Applications
Please take a moment to view our official membership literature.
Please complete and submit to NAILD Headquarters at info@naild.org. If an initiation fee is required please mail to the address below.
Submit applications to:
NAILD
191 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Fax to: (609) 297-2216
E-mail to: info@naild.org
Not sure which category your business falls into? Read more below!
Distributor: An applicant, to qualify, as a Distributor or Affiliate member in the Association must:
- Have a separate professional staff solely dedicated to the selling, stocking, and distribution of lighting products; and
- Maintain in the United States of America or the Dominion of Canada, a warehouse or similar facility in a physical location, zoned for commercial or industrial purposes by the municipality wherein such facility is located; and ship 50% or more of its inventory from stock; and
- Have been an existing business entity for at least the two (2) full calendar years immediately prior to the date of application; and
- Not be owned by a division of or financially related to any lighting manufacturer; and
- Have annual purchases of lighting products from manufacturers, of at least $250,000.
- Have paid the required initiation fees and annual dues, as set forth herein
Associate Distributor*: An applicant, to qualify, as an Associate Distributor member in the Association, must:
- Have in interest in raising the level of confidence and competence in light and lighting either for their company or themselves
- Have paid the required initiation fees and annual dues, as set forth herein
*Associate Distributor Member is a Non-Voting category and ineligible to hold office.
Vendor: an applicant, to qualify, as a manufacturer (vendor) member in the Association, must:
- Have a separate professional staff dedicated to the selling of lighting products through distribution channels; and
- Maintain in the United States of America or the Dominion of Canada, a warehouse or similar facility in a physical location, zoned for commercial or industrial purposes by the municipality wherein such facility is located; and
- Have been an existing business entity for at least the three (3) full calendar years in the United States or the Dominion of Canada prior to the date of application; and
- Have paid the required initiation fees and annual dues, as set forth herein
Associate Vendor*: An applicant, to qualify, as an Associate Vendor member in the Association, must:
- Have been an existing business entity for at least three (3) full calendar years in the United States or the Dominion of Canada prior to the date of application; and
- Not be engaged in the business of lighting or directly intended to compete with members who qualify as Distributor, Affiliate or Manufacturer members; and
- Have paid the required initiation fees and annual dues, as set forth herein
*Associate Manufacturer member is a non-voting category and ineligible to hold office
We invite you to read about the benefits of membership.