Dover Rug & Home Wins FBA Award

- Business Wins Community Excellence Award -

Mahmud Jafri, CEO of Dover Rug & Home, is proud to announce they are the recipient of the 2014 Community Excellence Award, given by the Family Business Association (FBA) of Massachusetts. This annual award competition honors a family business with a strong commitment to philanthropy and passion for supporting worthy causes. Dover Rug & Home was selected from a competitive pool of applicants.

 â€œWe are privileged to be a winner of this prestigious award,” states Mr. Jafri. “To be recognized for our positive impact on our community is truly humbling.”

The FBA acknowledges the challenges and significant hurdles that family businesses must overcome in order to flourish, as well as the reality that the Massachusetts economy is supported and backboned by family businesses. The association provides educational programming, and a forum for these businesses to collaboratively exchange knowledge and experience, and is dedicated to the recognition and implementation of best business practices and ethical standards among these enterprises. The ceremony honoring the winners took place at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge on October 23^rd.

Dover Rug & Home – with locations in Natick and now in Boston’s Back Bay – offers customers an extensive collection of fine rugs - including one-of-a-kind hand-knotted rugs & carpets, custom window treatments and hardwood floor options, and eco-friendly cork, among others. Recognized as Best of Boston HOME in 2011 and twelve consecutive years as “Readers’ Choice” by Wicked Local.  President and CEO Mahmud Jafri is a recipient of the 2013 Immigrant Entrepreneur Award for “Outstanding Neighborhood Business” by the Immigrant Learning Center and is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), International Furnishing and Design Association (IFDA), and World Floor Covering Association. Mr. Jafri serves on the Governor's Advisory Council on Refugees and Immigrants (GACRI), is a member of the WGBH Board of Overseers and was the keynote speaker at the 2014 Naturalization Ceremony for new citizens in March of this year.

In addition to his accomplished Dover-Natick and Dover-Boston showrooms, Mr. Jafri is also the founder of Dover Squash & Fitness, a state-of-the-art fitness facility and home court to the Dover Squash Academy providing coaching & training services to several schools & colleges including MIT. Dover Squash & Fitness is a direct reflection of Mr. Jafri's philosophy to lead a healthy lifestyle and integrate his Pakistani culture. The facility offers a range of programs and memberships for all individuals, including squash, yoga, nutrition, and training.

Dover Rug & Home is headquartered at 721 Worcester Road (Route 9), Natick. Dover-Boston is located at 390 Stuart Street in the Back Bay.  For more information visit the company website at www.doverrug.com or call (508) 651-3500(Natick) or (617) 266-3600 (Boston). Follow Dover Rug & Home on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DoverRug, Twitter @DoverRug, or on Houzz at http://www.houzz.com/pro/doverrug/. Press inquiries; contact Joanne DiFrancesco, JDCommunications, Inc. at (781) 828-0323 or e-mail jdcomm@comcast.net.

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