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Alliances, marketing and buying groups
Distributor trade associations
Manufacturer trade associations
Distribution industry consultants
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Alliances, marketing and buying groups

Affiliated Distributors 2700 Horizon Drive King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 FAX Chris Hartmann, president	Equity Industrial Associates 21 Rollingwood Drive Pittsford, N.Y. 14534 FAX Dan Potter, Marketing Director
Evergreen Marketing Group 2502 Camp Avenue Carrolton, Texas 75006 FAX Kevin Higginbotham, president	Independent Distributors Cooperative-USA 933 Western Drive Indianapolis, Ind. 46242 FAX Jack Bailey, President & CEO
Induserve Supply TruServ Corporation P.O. Box 1510 Butler, Pa. Fred Kirst, V.P. of MRO, TruServ	IBC 750 Main Street; Suite 1208 Hartford, CT 06103 ext. 22 FAX Dan Burnham, president
INCOM Distributor Supply P.O. Box 868 Fort Wayne, IN FAX Marty Bailey	National Supply Network Division of Ace Hardware Corp. 116 Dogwood Lane, Suite 200 Connoquenessing, PA Dan Fazio, general manager
NetPlus Alliance P.O. Box 1027 Lockport, N.Y. FAX Dan Judge, president	Safety Marketing Group 730 S. Atlantic Ave., Suite 204 Ormond Beach, Fla. 32176 FAX Mike Smeaton, president
Sphere 1 P.O. Box 51526 Phoenix, Ariz. 85076 FAX Carol Schackelford, president & CEO	United Purchasing Affiliates 1101 Cornwall Rd. Sanford, Fla 32773 FAX Bill Corp Jr.

Distributor trade associations

American Machine Tool Distributors' Association 1445 Research Blvd., #450 Rockville, Md. 20850 FAX Ralph Nappi, President	Bearing Specialists Association 800 Roosevelt Road Building C, Suite 20 Glen Ellyn, Ill. FAX Richard W. Church, Executive Director
FPDA. Serving Fluid Power and Motion Technology Distributors 1930 East Marlton Pike Suite A-2 Cherry Hill, N.J. FAX Kathy DeMarco Executive Director	Industrial Supply Association 1300 Sumner Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115 FAX Executive vice president John Buckley
NAHAD. The Association for Hose and Accessories Distribution 105 Eastern Avenue, Suite 104 Annapolis, MD FAX Joseph Thompson Executive Vice President	National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors 1725 K Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 FAX Dirk Van Dongen President
National Fastener Distributors Association 401 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Karen Hurley Executive Vice President	International Glove Association (IGA) P.O. Box 146 Brookville, PA 15825 FAX Carol Burdge Executive Director
Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association 201 US Hwy 45 Vernon Hills, IL FAX Liz Richards Executive Vice President	NIBA - The Belting Association N19 W24400 Riverwood Dr. Waukesha, WI 53188 Randall E. Rakow Executive Vice President and CEO
Power Transmission Distributors Association 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1410 Chicago, IL FAX Mary Sue Lyon Executive Vice President	Safety Equipment Distributors Association 2105 Laurel Bush Rd., Suite 200 Bel Air, MD 21015 x105 FAX Jackie King, Executive Director
Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association P.O. Box 44 Elm Grove, WI 53122 FAX Georgia Foley Executive Director

Manufacturer trade associations

Coated Abrasives Fabricators Association 62 Mill Street Lockport, N.Y. 14094 FAX Steve Seitz President	Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association 10901D Roosevelt Blvd. N, Suite 100 St. Petersburg, FL 33716 FAX Pat O'Brien Executive Director
ISEA - The International Safety Equipment Association 1901 North Moore Street Arlington, VA FAX Daniel K. Shipp President	Industrial Supply Association 1300 Sumner Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115 FAX Executive vice president Tom Berger
National Association of Manufacturers 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. FAX James P. Carty Vice President, Member Programs	Institute for Supply Management Indirect-MRO Buyers Group 1021 Park Forest Place Ellisville, MO 63021 FAX
North American Industrial Representatives Association (Manufacturers' reps) 105 Eastern Avenue, Suite 104 Annapolis, MD FAX Joseph Thompson Executive Director

Distribution industry consultants

Al Bates Profit Planning Group 1525 Spruce Street, Suite 300 Boulder, Colo. FAX	Scott Benfield Benfield Consulting 423 Warwick Drive Naperville, Ill. 60565
Robert Boyles Smarter Distribution 217 Simmonds Drive Coppell, TX 75019	Max Carey Corporate Resource Development 4401 Northside Parkway, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30327 FAX
John Carroll Unlimited Performance P.O. Box 2430 Mt. Pleasant, SC 1- FAX	Steve Epner Brown, Smith Wallace Consulting 1050 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63131 FAX
Adam Fein Pembroke Consulting 1401 Walnut St., Suite 620 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 FAX	Robert Footlik Footlik & Associates 2521 Gross Point Road Evanston, Ill. 60701 FAX
Robbie Gilchrist Capital Consulting P.O. Box 6232 High Point, N.C. 27262 FAX	Neil Gillespie David Gordon Channel Marketing Group 345 Mt. Lebanon Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Chuck Holmes Corporate Strategies 2300 Henderson Mill Rd., Suite 312 Atlanta, Ga. 30345 FAX	Dave Kahle The DaCo Corporation 3736 W. River Drive Comstock Park, Mich. 49321 FAX
Frank Lynn Frank Lynn & Associates 150 S. Wacker Drive, 17th Floor Chicago, Ill. 60606 FAX	Mike Marks Indian River Consulting Group 1819 Riverview Dr. Melbourne, Fla. 32901 FAX
Bill McCleave McCleave & Associates 19721 Stough Farm Road Cornelius, N.C. 28031 FAX	Bruce Merrifield Merrifield Consulting Group 101 Black Oak Place Chapel Hill, NC 27517 FAX
Robert Nadeau Industrial Performance Group 540 Frontage Road, Suite 2100 Northfield, IL 60093 ext. 2 FAX	Lawson Nickol Gross Profit Margin Inc. P.O. Box 310 Arcanum, Ohio 45304
Dave Piasecki Inventory Operations Consulting LLC 3929 80th Street, Suite B Kenosha, WI 53142 FAX	Susan M. Recchia Consulting Services 185 Cove Road West Palm Beach, FL 33413 FAX
Ed Runner E.C. Runner & Associates Inc. P.O. Box 518 Elburn, IL FAX	Abe WalkingBear Sanchez A/R Management Group P.O. Box 457 Canyon City, CO 81215 (FAX)
Jon Schreibfeder Effective Inventory Management 116 Spyglass Drive Coppell, Texas 75019 FAX	Scott Stratman The Distribution Team 4164 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Suite 338 Colorado Springs, Colo. 80918 FAX
Reed Stith Caxton Growth Partners 812 Huron Rd. Ste 800 Cleveland, Ohio FAX	Tim Underhill Underhill & Associates Tulsa, Okla. FAX
Cathy Veri Marketecture PO Box 87796 Canton, Mich. 48187 FAX	Larry White Interlynx Systems, LLC 133 Deerfield Bryan, Ohio
Todd Youngblood The YPS Group Inc. Acworth, Ga.	Ben Zoghi Thomas A. Read Center for Distribution Research and Education College Station, Texas FAX

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