Wayne, Pennsylvania-based AD, the contractor and industrial products wholesale buying / marketing group, reported a 12% increase in member sales across 12 AD divisions totaling $9.7 billion.
Purchases from AD suppliers grew by 12% in Q1 YTD and distributions to members also were up 12%.
On a same-store basis, by industry, Q1 YTD PHCP sales were up 12%; industrial / PT sales were up 11%; electrical sales were up 10%; and building materials was up 4%. By country, same-store sales in the U.S. grew 10%; Canada was up 9% and Mexico grew 10%.