About the Company
SRS Distribution Inc. is one of the largest specialty building products distributors in the United States, headquartered in McKinney, Texas. Founded in 2008, the company has grown rapidly through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions to operate hundreds of branch locations across the country, serving roofing contractors, builders, and construction professionals.
With a large, geographically dispersed workforce spread across branches nationwide, SRS Distribution faces the typical challenges of keeping remote and field-based employees connected and engaged — making digital-first wellness programmes a natural fit for their people strategy.
Key Objective
"Our key goal is hosting the annual walkathon programme using an all-inclusive wellness solution to boost productivity amongst our workforce and lead them into healthy living."
The Challenge
- SRS Distribution needed a digital wellness platform capable of running a month-long walkathon for a large, distributed workforce spread across many locations.
- The admin team required a real-time dashboard to monitor employee performance and participation accurately throughout the programme.
- A separate, visible leaderboard was needed so participants could track their own steps and progress against colleagues.
- The platform had to be fully virtual — allowing all employees, regardless of location, to participate on a single unified platform.
The Approach
- Vantage Fit powered the SRS Distribution Annual E-Walkathon — a month-long virtual walkathon accessible to all employees across the company's nationwide branch network.
- The programme was designed to be inclusive and low-friction, with an easy onboarding process so employees at every location could get started quickly.
- A gamified leaderboard gave participants full visibility into team standings and individual step counts in real time, driving friendly competition across branches.
- HR administrators had access to the Vantage Fit Dashboard for live tracking of engagement and participation, with a detailed report at close of programme.
Results
The Annual E-Walkathon successfully brought SRS Distribution's distributed workforce together on a single platform — turning a traditionally siloed workforce into a connected, competing community.
- Employees across multiple branch locations participated in the month-long walkathon.
- The fully virtual format removed all geographic barriers, enabling nationwide participation without travel or coordination overhead.
- The HR Dashboard provided the admin team with real-time visibility into engagement and step activity for the first time.
- The leaderboard drove sustained daily participation, with employees actively checking standings throughout the programme.
