Grainger’s previous CIO is now Senior Vice President for Innovation and Continuous Improvement.
Grainger Taps New CIO Read More »
Operating income for the distributor decreased 3.5 percent.
Kaman Industrial Technologies 2Q Sales Up 6.9% Read More »
Distributor adds satellite location in Nashville, TN.
ABC Supply Acquires American Wholesale Building Supply Read More »
The most popular MDM Premium articles tackled topics such as competitive threats, as well as ways to better manage opportunities.
Recommended Reading: Top 5 Most-Read Articles in the Second Quarter 2013 Read More »
Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with the Association for Manufacturing Excellence.
Podcast: Correcting Misperceptions about Manufacturing Read More »
UtiliCor is a sales and service company for electrical and communications products
Border States Electric Acquires UtiliCor Read More »
Sales from continuing operations increased 24 percent.
Barnes Group Sales Up 24% in Second Quarter Read More »
US sales declined 8.8 percent.
Columbus McKinnon Sales Down 9.2% in First Quarter Read More »
Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with Dave Scaglione of Electro-Matic.
Podcast: LED’s Impact on the Factory Floor Read More »
Organic sales grew 5 percent.
Stanley Black & Decker Sales Up 12% in 2Q Read More »
An increase in copper unit volume accounted for most of the increase.
Encore Wire Sales Up 9.4% in Second Quarter Read More »
Excluding defense, new orders increased 3 percent.
Durable Goods New Orders Up 4.2% in June Read More »
The acquisition was approved as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Handy.
Handy Hardware to be Acquired by Littlejohn & Co. Read More »
Profit fell 25.6 percent to $81 million.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Sales up 10.8% in 2Q Read More »
But executives report some softness in the latest quarter for manufacturing customers.
MSC, Fastenal & Others Bullish on Manufacturing’s Future Read More »
Distributors expect growth to be tempered somewhat by government actions and rising employee costs.
NAW-McGladrey Report: Distributors Optimistic About Economy, but Expect Headwinds Read More »
Arrow finds growth opportunities in services that didn’t exist for the distributor a few years ago
Service Diversification Drives Arrow Electronics Read More »
Profit increased 23 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.
Precision Castparts Sales Jump 20% in First Quarter Read More »
Industrial and infrastructure sales both declined in the fourth quarter.
Kennametal Organic Sales Down 8% in FY2013 Read More »
Most product business saw sequential order growth.
ABB Sales Grow in Second Quarter Read More »
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