MIKE ROBUCK, Author at Modern Distribution Management

Paragon Innovations is Acquired by TTI’s Exponential Technology Group

The addition of Paragon expands the design services offerings within the Exponential Technology Group at TTI.

September 13, 2021

Wajax Expands Direct Distribution Agreement With Hitachi

The expansion of the relationship between Wajax and Hitachi is expected to strengthen the competitive positioning of both companies in the Canadian construction and mining markets.

August 20, 2021

Operations

Coastal Construction Products Buys Sealant Engineering Construction Supply

The expansion into the Chicago area marked the first acquisition outside of Coastal Construction Products’ regional base in the Southeast.

August 17, 2021

Operations

DXP Enterprises’ Sales UP 13.6% in 2Q

DXP Enterprises’ net income for the second quarter was $8.1 million compared to $2.1 million for the prior-year period.

August 16, 2021

Operations

Resideo Technology’s Sales Increase by 44% in 2Q

Resideo’s net income for the second quarter was $58 million compared to a net loss of $76 million in the second quarter a year ago.

August 11, 2021

Operations

Core & Main Wraps Up Acquisition of Pacific Pipe

Core & Main’s Pacific Pipe deal was the company's 13th acquisition since becoming an independent entity in 2017.

August 10, 2021

Operations

Illinois Tool Works’ 2Q Sales Up 43%

Illinois Tool Works also reported second-quarter net income of $775 million versus $319 million a year ago.

July 30, 2021

Leadership

Boise Cascade Promotes Hoffman to SVP

Hoffman currently leads Boise Cascade’s purchasing activities in its Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division.

July 30, 2021

Leadership

Border States Electric Names McConeghy as Chief Information and Digital Officer

Prior to joining Border States Electric, McConeghy was the chief information officer for Sierra Nevada Corporation.

July 29, 2021

Research & Analytics

Industrial Production Up 0.4% in June

In 2Q, total industrial production rose at an annual rate of 5.5%, according to the Federal Reserve's latest Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Report.