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New rules regarding labeling and hazard communications for chemicals will go into effect over the next year, but many questions remain on what the rules mean for distributors. This article examines the new requirements and provides tips for ensuring compliance.
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Recruiting new talent into the manufacturing industry isnt a new challenge, but a new study from ThomasNet highlights that part of the challenge is internal: Companies arent recruiting millennials as actively as they think they are and they have misconceptions that prevent them from doing so. This article examines what that means for manufacturing.
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Profit improves 17.6 percent from same period a year ago.
HD Supply Sales Up 9.5% in 3Q Read More »
Company opens distribution center near Houston, relocates San Antonio-area facility.
Builders FirstSource Expands Distribution in Texas Read More »
Acquisition increases ABC Supply’s presence in New Jersey.
ABC Supply Acquires The Standard Group Read More »
President: We need to ‘understand the digital body language’ of the customer.
Behind Curbell Plastics’ Digital Strategy Read More »
Sales of durable goods up 6 percent from last October.
October Wholesale Revenues Up 4.3% YOY Read More »
Acquisition is Riverside’s first investment in Southeast Asia.
Riverside Acquires Drex-Chem Read More »
We recently worked with a distributor to identify the market potential for its portfolio of hydraulic and pneumatic products. A second objective was to identify untapped potential in its current customer base. Like many companies, it was working with anecdotal information from the sales force, and wanted to establish an external benchmark for a realistic addressable market size.
Year to date, 2014 is up 3.8 percent compared with 2013.
October Manufacturing Technology Orders Down 35% from September Read More »
Month-to-month increase primarily driven by higher construction intentions.
Canadian Building Permits Up 0.7% in October Read More »
Sika executives say they will resign if $2.8 billion deal goes through.
Saint-Gobain Announces Planned Takeover of Sika Read More »
Sika executives say they’ll resign if sale to rival goes through.
Saint-Gobain’s Takeover of Sika Met With Resistance Read More »
James P. Woidke promoted to president and COO.
SIFCO Names New President Read More »
Acquisition expands US LBMs Connecticut presence.
US LBM Holdings Acquires American Masons Read More »
Acuisition of e-customs and Pentant expands Descartes’ customs offering.
Descartes Acquires Two UK Companies Read More »
Unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.8 percent.
U.S. Employment Growth Widespread in November Read More »
Transportation equipment up 3.4 percent.
New Orders for Manufactured Goods Down 0.7% in October Read More »
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