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PE-backed PPE manufacturer Protective Industrial Products Inc. has bought Primax Manufacturing & Trading Inc., a maker of safety gloves and other protective clothing.
Indian River Consulting Group’s (IRCG) weekly Pandemic Revenue Index for the work week of Nov. 9 to Nov. 13 indicated an 2.2% decrease — but will more lockdowns further drag revenues in the coming weeks?
Building materials distributor Beacon Roofing Supply also reported that fourth-quarter revenue of $2 billion marked a 0.6% decline from the same period in 2019.
Joe Camara, who has been with the company since 2007, will manage the building materials distributor’s newest location.
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.
Latest report shows U.S. cutting tool consumption up 14.7% from previous month of August, while year-to-date total is down 23.1% from same period of 2019.
Lowe’s also posts a profit of $692 million as the company continues to ride the wave of home improvement growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The seasonally adjusted Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) for October was 56.5, up from 49.2 in August.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that the combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments and inventories for September was up 0.8% from the same month last year.
According to the Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Report, manufacturing output increased 1% during the month; industrial production was still 5.6% below its pre-pandemic February level.
