Watsco Sales Increase 4.9% in 2019
Fourth quarter sales increased 8.2%.
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February 2020
GWS Tool Group Acquires North American Tool
The team at NATC will continue to operate from the Illinois facility as a manufacturing arm of GWS Tool Group, and the company expresses intent toward continued investment in the facility, machinery and equipment and human resources.
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Regal Beloit Fourth Quarter Sales Down 16.3%
The company reported sales for 2019 of $3.2 billion, compared to $3.6 billion from the previous year.
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Leadership Changes at Sonepar USA
Janine McManus, Sonepar USA SVP Human Resources, will be taking on the role of SVP Human Resources for Vallen North America, a member of the Sonepar Group.
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Why Your Sales Coverage Plan May Be Poised to Hold You Back
There are myriad ways for distributors to go beyond the status quo, including creating a business development team, building marketing around unassigned accounts and changing commission plan incentives, says MDMs John Gunderson.
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8 Questions with Marisol Fernandez, W.I.S.E. Impact Award Winner
The Industrial Supply Associations Women Industrial Supply Executives recognized ADs president of Industrial & Safety DivisionU.S. with the award honoring those committed to advancing the development of women in the industrial channel at its fall conference.
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Neenah CEO to Retire
Julie A. Schertell has been named as John Odonnells successor.
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Ingersoll-Rand VP Named as VP & CAO of Trane Technologies
Heather Howlett will transition to the role effective at the completion of the Reverse Morris Trust transaction announced in April 2019.
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4 Ways to Create a Human Resources Strategy
Already a growing strategy for larger global firms, small- to mid-size distributors can benefit the business by bringing HR into overall company planning. Distributors can start by rethinking the HR department label, bringing HR into safety initiatives, ensuring the right leaders are in place and embedding employee relations into recruitment and selection.
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Sonepar USA Announces Partnership with Point A
Sonepar USA and Point A will work together with other member companies and institutions to develop practical supply chain and logistics solutions that benefit customers, suppliers and associates.
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Fastenal’s Q4 Sales Up 3.7%
For the full year, Fastenal reported sales of $5.3 billion, up 7.4% compared to 2018.
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Where Does Your Business Fall on the Commoditization Spectrum?
A sense of urgency in developing or enhancing a digital strategy for your business could be a core theme of 2020. The key word? Marketplaces.
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Alibaba Group Wants to Recruit You
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Commentary: Where Does Your Business Fall on the Commoditization Spectrum?
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The USMCA: What It Means for Distributors and Manufacturers
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News Digest 5003
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Fastenal’s January Sales Up 3.6%
U.S. sales grew 3.1% in January.
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Snap-on Sales Down Slightly in 2019
Sales for the fourth quarter were $955.2 million, a 0.3% increase year-over-year.
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LINC Systems Acquires R.V. Evans Company
The acquisition of RV Evans further diversifies LINCs business across customers and end markets, as well as geographically with the combined businesses now serving customers in 30 states.
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Martin Supply’s Doug Ruggles on the Secret to Family-Owned Success
While this privately held industrial supplier with more than 300 employees may not be a Harvard Business School case study in management structure, the three-brother leadership team has managed to buck the odds of many third-generation businesses by nurturing an entrepreneurial culture in an 85-year-old company. Listen to Doug Ruggles share whats worked to drive growth with a customer-centric solutions approach, with host Tom Gale.
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