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    Highlights

    AD and IMARK Electrical Announce Intent to Merge

    June 4, 2024
    In a historic merger, the electrical industry’s two largest marketing groups will merger, bringing together 725 independent electrical distributors.

    AD Reports Record Member Sales in the First Three Months of 2024

    May 7, 2024
    Seventy-one new members joined AD in the first quarter of the year, including 50 that joined as part of the Edge Group merger, effective January 1.

    AD Distributors Set New Sales Record in 2023 of $78.9 billion in Combined Sales

    Feb. 9, 2024
    Net distributions to AD distributors were $1.4 billion.

    AD to Merge with The Edge Group from VDV Market

    Dec. 13, 2023
    The Edge Group connects independent distributors and manufacturers in the datacom, security, low voltage, audio/video, electronic MRO and electronic OEM industries.
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    IMARK Appoints Ward Executive VP

    Dec. 12, 2023
    Ward has more than 35 years of experience in the industrial MRO, safety, and construction industries having served in sales, marketing, business development, operational and executive...

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    AD Owner/Members Elect 2023 Board of Directors

    March 21, 2023
    AD’s owner/members elected three directors to its board of directors. AD’s newly elected director is François Deschênes, president & CEO of Deschênes Group. Chrissy Nardini, president...
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    AD Partners with Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits to Battle Food Insecurity

    March 14, 2023
    Affiliated Distributors’ (AD) employees from the United States, Canada and Mexico participated in a giving back event on March 9 supporting Share Food Program and Sharing Excess...
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    Scenes from City Electric Supply’s Connect 2022 Event

    June 18, 2022
    At the entrance of the Connect 2022 trade show, the 2,000-plus attendees saw a CES counter area featuring an innovative virtual-realty twist to promote vendors' products and its...