Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (Manufacturers Rep Division) (AAIA)

Kathleen Schmatz, President
7101 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD 20814

Tel: 301-654-6664 · Fax: 301-654-3299

AAIA@Aftermarket.org · www.Aftermarket.org

• AAIA members sell vehicle aftermarket products and parts.

Back to top

Association of Independent Manufacturers Representatives (AIM/R)

16 A Journey, Ste. 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Tel: 866-729-0975 or 949-859-2884 · Fax: 949-855-2973

info@AIMR.net · www.AIMR.net

• AIM/R members sell plumbing, heating, cooling & piping products. 

Back to top

American Lighting Association (ALA)

Eric Jacobson, VP of Membership
P.O. Box 420288, Dallas, TX 75207

Tel: 800-605-4448 or 214-698-9898 · Fax: 214-698-9899

EJacobson@AmericanLightingAssoc.com · www.AmericanLightingAssoc.com

• ALA members sell residential lighting products, crystal chandeliers, light bulbs, lighting components, portable lighting, outdoor lighting, emergency lighting, and commercial lighting.

Back to top

BMC - A Foodservice Sales & Marketing Council

Pam Bess, Executive Director
P.O. Box 150229, Arlington, TX 76015

Tel: 682-518-6008 · Fax: 682-518-6476

assnhqtrs@aol.com · www.BMCsales.com 

• BMC members are independent multiple-line sales and marketing companies primarily in the institutional foodservice industry. Broker members represent specific markets throughout the United States and Canada. 

Back to top

Business Solutions Association (BSA formerly OPRA)

• BSA members sell office products, furniture & supplies, school supplies, information processing supplies, creative industries, art/engineering/drafting supplies, and equipment.

Back to top

Canadian Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (CEMRA)

Rick McCarten, Executive Director, Electro-Federation
5800 Explorer Dr. #200, Mississauga, ON Canada, L4W 5K9

Tel: 905-602-8877 · Fax: 905-602-5686

RMcCarten@electrofed.com · www.electrofed.com

• CEMRA members sell cable, wire, and electrical products.

Back to top

Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH)

Manufacturers Agents Council
Ralph Suppa, C.E.T., CAE President
Suite 330, 295 The West Mall, Toronto, ON Canada, M9C 4Z4

Tel: 416-695-0447· Fax: 416-695-0450

R.Suppa@CIPH.com · www.CIPH.com 

• CIPH Agent members market plumbing, hydronic heating, waterworks, pipe, valves and fittings, and related mechanical products primarily through wholesaler distributors. They are also responsible for the specification and pull through sales of these products."

Back to top

Communication Marketing Association (CMA)

Mercy Contreras
P.O. Box 36275, Denver, CO 80236

Tel: 303-988-3515 · Fax: 303-988-3517

MercyContreras@comcast.net · www.CMA-CMC.org

• CMA members sell electronic communication hardware. 

Back to top

Equipment Marketing & Distribution Association (Formerly FEWA-AIMRA)

Patricia Collins - Executive Vice President
P.O. Box 1347, Iowa City, IA 52244

Tel: 319-354-5156 · Fax: 319-354-5157

Pat@EMDA.net · www.EMDA.net

• EMDA members sell agricultural, light industrial, environmental, lawn & garden equipment, plus parts & components. Their customers include dealers, agricultural and light industry and OEM manufacturers. The association's web site identifies the representative firms, their home base and a link to their own web site.

Back to top

Electronics Representatives Association (ERA)

Thomas Shanahan
300 W. Adams #617, Chicago, IL 60606

Tel: 312-527-3050 · Fax:312-527-3783

info@ERA.org · www.ERA.org

• ERA members represent manufacturers of a varying spectrum of electronics products. There are eight product marketing groups within ERA: communications, consumer electronics, components, computer, instrumentation & sensors, materials-assembly-production, RF/microwave, and sound-audio-visual-electronic security. These products are sold to OEM, distributor, contractor, retail and mass merchandiser markets.

