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Started in a vacant basement, 84 Lumber has expanded to become the United States' largest privately-owned building materials distributor.
The Pennslyvania-based independent distributor of specialty building materials will wind down operations over the next few months, ending operations on March 31. It will impact 130 employees across five locations.
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The well-regarded barometer of U.S. manufacturing ended 2022 on a sour note, contracting for a second-straight month to its lowest mark since May 2020 when industries were dealing with factory shutdowns.
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Mike Hockett provides a glance at the value and purpose behind MDM's upcoming Virtual M&A Summit, to be held Feb. 22-23. Early bird registration pricing ends Dec. 31.
The hardware products distributor has added a former Hillman Group and Elgin Fastener executive to lead its Industrial Business.
It marks PGC’s fifth acquisition since it was formed by Shorehill Capital in 2017.
Atlanta-based Heritage Distribution Holdings is a group of HVACR distributors serving the U.S. southeast and midwest via 64 branches across 10 states.
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Sonepar: "Henri, following a family lead, recognized very early the potential of the electrical distribution industry."
Leaders from Vallen Distribution, Stanley Black & Decker, LineDrive and Ace Hardware share their insights captured during interviews at ISA’s Women in Industry Summit, which was part of ISA's Fall Summit held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Orlando. They discuss what’s best left behind in 2022 and where the industry is moving in 2023.
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See who will succeed John Howard in the role at the end of January.
It follows three-straight .75-point increases.
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Kathleen Shanahan stops by to discuss her unique path to becoming Turtle & Hughes' CEO, the electrical distributor’s emphasis on diversity in both its workforce and supplier base, and how investment in sustainable energy storage has positioned the company for continued success in the age of electrification.
