The pumps and MRO supplies distributor plans to continue to grow through acquisitions in 2026.
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Now privately owned, the former Grainger subsidiary lands a new leader with over 30 years of driving growth in distribution.
Airflux has about 230 employees and $58 million in annual sales.
BlackHawk adds an industry veteran with deep category management expertise at prominent industrial distributors.
The news comes two months after Rubix appointed a new CEO.
The distributor posted its fifth straight month of double-digit daily sales gains despite a soft demand backdrop and topped analysts’ expectations, powered by acceleration in heavy manufacturing.
DSG's Chairman and CEO Bryan King said the move would strengthen its ability to pursue strategic opportunities to support long-term growth.
Already the NHL’s official supply chain partner, it makes the distributor the preferred MRO supply partner of Rogers Place in Edmonton.
Strong sales continued in July-September, during which the company completed another acquisition before two more in October-November.
It was the fourth straight month that Fastenal saw its daily sales rate grow by double digits year-over-year, powered by pricing actions in Q2-Q3 of this year.
Set to jettison its U.K. operations, the MRO distributor lowered its full-year sales outlook but raised margin expectations. Get all the key figures here.
DSG delivered solid organic expansion in its MRO and OEM sectors, while recent acquisitions continue to deliver on top-line growth.
The distributor said revenue growth was again driven by the company's largest strategic accounts.
Current MSC COO Martina McIsaac will succeed Erik Gershwind following his planned retirement after 13 years as CEO.
At Motion, Genuine Parts Company saw year-over-year and sequential sales improvements and end market growth despite continued sluggish demand and “cautious” consumers.
Jahida Nadi has been named MSC Industrial's Senior Vice President of Sales.
It marks a regional exit for Grainger after 10 years in the U.K. and a sharper focus on North America and Japan.
The CEO search process for the heavy equipment and industrial parts distributor is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026.
The addition of APSCO complements the pumping solutions and industrial supplies distributor's focus on water and wastewater acquisitions.
The company's August sales report showed that double-digit daily sales growth continued, albeit at a slight deceleration month-to-month. Get a detailed breakdown of the figures here.
