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Affiliated Distrbutors 2013 Annual Meeting

AD Electrical members grow 3% in first nine months of 2013

Nov. 6, 2013
Learn more about AD's sales so far in 2013 and who the award winners were at the recent annual meeting.

Sales for the electrical members of the Affiliated Distributors buying/marketing group grew 3% in the first three quarters of 2013, on a same-store basis from $8.72 billion to $8.96 billion.  Sales across AD all AD Divisions grew by 4% in the first three quarters of 2013 to $21 billion. As a whole, AD distributors hired 1,808 new employees and opened 108 new locations through the first nine months of 2013.

 In other news at AD, the buying/marketing group hosted its premier annual event, the AD Electrical Divisions’ North American Meeting, on Oct. 6-9, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.  The meeting broke all previous attendance records with over 950 attendees, including more than 100 first-time attendees, many of which represented new AD Canada affiliates and suppliers.

AD’s annual event includes its “Spirit of Independence” Awards Banquet.  Awards included the following AD affiliates and suppliers:

Best Annual Planning Process: Electrical Engineering & Equipment Company, Windsor Heights, Iowa; Best Conversion to an AD Supplier: Kendall Electric, Portage, Mich., and Hubbell Lighting, Greenville, S.C.; Supplier of the Year, Marketing Excellence: Philips Corp., Somerset, N.J.; Clean Energy Affiliate of the Year: McNaughton-McKay Electric Co., Madison Heights, Mich.; Clean Energy Supplier of the Year: Scout Solar, Tempe, Ariz.; Clean Energy Champion of the Year: Jim Woods, director of clean energy programs, Shealy Electrical Wholesalers, West Columbia, S.C.

Canadian Affiliate of the Year - Performance: Earl O’Neil Electric Supply Ltd., Woodbridge, Ont., Canada; Supplier of the Year - Performance: Heritage Plastics, Carrollton, Ohio; U.S. Affiliate of the Year - Performance: Green Mountain Electric Supply, Newport, Vt.; Supplier of the Year – Leadership: John Hoffman, executive V.P. of sales and marketing, Legrand, Solvay, N.Y.

U.S. Affiliate of the Year - Leadership: John Burke, president & COO, Kirby Risk Electrical Supply, Lafayette, Ind.;  AD MVP: Thea Copeland, marketing manager, Buckles-Smith, San Jose, Calif.; and Giving Back: Shealy Electrical Wholesalers.

For more information on the AD annual meeting click here.

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