ADI Global Distribution, a wholesale distributor of security, AV, and low-voltage products, announced the recipients of its 2021 Supplier Awards.

ADI selected Nortek Control as Supplier of the Year for North America. ADI also recognised suppliers in the categories of Operations, Marketing, DX Marketing, and Sales Support, New Product of the Year, and Rookie of the Year.

Recognising achievements of suppliers

"Congratulations to the ADI 2021 Supplier Award winners. Our supplier relationships are important to ADI's success, and help us deliver value to our customers every day," said Bob Appleby, vice president, and general manager of ADI North America. "We are proud to celebrate the contributions and achievements of our suppliers."

Each year, ADI recognises key suppliers across North America for their support and contributions towards the growth and success of ADI.

Evaluation criteria and award ceremony

Suppliers are evaluated based on revenue, sales support, marketing initiatives, inventory results, and feedback

Suppliers are evaluated based on revenue, sales support, marketing initiatives, inventory results, and feedback from ADI's sales leadership team.

The ADI Supplier Awards were presented during the ADI 2022 Supplier Symposium that was held virtually last week. The ADI Supplier Symposium brought together more than 400 attendees representing 200 suppliers to review 2021 business performance, and outline plans to drive continued growth in 2022.

Recipients list

2021 ADI Supplier Award Recipients included:

  • Supplier of the Year: Nortek Control
  • Best Marketing Support: Speco Technologies
  • Best DX Marketing Support: Assa Abloy
  • Best Operations Support: Aiphone
  • Best Sales Support - United States: Genesis
  • Best Sales Support - Canada: DSC and Qolsys
  • New Product of the Year: HID Signo Readers
  • Rookie of the Year: Vaddio

Strong distribution channels

"Nortek Control is pleased to be recognised by ADI as the Supplier of the Year for North America," said Andy Lovsted, vice president of sales at Nortek Control.

"ADI has been a valuable distributor for us, and we depend on their strong distribution channels to help deliver our products to dealers across North America. ADI's support at both the corporate and local branch level have been critical to Nortek's long-term success."

In case you missed it

Responsible AI adoption starts with governance
Responsible AI adoption starts with governance

The eagerness to adopt AI in physical security is increasing as teams want to implement technology solutions for faster, smarter operations. At the same time, the conversations sur...

How AI-enabled cameras are becoming operational sensors that power safety, automation, and business intelligence
How AI-enabled cameras are becoming operational sensors that power safety, automation, and business intelligence

The biggest return on investment from an AI-enabled camera might have nothing to do with security. Organisations are increasingly discovering that the same cameras installed to pro...

Solink's AI agents boost efficiency of existing infrastructure with automation
Solink's AI agents boost efficiency of existing infrastructure with automation

Deploying artificial intelligence (AI) tools should be seen as a business initiative rather than a technology initiative, says Martin Soukup, CTO of Solink, a cloud-based video sec...