The honors were announced at AD’s Industrial & Safety North American Meeting Sept. 12-15 outside of Denver.

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Lead photo: Martin Supply Inc. President David Ruggles accepts AD’s Tier 2 Industrial Member of the Year award at AD’s Industrial & Safety North American meeting Sept. 12 in Aurora, Colorado.

Affiliated Distributors held its annual AD Industrial & Safety North American Meeting from Sept. 12-15 in Aurora, Colorado, where the independent industrial and construction supplies buying group announced the winners for its industrial and safety members of the year awards.

Martin Supply (Florence, Alabama) and Surface Prep (Byron Center, Michigan) were named Industrial Members of the Year, while Apex Tool Group (Sparks, Maryland) and Walter Surface Technologies (Pointe-Claire, Quebec) earned AD’s Suppliers of the Year awards. 

Martin Supply and Apex were chosen from AD’s larger Tier 2 industrial and safety members, while Surface Prep and Walter Surface Technologies were picked from smaller firms in Tier 2.

Würth Group subsidiary Northern Safety and Industrial was named AD’s Tier 2 Member of the Year, and Alabama Safety Products received the group’s Tier 1 Member of the Year award. Ergodyne and Acme United Corp. were recognized as Safety Network Suppliers of the Year for Tier 2 and Tier 1, respectively.

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Mike Hockett

Mike Hockett

Mike Hockett is MDM’s executive editor, having joined the publication in March 2022. He oversees MDM’s editorial content and direction, coordinates with contributing authors, conducts interviews with executives in the wholesale distribution space and serves as the editorial face of MDM at industry events. He has extensively covered the distribution and manufacturing sectors since 2014. Hockett earned a degree in print journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and works from his home in Madison, Wisconsin. He can be contacted at mike@mdm.com.

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