AD, the member owned buying/marketing group, announced the completion of the merger with IDI Independent Distributors Inc., effective April 1, 2019. IDI is now AD Canada Industrial & Safety. Key merger highlights include bringing 103 independent industrial Canadian distributors with over 364 locations into the AD family; welcoming 21 new employees and a distribution center located in Mississauga, Ontario as part of the transaction; and AD Canadian members now representing 20% of AD consolidated sales. Rob Dewar, IDI president, is now the president of AD Canada Industrial & Safety.