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Register Now for UID
Registration is open for the University
of Industrial Distribution (UID)
scheduled for March 9-12, 2014 at the
JW Marriott Indianapolis. The UID is
a concentrated educational program
focused on the unique needs of the
industrial wholesale distribution
industry. For more information, visit
www.univid.org
Attention CEP Class of 2011
Certified Electrical Professionals (CEP)
holders that received their status
during the March 2011 exam must
recertify before March 15, 2014 to
renew and retain their designation.
For more information, visit
www.naed.org/cep.
to participate. Entries will be accepted
from any functional area of business,
through February 1, 2014.
Innovation initiatives will be recognized
in three categories—electrical
distributors with revenues of:
Welcome New Members—
Joining Oct.-Dec. 2013
A.K. Stamping Company, Inc.
• Under $25 million
American Polywater
Corporation
• $25.1 million to $200 million
Halex Company
• $200 million and over
Any innovation initiative from the 2012
or 2013 calendar year is eligible.
Winners will be announced during
the April 26-29, 2014 NAED National
Meeting at the San Francisco Marriott
Marquee in San Francisco. There is a
fee of $150 per nomination to cover
program costs. Submit your entry at
www.unleashwdinnovationaward.com
The Spirit of Innovation
Award
In the Fall 2013 issue of The Current,
there was an error in the “2013 PAR
Highlights Shows Increase in Distributor
Profit Margins.” It mistakenly stated,
“the typical distributor surveyed, based
on median figures, had annual sales of
$70.7 billion.” It should have been $70.7
million. The NAED regrets this error.
Optiled Lighting Inc.
Ouellet Electric Heating
Reliance Controls Corporation
Correction
The NAED and UnleashWD have
teamed up to encourage and recognize
the spirit and cultures of innovation,
as well as, individual innovation efforts
throughout the electrical distribution
industry. Leadership, courage and good
design are hallmarks of innovation.
N. Glantz & Son, LLC
NAED electrical distributors are eligible
THE CURRENT : WINTER 2014
Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., the National
Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED)
is a 501(c)6 not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving and protecting the electrical
distribution channel.
Editor: Cathy Bryson
Asst. Editor & Designer: TG Livak
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