Pentair Sales Increase 9% in 2022
The water treatment company attributed the year-to-year growth to the performance of its two business segments.
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January 2023
GMS Adds Battery-Powered Hydraulic Cranes to Fleet
GMS has added several material-handling trucks equipped with battery-powered hydraulic cranes to its distribution fleet.
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MDM Podcast: MSC Says Acquisitions Aren’t Just Business, They’re Personal
As a primer to MDM's Feb. 22-23 Virtual M&A Summit, we chat with MSC Industrial Supply leaders Erik Gershwind and Jim Drohan about the company's recently aggressive M&A strategy.
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January M&A Roundup: 2023 Kicks Off with Nearly 50 Deals
The pace of M&A activity accelerated in January, as industrial distributors and manufacturers reported four-dozen deals to start the year.
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Applied Launches New Master Product Catalog
This new full-line catalog features more than 47,000 products specifically selected for Maintenance, Repair, Operations customers.
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AD 2022 Member Sales Jump 28%
During 2022, AD’s membership grew to 866 separately owned independents across 14 divisions and three countries.
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Wesco Unveils New ‘Wesco Anixter’ International Brand
The new international Wesco Anixter brand represents the combined organization across its CALA, EMEA and APAC regions.
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Caterpillar 4Q 2022 Sales Rise 20%
Full-year sales and revenue also increased 17% over the prior year, the heavy equipment maker said in a Jan. 31 announcement.
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Timken Acquires Linear Motion Supplier Nadella
Timken has agreed to acquire Nadella Group, a manufacturer of motion technology based in Italy.
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Crosby Group, Kito Corp. Complete Lifting & Rigging Merger
Merger plans were first announced in May 2022, and the combined business will be known as Kito Crosby.
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4Q Survey: Distributors Lay Out 2023 Digital Priorities
Baird and MDM polled distributors about what digital projects they’ll prioritize this year. Read the exclusive analysis and commentary here.
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Field Fastener Merges with Ohio-Based Mid-State Bolt & Nut
Mid-State Bolt & Nut will be known as a "division of Field" moving forward, the company said.
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Rexel Makes 2 Additions in North America, Divestment in Norway
Since the start of 2021, France-based Rexel has acquired approximately $1.85 billion of sales via 10 transactions.
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SRS Distribution Acquires Marsh Building Products
SRS has acquired Marsh and its eight locations in Ohio and Kentucky.
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QuickTake: Private Label Outlook for 2023
In our latest QuickTake Podcast, Dorn Group's James Dorn shares how he sees a perfect storm brewing for private label investment as softening inflation and supply chain pressures add tailwinds to its equation.
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Flow Control Holdings Acquires Distributor Andron Stainless
Flow Control Holdings, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, is expanding into Canada with its acquisition of Andron Stainless.
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IWDC Announces 13 Vendor Additions
The latest additions include a supplier of welding filler metal consumables and a provider of succession planning resources.
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Galco Acquires Ohio Automation Distributor Zesco
Zesco specializes in the drives, motion control and automation industry and serves customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Distributor Air Conditioning Specialist Expands in NC, TN
The acquisitions include Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based P-F Plumbing and Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based Precision Air.
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Bostwick-Braun Appoints Hardware Unit Leader
The distributor of hardware and industrial supplies promoted Rob Dilts to Vice President of Operations & Supply Chain.
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