AD’s newly-elected director is Karla Neupert Hockley, president of Consolidated Supply.

Due to uncertainty concerning COVID-19, and out of safety concerns for its members and suppliers, the LPG Expo and IMARK Plumbing Annual Spring Meeting scheduled for Jan. 25-Feb 2, at the Omni LaCosta Resort & Spa, in Carlsbad, California, have been cancelled.

Luxury Products Group member Deluxe Vanity & Kitchen has selected Savance Enterprise as its ERP Software for future growth.

After a year of extraordinary growth despite extraordinary challenges, AD members and supplier partners made the most of their time together at the 2021 Decorative Brands Division annual meeting Nov. 15-18.

The ceremony celebrated members and supplier partners in all three divisions who excelled in sales performance, marketing excellence, employee engagement, leadership and giving back.

Despite post-pandemic challenges, more than 1,000 AD members, suppliers and associates gathered for the 2021 AD PHCP North American Meeting Oct. 18-21, the most attendees ever at this event.

The buying group is reporting member sales in the first nine months of 2021 were $44 billion, an increase of 34 percent across its 13 divisions and three countries.

AD’s 5th annual eCommerce Summit, held Aug. 23-25 at the Gaylord National Resort in Fort Washington, Maryland, set a new benchmark for digital sophistication in AD’s independent distributor community.

The new partnership expands QuickDrain’s reach in the showroom space.

The microlearning platform is designed to train membership employees on soft skills in leadership, selling and merchandising.