Honeywell to Buy Compressor Company from Indicor for $670M
Honeywell has acquired Des Moines, Iowa-based Compressor Controls Corporation from Indicor.
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April 2023
Winsupply Names San Antonio Location Company of the Year
Winsupply recognizes its top performing companies in plumbing, HVAC, industrial, electrical, waterworks, pumps, turf irrigation and more.
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Sonepar Company Codale Electric Opens Idaho Location
Codale Electric, a Sonepar company, announced the opening of its new Nampa, Idaho, branch location.
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QuickTake: Category & Supplier Management Strategies
Customers experiencing price increase fatigue are looking for ways to reduce operational costs. James Dorn shares thoughts on how distributors can manage their manufacturer suppliers more strategically.
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April M&A Roundup: Activity Ticks Up Again After March Dip
MDM reported on 40 acquisitions in April, nearly double the amount reported during a relatively slow period in March.
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Amazon 1Q Sales Jump 9% to More than $127B
The earnings call comes two weeks after Amazon said its Business segment was driving $35 billion in annualized gross sales by end of 2022.
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Advance Estimate: 1Q GDP Decelerates to 1.1% Growth
GDP growth decelerated in 1Q due to a downturn in private inventory investment and a slowdown in nonresidential fixed investment, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Earnings Roundup: Saint-Gobain, TriMas, Pentair, Schneider
MDM looks at another round of earnings reports from industrial distributors and manufacturers.
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Columbus McKinnon Acquires Automation Company montratec
Montratec designs and develops automation and transport systems for interlinking industrial production and logistics processes.
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SKF Posts 15.7% Sales Growth in 1Q
The increase reflected organic sales growth of 10.1% for the Swedish bearings manufacturer.
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Make Procurement Strategic (Again)
Material resource planning has sufficed in distribution for decades, but it's time to invest in technology that will further improve procurement strategies.
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Rockwell Automation Grew Sales 25.8% in Fiscal 2Q
The industrial automation manufacturer saw explosive sales growth in 2Q compared to 1Q.
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Applied Industrial Fiscal 3Q Sales Jump 15% to $1.1B
The change includes a 0.7% increase from acquisitions, offset by a negative 0.3% impact from foreign currency translation.
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Grainger Posts $4.1B in 1Q Sales
After a strong finish to 2022, Grainger maintained that momentum in 2023’s first quarter, according to its latest earnings report.
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ISA Launches Emerging Leaders Channel Certification
ISA has launched a new certification program aimed at developing "the next generation to lead."
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Flexpak Acquires Southwest Utah Location
This acquisition establishes a new Flexpak branch location to distribute packaging supplies to a variety of customer end markets.
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Data: Distributors See Slightly Improved Staffing Amid Inconsistent Labor Market
Distribution executives commented on their current staffing situations in response to the Baird-MDM 1Q 2023 Distribution Survey.
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3M Appoints New Leader for 3 of 4 Business Units
The staffing changes come amid restructuring actions for 3M, including laying off 6,000 positions.
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1Q M&A: DSG’s Hisco Deal Ends Quarter With a Bang
Houlihan Lokey and MDM's quarterly M&A report highlights merger and acquisition activity that occurred during the year's first 3 months.
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Amazon Business to Expand in Europe After Major Sales Gains
Amazon Business saw its gross sales grow in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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