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Latest report shows U.S. cutting tool consumption down 0.2% from previous month of July, while year-to-date total is down 23.4% from same period of 2019.
Fasteners manufacturer and distributor Optimas Solutions enhances PPE and MRO product distribution with 30,400-square-foot facility.
Genuine Parts Co., the parent of Motion Industries, reported that the distributor’s 3Q sales of $1.4 billion were down 18.6% year-over-year, or down 8.7% excluding the EIS divestiture.
In addition to setting a revenue record of $1.1 billion, the pool supply distributor saw profit increase nearly 50% for the quarter.
Fargo, N.D.-based electrical distributor Border States Electric unveils new regions designed to “better serve customers and support manufacturers.”
Year-to-date sales grow 5.5% from same period in 2019 as company posts profit growth for both the quarter and the first nine months of 2020.
Industrial distributor Grainger says its U.S. segment sales were up 3.1%, outgrowing the U.S. MRO market which declined an estimated 5% to 6%.
Safety products manufacturer SureWerx, Vancouver, B.C., has acquired Geroline Inc., the St. Catharines, Ontario-based company behind the K1 Series brand of winter traction aids.
Indian River Consulting Group’s (IRCG) weekly Pandemic Revenue Index for the work week of Oct. 12 to Oct. 16 indicated a 2.6% increase compared with the same week a year ago.
Housing starts also up compared to year-ago period and the previous month, according to the latest residential construction report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
