The electrical and industrial supplies distributor acknowledged that its official name has been somewhat ambiguous over the past decade.
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Packaging and janitorial supplies distributor Imperial Dade has rapidly grown in recent years with acquisitions, and it just gained further major investment to do more of it.
At the recent Fastenal Expo, we chatted with Senior Executive Vice President Terry Owen about the company's supply chain capabilities, which allow it to handle whatever comes next.
Evidence suggests April was another strong month for distributors despite lingering supply chain headaches. MDM looks back at the month, as outlined in the latest issue of Premium Monthly (now available for download).
MDM dives into the numbers and commentary that the MRO products giant shared during its first quarter earnings report.
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The distributor of industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation and maintenance supplies had sales that neared $1 billion in the quarter and said April's growth was on a similar trajectory.
Private equity and investment banks are arguably the biggest current drivers of distribution M&A activity. Read the third and final part of MDM’s recent conversation series with executives at leading financial firms behind many of the deals you’ve been reading about.
Amid digital expansion, many distributors grew apart from customers during the pandemic. Fastenal did the opposite. In a new MDM Podcast, Mike Hockett and Dan Florness discuss how the company continues to grow closer to its customers.
The company's 1Q earnings and subsequent commentary shed light on several other factors driving growth at the MRO parts distributor besides its recent $1.3 billion acquisition of Kaman Distribution Group.
MDM Executive Editor Mike Hockett recaps what he saw and learned at Fastenal Expo 2022, the distributor's first in-person company showcase in three years.
Private equity and investment banks are arguably the biggest current drivers of distribution M&A activity. Read the second part of MDM’s recent conversations with executives at leading financial firms behind many of the deals you’ve been reading about.
One of the sessions at the ISA22 event centered on the topic of omnichannel and what it means today — which goes far beyond just having an e-commerce presence. Here's the key takeaways from that session and their applications.
Fastenal's 1Q growth considerably outpaced that of a year earlier and the last "pre-COVID" quarter of 1Q 2020. Digital is the biggest driver. We examine the numbers here.
ISA22 was held in Houston this week, which presented a considerably different event than pre-pandemic ISA conventions. Here, MDM's Mike Hockett provides a recap of the show and insights on what those changes looked like.
Private equity and investment banks are arguably the biggest current driver of distribution M&A activity right now. Here, see the first of MDM’s recent conversations with executives at leading financial firms behind many of the deals you’ve been reading about.
MDM chats with fastener distributor LINC Systems about issues plaguing the industry — importing, backlog and considerably higher costs — and what the company is doing to mitigate those impacts.
MDM Executive Editor Mike Hockett shares what he's anticipating at the Industrial Supply Association's ISA22 Convention, which runs April 11-13 in Houston. It's ISA's first in-person convention since 2019.
Five-year company veteran Lisa Pope takes over leadership of the ERP solutions leader after serving as its Americas EVP.
It comes just after the company announced the closing of its merger with TestEquity and Gexpro Services and a May 1 CEO succession.