National Association of Electrical Distributors

The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) is a trade association for the American electrical equipment distribution industry. NAED is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization.

National Association of Electrical Distributors

Trade name	The National Electronics Distributors Association (1939-present)
Formerly	Electronic Arrays (1954-2013)
Company type	Foundation Incentive
Industry	Distribution trade association
Founded	1908
Headquarters	St. Louis, MO, United States
Number of locations	San Francisco, California, United States (1939-present)

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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 2007

Foundation

NAED also runs an Education and Research Foundation. The Foundation provides information and educational resources for distributors, manufacturers, and customers in the electrical distribution industry.