Applied Industrial Acquires Two Quebec Distributors
Solutions Industrielles Chicoutimi and Specialites Industrielles Harvey will continue to operate under their existing names.
Day: February 1, 2012
Sandvik Sales Grow 9% in 4Q
Offer to buy outstanding shares of Seco Tools was accepted by shareholders in January.
Rexnord 3Q Sales Climb 17%
Core sales grew 7 percent in the quarter.
China Surpasses U.S. as World’s Largest Manufacturer
MAPI chief economist: Total numbers don't tell the whole story about global manufacturing.
McKesson Agrees to Buy Two Businesses from Katz Group
Drug Trading Company Limited and Medicine Shoppe Canada Inc. both operate in Ontario, Western Canada and Atlantic Canada.
Neenah Paper Acquires Premium Brands from Wausau Paper
The transaction, valued at $21 million, includes a supplier agreement between the two companies for a transitional period.
Rexel Acquires Liteco
Liteco has 13 branches in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
DXP Enterprises Acquires Mid-Continent Safety
Mid-Continent provides safety instrumentation, fall and hand protection and other related safety products.
Construction Employment Up in 148 Metro Areas in December
Increase likely fueled by 4.3 percent increase in total construction spending.
Manufacturing Continues to Expand in January
Prices of raw materials increased for the first time in four months.
Manitowoc Sales Up 24.5% in 4Q
Increase in sales primarily driven by Crane segment sales growth of 40 percent.
Parker Hannifin Buys Railroad Filtration Business of Camfil Farr
The acquired business will become part of Parker's Filtration Group.
December Construction Spending up 1.5% over November
Value of construction in 2011 was 2 percent below construction spend in 2010.
Arrow Electronics Sales Up 14% in 2011
Profit in 2011 for the electronics distributor grew 25 percent year-over-year.
How Distributors Can Ride the Wave of Change
NAW speaker David Houle: How business leaders can adapt in the 'Shift Age.'