ADI Global Distribution, a distributor of security, AV and low-voltage products, announced it opened a new branch location in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This marks ADI’s second branch to serve the Fort Lauderdale area and ninth branch location across the state.

As part of its strategic growth plan, ADI regularly conducts a market analysis of its current locations, customer locations, market demographics and travel times to ADI branches. Fort Lauderdale represents a growing area in the U.S.

“ADI is committed to providing our customers with access to the products and services they need,” said Bob Appleby, vice president and general manager of ADI North America. “And as part of our growth strategy, we continue to invest in our business to expand our branch network to better serve customers. We’re excited to open our doors in our new Fort Lauderdale location.”

Located just west of Fort Lauderdale, the new branch will help reduce customer travel time and expense while providing additional sales support. The branch features a dedicated training room, a branch pickup window for one-hour pickup, pick up anytime services and a fully-trained and knowledgeable sales team ready to assist.

The total Fort Lauderdale facility occupies an18,000-square foot space. The location also contains a regional ship center designed to support project staging and next day product availability for customers across South Florida.

With this Fort Lauderdale addition, ADI now operates 115 branch locations to serve dealers across North America and 10 distribution centers.