May 2025

MDM Forecast: May 2025 Update

Economic Trends, Featured Blog, Featured Premium, Market Analysis / Anna Debiec

The latest MDM Forecast reflects an overall downward revision in 2025 revenue expectations in the wake of tariff impacts, though still in line with the industry’s historical average. As always, results vary across the 19 industry sectors tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau. Get your sector-specific insights here.

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MDM Podcast: Breaking Down QXO’s Beacon Acquisition and its Impact

Leave a Comment / Building Materials/Construction, Featured Blog, Market Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Perspective / Mike Hockett

QXO and Beacon frequented MDM’s headlines during the first five months of 2025, culminating with QXO’s $11 billion purchase of the distributor. With the landmark deal now completed, Craig Webb and Mike Hockett analyze how it happened and what it means for the building materials sector as just the first big move in QXO’s ambitious, acquisitive growth strategy.

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BlueLinx Taps New Finance Leader

Leave a Comment / Building Materials/Construction, Leadership, Staffing Changes / MDM Staff

The company appointed a new CFO to lead its financial strategy, capital markets activities and drive growth, bringing three decades of experience in capital markets.

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Southern Glazer’s Opens New DC in Louisiana

Leave a Comment / Grocery & Foodservice Distribution, News / MDM Staff

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits opened a new technology-driven DC to support long-term growth and enhance service efficiency across the region.

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Rebate & Pricing Platform Enable Appoints New President

Leave a Comment / Leadership, Staffing Changes, Technology / MDM Staff

Enable appointed a new president to lead operational scaling and accelerate growth, bringing financial and technical expertise to the role.

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APR Supply Appoints New President

Leave a Comment / HVACR, Leadership, Plumbing Products & PVF Distribution, Staffing Changes / MDM Staff

APR Supply appointed a new President to lead strategic growth, following the opening of its new corporate office in Lancaster, PA.

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What distribution customers want and expect has changed rapidly in the past five years. Kevin McGirl explains how distributors can keep up.

Prioritizing the Human Side of Selling: Meet Your Customers Where They Are

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Sales & Marketing / Kat Kraus

Understanding customer needs is the foundation of successful selling. This piece explores how to prioritize realizing customers’ challenges and offering tailored solutions that address specific needs.

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U.S. Consumer Inflation Up 0.2% in April, Lower than Expected

Leave a Comment / Economic Trends, News / MDM Staff

U.S. inflation edged up in April, with modest gains in core prices and energy costs, while food prices showed mixed trends.

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White Cap to Acquire Raider Hansen, Adding 8 Canada Locations

Leave a Comment / Building Materials/Construction, Mergers & Acquisitions, News, Safety Products / MDM Staff

Raider Hansen is a western Canada-based distributor of tools, safety gear and equipment, serving a range of industries such as construction, plumbing and electrical.

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Parker Hannifin Announces Filtration Leadership Succession

Leave a Comment / Leadership, Manufacturing, Power Transmission/Motion Control/Fluid Power, Staffing Changes / MDM Staff

Parker appointed a new President for its Filtration Group, effective July 1, as the group’s current president will retire at the end of August.

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B&F Fastener Supply Rebrands as BFirst Industrial

Leave a Comment / Branding for Distributors, Fasteners / MDM Staff

Minnesota-based B&F Fastener has rebranded as BFirst Industrial, reflecting expanded services and a customer-first mission following the company’s acquisition of Northern States Supply.

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Teamsters on Strike at Michigan Airgas Location

Leave a Comment / Human Resources in Wholesale Distribution, Safety Products / MDM Staff

Drivers and fillers at an Airgas store in Ferndale, MI, are on strike, with a local union saying it’s demanding fair contracts that match national Teamster standards.

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U.S. Metalworking Machinery Orders Jump to Highest Monthly Value in 2 Years

Leave a Comment / Economic Trends, Metals Service Centers, News / MDM Staff

U.S. manufacturing technology orders jumped in March, signaling a potential rebound after two years of mild decline.

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DSG Opens New Distributor Center in Fargo

Leave a Comment / Electrical, News / MDM Staff

DSG opened a new distribution center in Fargo, ND to support growth and service expansion.

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China United States trade and American tariffs as two opposing cargo ships as an economic taxation dispute over import and exports concept as a 3D illustration.

U.S. & China Agree to Slash Tariffs for 90 Days

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Tariffs / MDM Staff

The U.S. and China agreed Monday to a 90-day truce that features a drastic reduction of their respective 145% and 125% tariffs on each other’s goods.

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US Foods Posts Solid 1Q Gains, Makes $92M Acquisition in Houston

Leave a Comment / Earnings, Grocery & Foodservice Distribution, Mergers & Acquisitions / MDM Staff

Jake’s Finer Foods distributes food products, such as meats from Gourmet Ranch to customers across Texas and Louisiana.

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McKesson Posts 16% Annual Sales Increase; Will Divest Medical-Surgical Unit

Leave a Comment / Earnings, Pharmaceutical & Health Care / MDM Staff

That company’s Medical-Surgical unit had annual revenue of $11.4 billion for McKesson’s fiscal year that ended March 31.

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Now Shuttered, Former $4B Distributor Harvest Sherwood Files for Chapter 11 Amid Lawsuit

Leave a Comment / Grocery & Foodservice Distribution, Legal Issues in Wholesale Distribution, News / MDM Staff

Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a shutdown, mass layoffs and a major dispute with a key customer.

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John Holman will be responsible for growing and managing service to Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Lawless Group Appoints Marketing Leader

Leave a Comment / Manufacturing, Operations, Staffing Changes / MDM Staff

Lawless Group appointed a new CMO to lead brand growth, digital strategy and marketing innovation across its core industry sectors.

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Portland Bolt Acquires Fellow Manufacturer Applied Bolting Technology

Leave a Comment / Fasteners, Manufacturing, Mergers & Acquisitions, News / MDM Staff

Vermont-based Applied Bolting is a manufacturer of Direct Tension Indicating washers, serving a range of industries that include construction and infrastructure.

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