DHC Supplies Association Memberships DHC Supplies, Inc. is a proud member of the following business and industry associations. We invite you to visit their websites for more information about them. The ESOP Association, founded in 1978, is a national non-profit membership organization, with 18 local Chapters, serving approximately 2,500 employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) companies, professionals with a commitment to ESOPs, and companies considering the implementation of an ESOP. The Association is the only association devoted solely to ESOPs. Promoting and enhancing laws before Congress and regulatory agencies that govern ESOPs and providing its members with expert educational ESOP programming and information are its main focuses.  DHC Supplies has been an ESOP company since 1991.  The ESOP Association has been an important source of information and knowledge to help us make decisions regarding our employment ownership. The NCEO is a nonprofit membership and research organization that was founded in 1981 to provide the most objective and reliable information possible on employee ownership at the most affordable price possible. You can read a brief history of the NCEO for more information on how they got started. Today, the NCEO has over 3,000 members, ranging from employee ownership companies like DHC Supplies to consultants and academics. The NCEO are the main publisher in the field of employee-ownership, with over 50 titles ranging from issue briefs to lengthy books. They conduct dozens of webinars yearly and also hold in-person meetings around the U.S., plus a large annual conference. They also provide training, speaking, and introductory consulting, conduct surveys and other research, and have extensive contacts with the press, where we are regularly quoted. If you are interested in employee ownership the NCEO can be of great service to help you either get started or improve your current ESOP organization.. DHC Supplies has been a member of Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) for over 30 years. STAFDA is a not-for-profit educational trade association comprised of distributors, manufacturers, and rep agents of light construction, industrial, and related products. STAFDA membership also includes publishers of industry trade press (affiliates). STAFDA has more than 2,500 members from the U.S., Canada, and overseas. Their educational programs include regional meetings, webinars, and workshops in addition to 65 different services/benefits offered, including valuable benchmarking reports to help us make necessary business decisions. Sphere 1 is a cooperative of independent tool and fastener distributors working together to achieve competitive and sustainable advantages in our marketplace. By partnering with preferred suppliers, they provide their members with enhanced vendor programs, superior education and innovative practices. While fostering community among their peers they are committed to integrity, honesty and respect in all that they do. Sphere 1 and the supporting vendors provides the DHC Supplies team with outstanding training and knowledge that keeps them up to date on the latest changes in our industry. The Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe (CATT) is a regional, non-profit trade association established in 1998. CATT has more than 200 members representing all aspects of the building industry. Members agree to abide by a Code of Ethics, setting a high standard of performance. The mission of CATT is "to promote a positive business environment for the building and housing industry and enhance opportunities for its members and the community." NCBE - The North Coast Builders Exchange - is a member-operated, not-for-profit association serving the Construction Industry in the California North Coast area (primarily Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake Counties). One of hundreds of independently organized Builders Exchanges throughout the United States and Canada, NCBE serves its over 1800 member firms from the NCBE Headquarters office in Santa Rosa, California. NCBE is the largest builders exchange in California and has been providing a wide range of services and programs to the construction industry, public agency and consumer/homeowner community since 1954. The goal of the California Chamber of Commerce is to serve as a resource and advocate for California businesses. They have more than 100 years of experience helping California business do business. Representing more than 15,000 companies of all types and sizes, the California Chamber is one of the state's largest broad-based non-profit organizations. As your best resource, they make it their responsibility to simplify complicated California laws. They keep businesses informed and up to date on the latest compliance issues. Working for business is what they do... from offering human resource products and services to supporting California businesses through legislative advocacy. The Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce understands that creating, developing, and implementing well researched policies and practices are integral to carrying out their mission to represent the best interests of business to government. Rancho Cordova is fast becoming a world class 'city' with the growth of the business community, the incoming technology firms, and the redevelopment of Mather Field. Their neighborhoods have been revitalized and businesses are succeeding. There is a great sense of pride in the community. The Chamber of Commerce plays an important role in these positive developments.