Air Products Acquires Poly-Flow Engineering
Poly-Flow Engineering manufactures equipment for advanced chemical delivery and precision cleaning for semiconductor manufacturers.
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June 2011
Canadian Manufacturing Sales Fall in April
Transportation sector accounted for most of the decline in Canada.
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Tip: Target Customer Operations to Create Spend
Avoiding your customers' operations departments on sales calls is a huge tactical and strategic error.
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Precision Castparts Agrees to Buy Rings Operation from GE Aviation
Acquisition of Unison Engine Components operation expands forged product range.
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Atlas Copco Buys Tencarva Compressor Business
Tencarva employees at the impacted Baltimore branch will be offered positions with Atlas Copco.
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Wholesale Prices Up 0.2% in May
The Producer Price Index sees largest year-over-year gain since September 2008.
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United Stationers Elects USG Exec to CFO Post
Fareed Khan succeeds Victoria Reich, who announced her planned departure in November 2010.
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Canadian Capacity Utilization Rate Up 2.2% in 1Q
The first quarter gains marked the seventh consecutive increase in capacity utilization.
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Economic Update Podcast – Wanted: Skilled Workers
In this monthly feature, MAPI's Cliff Waldman digs into demographic trends affecting manufacturing.
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MDM Announces Top 40 Industrial Distributors + Lists for 11 Other Sectors
The annual report is focused on providing an accurate picture of the state of the distribution industry.
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2011 MDM Market Leaders: Other Distribution Sectors – Fluid Power, Safety, Gases, Plastics and More
Top 5 Fluid Power Distributors Top Safety Distributors Top Gases & Welding Equipment Distributors Top Fasteners Distributors Top 5 Electronics Distributors Top 10 Pharmaceutical Distributors Top 10 Plastics Distributors Return to the main Market Leaders page. View Top Industrial Distributors View Top Electrical Distributors View Top HVACR/Plumbing/PVF Distributors View Top Power Transmission/Motion Control/Fluid Power
April YTD Machine Tool Consumption up 105% Over Last Year
From March, consumption of manufacturing technology was down 21 percent.
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2011 MDM Market Leaders Methodology
How MDM determined rank for the 2011 top distributors lists.
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2011 MDM Market Leaders: Safety Products Distribution Sector Trends
Key trends in safety distribution and moves made by the largest distributors in the past year. Log-in below or at the top left of this website to access this article.
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Hiring Lags Despite Return in Business
Distributors are evaluating how they can continue to do more with less, increasing cross-training and other opportunities to build a skilled work force.
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A Growing Focus on Diversification
Hit hard by trends in certain markets, distributors work to diversify exposure.
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2011 Distribution Landscape Report + Top Distributors in 12 Sectors
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This 76-page 2011 MDM Market Leaders and Distribution Landscape Report includes the following reports on trends in the industry:
- Distributors: Customers Want More
- Inventory Management Becomes a Priority
- Distributors' Global Plans: Graphic
- Hiring Lags Despite Return in Business
- A Focus on Diversification
- The Mergers & Acquisitions Landscape: Special Report
PLUS the top distributors in 12 distribution sectors:
- Top 40 Industrial
- Top 25 Electrical
- Top 10 HVAC/Plumbing/PVF
- Top 10 Building Material/Construction
- Top 10 Power Transmission/Bearing
- Top 5 Fluid Power
- Top 5 Electronics
- Top Safety
- Top Gases/Welding Equipment
- Top Fasteners
- Top Pharmaceutical
- Top Plastics
A full directory of company listings for the Top 40 Industrial, Top 25 Electrical, Top 10 HVACR/Plumbing/PVF, Top 10 Building Material/Construction and Top 10 Power Transmission/Bearing is included. For most companies, where data is available, these listings include: headquarters, 2010 revenues, change in sales from 2009, employees, locations, key executives and an overview of that company's operations.
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2011 MDM Market Leaders: Top 40 Industrial Distributors
Download the Top 40 Industrial Distributors List Sign up below to receive your FREE PDF and weekly distribution news update, by email. Return to the main Market Leaders page. Here's the list of top distributors in the industrial sector:View 2010 Rankings. Top 40 Methodology This list does not include master distributors. Ferguson/Wolseley Canada HD Supply
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2011 MDM Market Leaders: Top Industrial Distributors No. 1
View the latest Wolseley news Headquarters: Newport News, VA2010 Revenues: $9.43 billionChange in Sales from 2009: -7.55%Employees: 19,500Locations: 1,461Key Executives: Wolseley Chief Executive Ian Meakins; North America Chief Executive Frank Roach, Ferguson COO Kevin Murphy; Ferguson SVP-Business Groups Steve Petock; Ferguson CMO Jim Feltman UK-based Wolseley is a distributor of heating, plumbing, PVF
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2011 MDM Market Leaders: Top Industrial Distributors No. 2
View the latest HD Supply news Headquarters: Atlanta, GA 2010 Revenues: $7.5 billion Change in Sales from 2009: 1.35% Employees:15,500 Locations: 765 Key Executives: CEO Joe DeAngelo; SVP and SBD and Integration Vidya Chauhan;SVP and CFO Ronald Domanico; SVP and CIO Michele Markham; SVP and General Counsel Ricardo Nunez; SVP and HR & Marketing
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