SRS Acquires Florence, Amagansett in NY
Building products distributor SRS has expanded into the New York market by acquiring Florence Corporation and Amagansett Building Materials.
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2022
Core & Main to Acquire Lock City Supply
The wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection distributor agreed to acquire ‘substantially’ all of the assets of Lock City Supply Inc.
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Platinum Equity’s Paramount Global Surfaces Acquires Stone Source
Adding the national tile and stone distributor boosts PGS’ offering in the growing commercial flooring market.
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Greetings From MDM’s New Executive Editor
Get an introduction to MDM’s new Executive Editor, Mike Hockett, a name some readers in the industry may already be familiar with.
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March 2022 M&A Roundup: Pace Plateaus, but More Billion-Dollar Deals Highlight Month
M&A activity in the distribution and manufacturing sectors has somewhat slowed since spiking in the fourth quarter of 2021. But while the deals may be fewer in number, multiple companies still reached billion-dollar agreements as 2022’s initial quarter wrapped up.
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Solve Acquires SST Bearing in Ohio
Solve Industrial Motion Group announced March 31st that is has acquired SST Bearing Corporation, including USA Rollers, Inc.
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Core & Main Fiscal 2021 Sales Top $5B
The St. Louis-based company also reported that fiscal 2021 fourth-quarter net sales were nearly $1.25 billion.
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Woodgrain Affiliate Commences Offer for Huttig Shares
Woodgrain Inc. last month reached a deal to acquire Huttig Building Products for $350 million in an all-cash agreement.
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FBM Announces Charge Increases
The distributor says the ‘unanticipated rapid rise’ in fuel costs has pushed its suppliers to increase delivery charges.
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Mike Hockett Joins MDM as Executive Editor
MDM welcomes content leader with deep industry experience as it strengthens industry coverage in 2022.
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What Does Your ‘Sales Stack’ Look Like?
The tools your sales team needs to be successful look very different than just a few years ago. Technology is an increasingly important part of the equation to sell better in turbulent markets, but it’s part of a bigger picture.
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Inflation Indicator Reaches 40-Year High
The personal consumption expenditures index, which is monitored by the Federal Reserve, jumped 6.4% in February.
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3rd Estimate: GDP Grew at 6.9% in 4Q
A new estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis says real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 6.9% at the end of 2021.
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MSC Fiscal 2Q Sales Increase 11.4%
In its latest earnings report, the company reported fiscal 2022 second-quarter net sales of $862.5 million.
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OTC Acquires American Industrial Corporation
The Columbus-based industrial distributor formerly known as Ohio Transmission Corp. announced the acquisition Wednesday.
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Market Growth Strategy Based on The Lanchester Strategic Model, Part 2
The first part of this analysis outlined how distributors can pick their battles and create strategies to win market positions in any given territory. Here in Part 2, companies can learn how to implement those precise strategies to grow their bottom line and increase market share.
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Arrow CFO Leaving Company
Christopher D. Stansbury is expected to depart from the company Friday, Colorado-based distributor Arrow Electronics said.
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Shifting Channel Dynamics in 2022
In this week’s MDM podcast, Walter SVP Chester Collier shares four decades of international sales management and business development experience across industrial distribution channels. We discuss the current state of channel dynamics and how sales management has — and has not — evolved in the face of rapid change the past few years.
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Southwire Acquires Novinium
The company reached a deal with Novinium Holdings, a Washington-based cable rejuvenation solutions provider.
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Owens & Minor Closes $1.6B Apria Deal
The health care solutions company finalized its previously announced acquisition of the integrated home health care equipment provider.
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