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The deal marks SupplyOne’s 48th acquisition overall and third announced acquisition of 2026.
Medical/surgical products distributor Medline Canada signed a Prime Vendor agreement with Mohawk Medbuy, marking the company’s first such relationship outside the U.S.
Oridian Capital Partners formed AnchorPoint Foundations to consolidate foundation repair, basement waterproofing, crawl space and concrete lifting providers — a niche with clear relevance for distributors serving residential repair, building products and specialty contractor channels
Solid housing construction spend more than offset a third straight private nonres decline. Get the full numbers and growth/decline changes here.
Meanwhile, three-fourths of survey commentary was negative, with more than half of comments citing pricing volatility as an issue and plenty of others mentioning the Iran war.
Berkshire Hathaway’s all-cash deal for Taylor Morrison would add one of the nation’s largest homebuilders to its housing portfolio, which already includes Clayton Homes and building products businesses.
Apex Tool Group named Chris Keffer — most recently President and CEO of STIHL Inc. — as its new CEO, succeeding Jim Roberts after a decade in the role.
The distributor expands inventory access and regional Midwest support for data center construction and energy projects with the new facility.
Wholesale inventories continued to climb in April after sharp gains in February and March, though the latest advance came in below market expectations — a possible sign that recent stockloading is cooling.
SRS Distribution’s latest bolt-on adds a longtime Chicagoland commercial roofing business, continuing a busy 2026 acquisition pace for the Home Depot-owned distributor.
