October 5, 2015 – EBMag recently returned from the annual North American Meeting of Affiliated Distributors’ Electrical Supply Division (NAM ESD) where—among the networking and business sessions—we celebrated this year’s cream of the crop at the Spirit of Independence Awards dinner. Kudos to the following distributors and suppliers:

Canadian Member of the Year for Performance (over $10 million)

• Second Runner-up: House of Electrical Supplies Ltd.
• First Runner-up: Province Electric Supply

• WINNER: Robertson Electric Wholesale Ltd. (Photo 1, bottom gallery)

Canadian Member of the Year for Performance (under $10 million)

• Second Runner-up: Bird Stairs (J.W. Bird & Co. Ltd.)
• First Runner-up: Epitron Inc. Electrical Distributors

• WINNER: Harwell Electric Supply (Photos 2 & 3)

Canadian Supplier of the Year for Performance (over $5 million)

• Second Runner-up: Hubbell Canada LP
• First Runner-up: Standard Products Inc.

• WINNER: Stelpro Design Inc. (Photo 4)

Canadian Supplier of the Year for Performance (under $5 million)

• Second Runner-up: Fusetek
• First Runner-up: Watt Stopper/Legrand

• WINNER: Wheatland Tube (Photo 5)

Member of the Year for Leadership
Presented by Rick Campbell of Robertson Electric Wholesale Ltd., this year’s winner is the most-deserving Bill Smith of Electrozad Supply (Photo 6). Congratulations!

Some important 2016 dates!
Mark your calendars now for some key AD 2016 dates:

• The AD Electrical Supply Division’s 2016 Spring Network Meeting is scheduled for May 16-18, 2016, at the Hilton Toronto. No passport required!

• Meantime, the AD Electrical Supply Division’s next North American Meeting is slated for October 19-21, 2016, at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Md. (Washington, D.C. area).

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