June 21, 2006

Stock Building Supply, Raleigh, NC, a supplier of building materials to professionals in the U.S., has acquired Coleman Floor Company, Inc.  Coleman primarily sells and installs residential flooring products to production residential home builders throughout the Eastern U.S. and Chicago. Its product line includes carpet, vinyl wood, laminates and ceramic tile. In 2005, Coleman recorded […]

Stuart C. Irby Co., a subsidiary of Sonepar USA, has agreed to acquire Rigby Electric Supply, Inc. (RE Supply). RE Supply is an electric utility distributor operating out of Rocky Mount, NC, that specializes in servicing municipalities, investor-owned and co-operative electric utilities within North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Michael C. Wigton, President of Irby,

Mayer Electric Supply Company, Birmingham, AL, recently acquired Biloxi Electric Supply, Biloxi, MS, and at the same time has opened a new branch in Gulfport, MS. Biloxi Electric Supply has served the gulf area since the late 1980s and will soon move to a larger, newer facility with increased inventory and access to Mayer’s network of

Rockwell Automation, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, plans to sell the company’s Dodge mechanical and Reliance Electric motors and motor repair services businesses. These are producers of mechanical power transmission products and industrial motors, and are the principal businesses of the company’s Power Systems reporting segment. Rockwell Automation will retain the Reliance Electric and Reliance branded drives