North American buying group AD, Wayne, Pennsylvania, hosted AD Industrial and Safety Division–U.S. members, supplier partners and service providers at the 2019 AD North American Meeting last month. Over 800 attendees joined together, with over 100 there for the first time.

AD offers a host of gatherings for members and supplier partners throughout the year across its 12 divisions in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, underscoring the importance it places on networking, building relationships and recognizing excellence. 

AD’s Chairman and CEO Bill Weisberg challenged and inspired attendees on the benefits of being All In. “Are you all in with what you do, who you do it with and who you do it for?” he asked participants at his keynote address, assuring the crowd, “AD is All In.” As part of the week’s events, Weisberg was honored for 35 years of service.

Weisberg took the opportunity to share key details on what’s tracking as a record-breaking AD year, illustrating just how “All In” AD is for its members and supplier partners. Highlights included:

• A projected $46 billion in member sales this year 
• Year-to-date 9% increase in total member purchases in the group
• Expected purchases from AD supplier partners are on track to grow by $1.2 billion