Julie Torres of The Armstrong Company Receives UniGroup’s Operations Excellence Award

Memphis (March 31, 2026) — Julie Torres of The Armstrong Company out of Memphis, Tennessee, was recently presented with this year’s UniGroup Operations Excellence Award. UniGroup Chief Operating Officer Charles Cunningham recognized Torres at the organization’s national sales and operations conference held in St. Louis.   

The Operations Excellence Award acknowledges excellent individual performance in the field of operations at both their agency and within the UniGroup system. The recipient must have demonstrated a passion for exceptional performance, teamwork, professionalism, integrity, commitment and achievement for a common goal. Only one individual is chosen for the annual award from the tens of thousands of employees at the nearly 500 domestic agencies.    

“Julie’s name has been associated with operational excellence for three decades” CEO at The Armstrong Company Will Abbay said. “She established herself in the UniGroup system as a tenacious planner and trusted resource.  She has earned the respect of the van line, agency partners and hundreds of van operators. Julie, from our Armstrong team, our drivers and our clients, congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!” 

When asked about winning the award, Torres said, “The Operations Excellence Award is definitely a team effort. It means hundreds of drivers worked really hard, a lot of customer service coordinators spent hours on the phone, co-workers, agency friends and my team supported me. I could not be more honored to have been recognized for this award. I’m grateful to Armstrong and the UniGroup Family.   

About The Armstrong Company  

 The Armstrong Company is a global leader in supply chain services and residential and commercial moving. Our nationwide network of local experts combine personalized attention and global reach to provide solutions tailored exactly to your needs. Whether you’re moving your household, your business, or your product, we do what it takes to get your goods where they need to go. For more information, please visit GoArmstrong.com. 

About UniGroup 

UniGroup is a billion transportation and relocation services company with headquarters in suburban St. Louis. In addition to household goods carriers United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, logistics company UniGroup Logistics and international relocation provider UniGroup Worldwide Moving, UniGroup owns other subsidiaries providing goods and services to professional movers.