Building materials distributor BlueLinx Holdings taps Gibson as the company’s incoming president and CEO
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Hartford, Connecticut-based NEFCO buys Sigma Engineering Int'l to bolster its engineering capabilities and increase its reach across all of its East Coast locations.
With distributors’ customers migrating to hybrid work environments, virtual sales calls still play an important role but there is room for improvement with the medium.
Cetelon’s established customer relationships will compliment PPG’s existing customer base and global presence, according to the company.
Heritage Landscape Supply continues its buying spree with the addition of Davis Supply.
Employee groups that have a happier, more positive mindset are 30% more productive, while salespeople can sell up to 37% more.
The creation of Würth Additive Group will give customers manufacturing on demand, the company said.
Carrie Kessel learned the distribution business by osmosis, as she grew up doing everything from mowing the lawn to counting inventory to filing documents.
Jennifer Murphy’s advice to women just starting out in the distributor industry is to continually cultivate their networking opportunities.
Jessica Yurgaitis follows in the footsteps of her grandmother and great-grandmother at one of the largest industrial suppliers in the Intermountain West.
Joyce Lansdale was instrumental to the creation of VICKIE, an acronym for “Voices Inspiring Change, Knowledge, Innovation and Empowerment,” Vallen’s employee resource group designed to recruit strong, diverse candidates into leadership.
Rose Chen is driving new growth opportunities by promoting cross-collaboration with emerging technology partners across artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and digital technologies.
Rosana Chaidez crafts NB Handy’s Future Leaders program whereby the company hires college graduates each year to develop them into sales or operations leaders within the company.
Robyn Pollina rose through the ranks from accountant to CEO, ensuring along the way that company culture and giving back to communities are core values for the employee-owned business.
Nancy Goedecke and her three siblings are the third-generation owners of Mayer and, along with their spouses, make up what is now known as the G3 (Generation 3) Group.
Lauren Roberts, CEO, doubled the company's net profit during the pandemic without having to let any employees go.
During the pandemic, Julie Copeland expanded the company’s bottom line by selling directly to consumers via a new consumer division.
In a recent MDM webcast, Mike Marks explains how, when it comes to meeting customers’ needs, a distributor is better equipped than a $25 billion giant.
Distributors are rethinking how they recruit, develop and retain employees and the ways they frame their companies in the process.
Here’s what distributors need to know about the post-pandemic talent acquisition market.
