Affiliated Distributors' AD Mexico division logged a 27% growth in 2023 and expanded into the industrial and safety market.
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ITR is well-known by distributors from its keynote presentations at industry conferences that regularly feature economist Alan Beaulieu.
It was a solid rebound from a 3.8% decline in January.
During the first two months of the year, spending was up 11.9% from the same period in 2023.
At long last, U.S. manufacturing activity appears to be back in the black.
It followed a January monthly decrease of 0.2%.
OSHA will publish its final "Walkaround Rule" on April 1, which has been met with staunch opposition from several trade associations.
Thirty-five-year company veteran Ellen Rebne will succeed fellow longtime sales EVP David Maxwell on June 1.
Wisconsin-based Palmer Johnson Power Systems is a distributor of drivetrain components for industrial off-highway and marine markets.
The parcel delivery giant's $9 billion "Network of the Future" initiative will involves 63 sortation sites with major automation projects.
The company noted that while 2Q sales were disappointing, gross margin improvement stemmed from internal improvements.
It was the eighth time the company has been cited for safety violations since 2013.
Driving in Manhattan is about to become much more expensive for cars and trucks.
The distributor has added United Roofing Supply Katy, TX and All Canadian Building Products in Surrey, BC.
It marks a further strengthening of the St. Louis-based distributor's HVAC unit.
Tarak Mehta, currently President of ABB’s Motion business, is set to become Timken's President and CEO on Sept. 5.
A modest February increased followed a January that had the sharpest one-month decline since April 2020.
It follows the news that the distributor is selling its wholesale hardware unit to House-Hassan.
Dave Calhoun's decision to resign follows manufacturing issues that have raised safety concerns and forced the company into the spotlight.
The buying group's quarterly membership survey showed considerable optimism among distributors despite potential headwinds later this year.
