January 3, 2020

Kaman Corporation Completes Acquisition of Bal Seal Engineering

Leave a Comment / Mergers & Acquisitions, News, Operations / Arya Roerig

Kaman Corporation, Bloomfield, Connecticut, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of highly engineered products including precision springs, seals, and contacts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With this acquisition, Kaman has significantly expanded its portfolio of engineered products and offerings while creating new […]

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AD and SafetyNetwork Announce Intent to Merge

Leave a Comment / Mergers & Acquisitions, News, Operations / Arya Roerig

AD, Wayne, Pennsylvania, the largest contractor and industrial products wholesale buying group in North America, and SafetyNetwork have announced that the organizations are pursuing a possible merger in the spring of 2020. This partnership would bring together two organizations to create AD’s only safety-dedicated division focused on the growth of independent distributors that specialize in the safety

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HARDI Distributors Report 1.1% Revenue Growth in November

Leave a Comment / Association/Buying Group News, Economic Trends, News, Research & Analytics / Arya Roerig

Sales for HARDI distributor members increased by 1.1% during November, according to its monthly TRENDS report. The average annualized sales growth for the 12 months through October 2019 is 5.2%. “The modest sales growth this month is because it was being compared against a fairly good prior year, with about the same number of heating degree days, but one

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December PMI at 47.2%, GDP Growing at 1.3%

Leave a Comment / Economic Trends, News, Research & Analytics / Arya Roerig

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in December, and the overall economy grew for the 128th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply ManagementManufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The December PMI registered 47.2%, a decrease of 0.9% from the

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January 3, 2020

Kaman Corporation Completes Acquisition of Bal Seal Engineering

AD and SafetyNetwork Announce Intent to Merge

HARDI Distributors Report 1.1% Revenue Growth in November

December PMI at 47.2%, GDP Growing at 1.3%

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