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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The MDM staff hopes you're able to enjoy a long New Year's weekend. Our daily newsletter will resume Tuesday morning with MDM Premium, followed by MDM Update on Wednesday.
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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.
Focusing on eCommerce in past years, AD's Dec. 5-7 event brought in the marketing side for the first time. Mike Hockett shares his biggest takeaways from attending.
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Whether discussing in-person vs. remote work or strategizing how to recruit and retain employees, labor issues remain critical for distributors.
MDM’s latest webcast explored how to get complete buy-in from sales staff who might be concerned that digital tools are adding responsibilities or replacing roles. The answer comes in showing staff what they stand to gain from executing your digital strategy.
