WAYNE, Pa. — AD hosted the AD Electrical North American Meeting, with over 1,000 attendees. This event attracted 144 first time attendees and representatives from over 331 companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
AD honored their members and supplier partners during the Spirit of Independence Awards Banquet and congratulated Steiner Electric for celebrating 100 years in business.
The following companies/individuals received coveted AD Spirit of Independence Awards (acceptance videos included):
- US Member of the Year, Performance – Over $10M: City Electric Company, Inc.
- Canadian Member of the Year, Performance – Over $10M: J.W. Bird & Company Limited
- US Member of the Year, Performance – Under $10M: I.D. Booth, Inc.
- Canadian Member of the Year, Performance – Under $10M: Source Atlantic
- Member of the Year, Leadership: Greg Chun, VP, Marketing, McNaughton-McKay
- US Supplier of the Year, Performance – Over $10M: Wattstopper/Legrand
- Canadian Supplier of the Year, Performance – Over $5M – Liteline Corporation
- US Supplier of the Year, Performance – Under $10M: American Polywater
- Canadian Supplier of the Year, Performance – Under $5M – First Alert Canada
- Supplier of the Year, Leadership: Pat Murphy, Juno Lighting
- AD MVP: Lauren Shovein, Marketing Specialist, Van Meter, Inc.
- Supplier of the Year, Marketing Excellence: Philips Canada
- Best Conversion to an AD Supplier: Stanion Wholesale Electric and Thomas & Betts
- Best Annual Planning Process: Kirby Risk Electrical Supply
- Giving Back Award: Border States
(Left to Right): Dave Kinsella, VP, Member of Member Relations, AD; Drew Esce, President, City Electric Company, Inc.;
Sandy Rosecrans, CEO, City Electric Company, Inc.; Ed Crawford, President, Electrical Division, AD