Lincoln Electric Sales Down 4% in 1Q
Profit increases 21.1 percent in first quarter.
Day: April 21, 2015
Schneider Electric Sales Up 7.8% in 1Q
Buildings & partner sales increase 11.5 percent in the quarter.
Illinois Tool Works Sales Down 6.4% in 1Q
Organic sales up 1 percent in first quarter.
Canadian Wholesale Sales Decrease 0.4% in February
The building material and supplies subsector recorded the largest decrease.
Construction Employment Increases in 41 States YOY
Construction employment declines in 29 states between February and March.
Hexcel Sales Up 2.2% in 1Q
Industrial sales were flat year-over-year.
Bossard Group Makes Executive Appointment
Frank Hilgers takes over category management for brand products, engineered fastening solutions.
Packaging Corporation of America Sales Flat in 1Q
Profit increased to $90.8 million for the first quarter.
Dynabrade Acquires National Detroit
National Detroit's production operations will be relocated to New York.
Canadian New Housing Construction Investment Up 2.4% in February
Row house and apartment building construction lead increase, rising 9.1 percent.
Pentair Sales Down 10% in 1Q
Profit decreases to $113.9 million for the quarter.
Motion Industries Sales Up 3.4% in 1Q
Parent company Genuine Parts Co. sales up 3 percent in 1Q.
Tip: Keep Your Database Up-to-Date
In the Distributors Guide to Analytics, Tom Gale speaks to the power of data in sales and marketing. Most companies have some sort of database to hold customer information but arent harnessing the power it holds.
