Affiliated Distributors Sales Up 4% in 1Q
Industrial sales up 3 percent year-over-year.
April 2014
Advance Estimate: Real GDP Grew at 0.1% Annual Rate in First Quarter
In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 2.6 percent.
Canadian Industrial Product Price Index Up 0.4% in March
Raw Materials Price Index increases 0.6 percent.
Sealed Air Sales Unchanged in 1Q
Profit for the quarter increased to $72 million.
Ferguson Acquires Factory Direct Appliance
Ferguson expands appliance business with acquisition.
Rexel Sales Down 2.7% in 1Q
Organic sales up 0.4 percent.
Anixter Sales Up 2.2% in 1Q
Organic sales for the quarter increased 3.8 percent.
Parker Hannifin Sales Up 1.5% in 3Q
Year-to-date sales up 1 percent year-over-year.
ABB Sales Remain Steady in First Quarter
Organic sales for the quarter decreased 3 percent.
Rockwell Automation First-Quarter Sales Up 5%
Organic sales increased 7 percent.
Eaton Sales Up 3.4% in 1Q
Profit increases 16.1 percent in first quarter.
Crane Core Sales Up 14.2% in 1Q
Aerospace and electronics and engineered materials segment sales increased.
Stock Building Supply Sales Up 12.6% in 1Q
Sales to single-family homebuilders up 9 percent year-over-year.
Atlas Copco Sales Up 5.9% in 1Q
Organic sales down 2 percent in first quarter.
Saint-Gobain Sales Up 2.6% in 1Q
North America sales down 7.5 percent in first quarter.
Operations Q&A: Have You Published Your Operational Cookbook?
Standardize processes to ensure consistent operational results.
Construction Employment Increases in March
Construction employment increases in 197 out of 339 metro areas.
ABC Supply Opens New Branch in Denton, TX
New branch will help ABC Supply 'be better able to serve' the region.
US LBM Acquires Coastal Roofing Supply
Acquisition expands US LBM presence in Florida market.
