The July Inflation Index, which measures a cross-section of industrial supplies, was up 0.13% from the previous month, and up 3.38% from July 2008.
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News briefs from Sept. 11 – 25, 2009
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David McIlwaine, president of HVAC Distributors Inc., Mount Joy, PA, and Chrissy Nardini, president of American Metals Supply Co. Inc., Fenton, MO, recently spoke with MDM as part of an MDM interview series featuring association presidents. Nardini will replace McIlwaine as president of Heating, Airconditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International at the association’s annual conference, “Turning Up the Heat on Recovery,” Nov. 1-4 in Orlando, FL.
MDM: This has been an interesting year. What are some of the issues that HARDI members have been dealing with over the last year?
David McIlwaine: Other than the general economic malaise, many of our members are tied to residential new construction markets. And in many areas, those markets collapsed 50 percent or 60 percent or more. That definitely provided challenges to our members.
In general as an industry, we’re going through the phase-out of the R22 refrigerant …
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Year-over-year, wholesale trade sales down 17.7%.
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Diversified manufacturer tells Bloomberg the spending will happen in the next 12 months.
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Brent Grover: Sales compensation must be addressed for effective change to occur.
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Fiscal year end sales for the lighting distributor down 18%.
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A recent MDM survey looked at plans for energy efficient products.
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Acquisition expands Pool’s presence in spa parts market.
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Premier Supply is building materials distributor Bradco’s fifth expansion this year.
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Acquisition will expand Emerson’s infrastructure management capabilities.
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Formation of the new company unifies ThyssenKrupp’s plastic services for Europe.
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ISM Non-Manufacturing Report, which includes wholesale trade, shows improvement.
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New “Facts” handbook details challenges U.S. manufacturers face in the global economy.
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According to a recent study, better talent management can offset the impact of a shortage of highly skilled workers in manufacturing.
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Global business activity index at highest reading since December 2007.
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Revenues declines appear to be easing, according to survey respondents.
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Under the amended plan, BMHC’s secured lenders would become majority owners of the company upon emergence from bankruptcy.
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Recent survey found distributors may be interested in smaller IT investments right now.
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Largest job losses were in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and government.
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