Affiliated Distributors gave awards to four PVF affiliate companies for their outstanding commitment to A-D and its supplier partners. Greatest Overall Growth went to Bakersfield Pipe & Supply of Bakersfield, CA; Industrial & Construction Enterprises of Washington, NC; with Honorable Mention to Central States Industrial Supply of Omaha, NE. Highest Overall Participation, recognizing the level of purchases made with A-D Suppliers as a percentage of total company purchases in 2005, were Commercial Pipe & Supply of Buffalo, NY; and National Sales Co. of St. Louis, MO.