Back to top

The Foodservice Group, Inc. (FSG)

Kenneth W. Reynolds, Executive Director
P.O. Box 681864, Marietta, GA 30068-0032

Tel: 770-971-8116 · Fax: 770-971-1094

KReynolds@FSGroup.com · www.FSGroup.com

• FSG members are independent food service brokers selling to the restaurant, deli and food service distributors.

Back to top

Foodservice Sales & Marketing Association (FSMA)

Rick Abraham, President and CEO
9192 Red Branch Road, Suite 200, Columbia, MD 21045

Tel: 410-715-6672 · Fax: 410-997-9387

info@FSMAonline.com · www.FSMAonline.com

• FSMA mission:
  - Promote sales and marketing agencies as the preferred method for suppliers to come to market
  - Be the national voice of the sales agency community
  - Advocate on behalf of sales agency interests
  - Enhance relationships among suppliers, agencies, customers and other key stakeholders
   

• Associate membership for manufacturers and Allied membership for vendors are also available

Back to top

Gift Home Trade Association  (GHTA)

Diane Carnevale Jones, Executive Director
2025 E. Beltline SE, Suite 200, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Tel: 877-600-4872 · 616-949-4104

Info@GiftandHome.org  ·  www.GiftandHome.org

• GHTA members sell a variety of products in the giftware industry. 

Back to top

Health Industry Representatives Association (HIRA)

Charlie Higgins, Executive Director
5 Springfield Retreat, Savannah, GA 31411


Tel: 303-756-8115 · Fax: 912-598-7844

HIRA@HIRA.org · www.HIRA.org 

• HIRA members sell all healthcare products except pharmaceuticals to these markets. Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Physicians/Alternate Care, Home Care, Labs, X-Ray, Dental, Veterinary, OEM, Industrial, Capital Equipment, Purchasing, Sub Acute Care and Rehab. 

Back to top

International Association of Plastics Distribution (IAPD)

Susan Avery
6734 W. 121st Street, Overland Park, KS 66209

Tel: 913-345-1005 Fax: 913-345-1006

IAPD@IAPD.org · www.IAPD.org 

• IAPD representative members sell raw, engineering materials and semi-finished stock shapes such as sheet, rod, tube and pipe, valves and fittings. These materials are used in construction, marine, automotive, medical and industrial applications. 

Back to top

International Housewares Representatives Association (IHRA)

William Weiner, Executive Director
175 N. Harbor Dr., Ste. 3807, Chicago, IL 60601

Tel: 847-748-8269 · Fax: 847-748-8273

info@IHRA.org · www.IHRA.org

• IHRA members represent manufacturers in all product categories of the housewares industry.  

Back to top

Independent Professional Representatives Organization  (IPRO)

Raymond W. Wright
34157 W. 9 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Tel: 800-420-4268

Ray@AVreps.org · www.AVreps.org

• Members represent producers of A/V products which include: Audio, video, car stereo, lighting, and furniture.

Back to top

Industrial Supply Association (ISA)

John Buckley, Executive Director
100 N. 20th St. 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Tel: 866-460-2360 · Fax: 877-460-2365

info@ISApartners.org · www.ISApartners.org

• ISA members sell industrial & construction products such as welding, specialty and machine tools to industrial distributors, MRO and OEM markets.

Back to top

International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA)

Anthony Trombetta, Director of Marketing
7373 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712

Tel: 800-225-4772· Fax: 847-982-1012

Anthony@ISSA.com · www.ISSA.com

• ISSA members sell all types of products in the cleaning and maintenance industry.

Back to top

International Union of Commercial Agents and Brokers (IUCAB)

J.W.B. baron van Till, Secretary
General De Lairessestraat

131-135 1075 HJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 20-470 01 77 · Fax: +31 (0) 20-671 09 74

info@IUCAB.nl · www.IUCAB.org

• IUCAB is a consortium of 21 agent associations throughout Europe, North and South America. The members are geographically based, therefore they sell a wide variety of products in many industries. 

