AFFLINK Hires New SVP of Business Development
The Alabama-based supply chain management company appointed industry veteran Todd Gatzulis as its newest senior vice president.
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April 2022
AD Canada Partners with Electrical Supplier
The independent distributor organization says Ericson Manufacturing ‘makes history’ by partnering with the AD Canada Warehouse.
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Blue Point, Brimar Acquire Crowd Control
The private equity firm and its portfolio company acquired the Chicago-based distributor of crowd-control, traffic and safety products.
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Littelfuse Makes 2 Acquisitions
The industrial technology company struck deals to acquire Embed, Ltd. and C&K Switches.
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Inline Electric Acquires Williams
Inline Electric Supply Co. Inc. said it has acquired Williams Electric Supply, converting it into a ‘100% employee-owned ESOP.’
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GPC Makes European Automotive Acquisition
Alliance Automotive Group, the company’s wholly-owned automotive distribution company based in London, acquired Lausan.
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Why Private Investment is Driving So Much of Distribution M&A, Pt. 1
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Ewing Acquires Hageman Earth Cycle
Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply says its acquisition of the Northern Colorado company will create a “new service model opportunity.”
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Fastenal 1Q Earnings Up 20.3%
The distributor says 2022 first-quarter net sales were $1,704.1 million, up about $287 million over the same period in 2021.
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Perspectives on Canadian Jan-San Distribution Channels
Tom Fournier, president of Shade’s Mills Group, a sales strategy consultancy based in Cambridge, Ontario, shares insights from a career managing sales channels in Canada and the U.S. with an international jan-san products manufacturer.
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Manage the Risk of Your Sales Model Now
The pandemic is a giant tipping point that has accelerated the rate of change. The cost of not adapting your current sales model could be a slow death.
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Endries Acquires Old Dominion Fasteners
The Brillion, Wisconsin-based company says it has reached a deal to acquire ‘certain assets’ Old Dominion Fasteners, Inc.
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Building Controls & Solutions Continues Trend by Acquiring Activelogix
The company’s March acquisition came weeks after BCS won a Distributor of the Year award from Honeywell.
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ISA Gives Lifetime Achievement Award to Karl M. Weiler
Weiler is the former president of Weiler Abrasives, a provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning.
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B&D Industrial Hires New VP
John Finnegan is expected to lead B&D’s emergent internet of things (IIoT) solutions after working more than 20 years at Rittal.
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Lowe’s Names New CFO
The home improvement company announced the appointment of Brandon Sink as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 30.
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Grainger Named One of 100 Best Companies to Work For
The company announced it was named one of Fortune’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For in 2022.’
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‘Insane’ Shipping Costs and Timelines: Just How Bad is it Out There?
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TricorBraun to Acquire Packaging Company PBFY
The global packaging leader said it will acquire PBFY, one of the largest flexible packaging distributors in North America.
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Fortive Declares Quarterly Dividend
The company’s board of directors approved regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
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