The European MRO distributor tapped a former McKinsey and Bain leader to oversee AI and digital operations, while its latest acquisitions expand hydraulics and other technical capabilities in France and Germany.
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Clorox Purell ProCare brings CloroxPro and acquired GOJO under one professional health and hygiene business, pairing a broader product portfolio with a unified sales, service and distributor network.
MDM’s latest case study examines how Grainger continues to outgrow the MRO market through a connected operating model built on High-Touch customer solutions, curated assortment, private label, digital commerce, data intelligence and fulfillment scale.
The deal adds three established JanSan private-label brands to ORS Nasco’s expanding master-distribution platform while providing the clearest example yet of Essendant selling assets as it prepares for a potential shutdown.
MROP distributor Stellar said the outside investment will provide long-term capital and operational resources while preserving the company’s leadership team, customer-focused culture and strategic direction.
Grainger’s rare bolt-on adds frictionless inventory technology to its High-Touch business, extending the distributor’s digital strategy deeper into customers’ MRO operations. We cover the details and context here.
The Centre Lane Partners-backed Division 10 platform launched in January with Spectrum Resource and is expanding its footprint with a second distributor.
Distribution Solutions Group saw healthy 2Q growth that accelerated across its businesses, while profitability rebounded sharply from 1Q. The results come three weeks after controlling shareholder LKCM Headwater agreed to take DSG private.
The MRO distributor posted 9.3% average daily sales growth, while $26.2 million in IEEPA tariff refunds boosted its reported gross margin and earnings.
Trinity Hunt Partners launched Steadpoint Industrial Services with Northline Industrial as its foundational investment, establishing a new platform that provides aftermarket repair, field services and other MRO solutions.
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Gross margin held steady sequentially despite pricing moderation as Fastenal pointed to continued improvement in end market demand.
The pending deal would add supplyFORCE’s national accounts-focused MRO network to AD, continuing the buying group’s expansion following its IMARK Electrical and Commonwealth Group mergers, while coming months after AD sold its Member Supply unit to ORS Nasco.
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Pricing still did most of the heavy lifting for sales growth, but the volume movement is a positive demand sign for the broader metalworking and MRO supplies market. Get the key figures here.
The deal adds repair and maintenance management technology to Parts Town’s OEM foodservice parts distribution platform.
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It was the company's 11th straight month of double-digit daily sales growth year-over-year as nearly every key sales metric improved sequentially. We provide a full breakdown of Fastenal's May sales numbers here and the context around them.
The MRO and metalworking supplies distributor has created a new customer acquisition and business development structure as it looks to accelerate organic growth and sharpen focus across both new and existing customer relationships.
