The company said the split is still on track for completing during 1Q27, preceded by separate investor days for both GPC and Motion in early December.
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The waterworks infrastructure distributor returned to year-over-year sales growth as municipal demand, fire protection and large capital projects supported its fiscal second-quarter results.
The deal adds residential framing services, manufactured trusses, doors, millwork and other building materials serving homebuilder customers across several Florida markets.
The deal adds approximately $115 million in annual revenue and expands Franklin Electric’s commercial and industrial flow control portfolio into high-pressure pumps and aftermarket products.
Winsupply returns as a 2026-2027 season partner after doing so in 2024 to its home state NFL team, with the deal including stadium branding, customer engagement opportunities and the company’s involvement in recent renovations at Paycor Stadium.
The newly unified manufacturer and distributor combines Reliable Automatic Sprinkler’s fire-protection portfolio with ASC Engineered Solutions’ pipe-joining, flow-control and structural-support products.
Transportation equipment and primary metals led the broader July increase. See our breakdown of how orders changed MoM and YoY by product category.
Makita Industrial Tools began operations Sept. 1 following the completed transfer of Panasonic Electric Works’ power tools business, expanding Makita deeper into factory fastening equipment and industrial IoT solutions.
Indiana-based Pegasus adds industrial and electronic connection products and value-added assembly capabilities to Midland Industries, which has a new CEO as of August.
NetPlus Alliance’s latest Industry Outlook showed continued momentum among its distributor members through the first half of 2026, with 84% now expecting full-year sales growth of at least 3%.
The deal adds rotating equipment sales, service and repair capabilities in Oklahoma and Arkansas as OTC continues building out its national service network.
The master distributor’s new U.S. eCommerce experience spans Star Stainless, Stelfast and Lindstrom Fasteners, adding another customer channel after an active period of leadership changes and expansion.
The Canada-based specialty hardware manufacturer and distributor acquired The Penrod Company’s hardware division, expanding Richelieu’s reach in the U.S. door hardware market.
The deal adds door, window and building products distribution operations in Kentucky and Indiana while extending Trimlite’s reach across the Mid-South and Central U.S.
Myers Tire Supply, a distributor that dates back to the 1933 founding of Myers Industries, has been sold to private equity firm Lion Equity Partners as Myers narrows its focus on engineered products.
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The deal adds fastener expertise to TIPCO’s Corpus Christi operations and expands the fluid solutions distributor’s footprint to more than 45 locations across 16 states.
Conexiom Relay is designed to automate order and invoice data from a wider range of unstructured formats while giving distributors greater visibility into how AI makes decisions and applies workflow rules.
Distribution Solutions Group’s second announced deak of 2026 adds more than 11,000 customers and three locations to its MRO business as the company approaches a pending take-private deal with controlling shareholder LKCM.
The acquisition expands subsidiary Buckeye Welding Supply’s footprint in the Denver market and marks Meritus Gas Partners’ fourth announced acquisition of 2026.
