February 18, 2011

Pricing Pressures Start to Ease for Builders FirstSource

The building products supplier reports sales up 3.3 percent in 2010.

For manufacturer’s first six months, sales were up 7.2 percent.

Logistics and Manufacturing Services sales increased 2 percent for the year, primarily on improvements in North American distribution businesses.

Fourth-quarter sales for Schneider were up 12.1%.

Manufacturing production will outpace the overall economy, with expected growth of 5.5 percent in 2011 and 4.6 percent in 2012.

Current economic activity continues to improve slowly, but remains weak.

Non-residential construction markets continue to lag for the North American metals service center.

Blueway.ca is focused on the sustainable creation and use of electricity.