October 2022

What are Distributors Doing to Recruit and Retain Talent? Here’s What They Told Us

Human Resources in Wholesale Distribution, Management, Operations / Mark Powell

We share new comments from distributors regarding whether they plan to use new or unique strategies to recruit and retain employees. It illustrates that some are faring much better than others.

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Saint-Gobain Rebrands Films & Fabrics Unit

Leave a Comment / Branding for Distributors, News / Brad Star

The rebrand encompasses four of Saint-Gobain’s brands.

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August Cutting Tool Orders Rise 8.9% Year-Over-Year

Leave a Comment / Economic Trends, News / Mike Hockett

It was a strong year-over-year growth month and sequential rebound from a month-to-month decline in July.

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MDM Podcast: Scott Teerlinck Says Transparency Has Keyed Crescent’s Transformation

Leave a Comment / Electrical, Featured Blog, Management / Mike Hockett

The Crescent Electric Supply leader tells us how employee engagement has kept the distributor pointed at its customer-based North Star.

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PTDA Expands Resources to PT/MC Employers

Leave a Comment / Association/Buying Group News / MDM Staff

PTDA said employers can learn tips, trends and techniques on recruitment and retention through a monthly e-newsletter.

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Home Depot Launches Path to Pro Jobseeker Marketplace

Leave a Comment / Contractor, Human Resources in Wholesale Distribution, News / MDM Staff

It’s designed to connect skilled tradespeople to hiring trades professionals in the construction and home improvement industries.

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Valin Corp. Acquires Jensen Instrument Co. Near Los Angeles

Leave a Comment / Mergers & Acquisitions, Motion and Flow Control Products, News, Power Transmission/Motion Control/Fluid Power / Mike Hockett

It expands Valin’s process control and fluid handling portfolio in Southern California and Nevada.

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Budgeting During Volatile Times: How to Approach Your Incentive Program

Featured Premium, Finance / Lincoln Smith

Lincoln Smith advises on refocusing an incentive program in times of market correction in the face of supply chain snarls, high inflation and overall economic precarity.

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Lincoln Electric to Buy Fori Automation for $427M

Leave a Comment / Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / Mike Hockett

Lincoln Electric said the addition will accelerate its Lincoln’s Higher Standard 2025 strategic goal of achieving $1 billion in automation sales.

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Quicktake: Mixed Signals, Full Speed Ahead

Leave a Comment / Economic Trends, Featured Blog / Tom Gale

MDM’s team has been on the fall conference tour. Here, Tom Gale and IRCG’s Mike Marks compare notes from conversations at Affiliated Distributors, NetPlus and ISSA’s recent summits, as well as MDM’s SHIFT event. They also cover the latest Baird-MDM quarterly MarketPulse survey, with most distributors reporting double-digit growth amid few signs of a slowdown.

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Forget the Cool Factor: Technology Success Comes Down to Usability

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Perspective, Technology / Brad Star

White Cup’s Brian Friedle spoke on the importance of technology and data-driven sales decision-making during MDM’s latest webcast. Here’s a recap.

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Moblico, Apex Pickup Solutions Announce Partnership

Leave a Comment / Tech & Operations, Technology / Mark Powell

The agreement will allow distributors to send automated triggered notifications when an order is available for pickup via smart locker.

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Industrial Supply said the new facility has more than double the amount of space the company had in its previous location.

Industrial Supply Company Opens New Branch Location in Nevada

Leave a Comment / Operations / Mark Powell

Industrial Supply said the new facility has more than double the amount of space the company had in its previous location.

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Members, Suppliers Convene for ’22 AD Electrical North American Meeting

Leave a Comment / Association/Buying Group News, Electrical / MDM Staff

The theme for the Electrical North American Meeting and AD’s 2022-2023 meeting season is ‘What’s Next,’ AD said.

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Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Nets Northeast Acquisitions

Leave a Comment / Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / Mark Powell

The company will acquire Northeast-based Survivor Fire & Safety Equipment and Total Fire & Safety Equipment, collectively Survivor Fire.

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Allied Electronics & Automation Changes Name

Leave a Comment / Operations / Mark Powell

The trading brand of RS Group plc, an omni-channel provider of products and service solutions, will rebrand as “RS” to start 2023.

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On Oct. 13, Addison, Illinois-based Parts Town announced it has added 17 new master distribution programs this year.

Parts Town: 17 New Master Distribution Programs in ’22

Leave a Comment / Operations / Mark Powell

The ‘unique partnerships’ with global manufacturing leaders brings Parts Town’s master distribution portfolio to 215 programs.

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In the weeks and months leading up to MDM's SHIFT conference, podcast guests spoke on a variety of topics, with transformative actions and evolving roles among the most-talked-about.

Transformation Emerges as Key Theme from MDM’s 3Q Podcasts

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, MDM Blog, Perspective / MDM Staff

In the weeks and months leading up to MDM’s SHIFT conference, podcast guests spoke on a variety of topics, with transformative strategies and evolving roles among the most discussed.

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It was another quarter of double-digit sales and profit gains for the industrial supplies distributor, which saw softening demand and tougher year-over-year comparables.

Fastenal Posts Solid, but Slower, Gains in 3Q

Leave a Comment / Earnings, Fasteners, Featured Breaking News / Mike Hockett

It was another quarter of double-digit sales and profit gains for the industrial supplies distributor, which saw softening demand and tougher year-over-year comparables.

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There was an unexpected drop in producer prices in February, and January's price rise was not as large as initially anticipated.

Inflation Rises 0.4% After Recent Declines

Leave a Comment / Economic Trends, Research & Analytics / Mark Powell

Because of lingering inflation, the Fed may enact a fourth straight 0.75-percentage-point increase to interest rates in the coming weeks.

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October 2022

What are Distributors Doing to Recruit and Retain Talent? Here’s What They Told Us

Saint-Gobain Rebrands Films & Fabrics Unit

August Cutting Tool Orders Rise 8.9% Year-Over-Year

MDM Podcast: Scott Teerlinck Says Transparency Has Keyed Crescent’s Transformation

PTDA Expands Resources to PT/MC Employers

Home Depot Launches Path to Pro Jobseeker Marketplace

Valin Corp. Acquires Jensen Instrument Co. Near Los Angeles

Budgeting During Volatile Times: How to Approach Your Incentive Program

Lincoln Electric to Buy Fori Automation for $427M

Quicktake: Mixed Signals, Full Speed Ahead

Forget the Cool Factor: Technology Success Comes Down to Usability

Moblico, Apex Pickup Solutions Announce Partnership

Industrial Supply Company Opens New Branch Location in Nevada

Members, Suppliers Convene for ’22 AD Electrical North American Meeting

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Nets Northeast Acquisitions

Allied Electronics & Automation Changes Name

Parts Town: 17 New Master Distribution Programs in ’22

Transformation Emerges as Key Theme from MDM’s 3Q Podcasts

Fastenal Posts Solid, but Slower, Gains in 3Q

Inflation Rises 0.4% After Recent Declines

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