Timken Sales Up 8% in 3Q
Year-to-date sales up 1.2 percent year-over-year.
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October 2014
Equipment Sales and Service Acquired by MagneGas
Acquisition of ESSI expands MagneGas' product availability.
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Why Product Categorization Should be the First Online Investment
Customers can't buy what they can't find.
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Anixter Sales Grow 7% in Third Quarter
Profit declined 2.4 percent for the quarter.
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Owens & Minor Sales Up 5.1% in 3Q
Domestic segment sales grew 4 percent, while international sales increased 30.7 percent..
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Alfa Laval Sales Up 30.9% in 3Q
Profit decreased 15.2 percent year-over-year.
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A.M. Castle Posts $7.3M Loss in 3Q
Sales declined 3.2% for the distributor of specialty metal and plastic products.
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Manitowoc 3Q Sales Decline 2.5%
CEO: Sales decline reflects "muted demand" from uncertain global economy.
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Crane Co. Sales Up 14.1% in Third Quarter
Core sales for the diversified manufacturer grew 0.3 percent.
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Gibraltar Industries Sales Up 8% in Third Quarter
President & COO Frank Heard will take on the post of CEO on January 1.
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AMETEK Sales Up 16% in 3Q
Profit increases 10.9% year over year.
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WinWholesale Opens Greenville Winsupply in South Carolina
New location to serve HVAC contractors along I-85 corridor.
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Operations Q&A: Will Your Inventory Sprout Legs & Walk Away?
The holiday season presents more opportunities for thieves in your warehouse.
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Interline Brands Sales Up 5% in 3Q
Year-to-date sales up 4.3 percent year-over-year.
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Conference Board Leading Economic Index Increases in September
Coincident Economic Index (CEI) and the Lagging Economic Index (LAG) increased 0.4 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively.
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Poll: Market Ripe for Mergers & Acquisitions
Respondents say conditions "improving" for increased activity.
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Sandvik Sales Down 5% in 3Q
Profit fell 11 percent for the quarter.
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Saint-Gobain Acquires Istanbul-Based Atlas Zimpara
Acquisition will expand Saint-Gobain's footprint in Turkish abrasives market.
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MDM Pricing Trends Report: Third Quarter 2014
This report was formerly called the Inflation by Commodity Group Report.
This report is researched and produced by MDM editors. View the Second Quarter 2014 here.
These product groups provide a snapshot of inflation trends based on the Producer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Third quarter 2013 pricing levels are compared with third quarter 2014 and second quarter 2014 with third quarter 2014.
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Industrial
- Abrasives
- Adhesives & Sealants
- Metal Cutting Machine Tools
- Metal Forming Machine Tools
- Pumps, Compressors, & Eqmt
- Ind. Material Handling Eqmt
- Rubber & Plastic Hose
- Rubber & Plastic Belts & Belting
- Ind. Rubber Products, nec
- Metal Valves (not fluid power)
- Personal Safety Equipment & Clothing
- Steel Mill Products
Construction
- Softwood Lumber
- Hardwood Lumber
- General Millwork
- Gypsum Products
- Hardboard, Particlebd, Fiberbd
- Plywood
- Plastic Construction Products
- Wood Ties, Siding, Shingles,
- Shakes
Electrical
- Electrical Machinery & Eqmt
- Electronic Components & Accs
- Integrating and Measuring Instruments
- Motors & Generators
- Wiring Devices
- Transformers & Power Regulators
- Switchgear, Switchboard, etc., Eqmt
- Communications & Related Eqmt
- Electric Lamp Bulbs & Parts
Other Related Electrical
- Lighting Fixtures
- Nonferrous Wire & Cable
- Fabricated Ferrous Wire & Cable
Power Transmission/Bearing
- Mechanical Power Transmission Eqmt
- Ball & Roller Bearings
- Plain Bearings & Bushings
- Speed Changers, Drives & Gears
Fluid Power
- Fluid Power Eqmt
- Fluid Power Valves
- Fluid Power Hose/ Tube Fittings
- Fluid Power Pumps & Parts
- Fluid Power Actuators/ Accum/ Cylinders
Plastics
- Plastic Resins & Materials
- Plastic Products (Overall)
Fasteners
- Nuts, Bolts, Screws, Rivets, Washers (overall)
- Aircraft Fasteners
- Externally Threaded Fasteners
- Internally Threaded Fasteners
- Nonthreaded Metal Fasteners
Hardware
- Hardware (overall)
- Builders’ Hardware
Tools
- Hand & Edge Tools
- Power-Driven Hand Tools
- Tools, Dies, Jigs, Molds, Fixtures
- Cutting Tools & Accs (overall)
- Precision Measuring Tools
- Small Cutting Tools
Gases/Welding
- Industrial Gases
- Welding Machinery/ Equipment
Paper
- Pulp, Paper & Allied Products (overall)
- Sanitary Paper Products
- Boxes
- Packaging Products from Plastic
HVACR/Plumbing
- Air Cond. & Refrigeration Eqmt
- Heating Eqmt
- Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings
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Commentary: Keeping Up with Customer Expectations
If your customers aren’t asking you for more of something – whether it’s products or services – you are in a distinct minority. In the latest MDM/Baird Distribution Survey, nearly 90 percent of respondents are figuring out how to meet new customer demands. Should you invest in technology or people? Or both? Where do you cut to free up resources to meet the new expectations? Because ultimately it comes down to that question of resources.
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