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    AD Announces Record-Breaking Sales for the First Half of 2024

    Aug. 1, 2024
    Eighty-seven new members joined AD year-to-date, including 50 that joined as part of the Edge Group merger and 37 that joined independently. AD members also acquired another 20...
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     IMARK Electrical Distributors Approve Merger

    July 8, 2024
    The transaction is currently scheduled to close later this year, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. AD and IMARK Electrical jointly announced their intent...

    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.

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    NCEL's 2023 Electrical Expo attracted thousands of electrical contractors, distributors, reps, manufacturers and students to the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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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...