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The California-based safety products distributor is investing $1.7 million in a new Missouri facility that will create 21 jobs.
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As the MRO, PPE and industrial safety distribution unit of Total Safety, TSSS operates 13 distribution centers and 20 on-site customer stores.
It's already been a busy year for GME, which made a CEO succession in January and appointed a new COO in April.
Pricing continued to play a major — albeit decelerated role — in quarterly sales gains, while the company noted share gains and broad-based demand as driving factors.
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They also had previous leadership roles at The Home Depot, BELFOR and McMaster-Carr.
3M is set to spin off its Scott Safety subsidiary as it partners with Bain to buy Madison Fire & Rescue to combine those two entities into a new business to serve firefighters, first responders and industrial workers.
OTEX develops and manufactures electrical safety products, specializing in arch flash PPE.
It boosts the PPE maker’s logistics and fulfillment capabilities in the western U.S.
Fastenal reported a strong February that saw the company's best daily sales growth since October 2022 despite a downstep for its top national accounts.
The deal gives ASA six companies in its family of safety distributors.
That’s despite a small monthly downtick in the portion of in-market locations reporting growth, meaning Fastenal got relatively more out of its biggest customers. Get our full breakdown of the January numbers here.
It marks the first health and safety bolt-on for Descours & Cabaud-owned Ficodis in over five years.
The chemicals and advanced materials manufacturer adds the leader from North America's largest MRO supplies distributor to help guide its strategic direction.
The deals net GALLS 10 combined retail locations.
This is the fifth acquisition for Kirland, WA-based MES Life Safety in 2025.
Two current board members are expected to retire in May 2026 at the end of their terms.
The safety and productivity equipment distributor is promoting its COO to chief executive, while its current CEO will become executive chairman.
