Same-day sales were up by 4.5% vs. March, with major variation between warmer/cooler regions.
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Acquired by HD in late 2023, Construction Resources has expanded its surfaces distribution footprint in the U.S. Southeast by adding a natural stone and quartz provider.
It marks the plumbing, heating, cooling, piping, water systems, and energy products distributor's entry into New York and epansion in Maine, where the company is also adding a new branch.
The deal adds six Southern California locations for Decks & Docks and marks its second acquisition of 2026.
Beijer Ref subsidiary Heritage Distribution Holdings is set to add Miami-based AM Distributors, adding three Greater Miam branches to its U.S. HVACR distribution platform.
UFT’s acquisition of Montana-based Peak Group Companies expands its water and wastewater treatment platform across the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains.
The deal marks SupplyOne’s 48th acquisition overall and third announced acquisition of 2026.
Medical/surgical products distributor Medline Canada signed a Prime Vendor agreement with Mohawk Medbuy, marking the company’s first such relationship outside the U.S.
Oridian Capital Partners formed AnchorPoint Foundations to consolidate foundation repair, basement waterproofing, crawl space and concrete lifting providers — a niche with clear relevance for distributors serving residential repair, building products and specialty contractor channels
Solid housing construction spend more than offset a third straight private nonres decline. Get the full numbers and growth/decline changes here.
Meanwhile, three-fourths of survey commentary was negative, with more than half of comments citing pricing volatility as an issue and plenty of others mentioning the Iran war.
Berkshire Hathaway’s all-cash deal for Taylor Morrison would add one of the nation’s largest homebuilders to its housing portfolio, which already includes Clayton Homes and building products businesses.
Apex Tool Group named Chris Keffer — most recently President and CEO of STIHL Inc. — as its new CEO, succeeding Jim Roberts after a decade in the role.
The distributor expands inventory access and regional Midwest support for data center construction and energy projects with the new facility.
Wholesale inventories continued to climb in April after sharp gains in February and March, though the latest advance came in below market expectations — a possible sign that recent stockloading is cooling.
SRS Distribution’s latest bolt-on adds a longtime Chicagoland commercial roofing business, continuing a busy 2026 acquisition pace for the Home Depot-owned distributor.
Minnesota-based CPM is a manufacturer of processing equipment used in oilseed and animal feed production, while North Carolina-based MW Components makes fasteners, springs and precision metal components.
Canals said the funding will accelerate product development for its AI-powered workflow suite used by more than 100 distributors.
The Associated Press’ annual CEO compensation survey found that typical CEO pay rose nearly 6% in 2025, while median employee pay at S&P 500 companies increased 4.7%. We share the survey's key findings here.
It nets GMS three locations between Ottawa and Ontario and more than 50 employees.
