SHDA Distributor Membership Application

Distributor membership is available to business entities in the wholesale distribution of security hardware who meet the criteria listed in the Constitution and Bylaws.
The association may require applicants for Distributor Membership to provide satisfactory evidence that they have actually been engaged in wholesale distribution of security hardware for at least two years. Such evidence shall be afforded confidential treatment

Please provide the following information:

Company Information

Company Name
Address
City
State
Zip
Work Phone
Work Fax
Website
Company Email

Key Contact Information

First Name:
Last Name:
Title:
Email Address:

Reference Information

Please provide three SHDA members in good standing whom you are currently doing business with that agreed to sponsor your application. These references will be contacted.
A. Company Name:
A. Contact Name:
A. Contact Phone:
A. Contact Email:
B. Company Name:
B. Contact Name:
B. Contact Phone:
B. Contact Email:
C. Company Name:
C. Contact Name:
C. Contact Phone:
C. Contact Email:
Applicant currently procures security hardware products directly from the following manufacturers:

Additional Company Information:

Please provide the number of current full time personnel

Office:
Warehouse:
Inside Sales:
Outside Sales:
Other:
Total Employees:
List state licenses held by company or employees: (If none, please indicate.)

Please provide the following information indicating your qualifications for membership.

What percent of total security hardware is wholesale. Wholesale is any company that is Business to Business, not Business to Consumer
Do you currently promote and distribute security hardware through a distributor produced catalog or employ sales personnel calling on customers on a regular basis through telemarketing or personal contact?
Amount of Product Liability Insurance coverage your company currently has.
Does your company do service work?
If yes, please explain:

Sales

What amount of annual sales are security hardware?
What is your current inventory level as a percentage of your total sales of security hardware products?
What percentage of your total sales are to any one customer or affiliated group of customers?
Territory Covered:
Please provide the number of retail locksmith customers to whom your company sells?
What percentage of your Annual Sales is your End-of-Year inventory? (Example: End-of-Year Inventory divided by Total Sales = %)
Please provide the percentage of total sales to your top five customers:
Customer 1:
Customer 2:
Customer 3:
Customer 4:
Customer 5:
What percentage of sales are to non-owned independent locksmiths for resale to customers?
Does your company, or do the officers or owners of your company, own or have ownership interest in a retail business selling security hardware or other related products?
If yes, please provide the following:
Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Telephone:
Are these sales included in the Annual Volume to meet SHDA qualifications for membership?
What percentage of your Total Sales are subjected to State Sales Tax? (Example: Sales Tax Sales divided by Total Sales = % - $250,000 divided by $1,250,000 = 20%)
Please list percentage of total purchases from your top five manufacturers:
Manufacturer #1:
Manufacturer #2:
Manufacturer #3:
Manufacturer #4:
Manufacturer #5:
Does your company or any affiliated company manufacture any product?
If so, what percentage of your total sales is the manufactured product(s)?

Other

Please list ALOA individual membership held by employees or owners (not associate membership):
Name:
Member Number:
RL/CPL/CML:
Name:
Member Number:
RL/CPL/CML:

Attestations

I hereby certify that the applicant:
Currently carries a minimum of $2 million dollars in US Product Liability Insurance coverage.
I agree to comply in full with SHDA's Code of Conduct.
I agree to pay the first years dues upon approval of my application.
It is understood that an Distributor Member in good standing is entitled to attend all meetings of the Association, receive all of its publications and enjoy such other privileges as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
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