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Article: ASMMA/I.D.A. celebrate at convention. (American Supply and Machinery Manufacturers' Association; Industrial Distribution Association)
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- July 1, 1998
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OLANDO, FLA. - When the Industrial Distribution Assn. and the American Supply & Machinery Manufacturer's Assn. met in Orlando 10 years ago, it marked the first meeting of I.D.A. as the merged National Industrial Distributors Assn. and the Southern Industrial Distributors Assn. Ten years later, I.D.A. and ASMMA returned to the Marriott World Center for their Spring Convention last month.
With a focus on technology clearly evident, more than 3,000 gathered for the event held June 5-8.
"The association is in far better condition now than it was when it was founded and we met here 10 years ago," said I.D.A. executive vice president Gary Buffington. "It's been a ...