Nashville-based Agape Sales & Service distributes and installs commercial doors, frames, architectural hardware and related building products for new construction, renovation and retrofit projects.
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A 23-year company veteran will lead the distributor’s cybersecurity resilience and enterprise risk efforts, becoming the latest longtime Border States employee-owner elevated to a VP role in 2026.
The acquisition adds Indesco’s hydraulic, pneumatic and power transmission expertise and expands IBT Industrial Solutions’ distribution presence into the Southeast.
The investment firm’s private equity business will acquire a controlling interest in the Edmonton-based industrial MRO distributor, while Gregg employees retain a meaningful ownership stake.
Cavallo has expanded its SalesPad for Business Central platform with tools designed to automate distributor pricing decisions, document routing and customer intelligence, alongside additional inventory allocation and service workflow enhancements.
Drewry’s latest World Container Index showed a second consecutive weekly decline, but U.S.-bound shipping rates remain far above early-2026 levels amid tariff-driven frontloading, constrained capacity, elevated fuel costs and continued geopolitical uncertainty.
Tinicum’s investment ends GracoRoberts’ 11-year partnership with CM Equity Partners, which helped the aerospace and defense materials distributor expand through acquisitions, organic growth and operational improvements.
The private equity firm will partner with CMW’s longtime management team to expand the St. Louis-area distributor’s service offerings and geographic reach.
The distributor will acquire AdaptHealth’s diabetes supply business and urology-focused Strive Medical, adding more than 245,000 patients to its expanding at-Home Solutions platform.
The new facility extends the Wisconsin-based distributor’s footprint considerably farther west while supporting construction, manufacturing, renewable energy, data center and power generation projects across the Salt Lake region.
Genuine Parts' Motion-led industrial business accelerated again in 2Q26, outpacing its automotive operations as GPC continues work toward separating the two businesses into standalone public companies in early 2027. The company also commented on speculation of a reported major offer for its automotive segment.
The agency proposed more than $264,000 in penalties against FleetPride after investigators found confined-space, respiratory protection and electrical hazards following a worker’s death at its Corpus Christi, TX, facility.
Würth Industry North America launched the dedicated additive manufacturing unit in 2021, building a portfolio around 3D printing, digital inventory and distributed production.
APG joins Harbour Group’s Houston-based flow components platform, adding more than 40,000 active SKUs and an array of sealing, gasket and coupling products.
See our updated monthly deal counts; a year-to-date breakdown of M&A activity by product category; the latest EBITDA trading multiples for 27 publicly traded industrial distributors; our latest M&A-led Premium article; and our detailed recap of dealmaking activity during April-June, which saw decelerated but still healthy activity.
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One Equity Partners is acquiring United WELD Holdings, including flagship pipe fabrication and distribution businesses EPIC Piping, from Bernhard Capital Partners.
Manufacturing output was flat month-over-month, while mining and utilities both had modest increases. Get all the key figures here.
U.S. housing starts bounced back in June after a sharp May decline, driven by a jump in multifamily construction. Building permits declined both month-to-month and year-over-year, while completions increased.
