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February 4, 2008

Grainger Adds 44,000 Items to 2008 Catalog

Leave a Comment / Free, Companies, Top Distributor Sectors, Facilities Maintenance (MRO), News, Subscriber Only /

Chicago, IL-based Grainger, distributor of facilities maintenance supplies, has released its 2008 catalog featuring more than 183,000 facilities maintenance products, 44,000 more items than last year.
 
The distributor added more than 4,000 power transmission products including bearings, couplings, linear motion products and belts; 9,000 raw materials products such as metal, plastic, rubber and felt; 4,200 fleet maintenance products such as lift equipment, battery chargers and accessories; and 30,000 more products spread across product categories including plumbing, electrical, tools and material handling.
 
In addition, the company launched a private label, Tough Guy, a professional cleaning supplies brand. The product category includes products such as degreasers, ...

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Airgas Buys Merriam-Graves

Leave a Comment / Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Free, Gases & Welding Equipment, Companies, Top Distributor Sectors, News, Subscriber Only /

Airgas, Inc., Radnor, PA, has acquired Merriam-Graves Corp., an independent distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related supplies operating in 25 locations in New England and New York.
 
The acquired business generated $47 million in revenues in 2007.
 
Merriam-Graves was integrated into Airgas East, one of the regional companies within Airgas. The acquired operations include a headquarters, industrial fill plant, specialty gas laboratory, and central hardgoods warehouse in Charlestown, NH, plus six other locations in New Hampshire, six locations in Vermont, five locations in Massachusetts, five locations in Connecticut, and two in New York.
 
Airgas East, Salem, NH, includes 86 retail branches, 40 cylinder fill plants, and 11 ISO ...

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WESCO Sales Up 13% in 2007

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WESCO International, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, provider of electrical MRO products, construction materials, and integrated supply services, reported sales for the full year 2007 were up 13% to $6 billion, compared with $5.3 billion in 2006. Profit was $241 million.
 
In the fourth quarter, sales were $1.48 billion, up from $1.37 billion in the 2006 period, an increase of 8%. Organic growth was 2.8%.
 
Profit for the quarter was $61 million, up from $58 million in the year-ago ...

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