Back to top

Manufacturers' Agents Association for the Food Service Industry (MAFSI)

Alison Cody, Executive Director
1199 Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30307

Tel: 404-214-9474 · Fax: 404-522-0132


Info@MAFSI.org · www.MAFSI.org

• MAFSI members sell food service equipment, supplies and furniture for the hospitality, school food service, military, restaurant, contract feeder, health care, and corrections industries.

Back to top

Manufacturers Agents National Association (MANA)

16 A Journey, Ste. 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Tel: 877-626-2776 or 949-859-4040· Fax: 949-855-2973

MANA@MANAonline.org · www.MANAonline.org

• MANA is a horizontal association that has members in all industries and services covering and calling on end users, equipment manufacturers, distributors, government and retailers. 

Back to top

Manufacturers Representatives of America, Inc. (MRA)

Pam Bess, Executive Director
P.O. Box 150229, Arlington, TX 76015

Tel: 682-518-6008· Fax: 682-518-6476

assnhqtrs@aol.com · www.MRA-reps.com

• MRA members are independent multiple-line sales and marketing companies primarily in the janitorial, paper, plastics, and packaging industries.

Back to top

National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA)

Kenneth W Hooper, President
28 Deer Street, Suite 302, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Tel: 1-800-HI-NEMRA (446-3672) or 914-524-8650 · Fax: 914-524-8655

KHooper@NEMRA.org · www.NEMRA.org

• NEMRA members sell, to the electrical industry, this includes products used in commercial, industrial and residential construction industry as well as utility, datacom and lighting markets. They call on electrical distributors, contractors, specifiers, engineers, OEM's, and MRO's. 

Back to top

Network of Ingredient Marketing Specialists, Inc. (NIMS)

Kenneth W. Reynolds, Executive Director
P.O. Box 681864, Marietta, GA 30068-0032

Tel: 770-971-8116 · Fax: 770-971-1094

KReynolds@NIMSgroup.com · www.NIMSgroup.com

• NIMS members represent food ingredient producers selling all types of bulk foods to food manufacturers. 

Back to top

National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA)

Jennifer Fish
687 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Tel: 908-852-0033 · Fax: 908-852-1695

JFish@NKBA.org · www.NKBA.org

• NKBA members include manufacturers' representatives, manufacturers, designers and dealers in the kitchen and bath industry. Members provide the consumer with a complete range of products and services from design to installation. 

Back to top

Power-Motion Technology Representatives Association (PTRA)

Jay Ownby, Executive Director
16 A Journey, Ste. 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Tel: 888-817-7872 · Fax 949-855-2973

Jay@PTRA.org · www.PTRA.org

• PTRA serves the power transmission and motion control industries.  

Back to top

Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)

Manufacturers' Representative Council (MRC)

Staci Bostock, Director of Council Relations
P.O. Box 4910, Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Tel: 909-396-0289 · Fax: 909-860-0184

StaciB@SEMA.org · www.SEMA.org · www.SEMA.org/MRC

• SEMA members are the producers and marketers of specialty equipment products and services for the automotive aftermarket.
• MRC members represent manufacturers and warehouse distributors in the automotive speicality equipment market. 

Back to top

Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA)

Georgia Foley, Executive Director
PO Box 44, Elm Grove, WI 53122

Tel: 800-352-2981 · Fax: 262-784-5059

info@STAFDA.org · www.STAFDA.org 

• STAFDA membership consists of distributors, manufacturers, and representative agents serving the light construction and industrial markets. 

Back to top

Wisconsin Association of Manufacturers Agents, Inc. (WAMA)

Carole Bluem, Executive Director
1504 N. 68th St., Milwaukee, WI 53213

Tel: 414-778-0640

WAMA@WAMA.org · www.WAMA.org

• WAMA manufacturers representatives must be primarily engaged in the business of selling products and/or services which are consumed or utilized in the manufacture of the product or incorporated in the end product for resale. Examples of these products are: castings, stamping, screw machine parts, electronic components, moldings, machining, meters, gauges, and more. The primary market is industrial products and services.

Back to top