Data: Construction Input Prices Expand 0.4% in February
Overall construction input prices are 2.6% higher than a year ago, reports Associated Builders and Contractors.
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March 2023
Whelan Machine & Tool Acquired by Holding Firm Ajax Defense
Whelan has been acquired by Ajax Defense, a holding company that invests in small businesses in the aerospace and defense industries.
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January U.S. Manufacturing Sales Tick Up, Inventory Dips
Manufacturers’ and trade inventories for January 2023 were down 0.1% from December 2022 — but up 11.1% from January 2022.
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Hand Tools Maker Gray Tools Adds Warehouse Near Minneapolis
The strategic location will carry a large inventory from Gray Tools and its Dynamic line, and a selection of Grip-on branded products.
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Reece Group Acquires HVAC Distributor Barsco in Texas
Barsco is a distributor of refrigeration and HVAC equipment, parts and supplies throughout 12 locations in Texas.
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Stellar Industrial Named supplyFORCE’s ‘22 Member of the Year
This is the third time Stellar Industrial Supply has won the award; the company also was chosen in 2013 and 2016.
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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Increases in February
Backlog continues to hover around highs not seen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Univar Solutions Going Private in $8.1B Deal
The transaction between the chemicals and food ingredients distributor and private equity firm Apollo is expected to close in the second half of 2023.
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Tires & Wheels Supplier OTR to Open Plant in Mexico
The company may add wheel-manufacturing capabilities, enhancing capacity for customers in Mexico and also the U.S. and Canada.
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HARDI, EGIA Partner to Strengthen Both Associations
The two sides said they will explore ways to enhance participation for their membership bases’ involvement in talent and training programs.
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CPI Increased 0.4% in February as Food and Rent Costs Rose
Over the past 12 months, the all-items index has increased 6% before seasonal adjustment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Data: Factory Construction Spending up 58% Since Pandemic Started
The figure is significantly above the 6.6% increase in overall nonresidential spending, according to firm Marcum LLP.
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Security and A/V Distributor Resideo Acquires BTX Technologies
BTX is the sixth acquisition since 2020 for Resideo's Distribution business.
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AD Aides with Philadelphia Food Insecurity Giving Back Event
AD presented representatives from Share Food Program and Sharing Excess with checks for $5,000 each, the company said.
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January Metalworking Machinery Orders Fall 17% Month-to-Month
The Association For Manufacturing Technology says that may actually be a good thing. Here’s why.
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Acme Tools Opens Twin Cities DC
The 115,888-square-foot distribution center is expected to increase Acme Tools' online order processing capability.
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Sonepar’s QED Opens Colorado Branch, 13th Overall
The 12,500-square-foot facility located in the town of Monument will stock commercial and residential products.
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March Wholesale Data: 2023 Outlook Dips, Inventory Trends Negative
Mike Hockett breaks down the latest U.S. Census Bureau's wholesale trade data, covering revenue expectations and trends, inventory and more.
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Logistics Firms Cut 17K Jobs in February Amid eCommerce Slowdown
The layoffs came as the overall U.S. economy gained 311,000 jobs in February.
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QuickTake: Levers to Increase Enterprise Value
Dorn Group’s James Dorn and Tom Gale recap some of the key themes from MDM’s recent Distribution M&A Summit and outline the most pertinent areas of improvement for EBITDA margin, growth and value.
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