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The Power Transmission Distributors Association on July 30 announced the association for the industrial power transmission/motion control distribution channel has welcomed six new member companies.

July 30, 2020

Operations

Anixter and WESCO Complete Market-Shifting Deal: What’s Next?

The largest B2B distribution M&A deal finalized Monday, and it is going to have a big impact on electrical, industrial and datacomm distribution.

June 23, 2020

Operations

WESCO Completes Merger with Anixter International

Electrical giants clear regulatory hurdles as Anixter becomes wholly owned subsidiary of WESCO.

June 22, 2020

Human Resources in Wholesale Distribution

Sonepar USA Announces Leadership Changes

Electrical distributor makes handful of executive appointments and promotions.

June 22, 2020

Top Distributor Sectors

SKF Investing $42.8 Million in Ball Bearing Manufacturing in China

Latest investment from Swedish bearing and seal manufacturer will expand current Chinese plant.

June 17, 2020

Top Distributor Sectors

Neenah Announces Refinancing Plans, 2Q Update

Paper and packaging manufacturer announced Wednesday a refinancing plan and an update on second-quarter sales.

June 17, 2020

Operations

Curbell Plastics Appoints Regional Sales Manager

Ben Rushing, a former outside sales representative, rejoins company as regional sales manager for the Western U.S.

June 16, 2020

Plumbing Products & PVF Distribution

DSG Opens New Facility in Sioux Falls, SD

New location for electrical, HVAC and plumbing branch gives DSG larger footprint, more efficient layout.

June 15, 2020

Finance

3M’s May Sales Down 20%

U.S. sales decrease 22 percent as company continues to deal with uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 15, 2020

Operations

Amazon Works with Thousands of New Distributors to Deliver Over 100M Items to Health Care, Government

More than 13,000 health care and 7,000 government organizations have purchased PPE and other supplies through COVID-19 Supplies site on Amazon Business.

June 12, 2020

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HD Supply’s First Quarter Sales Down 6.6%

Construction and industrial sales decreased 1.1% in the fiscal first quarter.

June 9, 2020

Top Distributor Sectors

MSC Industrial’s Sales Rise 6.3% in May

The industrial distributor said preliminary fiscal third-quarter sales were $835 million, which would mark a 3.6% decrease from year-ago period.

June 9, 2020

Research & Analytics

Safety Sales Surge for Fastenal, Core Business Also Shows Promise

The safety category again stole the show for Fastenal Co. during its May sales report with a 136.3% increase, while the companys fastener business has likely hit the bottom during the COVID-19 disruption and could be on the upswing.

June 8, 2020

Top Distributor Sectors

Fastenal’s May Sales Up 4.4%

The company reported daily sales up 14.8% versus a year ago based on strength in safety.

June 4, 2020

Operations

MRC Global President & CEO to Retire

The board of directors will begin a thorough and deliberate CEO selection process to replace Andrew Lane.

June 1, 2020

Finance

Columbus McKinnon Sales Down 12.6% in Fiscal 2020

Profit increased 40.2% to $59.7 million.

May 27, 2020

News

RBC Bearings Sales Up 3.6% in Fiscal 2020

Profit for the year was $126 million, compared to $105 million in 2019.

May 20, 2020

Operations

Turtle & Hughes Names Senior Vice President of Supply Chain

Caldwell Hart will be responsible for strategic procurement, operational purchasing and related services, reporting directly to Jayne Millard, chairman and co-CEO, and Kathleen Shanahan, co-CEO of the electrical and industrial distributor.

May 20, 2020

Human Resources in Wholesale Distribution

Border States Electric Elects Two New Board Members

The addition of Seger and Anderson-Helbling strengthens and broadens the breadth of talent and experience.

May 18, 2020

Operations

Columbus McKinnon Names President, CEO

David J. Wilson was most recently president of the Pumps Division of Flowserve Corporation, a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets.

May 15, 2020

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