Affiliated Distributors on Friday celebrated the first anniversary of its merger with electrical distributor buying group IMARK Electrical.
AD finalized the transaction late last September and added a new Independent Electrical Supply Division, which incorporated more than 500 former IMARK members and currently represents more than 700 distributors — accounting for more than $44 billion in sales per year.
AD officials said that the results in the wake of the merger have “exceeded expectations.”
“This anniversary is more than a milestone — it’s proof that when independents come together, we achieve results that outpace the industry,” Steve Helle, co-chair of the IESD board and the president of Granite City Electric Supply, said in a statement. “The collaborative culture of IESD has already begun to reshape what’s possible.”
