The Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative
offers our Member and Vendor companies an exclusive opportunity to engage and
learn from one another at our annual IWDC Sales and Purchasing Convention. This
3-day event allows our Members and Vendors to network and educate themselves in
training workshops and seminars, key speaker presentations, new product
displays, and a full-day booth program.
Much of the convention consists of product and
program training and workshops. Members
and Vendors are invited to put on presentations that demonstrate specific
products and services they feel will help the distributor or end user become
more efficient and successful in the marketplace.
Vendor companies are given the chance to showcase
new products or product lines they’re introducing to the market, thus giving our
Members the first preview and purchase opportunity.
Convention attendees can participate as well in
industry-related seminars. They complement our workshops by giving owners and
employees of independent Member distributor companies another great educational
opportunity: attendees will hear key speakers expound on a variety of topics
important to the welding and gases industries.
Of course, we named this the “Sales and Purchasing
Convention” for a reason. Aside from the
great networking opportunities offered through our training, workshops, and
seminars, Members also are able to purchase products right from Vendors during
the full-day booth program. Vendors offer attending Members “Show Special”
pricing that averages an additional 12% above already-negotiated IWDC pricing.
An estimated $12,000,000 in purchasing transactions are conducted during this
one-day buying market! Members come ready, with purchase orders in hand, to
take advantage of deep discounts, while Vendors are able to increase their
sales as they head toward the second half of the year.
To sum it all up: the IWDC offers our Member and
Vendor companies this kind of networking opportunity to provide them with a
platform that facilitates industry education, sharing, and growth.
If you’d like still more details on our annual
Sales and Purchasing Convention, please contact the IWDC.