AD, a member-owned buying/marketing group, announced the completion of the merger with IDI Independent Distributors Inc., effective April 1, 2019. IDI is now AD Canada Industrial & Safety.

Key merger highlights include the following:

• IDI brings 103 independent industrial Canadian distributors with more than 364 locations into the AD family.
• AD welcomes 21 new employees and a distribution center located in Mississauga, Ontario, as part of the transaction.
• AD Canadian members represent 20 percent of AD consolidated sales.

IDI President Rob Dewar is now the president of AD Canada Industrial & Safety.

To learn more about the details of this merger, read AD’s previous announcement on its website.