“Success Through Teamwork” was the theme of Affiliated Distributors' 20th annual North American meeting, held in Nashville, Tenn., in September. More than 1,720 affiliate and supplier executives and decision makers attended the event.

Recognition of Excellence awards were presented for outstanding achievement in four areas: local support for affiliates, marketing excellence and overall commitment and performance to Affiliated Distributors in the past year.

Industrial Supply Division Recognition of Excellence Award Winners

Affiliate of the Year, Group I

Drago Supply Co. Inc.

Affiliate of the Year, Group II

Empire Machinery & Supply Corp.

Affiliate of the Year, Group III

Aviation Industrial Supply Co.

Affiliate Excellence in Marketing, Group I

Turner Supply Co.

Affiliate Excellence in Marketing, Group II

Quality Mill Supply Co. Inc.

Affiliate Excellence in Marketing, Group III

Plumbing & Industrial Supply Co. Inc.

Supplier of the Year, Group I

LPS Laboratories

Supplier of the Year, Group II

United American Sales Inc./Westgate Sales Corp.

Supplier Excellence in Marketing, Group I

Sorbent Products Co. Inc.

Supplier Excellence in Marketing, Group II

Streamlight, Inc.

Excellence in Local Support

Klein Tools Inc.

Excellence In Local Support

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.

Affiliated Distributors is a buying/ marketing group of more than 400 independent distributors of electrical, industrial, plumbing, PVF and data com products in North America, with more than 3,500 locations in four countries. Group sales for 2003 are projected to exceed $18 billion.