Textron Sales Down 3.3% in 2015
Fourth quarter sales down 4.2 percent year-over-year.
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2016
nexAir Acquires Air Liquide’s Liquid Carbon Dioxide & Dry Ice Facilities
Acquisition increases nexAirs liquid carbon dioxide and dry ice offerings to the Mid-South.
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Grainger Sales Flat in 2015
Fourth quarter sales down 1 percent year-over-year.
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3M Sales Fall 4.9% in 2015
Industrial sales fell 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter.
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Johnson Controls, Tyco Agree to Merge
Combined company will be headquartered in Ireland.
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Parker Hannifin Sales Down 13.7% in 2Q
Year-to-date sales down 13 percent year-over-year.
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Recommended Reading: Opportunity Knocks in Building Sector
Building, facilities distributors forecasted for 4.2 percent growth in 2016.
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Atlas Copco to Acquire FIAC
Acquisition of Italian manufacturer strengthens company’s portfolio.
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Graco Sales Up 5% in 2015
Fourth quarter sales up 6 percent year-over-year.
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Crane Co. Sales Down 6% in 2015
Fourth quarter sales down 7 percent year-over-year.
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Packaging Corp. of America Sales Down 1.9% in 2015
Fourth quarter sales down 3 percent year-over-year.
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Veritiv Relocates Operational Support Group
New location in Fairfield, OH.
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Peer Feedback: Are Your Quotes Falling Through the Cracks?
How to increase your hit rate by improving quote follow-up.
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Danaher Sales Rise 7.5% in 2015
Fourth-quarter sales increased 12.5 percent year-over-year.
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MDM Premium Extra: 2016 Wholesale Distribution Industry Outlook (Webcast Transcript)
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MDM News Digest 4602
News briefs from January 11-25, 2016.
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Commentary: The 2016 Strategy Playbook
Distributors must create their own opportunities in a disrupted market.
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- Preventing Predictable Disruptions
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MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Declining Demand Drives Down 4Q
Robert W. Baird & Co., in partnership with Modern Distribution Management, conducted a survey of more than 500 distributors and manufacturers to gauge business trends and the outlook for the distribution industry in diverse sectors. Here is a summary of fourth-quarter 2015 results and distributor and manufacturer expectations for 2016.
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- Revenue, inventory and pricing expectations
- Sector breakdown
- Analysis of trends affecting sales and operating performance
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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index Decreases in December
Coincident Economic Index and Lagging Economic Index increased 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.
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Watsco Appoints President
HVAC distributor names Aaron (A.J.) Nahmad as company president.
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