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WIT & Co. WIT 2011 Distributor/Vendor Conference
DallaS — WIT & Co. recently hosted 700 attendees for their 2011 Distributor/Vendor Conference at the Hilton anatole Hotel here. This an- nual event began with a Board of Di- rectors meeting on March 28 and continued through Friday, april 1. The group’s bi-annual committee meetings convened Tuesday morn- ing, followed by programming for WIT distributors, including General Session, WIT Works networking
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roundtable discussions, and a Pur- chasing agent Workshop. Wednesday afternoon began the distributor/ven- dor meetings, which included more than 7,500 individual scheduled meetings over two full days. The event officially kicked off
Tuesday afternoon with a Distributor General Session, which featured recognition of many of the WIT own- ers for their achievements throughout 2010 as well as a review of important WIT business. Here are a few of the highlights: • at the close of 2010, WIT is 92
distributor/owners strong. This in- cludes the addition of three new dis- tributors in 2010: Colt Plumbing Specialties of Mechanicsburg, Pa., Hydrologic Supply of Pinellas Park, Fla., and Morally Wholesale of Oceanside, Calif. • Real growth purchases through
the group were up 10.3% in 2010. Of our 92 distributors, 71 showed posi- tive growth for 2010, and of these, over 50 showed double digit growth for the year. • WIT had 171 air Conditioning,
Heating, and Plumbing vendor part- ners at the close of 2010. 113 of these vendors grew their business with
WIT during the course of the year, and of these, 76 grew their business by double digits. • WIT is currently engaged in pro-
moting EDI arrangements with 100 of its vendors and is working to add more. This is a much more efficient and cost effective way for us to part- ner with our vendors. • Through the first three months of
2011, WIT's volume is up between 12% and 13%. The General Session closed with a
guest presenter, Bruce Carbonari, CEO of Fortune Brands. (Turn to page 74.)
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