New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods Up 1.6% in June
Advance report: Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 1.1 percent in the month.
New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods Up 1.6% in June Read More »
Advance report: Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 1.1 percent in the month.
New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods Up 1.6% in June Read More »
Lower building wire prices drove the decrease.
2Q Sales for Encore Wire Drop 14.5% Read More »
Current CEO at VWR International will leave the company.
VWR Announces Search for New CEO Read More »
Infrastructure sales were up 24 percent, while industrial segment sales fell 4 percent.
Kennametal Sales Up 6.6% in Fiscal 4Q Read More »
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act receipts and an Ontario plant closure affected results.
Timken Sales 1% Higher in Second Quarter Read More »
Profit rose 19.5 percent year-over-year.
Precision Posts 17.6% Sales Growth in Fiscal 1Q Read More »
Organic growth was 2 percent for Kaman's distribution segment.
Kaman Industrial Distribution Sales Grow 8% in Second Quarter Read More »
Airgas also provides an update on its SAP implementation.
Airgas Sales Grow 8% in Fiscal First Quarter Read More »
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in May 2012.
Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: May 2012 Read More »
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Industrial
Construction
Electrical
Power Transmission/Bearing
Fluid Power
Plastics
Fasteners
Hardware
Tools
Gases/Welding
Jan-San
Packaging
HVAC/Plumbing
MDM Pricing Trends Report: Second Quarter 2012 Read More »
Keep it simple. That’s the underlying message of Brent Grover’s new book, The Little Black Book of Strategic Planning for Distributors. A strategic plan does not have to be the result of a long, drawn-out process, with hundreds of pages of text and graphics only to be presented to a board of directors and set on a dusty bookshelf at the end of the day.
That’s not to say strategic planning is easy. But in his new book, Brent outlines a simple, straightforward approach to refining and implementing a plan. He doesn’t reinvent the wheel – but instead takes his years of experience and best practices across industries...
Commentary: For Best Results in Strategic Planning, Keep It Simple Read More »
USG Corp., L&W's parent company, sales grew 8 percent.
L&W Supply Sales Up 8.5% in Second Quarter Read More »
Sales in North America increased 2 percent year over year.
Praxair Sales Grown 2% in Second Quarter Read More »
Overall sales for Watsco, including new locations, were up 15% to $1 billion.
Watsco Same-Store Sales Up 2% in Second Quarter Read More »
The company acquired Azonix Corp. in June and has agreed to buy the German FHF Group of companies.
Cooper Industries 2Q Sales Up 7.4% Read More »
Profit rose 6 percent to $190.7 million.
Rockwell Automation Organic Sales Up 7% in Fiscal 3Q Read More »
The purchase gives the EDGE distribution network a foundation of growth in Latin America.
EDGE Acquires Brazilian LADDER AUTOMAÇÃO Read More »
The addition will be housed with the New Jersey-based Van-Air division.
RG Group Acquires Eastern Hydraulic Solutions Read More »