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For the full year, Grainger saw its sales grow 16.9% from 2021.

We polled distributors to ask if those that lost customers amid the height of supply chain issues in the past few years are starting to see those customers return. See the exclusive results and commentary here.

The water treatment company attributed the year-to-year growth to the performance of its two business segments.

The new international Wesco Anixter brand represents the combined organization across its CALA, EMEA and APAC regions.

Timken has agreed to acquire Nadella Group, a manufacturer of motion technology based in Italy.

Mid-State Bolt & Nut will be known as a "division of Field" moving forward, the company said.

Since the start of 2021, France-based Rexel has acquired approximately $1.85 billion of sales via 10 transactions.

SRS has acquired Marsh and its eight locations in Ohio and Kentucky.

Flow Control Holdings, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, is expanding into Canada with its acquisition of Andron Stainless.

Backed by Clearlake Capital Group, FloWorks made an acquisition this past August.

After making 10 acquisitions in 2022, FleetPride has acquired the assets of a Florida-based truck shop for its first move of 2023.

Kimberly Clark's Professional segment posted net sales of $800 million in 4Q.

Applied Industrial Technologies continued its strong start to 2023 with an impressive fiscal second quarter.

We polled distributors about how they expect their labor and freight costs to change from 2022 to 2023. See the exclusive results and commentary here.

The "softening" in demand seen at the end of 3Q resulted in a 4Q that fell short of expectations. Read more in the latest MarketPulse report.

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Crescent Electric has appointed Tom Fechter to Senior Director of Industrial Sales, a newly created position within the company.

The PPE supplies and adhesives maker experienced slower-than-expected fourth-quarter growth in consumer-facing markets.

The Gaffney plant, which once employed more than 200 workers, had seen its employment numbers dwindle over the years.