RDA Hosts Record Crowd at Membership Meeting

Nov. 20, 2013—The Refinish Distributors Alliance had record attendance at its Membership Meeting in Las Vegas on Nov. 4–5 at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.

The two-day meeting, sponsored by Norton and Carborundum, Evercoat, BASF, Akzo Nobel and Axalta Coating Systems, covered a wide range of topics including the alliance’s marketing initiatives in 2013. All of the RDA manufacturer partners were invited to attend.

RDA/IMPACT is the largest national group of refinish jobbers with 17 members representing 185 locations. Members service over 3,600 collision centers throughout the U.S. and represent a cross-section of all major refinish brands. Together, all members do over $400 million in sales, accounting for roughly 15 percent of the refinish business nationwide.