May 2012

J. Polep Distribution Services Selects VAI to Streamline Operations

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Convenience store distributor selects VAI S2K for food enterprise management capabilities.

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Tip: Be Patient When Targeting Family Companies for Acquisition

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Owners of private companies look at more than purchase price when considering a sale.

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BlueLinx Sales Up 16.2% in First Quarter

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Building products distributor attributes growth to prices and overall unit volume.

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Airgas Founder Peter McCausland to Step Down as CEO in August

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Current Airgas COO Michael Molinini will take the helm.

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Airgas Fiscal 2012 Sales Up 12% to $4.7B

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Airgas’ acquisitions contributed 2 percent sales growth for the year.

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Cardinal Health Third Quarter Revenue Up 3%

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Pharmaceutical segment continued robust performance.

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Rexel First-Quarter Sales Up 7.4%

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Sales in North America were up 15.7 percent.

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Saint-Gobain Sales Improve 3.7% in 1Q

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Organic sales in North America jumped 10.1 percent on higher construction-related demand.

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Fluor Sales Jump 24% in First Quarter

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Profit increased 10.7 percent for the period.

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Sealed Air Sales Up 70% in First Quarter

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Excluding Diversey, sales increased 1 percent with growth in all businesses and regions.

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Analytics Is About Giving People Guidance

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Distributors need to constantly monitor the landscape ahead.

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General Bearing Sales Climb 9.6% in 1Q

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Profit for the bearing manufacturer declined 9 percent.

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Bunzl Completes Three Acquisitions in U.S., Israel and Australia

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Bunzl’s U.S. acquisition was FoodHandler Inc., with revenue of $99.4 million.

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Kaman, Kineco Announce Joint Venture Agreement in India

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The new company will be known as Kineco Kaman Composites – India.

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DXP Enterprises Sales up 38% in First Quarter

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Sales increased for all three of DXP’s business segments.

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Brady Expands in Sweden, Africa and Norway

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Manufacturer makes three acquisitions.

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Wausau Paper Sales Up 13% in 1Q

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Shipments for the paper products manufacturer increased 16% in the quarter.

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General Cable Sales Up 7% in First Quarter

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Profit for General Cable fell 33% in the period.

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Emerson 2Q Sales Up 1%

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Underlying sales increased 2 percent.

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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Acquires Worthington Steel Vonore Plant

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Steel service center Reliance also reports first-quarter sales up 13% from last year.

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