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Adam Hershey took part in the first class of our AHTD Future Leaders Program, having graduated in the fall of 2021. Adam values the relationships he is building among the other Future Leaders Program participants and appreciates the opportunity they had to determine how distributors and manufacturers could improve relationships and work together, better. 

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Downward pressures are intensifying across a wide breadth of markets, and we are seeing more growth rates drop to near or below zero. The single-family residential construction market has been bludgeoned by elevated interest rates, with annual US Single-Unit Housing Starts down 22.4% from one year prior. Adjusted for inflation, annual US Total Retail Sales are virtually flat. The industrial sector is still rising, but the growth is being driven by the oil and gas sector; the manufacturing and utilities segments are declining. Read the full report

The 2023 AHTD Financial Benchmarking Report has been delivered at no cost to participating member ASPs and is now generally available for purchase by our other member companies. Get YOUR copy of the profitability study designed to obtain, understand, analyze best practices, and help AHTD members improve financial performance. Purchase now. Member ASPs who participated in the survey have already received their copy for free!

Are you looking for professional development training to give you (or another of your team's high-performers) the tools, education, and networking necessary to improve leadership skills? Whether you work for an AHTD Manufacturing Member, an Automation Solutions Provider/Distributor Member, or a Strategic Business Partner, AHTD’s Future Leaders Program is invaluable to any new supervisor, manager, or other emerging leader with talent and high potential. Enrollment is now open for our next group, the Delta Cohort of Future Leaders. Learn more and apply today.

The AHTD Women in Automation just wrapped up discussions for the first Book Club book. Thank you to all who joined in the riveting discussions. Our next book is "The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear" by Kate Moore. We hope you will join us for our first discussion on August 16th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, 7:00 p.m. Central, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 5:00 p.m. Pacific. Register today

We're grateful for our Strategic Business Partners. These companies offer strategic products or services in the industrial automation distribution industry.

CEO, Marcin Krzączkowski Introduces Automa.net, a new SBP, to AHTD Members. Read the article here

Clayton & McKervey Share Keys to Building High-Performance Sales Teams. Read the article here

Kyklo Shares the Impact of its 5+ Year Relationship with Mitsubishi Electric Autmomation. Read the article here

MRA Addresses Hot Topics - Internships Role in Recruiting, Low-cost Employee Perks, Census Statistics and More. Read the article here

Accelerate Business Growth with a CRM: Here's Why You Need One. Read the article here

Registration for Fall Meeting is now open, so showcase your company's dedication to doing high-tech better by becoming a Fall Meeting Sponsor! Check here for the available sponsorship packages.

AHTD Committees need YOU! Find the "Join a Committee" page in the "About Us" section of the website, and apply TODAY!

Adding value to customers as Automation Solutions Providers, we call AHTD's distribution members ASPs, because they do more than just distribute products! Read more

Members can refer back to past "Newsletters" that have been sent from AHTD. Access archived editions (with links intact) under the "Resources" tab on our website!

Please send newsletter submissions to Heidi Wadzinski, by the 2nd Friday of the month. Find guidelines and past newsletters here.