October 2006

in August was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,200.7 billion, 0.3 percent above the revised July estimate of $1,196.8 billion. The August figure is 4.4 percent above the August 2005 estimate of $1,150.3 billion. During the first eight months of this year, construction spending amounted to $793.2 billion, 7.2% above the $739.9 […]

>UK-based Wolseley plc, parent to Ferguson and Stock Building Supply, and global distributor of plumbing and heating products and building materials, has made four more bolt-on acquisitions, expected to add about $278.24 million (148 million) in additional revenue.>North America>Ferguson> has acquired Lawrence Plumbing Supply Co. and Castle Supply Company Inc. and Castle North Corporation (Castle

SalesAugust 2006 sales of merchant wholesalers, except manufacturers’ sales branches and offices, after adjustment for seasonal variations and trading-day differences but not for price changes, were $335.6 billion, up 1.1 percent from the revised July level and were up 12.5 percent from the August 2005 level.  The July preliminary estimate was revised upward $0.2 billion

August U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $300.15 million, according to AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was up 3.4% from July and up 2.1% from the total of $294.10 million reported for August 2005. With

US Electrical Services, LLC (USESI), Exton, PA, today has opened two new locations for Monarch Electric Company.  The first location in Ronkonkoma, NY, will service the Long Island market. The manager for this location is Jim Lehane, an industry veteran of 15 years. Lehane was most recently the product manager at R& L Industrial. The second location in

HD Supply has acquired Burrus Contractors Supply, a distributor of concrete accessories, forming systems and fabricated rebar. Burrus expands HD Supply business White Cap Construction Supply’s product line and reach. Burrus, established in 1928, operates in three locations in Texas and one in Louisiana. White Cap is a business of HD Supply, the wholesale division of Home

Stuart C. Irby Co., Jackson, MS, a subsidiary of Sonepar USA, has acquired CW Utilities. Through this acquisition Irby will add one location in Houston, TX, to its utility footprint. CWU is a provider of logistics and procurement services to Centerpoint Energy and the south Texas public power market and manages high value-added alliance contracts. ‘One

Accellos Inc., Colorado Springs, CO, a provider of logistics, transportation, warehouse and mobile fleet management solutions has acquired Radio Beacon, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, and Headwater Technology Solutions Inc, also in Toronto. Radio Beacon is a provider of warehouse management (WMS) technology solutions for the logistics industry. Headwater is a provider of technology solutions for the logistics

Ryerson Inc., Chicago, IL, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. has acquired Lancaster Steel Service Company, Inc., a metals service center in upstate New York.Lancaster was founded in 1963 and operates from facilities in Lancaster and Liverpool. Lancaster distributes carbon flat rolled, plate, bars, tubing and structural steel and

WESCO International Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, has agreed to acquire Communications Supply Holdings Inc. from Harvest Partners LLC, a New York-based private equity firm.CSC, the operating subsidiary of Communications Supply Holdings, Inc. with headquarters in Carol Stream, IL, was founded in 1972. CSC had 2005 sales of $431 million and year-to-date sales as of Aug. 31,

Swiss fastener distributor The Bossard Group reported sales increased 8.4% in the second four months of its fiscal year, to 184 million Swiss franc, or US$147.86 million. Group sales for the first eight months of the year were 376.8 million franc, or US$302 million. Sales in North America fell 10.2% in the second third of the

The ERIKS group has agreed to acquire Turpen & Associates Inc in Tulsa, OK, a distributor of seals, bearings and industrial plastics.  With approximately 45 employees, Turpen has annual sales of $11 million and supplies its products directly to industrial manufacturers (OEM customers) in the oil and gas industry in Oklahoma and the surrounding states. Sales

Construction spending in August was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,200.7 billion, 0.3% above the revised July estimate of $1,196.8 billion. The August figure is 4.4% above the August 2005 estimate of $1,150.3 billion. During the first eight months of this year, construction spending amounted to $793.2 billion, 7.2% above the $739.9

Building Materials Holding Corporation, San Francisco, CA, a provider of construction services and building materials to professional residential builders and contractors, announced its subsidiary, SelectBuild Construction, has agreed to acquire Willis Roof Consulting Inc. Willis provides roofing services for high-volume production homebuilders in the greater Las Vegas, NV, market. For the 12 months ended June 30,