St. Charles, IL (November 10, 2015) — American Office Products Distributors, Inc. (AOPD) is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has accepted Guernsey, Inc. from Dulles, VA as a new dealer member to the organization. Founded in 1971, Guernsey, Inc. is one of the largest independently owned dealers servicing Harrisburg, PA, Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, Richmond, VA and Norfolk, VA Metropolitan areas.
Dave Guernsey is very well known within the industry having served as chairman with Independent Stationers, IOPFDA, BPGI and Pinnacle Affiliates. He has been at the very core of numerous business models that have beneficially assisted the independent dealer community as it coped with industry wide disruptions over the past several decades.
“We are very excited to have Guernsey, Inc. join AOPD as they are one of the most well-known and highly respected independent dealers in the country,” stated Bud Mundt, AOPD Executive Director. He continued, “Their sophisticated sales force/groups and highly professional management team has been providing exceptional service to their customers for 45 years, which makes them a perfect fit for AOPD. We look forward to helping them secure and transition new and current customers to the AOPD model.”
“The Guernsey team is very pleased to accept membership into the AOPD organization and we look forward to working with its broad dealer network,” commented Dave Guernsey, President and CEO. “This is an exciting time with potentially great opportunity for independent dealers to make meaningful inroads with large, nationally/regionally based end users. The AOPD network is an attractive means to a very promising end for the independent dealer community,” added Guernsey.