Congratulations to IMARK
Congratulations to IMARK for being listed as the fourth largest purchasing co-op in 2012 according to the NCB Co-op Top 100 Report (page 9).
IMARK is listed as having 2012 revenues of $3.52 billion.
This means that the IMARK membership, in aggregate, purchases $3.52 billion through manufacturers that are affiliated with the organization. The question becomes, what percent of the overall membership’s cost of good sold does this represent? This “penetration rate” is what becomes important to manufacturers and ideally should be.
Assuming a 22% average GM% (across the membership), and that the $3.5B represents 33% of member purchases, this means the membership total sales is approximately $13.5B (and if the penetration rate is 28%, total sales would be $16B, but the focus should be on penetration rate and driving that to 33%+).
And congratulations to these companies there were recently recognized at the IMARK Annual Meeting (note: IMARK recognizes distributors and manufacturers based upon purchase ranges):
Member(s) of the Year:
Stoneway Electric Supply, Spokane, WA
Alameda Electrical Distributors, Inc., Hayward, CA
Blazer Electric Supply Company, Colorado Springs, CO
Holder Electric Supply, Inc., Greenville SC.
Excellence in Sales and Marketing:
United Electric Supply Co., Inc., New Castle, DE
Wabash Electric, Wabash, IN
Dulles Electric & Supply Corp., Sterling, VA
Holt Electrical Supplies, St. Louis, MO.
GainShare Achievement:
Walters Wholesale Electric Co., Signal Hill, CA
Alameda Electrical Distributors, Inc., Hayward, CA
Atlanta Electrical Distributors, Inc., Duluth, GA
First Source Electrical, Houston, TX.
Purchasing Power Award:
Elliott Electric Supply, Inc., Nacogdoches, TX
Inline Electric Supply Co., Inc., Huntsville, AL
Sequel Electrical Supply, Meridian, MS
Yale Electric Supply, Canton, MA.
Supplier(s) of the Year
Lithonia Lighting (Acuity Brands), RAB Lighting, Klein Tools
Excellence in Marketing and Communications
Leviton Manufacturing, Inc., Southwire, IDEAL Industries, ILSCO
Sales Leadership
Pass & Seymour/Legrand, 3M Electrical Markets, NSI Industries, Inc.
Excellence in Service and Support
Encore Wire Corp, Arlington Industries, Inc., Littelfuse/Powr-Gard
Excellence in On-Line Training:
GE Energy-Industrial Solutions, Broan-NuTone, Klein Tools, Inc