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The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) is a 
NAED Foundation -- About
Accessed August 8, 2009. The Foundation provides information and educational resources for distributors, manufacturers, and customers in the electrical distribution industry.
trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific Industry (economics), industry. Through collabor ...
for the American electrical equipment distribution industry. NAED is a 501(c)6 non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
organization.
General
NAED provides networking opportunities through approximately 20 meetings & conferences a year, training and research through the NAED Education & Research Foundation, industry information and research through TED Magazine.The Structure of NAED
NAED has three membership categories: distributor member, associate member and allied partners. A company must be an electrical distributor and meet NAED membership requirements. To become an NAED associate member, a company must be a manufacturer or value-added reseller. To become an NAED allied partner a company must be a marketing group, service or technology organization and must meet NAED criteria.The Electrical Distribution Market
*Electrical Distribution is estimated to be a $72 billion industry. *Total number of locations of NAED Members: 4,263 *Total number of employees in NAED member companies: about 75,000 distributor employees *Average NAED member’s sales volume: $78,816,300 *Median NAED member’s sales volume: $13,226,865 *40.4% of NAED members have a sales volume under $10 million Source: NAED database, April 2007Foundation
NAED also runs an Education and Research Foundation.Accessed August 8, 2009. The Foundation provides information and educational resources for distributors, manufacturers, and customers in the electrical distribution industry.
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