National Industry Credit Groups
NACM Connect currently services various national industry credit groups. Our services include DSO and salary benchmarking surveys, industry specific credit information, flash reports for critical data, group interchange meetings, fully automated data exchange, networking and educational opportunities. Browse through our current roster of national industry credit groups. Once you have chosen the group that fits your industry, or would like more specific information about our group services, contact Themis Vlahos, CCE, or call 800-935-6226.
Law Firm Forum
Services Provided: Best Practices discussion, educational sessions
Meetings: Twice per year.
Administrator: Themis Vlahos, CCE, CGA
Phone: 847-483-6428
SAP Users Group
Services Provided: Educational programs, information exchange and networking
Meetings: Three times per year: March, July, and October
Administrator: Themis Vlahos, CCE, 847-483-6428
National Agricultural Credit Conference Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Company must be national in scope and a producer, manufacturer, wholesale distributor or retailer of agricultural input products.
Services Provided: No account clearance conducted. Group holds two educational conferences each year.
Meetings: April and November
Administrator: Mike Bowman
Phone: 314-677-2801
National Architectural Metal & Glass Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers of architectural metal or glass products.
Services Provided: Three reports per year, express alerts
Meetings: Two meetings and one conference call per year
Administrator: Rochelle Wilson, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2803
National Auto Glass Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers of auto glass products.
Services Provided: Three reports per year, express alerts
Meetings: Two meetings and one conference call per year
Administrator: Rochelle Wilson, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2803
National Christian Suppliers Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Publishers and distributors of periodicals, pamphlets, records, tapes and other products sold to Christian bookstores
Services Provided: Monthly reports and express alerts
Meetings: 2 times per year
Administrator: Mary McCann, CGA
Phone: 847-483-6424
National Circuit Board Suppliers Credit Group
Services Provided: Reporting cycle 4 times per year, Express Alerts
Meetings: Quarterly
Administrator: Mike Bowman, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2801
National Coated Paper and Film Manufacturing Credit Group
Services Provided: Reporting cycle 3 times per year, express alerts
Meetings: February, June and October
Administrator: Themis Vlahos, CCE
Phone: 847-483-6428
National Construction Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers of products and/or services who sell to the construction industry.
Services Provided: Three reports per year, express alerts
Meetings: Two meetings and one conference call per year
Administrator: Rochelle Wilson, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2803
National Consumer Products Manufacturers Credit Group
Services Provided: Monthly reports, express alerts
Meetings: February, May, August, and November
Administrator: Lillian Novak
Phone: 847-483-6478
National Electrical Manufacturers Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers of electrical products who market their products nationally or have a major reqional presence in the U.S. or Canada
Services Provided: Quarterly reports, express alerts
Meetings: Quarterly
Administrator: Mary McCann, CGA
Phone: 847-483-6424
National Firearms & Ammunition Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers of arms and ammunition who sell to wholesalers, jobbers and distributors.
Services Provided: Reporting 3 times per year, quarterly DSO and express alerts
Meetings: 3 times per year
Administrator: Frank Schetski, CGA
Phone: 414-232-4565
International Flat Rolled Steel Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Fully integrated, electric arc/melting steel producers who regularly manufacture and market broad product ranges of flat rolled commodities in a facility located in North America.
Services Provided: Reporting cycle 5 times per year, Express Alerts
Meetings: 5 meetings per year
Administrator: : Mike Bowman, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2801
National Foodservice Distributors Credit Group
Services Provided: Reporting cycle 4 times per year, Express Alerts
Meetings: Quarterly
Administrator: Mike Bowman, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2801
National Garage Door and Operating Devices Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Any firm which manufactures, sells and distributes garage doors and/or operating devices or allied product lines
Services Provided: Monthly report, express alerts, quarterly DSO survey
Meetings: 3 times per year
Administrator: Mary McCann, CGA
Phone: 847-483-6424
National Home Centers and Building Materials Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers with a national account base selling to home centers. Members must maintain a full time credit function
Services Provided: Quarterly reports, express alerts,
Meetings: February, May, August, and November
Administrator: Lillian Novak
Phone: 847-483-6478
National Home Healthcare Suppliers Credit Group
Services Provided: Reporting cycle 4 times per year, Express Alerts
Meetings: Quarterly
Administrator: Mike Bowman, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2801
National Horticultural Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Distributors of seed and young plants
Services Provided: Reporting 2 times per year, quarterly DSO and express alerts
Meetings: January and July
Administrator: Themis Vlahos, CCE
Phone: 847-483-6428
National Lawn & Garden Credit Group
Services Provided: Reporting cycle 3 times per year, Express Alerts
Meetings: 3 meetings per year
Administrator: Mike Bowman, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2801
National Leisure Living Manufacturers Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers and/or suppliers of leisure living products whose primary business is supplying product to retail stores on a national spectrum and to factoring companies
Services Provided: Monthly reports, express alerts
Meetings: June, and September (in conjunction with the Casual Furniture Show in Chicago)
Administrator: Themis Vlahos, CCE
Phone: 847-483-6428
National Recreational Vehicle / Manufactured Housing Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Sell to customers in the manufactured housing, recreational vehicle, trailer and/or marine industries.
