SureWerx Adds New Global Supply Chain Leader
Chicago-based personal protective equipment maker SureWerx named Eric Fouts as their Vice President of Global Supply Chain.
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Martin Inc. Adds New IT & Operations Leader
Martin officials say Scott Feldbush’s will play a pivotal role in enhancing the company’s operational capabilities and driving growth.
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June U.S. Factory Output Slips for 2nd Straight Month
The decline reflected a broad industrial deceleration, led by a contraction in consumer durable goods.
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Graybar Acquires Shepherd Electric Supply, Growing in Mid-Atlantic
Baltimore-based electrical distributor Shepherd Electric Supply will give Graybar a “foundation for accelerating growth,” officials said.
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Teamsters Head Asks White House Not to Intervene if UPS Workers Strike
A 10-day union strike would reportedly be the nation’s most expensive walk-out in at least 25 years, costing the economy more than $7 billion
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Commercial Metals Company Acquires EDSCO Fasteners
EDSCO serves the North American market from four manufacturing plants located in Texas, Utah, Tennessee and North Carolina.
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New OSHA Program Aims to Boost Warehouse & DC Safety
The program is designed to prevent hazards in warehouses, processing facilities distribution centers and high-risk retail establishments.
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Longtime CES Operations Leader Jim Lawson Retires
Lawson’s nearly 45-year career with City Electric Supply began as sales rep in Glasgow, Scotland in 1985 before moving to the U.S.
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ISA Touts Enrollment Success for Emerging Leaders Program
The enrollment success has been so robust that ISA has opened an additional certification course that is scheduled to start in mid-August.
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May U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Up 11% vs. April, 20% YoY
The strong growth figures suggest that metal-cutting production has not been drastically affected yet by an industrial slowdown.
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June U.S. Container Imports Down 16% YoY, Top Pre-Pandemic
Compared with 2022, TEU volume was down 16.1% in June, but up 6.0% from pre-pandemic June 2019, according to Descartes.
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Tentative Labor Deal Ends Canada West Coast Port Strike
Port employers reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year deal with the union representing more than 7,000 dockworkers.
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Enerpac Tool Group Sells Cortland Industrial Unit to Tufropes
Cortland is a global designer, manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced ropes, slings and tethers.
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Cameron Ashley Building Products Enters Calif. with New DC
The distributor said the facility will stock drywall, acoustical ceilings, fiberglass insulation and spray foam.
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DPA Buying Group Appoints New VP of Supplier Development
DPA Buying Group’s Scott Rouse will work closely with the group’s preferred suppliers to increase sales and profits with distributor members.
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Maintenance Distributor AZP Multifamily Abruptly Closes
Also known as AZ Partsmaster, the company reportedly had 2022 sales of approximately $155 million.
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Mid-Coast Electric Supply Rebrands as The Reynolds Company
Mid-Coast was acquired by The Reynolds Company, a subsidiary of McNaughton-McKay Electric Company, in 2021.
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Kimball Midwest Nabs 7th Straight “Best Places to Sell” Honor
Kimball Midwest is No. 19 on Selling Power magazine’s 50 Best Companies to Sell For in 2023.
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BlueLinx Names New CFO
Andrew Wamser will succeed Kelly Janzen as building product distributor BlueLinx’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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Electrical Connections Supplier nVent to Acquire TEXA
TEXA Industries provides advanced cooling technologies with innovative industrial air conditioners and chillers, nVent said.
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