Total December sales had modest growth, but were helped by an additional selling day vs. a year earlier.
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It adds two Garden State locations for Johnstone.
Springfield, MO-based Keep Supply has achieved five straight years of 62% average revenue growth.
Fenco is the second investment for private equity-backed Averon, and it is actively pursuing others.
APR enters Maryland with a single-location distributor servicing the Baltimore area for more than 100 years.
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.
This expansion will consolidate the corporate headquarters’ operations to one location and add more warehouse space.
The partnership will make it easier for technicians and service providers to identify and purchase parts for warranty jobs.
Bryce Koch joins mSupply to focus on the distributor’s digital ecosystem while providing strategic, customer-first direction for its marketing and eCommerce teams.
Distributor inventories remain elevated after flattish demand this year.
More space will mean allow the company to stock a broader and more diverse inventory.
Both Key Refrigeration Supply and Dennis Supply Company will continue to operate under their separate brands.
Annual growth in sales is primarily due to price increases being passed through.
It follows a series of other F.W. Webb leadership appointments aimed at boosting customer experience, operations and capturing market share.
Double-digit pricing actions continue to offset lower shipments of HVAC equipment that uses newly-mandated A2L refrigerants.
Sales growth has been steady this year despite big declines of cooling degree days in many regions, according to HARDI's analyst.
The sale will not include MARS' equipment distribution division, which will operate under the name Heat Controller.
