However, HARDI notes January and February are not good indicators of the year ahead because they are low-volume, seasonally insignificant months.
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The expanded Ohio facility outside of Columbus enables greater on-hand inventory, broader product assortment and improved stock availability for customers.
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A modest January same-day sales decline follows a larger decline in December, though HARDI said the soft past couple months isn't out of the ordinary for seasonality.
Nonres markets and supplier pricing carried growth throughout the year as margins, profit and EBITDA each expanded.
Watsco's seasonally heavy 4Q reflected continued lower sales and volumes post-A2L transition, offset by higher prices helping to boost margins.
The company lands an HVAC equipment and parts distributor for its first bolt-on of 2026.
Total December sales had modest growth, but were helped by an additional selling day vs. a year earlier.
It adds two Garden State locations for Johnstone.
Springfield, MO-based Keep Supply has achieved five straight years of 62% average revenue growth.
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It follows the company's opening of a large DC near Fort Worth in early 2025.
First Supply adds four branch locations across the Chicagoland area and 48 team members.
The deal expands A. O. Smith's presence in the water management market and broadens its integrated product offering.
The annual sales growth rate of HARDI distributors remained near 4% during 2025, after price increases.
