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Pack Your Bags: NACD Goes to Washington for Annual Fly-In
March 23, 2023
Pack Your Bags: NACD Goes to Washington for Annual Fly-In

The last several years have presented extraordinary challenges for most businesses, including chemical distributors, manufacturers, and suppliers. With the start of a new Congress this year, there are many issues at the forefront of NACD members’ minds as our industry seeks to address and overcome new and legacy regulatory, labor, and economic challenges to ensure we can continue growing our businesses.

By Doug Leigh
Spring Forward with this Responsible Distribution Verification Discount
March 16, 2023
Spring Forward with this Responsible Distribution Verification Discount

Earlier this year, NACD’s Responsible Distribution did away with its traditional three-year Verification Cycle format to bring the environmental, health, safety, security, and sustainability program in line with other management systems and help make onboarding easier for new members. NACD member companies now need to focus on their own verification timeline, which is dictated by the expiration date on their certificates.

By Caroline Brooks
Sales Culture: Pitching Your Business for Success
March 2, 2023
Sales Culture: Pitching Your Business for Success

If you’ve had a chance to look at the agenda for NACD’s upcoming Western Region Meeting, you might be wondering why – at a meeting where attendance is dominated by distribution industry executives specifically NOT in sales – we’ll be devoting a significant chunk of our time together discussing — yes, you guessed it — SALES!

By Tracey Pierce
Spring Workshops to Help Your Business Bloom
February 23, 2023
Spring Workshops to Help Your Business Bloom

NACD’s 2023 Spring Regulatory and Responsible Distribution Workshops are taking place March 14-16, 2023 – bringing industry experts together for a few days of insight, education, and networking. And for the second successive year, NACD will host both workshops at our headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.

By Caroline Brooks and Analisa Puzzanghero
Meeting the Sustainability Challenge in Chemical Distribution
February 16, 2023
Meeting the Sustainability Challenge in Chemical Distribution

Sustainability is an integral value of the modern business and consumer world. Understandably, expectations have risen in recent years for how the chemical distribution industry addresses sustainability in its warehousing, transportation, storage, and related servicing of chemical products. Here at the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), we are rising to the challenge.

By Mike Lang
CFATS – An Open & Shut Case for Why Congress Needs to Approve ASAP
February 9, 2023
CFATS – An Open & Shut Case for Why Congress Needs to Approve ASAP

For years, NACD has led the charge for Congressional consideration and approval of the reauthorization of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards program (CFATS). As our members are well aware, the CFATS program brings stability to our industry and grants DHS the ability to better protect U.S. chemical facilities against bad actors. The program requires chemical facilities to perform Security Vulnerability Assessments and implement Site Security Plans that satisfy the risk-based performance standards required for their unique security challenges and tier level.

By Eric R. Byer
New Online Training Helps You Excel with Spreadsheets
February 2, 2023
New Online Training Helps You Excel with Spreadsheets

Everyone’s familiar with Microsoft Excel®, right? However, it may surprise you to find out that only a small minority truly understand how to use this ubiquitous piece of software properly.

The powerful spreadsheet tool can transform how you handle data in your business. That’s where Stephanie Hutcheson, a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft Office Expert, comes in to explain how to unlock its full potential.

By Caroline Brooks
Roller Coaster Year Ahead on Capitol Hill
January 24, 2023
Roller Coaster Year Ahead on Capitol Hill

If the Speaker’s selection process in the U.S. House of Representatives is indicative of the year to come on Capitol Hill, we are in for quite the roller coaster ride. After four days and 15 rounds of voting, Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) eked out the victory to become House Speaker but not before some major concessions were awarded to various Republican factions to seal the deal, as they say.

By Eric R. Byer
New Year, New Resources
January 19, 2023
New Year, New Resources

Chemical distribution is synonymous with change, and with change often comes new challenges. As we enter a New Year, there are countless resources from NACD to sharpen your skill set, increase your productivity, ensure regulatory compliance, and develop a lasting professional network to guarantee continued success in 2023.

By Aileen Smith
Workplace Safety Training Like You've Never Had Before
January 12, 2023
Workplace Safety Training Like You've Never Had Before

While chemical distributors have always been focused on protecting their employees, the spotlight on safety has certainly intensified these past few years.

Safety is probably more front of mind than ever before, suggests Pete Nemmers, CSM, Director of Training Development at the National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP).

By Roselle Foley