Services Provided: Reporting cycle 6 times per year, Express Alerts
Meetings: 6 meetings per year
Administrator: Mike Bowman, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2801
National Meat Packers of America Credit Group
Services Provided: Reporting cycle 4 times per year, Express Alerts
Meetings: Quarterly
Administrator: Mike Bowman, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2801
National Metal Building and Components Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers of metal buildings and components
Services Provided: Monthly reporting, Quarterly DSO, express alerts
Meetings: February, June, and September
Administrator: Themis Vlahos, CCE
Phone: 847-483-6428
National Metal Industry Raw Materials Suppliers Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Producer and/or distributor of ferroalloys, mineral ores and/or products refined there from or used in the manufacturing process of refractory products or other alloys used in/or selling into the steel industry.
Services Provided: Quarterly reports
Meetings: Quarterly
Administrator: Carol Rauch, CGA
Phone: 865-850-8691
National Metal Producers Credit Group
Services Provided: Consolidated reports four times per year, in conjunction with meetings, express alerts
Meetings: March, June, September, and December
Administrator: Themis Vlahos, CCE
Phone: 847-483-6428
National Musical Instrument Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers, distributors and importers of musical instruments or equipment, or their captive finance companies
Services Provided: Monthly reports, weekly alert
Meetings: One annual meeting in January in conjunction with trade show
Administrator: Mary McCann, CGA
Phone: 847-483-6424
National Nursing Home Suppliers Credit Group
Services Provided: Reporting cycle 4 times per year, Express Alerts
Meetings: Quarterly
Administrator: Mike Bowman, CGA
Phone: 314-677-2801
National Paper Packaging Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers or converters that supply product to paper, paperboard or corrugated users whose employee is directly responsible for credit.
Services Provided: Quarterly reports, express alerts
Meetings: March, June, September, and December
Administrator: Leslie Harrison, CGA
Phone: 847-483-6485
National Plumbing, Pipe and Heating Manufacturers Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: A company whose primary business is manufacturing or importing plumbing, pipe and heating products
Services Provided: Quarterly reports, express alerts
Meetings: February, May, August, and November
Administrator: Lillian Novak
Phone: 847-483-6478
National Professional Apparel Manufacturers Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Manufacturers and/or distributors of professional apparel and related accessories
Services Provided: Monthly reports, express alerts
Meetings: April and October
Administrator: Mary McCann, CGA
Phone: 847-483-6424
National Steel Mill Credit Group
Services Provided: Consolidated report 5 times per year, express alerts
Meetings: February, April, June, September, and November
Administrator: Kristine Hamick, CMP
Phone: 847-483-6430
National Tool and Accessories Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Open to any manufacturer that markets its products nationally through power tool and accessory distributors or wholesalers.
Services Provided: Quarterly reports, express alerts
Meetings: March, July, and November
Administrator: Mary McCann, CGA
Phone: 847-483-6424
National Truck, Trailer and Waste Equipment Credit Group
Services Provided: Reporting cycle four times per year, express alerts
Meetings: April, July, and October
Administrator: Themis Vlahos, CCE
Phone: 847-483-6428
National Underground Utilities Supply Credit Group
Services Provided: Quarterly reports, express alerts
Meetings: March, June, September, and December
Administrator: Themis Vlahos, CCE
Phone: 847-483-6428
National Water Product Manufactures Credit Group
Services Provided: Quarterly reports, express alerts
Meetings: January, April, July, and October
Administrator: Kristine Hamick, CMP
Phone: 847-483-6430
Northeast Regional Metal Distributors Credit Group
Membership Qualifications: Any company which is classified as a stocking distributor of metal products directly or through its parent or affiliated company. Annual US sales volume of $65M or more, with $40M of those sales in the northeast region (with a base of 150 customers in the Northeast). Must be in business for three or more years.
Services Provided: Quarterly reports
Meetings: Quarterly
Administrator: Carol Rauch, CGA
Phone: 865-850-8691