Lonestar Electric Plans El Paso DC
The distributor expects to open the facility this fall, adding about 20 employees as it expands its service coverage across West Texas and neighboring New Mexico.
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Advance: U.S. Durable Goods Orders Edge Higher in June, Up 6.7% YTD
U.S. durable goods orders increased 0.3% in June, led by computers and electronic products, while orders excluding transportation rose 0.6%. Total orders were up 8.9% year over year and 6.7% through the first half of 2026.
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Rexel Lifts Guidance After Data Centers Power 2Q Growth
Rexel’s 2Q same-day sales climbed 6.7%, including 7.8% growth in North America, as data center projects, industrial automation and firmer pricing drove broad-based acceleration. The electrical distribution giant raised its full-year sales and profitability outlook.
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Proton.ai Launches Automated Order & Quote Entry System
Proton.ai’s new agentic system converts customer emails, spreadsheets, PDFs and spoken requests into draft quotes and orders while handling follow-ups and product substitutions.
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Doors & Hardware Distributor Agape Acquired by Holding Company
Nashville-based Agape Sales & Service distributes and installs commercial doors, frames, architectural hardware and related building products for new construction, renovation and retrofit projects.
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Border States Appoints VP of Information Security in Latest Veteran Promotion
A 23-year company veteran will lead the distributor’s cybersecurity resilience and enterprise risk efforts, becoming the latest longtime Border States employee-owner elevated to a VP role in 2026.
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IBT Industrial Solutions Acquires Indesco in Charlotte
The acquisition adds Indesco’s hydraulic, pneumatic and power transmission expertise and expands IBT Industrial Solutions’ distribution presence into the Southeast.
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Brookfield to Acquire Canadian MRO Supplier Gregg Distributors in $1.1B Deal
The investment firm’s private equity business will acquire a controlling interest in the Edmonton-based industrial MRO distributor, while Gregg employees retain a meaningful ownership stake.
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Cavallo Expands SalesPad for Business Central with 3 New Solutions for Distributors
Cavallo has expanded its SalesPad for Business Central platform with tools designed to automate distributor pricing decisions, document routing and customer intelligence, alongside additional inventory allocation and service workflow enhancements.
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Ocean Container Rates Ease After Surge, Remain Highly Elevated on U.S. Import Routes
Drewry’s latest World Container Index showed a second consecutive weekly decline, but U.S.-bound shipping rates remain far above early-2026 levels amid tariff-driven frontloading, constrained capacity, elevated fuel costs and continued geopolitical uncertainty.
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Borgman Capital Acquires Concrete Production Equipment Distributor CMW
The private equity firm will partner with CMW’s longtime management team to expand the St. Louis-area distributor’s service offerings and geographic reach.
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NAW Releases AI Governance Framework for Wholesale Distribution
Developed with the AI Applied Consortium, NAW’s new AI Governance Architecture gives distributors a practical framework for managing AI risks, accountability, transparency and workforce impacts while keeping people at the center of implementation.
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Cardinal Health Expands Home Care Business with $360M Acquisition Pair
The distributor will acquire AdaptHealth’s diabetes supply business and urology-focused Strive Medical, adding more than 245,000 patients to its expanding at-Home Solutions platform.
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Packer Fastener Pushes West with Salt Lake City DC
The new facility extends the Wisconsin-based distributor’s footprint considerably farther west while supporting construction, manufacturing, renewable energy, data center and power generation projects across the Salt Lake region.
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Mavis to Acquire Pep Boys for $700M
The pending deal will add nearly 800 Pep Boys locations to Mavis Tire’s portfolio, creating an automotive service network of more than 4,400 locations amid wider consolidation across the automotive aftermarket.
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Motion Extends Growth Streak as GPC’s Industrial Sales Accelerate in 2Q
Genuine Parts’ Motion-led industrial business accelerated again in 2Q26, outpacing its automotive operations as GPC continues work toward separating the two businesses into standalone public companies in early 2027. The company also commented on speculation of a reported major offer for its automotive segment.
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NAW Awaits Ruling After Oregon EPR Trial
NAW presented its case challenging Oregon’s packaging EPR law during a July 13-17 federal trial in Portland, and a ruling is expected by the end of August. See the association’s statement on the matter.
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OSHA Cites FleetPride for 19 Violations After Worker Fatality
The agency proposed more than $264,000 in penalties against FleetPride after investigators found confined-space, respiratory protection and electrical hazards following a worker’s death at its Corpus Christi, TX, facility.
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Würth Industry Closes its 3D Printing Business
Würth Industry North America launched the dedicated additive manufacturing unit in 2021, building a portfolio around 3D printing, digital inventory and distributed production.
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Harbour Group Adds Sealing Products Master Distributor APG
APG joins Harbour Group’s Houston-based flow components platform, adding more than 40,000 active SKUs and an array of sealing, gasket and coupling products.
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