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Affiliated Distributors’ Electrical Division Sales Climb in 2011

Sales in the U.S. were up 19 percent, while Canadian sales grew 10 percent.
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Affiliated Distributors, Wayne, PA, reported U.S. sales for its Electrical Division grew 19 percent to $11.2 billion in 2011. Canadian sales grew 10 percent to $852 million. AD Affiliates also set new records for both net distributions and return on remittances.

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\”In addition to experiencing above market growth during this past year, our Affiliates added over 950 new Distributor employees, made 14 acquisitions, and approved the addition of 38 new Clean Energy Suppliers to the AD Preferred Supplier list,\” said David Oldfather, president, Electrical Division. \”Our AD Clean Energy program, along with AD’s willingness to pursue new growth opportunities for both our Distributors and Suppliers, should help stimulate additional growth in 2012 and beyond.\”

Sales for many of AD’s independent distributors and suppliers now exceed the peak in 2008.

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