Vandor Corporation is proud to announce the first anniversary of its Starmark Local distribution center in Statesville, North Carolina. Vandor is celebrating a successful year marked by building trust and reputation with customers, establishing operational excellence, and sustaining growth for the future.

The North Carolina-based Starmark Local Distribution Center opened in May 2024 and tackled some challenges in its first year, including navigating Hurricane Helene. The Starmark team started with Haley Cowles, the Service Center Director, but today consists of three team members who serve funeral homes and crematories in a large territory in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee.

Haley Cowles had nothing but positive words for her first year of experience in funeral service: “Opening Starmark Local in North Carolina has been such an exciting adventure for us. Joining a new company and having Starmark trust me to build this local business from the ground up has been an honor. Being new to the funeral industry, I was very nervous, but with the great leadership and training from Starmark, they helped us succeed in our first year!”

Looking ahead, Starmark Local remains committed to delivering exceptional value and white-glove service, guided by its core values: staying customer-focused, detail-oriented, appreciative of its team, and unwavering in integrity and professionalism.

“We are looking forward to growing our relationship and partnering with many more funeral homes over the next several years.” Haley shares, “The key is building the relationships and earning customers’ respect and trust.”