Grainger’s Q2 Sales Improve 13.1%
Industrial distributor’s sales for the first six months increased 7.8% from the same period of 2020.
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Illinois Tool Works’ 2Q Sales Up 43%
Illinois Tool Works also reported second-quarter net income of $775 million versus $319 million a year ago.
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Boise Cascade Promotes Hoffman to SVP
Hoffman currently leads Boise Cascade’s purchasing activities in its Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division.
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AGCO Posts Net Sales Increase of 43.5% in 2Q
AGCO’s net sales for the first six months of 2021 were $5.3 billion, an increase of 33.6% compared to the same period last year.
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Fortive’s Revenue Increases 26.7% in 2Q
Fortive posted a second-quarter profit of close to $181 million compared to $130 million in the same quarter a year ago.
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MRC Global 2Q Sales Improve 14%
The pipes, valves and fittings distributor saw sales improve and significantly narrowed its loss in the period.
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Border States Electric Names McConeghy as Chief Information and Digital Officer
Prior to joining Border States Electric, McConeghy was the chief information officer for Sierra Nevada Corporation.
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L&W Supply to Open New Branch
Building materials distributor will open a location in Beltsville, Maryland, its eighth in the DC/Baltimore area.
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Amazon 2Q Sales Up 27.2%
Net product sales for Amazon totaled $58 billion in the quarter, up 15.4% from the year-ago period.
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Lawson Products’ Sales Jump 47.7% in 2Q
For the first six months of 2021, sales at the Chicago-based MRO distributor Lawson Products improved 28.8%.
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Huttig Building Products’ Revenues Up 28.9% in 2Q
Building materials distributor Huttig Building Products reported second-quarter net income of $14.9 million compared to $1.6 million in 2020.
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BEA: Real U.S. GDP Increases 6.5% in 2Q
The increase in real GDP in 2Q reflected increases in personal consumption expenditures (PCE), nonresidential fixed investment, exports, and state and local government spending, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Fischer Process Industries Acquires H. E. Danby
The deal will expand the services and product offerings for Fischer Process Industries, an Ohio-based pumps, valves, and process equipment distributor.
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United Rentals’ 2Q Sales Up 18%
For the first six months of 2021, United Rentals posted a total of $4.43 billion in revenue compared to $4.06 billion over the same timeframe in last year.
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Wynnchurch Capital Buys Trimlite
With residential construction continuing to boom in this year, Wynnchurch is getting into the construction game via Trimlite’s door products.
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U.S. Census Bureau: Wholesale Inventories Up Slightly in June
The U.S. Census Bureau said on Wednesday that wholesale inventories in June were up 10.2% from the same month a year ago.
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Specialty Building Products Appoints Gerhard as EVP
Gerhard starts his new job in August and will join Specialty Building Products’ executive leadership team.
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Crane’s Sales Grow 23.6% in 2Q
Crane’s process flow technologies segment sales increased 29.8% to $310.7 million in the quarter.
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Pentair 2Q Sales Up 31.9%
Industrial and flow technologies sales at Pentair were up 17% compared to sales for the same period last year.
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Sonepar USA Appoints Tammy Livers to President of World Electric
Livers, who has been with Sonepar since 2017, will lead the company’s subsidiary that serves customers in Florida and Georgia.
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