February 2006                  return to the newsletter contents page

SEDA Welcomes New Member

SEDA is pleased to announce the first Associate Member, United Sales Associates (USA). The recent SEDA by-laws change now welcomes safety equipment industry Manufacturers’ Representative agencies, as Associate Members.

United Sales Associates is very involved and active in various industry vertical trade associations and events, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. USA was Charter Member of Safety Equipment Manufacturers’ Agents Association (SEMAA) a co-sponsor of QSSP along with founding sponsors, SEDA & ISEA (International Safety Equipment Association). USA has 5 QSSP graduates and proudly serves on the QSSP Education Committee. Within their profession, USA is responsive in continuing professional educational courses such as Certified Professional Manufacturers’ Representative (CPMR) and have 4 CPMR graduates of the extensive 3 year course taught at Arizona University, Tempe.

George Hayward is the principal contact and he can be reached by phone at 513-231-4266 or by e-mail at ghayward@unitedsales.com.

United Sales Associates, Manufacturers' Representatives of leading manufacturers of industrial safety products in the industrial safety, construction/industrial, sanitary maintenance, and fire markets in the states of Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and New York. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA has field sales personnel located in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Louisville, Indianapolis, Dayton, Rochester, Nashville and Grand Rapids. This combined outside and inside sales force of twenty is complemented by a support staff of ten, over 250 years combined experience in Industrial Safety Sales. Our mission is "to provide maximum economic value added within the distribution channel."