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A few events do not make a trend. But I've noticed a few instances lately where manufacturers have bought up distribution in select markets. Examples: In July, a Swedish manufacturer of seals, Trelleborg, acquired AFM in Portland, OR, a $13-million distributor. HVAC manufacturer Carrier Corp. announced in June it was buying a $150-million distributor serving northern California and Nevada, E.B. Ward and Valair, with 140 employees.

It stirs memories of the difficult balancing act and sometimes rocky road cutting tool manufacturer Kennametal found when it operated an industrial distribution division while also managing independent distribution networks. It finally spun off its distribution units.

The reason given by Carrier for its purchase of distribution: The ...
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA, reported sales in fiscal 2007 were $2.4 billion, up 6% on an organic basis. The growth was partially offset by the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures of 7%.
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In 2007, Kennametal expanded its advanced materials segments with the acquisitions of the Sintec Group and the Camco Group, as well as Purity Metal Holdings Inc. Kennametal also added to its metalworking segments with Federal Signal Corporation's cutting tool business, and completing the purchase of the company's Spanish affiliate, Kenci S.A.
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Sales in the fourth quarter were $657 million, up 6% on an organic basis. In the fourth quarter, Metalworking Solutions & Services Group sales were higher by 15% overall, with 5% organic growth. Europe sales were up 9%; Asia ...

Two major distributors of industrial and oilfield PVF supplies, McJunkin Corporation, with nearly $2 billion in annual revenues,&nbsp ; and Red Man Pipe and Supply Company, nearly $1 billion in annual sales, have announced a merger of equals." Charleston, WV, and Tulsa, OK , will serve as co-headquarters for the new company. McJunkin Corporation CEO and President H.B. Wehrle III and Red Man Pipe and Supply Company President and CEO Craig Ketchum will serve as Co-CEOs for the new company.&nbsp ; More ...


Wolseley plc has reported it will close 24 more Stock Building Supply branches, primarily in the Midwest. The closures include a 370 headcount reduction. The announcement comes after ...
This week has seen a good number of large and small acquisitions in the distribution and manufacturing world, along with an interesting move by cutting-tool supplier Kennametal, a change in the tech landscape, and a not-often-seen move by industrial/PVF distributors McJunkin and Red Man Tool and Supply.

McJunkin and Red Man have announced a merger of equals," which means they will form one company with close to $3 billion in annual sales, but the CEOs will share leadership and the new company will have two headquarters (story).

According to Investopedia, a site I frequent, a merger of equals is ...
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA, has signed a product supply agreement with Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, Japan. The agreement includes initiatives such as private labeling, cross-licensing and sales and marketing.


The agreement is global in scope and is designed to complement the suppliers' existing product lines. Kennametal and Kyocera plan to grow sales of each others' product lines worldwide. Each company will also continue to sell its own products through established channels.


This agreement will enable each company to leverage the strength of the other in different geographical regions," said Yukihiro Takarabe, Kyocera Corporation executive officer and general manager of the Corporate Cutting Tool Group. "As Kyocera strives to expand its global footprint, ...
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA, reported sales in the third quarter 2007 increased 7% on an organic basis to $616 million. Sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 were up 6% on an organic basis to $1.7 billion.
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Metalworking Solutions & Services Group (MSSG) growth of 7% (organic) in the third quarter was led by year-over-year expansion in the distribution, general engineering and machine tool markets and the effect of an acquisition. The European market (up 8%) continued to be favorable. Asia Pacific (up 22%) and India (up 25%) delivered double-digit growth, while the North American market showed flat-to-modest growth of 2%.
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Advanced Materials Solutions Group (AMSG) sales grew 6% on an organic basis. Energy product sales were up 18%, mining and ...
Paris-based electrical distributor Rexel Inc. reported sales of 2.576 million euro (US$3.509 billion) in the first quarter 2007, up 31 percent from the same period last year. Growth was 5.9 percent on a comparable basis. Rexel saw double-digit organic growth in Europe and Asia-Pacific, with flat sales in North America. Acquisitions added 545 million euro (US$742 million) in sales in 2006. More ...

Grainger, Chicago, IL, reported sales of $1.5 billion in the first quarter, up 9 percent from the first quarter 2006. Profit increased 18 percent to $102 million. Daily sales increased 8 percent in January, 10 percent in February and 9 percent in March. Sales in the branch-based segment in the U.S., Mexico and ...
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA, has agreed to buy Purity Metal Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary International Specialty Alloys Inc.&nbsp ; ISA will become part of Kennametal's Advanced Materials Solutions Group.
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ISA manufactures high-purity specialty metal products for the aerospace, defense and super alloy industries.
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This acquisition further supports Kennametal's growth and investment strategies, which include expanding AMSG to eventually represent 50% of its ...

Apollo Management, which also recently invested in Rexnord, has made an investment in Bradco Supply Corp., a roofing distributor based in Avenel, NJ. Bradco has more than 150 branches in the U.S. Bradco founder Barry Segal says the investment is a great opportunity to significantly grow the company." More ...


Global fastener distributor The Wurth Group, based in Germany, recorded 12 percent sales growth in fiscal 2006 to 7.74 billion euro, or US$9.9 billion. Outside of Germany, sales increased by 11.8 percent to 4.62 billion euro, or US$5.96 billion. Profit grew by 16.5 percent overall. <a href="/pub/1_1/breaking-news/3616-1.html" ...


Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA, reported sales for the first six months of fiscal 2007 were $1.1 billion, level with the same period last year. Sales grew 6% on an organic basis, offset by the impact of acquisitions and divestiture of J & L Industrial Supply.


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Sales for the quarter were $569 million compared with $563 million in the same quarter last year. Sales grew 6% on an organic basis.


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Metalworking Solutions & Services Group sales were up 5%, led by year-over-year expansion in the distribution, aerospace and general engineering markets. The North American market continued to moderate (+1%), while conditions in the European market continued to improve (+11%), and Asia Pacific (+6%) and India (+7%) delivered solid growth.


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