Additionally, AD achieved a 49 percent increase in net distributions to its members, surpassing the $1 billion milestone for the first time in the group’s 40-year history.

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.