ft. Myers location, managed by Travis McManus, includes Joseph Pilon, Robin Ahrens, and David Aiken.

Mr. Shower Door, a Naples company specializing in the fabrication and installation of high-quality glass shower enclosures, has won the ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD at the Collier County Excellence in Industry award ceremony. The award was presented by the Economic Development Council of Collier County on Thursday September 23, 2004 a t the Naples Philharmonic Center for theArts.

Entrepreneurs and businesses throughout Collier County were eligible for selection for this prestigious award in the “ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR”category.

MR. SHOWER DOOR, which opened its doors on September 1, 2003 at its’ Wiggins Pass showroom on U.S. 41, has been nominated for the award for its contributions to both the community and local education, a substantial increase in business, and its active support of many business related associations, including both the Naples Chamber of Commerce and the Bonita Springs Chamber of Commerce as well as the Collier Building IndustryAssociation.

“Being a family business has given us a great perspective as to the wants and needs of the community” said Keith Daubmann, the company president and older brother of Douglas Daubmann… co-owners of the local Mr. ShowerDoor franchise.

Father Bill Daubmann had previously owned and operated two Mr. ShowerDoor locations (Springfield, MAand Hartford, CT) before selling them offwith plans to retire in Florida. Now, Bill and Donna oversee the general operations and finances of the business while Douglas and Keith take care of the day-to-day duties of sales, service and installations of their patented “LUXUS”frameless shower doors.

(L to R) Bill Daubmann, Douglass Daubmann, and Keith Daubmann receiving the Entrepreneur of the Year Award

“In order to effectively market our product, we needed to find a uniqueway to get our name out to the public and, ideally, help someone in the process,” said Bill Daubmann, who has taken the marketing on as his personal project. Working with Michael Kennedy & Associates, a Naples marketing firm, Bill presented his “Apprentice Project” to the Collier County School system.

Based on theNBCTV /Donald Trump reality show “The Apprentice”, the task presented to the students was to film, produce and edit a 30-second television commercial featuring Mr. ShowerDoor and its products and services. The students has to do a market analysis, interview the owners and research the Mr. ShowerDoor website to gain valuable information about the company and its products.

It was so well received that five Collier County High schools and St. John Newmann High School entered the competition. The eventual winner was Kyle Leonard of Lely High School. Kyle not only won the $1,000.00 cash first prize but also had his commercial air on NBC 2 during the final episode of “The Apprentice” on April 15th, 2003. Kyle’s desire is to now go on to college to pursue a film career.

That particular promotion was also named NBC 2’s “Promo of the Year” and was sent in to the National Association of Broadcasters for a national award. As of this writing, the Mr. ShowerDoor promo has also been selected in the top twenty-five promos in the country. The national award will be announced in mid-October.

Bill Daubmann also offers his time to Gulf Coast High School in Naples and Kevin Schell’s Marketing Academy. He has been the guest “Donald Trump” and has evaluated various business tasks that were performed by Kevin’s students and has had to “FIRE” someone in order for the game to go on.