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The distributor expects to open the facility this fall, adding about 20 employees as it expands its service coverage across West Texas and neighboring New Mexico.
U.S. durable goods orders increased 0.3% in June, led by computers and electronic products, while orders excluding transportation rose 0.6%. Total orders were up 8.9% year over year and 6.7% through the first half of 2026.
Rexel’s 2Q same-day sales climbed 6.7%, including 7.8% growth in North America, as data center projects, industrial automation and firmer pricing drove broad-based acceleration. The electrical distribution giant raised its full-year sales and profitability outlook.
Proton.ai’s new agentic system converts customer emails, spreadsheets, PDFs and spoken requests into draft quotes and orders while handling follow-ups and product substitutions.
Nashville-based Agape Sales & Service distributes and installs commercial doors, frames, architectural hardware and related building products for new construction, renovation and retrofit projects.
A 23-year company veteran will lead the distributor’s cybersecurity resilience and enterprise risk efforts, becoming the latest longtime Border States employee-owner elevated to a VP role in 2026.
The acquisition adds Indesco’s hydraulic, pneumatic and power transmission expertise and expands IBT Industrial Solutions’ distribution presence into the Southeast.
The investment firm’s private equity business will acquire a controlling interest in the Edmonton-based industrial MRO distributor, while Gregg employees retain a meaningful ownership stake.
Cavallo has expanded its SalesPad for Business Central platform with tools designed to automate distributor pricing decisions, document routing and customer intelligence, alongside additional inventory allocation and service workflow enhancements.
Drewry’s latest World Container Index showed a second consecutive weekly decline, but U.S.-bound shipping rates remain far above early-2026 levels amid tariff-driven frontloading, constrained capacity, elevated fuel costs and continued geopolitical uncertainty.
