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Total sales for the company increased 2 percent year-over-year.
McCausland: ‘Growth is hard to come by in this economy.’
CEO: Shutdown likely had negative impact on business confidence and spending.
Talon is a manufacturer and engineering firm supplying the semiconductor industry.
Praxairs new plant will supply industrial gases to ArcelorMittal.
The current Southwest Region will be replaced by a newly defined Southwest Region and a Gulf Coast region.
The merger combines two Southeast industrial gas and welding supply distributors.
An executive search firm and board committee will search for a successor.
Kevin McBride and Emmanuel Dupree have been named to leadership roles.
Airgas sees acquisitions slow in its fiscal first quarter.
Inorganic sales were up 2 percent from the prior year.
Strong volumes in Asia and South America were partially mitigated by lower volumes in Europe; sales in North America were steady.
Sales results for the gases manufacturer were dampened by its exit from the polyurethane intermediates business.
A new hydrogen plant serves the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, TX, and other customers.
The joint venture is Praxair’s third project in the Volga region of Russia.
This article is part of MDM’s 2013 Distribution Trends Report. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the safety distribution sector.
The annual report was researched and written by MDM editors based on interviews with dozens of wholesaler-distributors, as well as industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this report.
The full report is available to download in PDF format to MDM Premium subscribers. Subscribe below for full access. Or log-in if you are already a subscriber.
Trends outlined in the 2013 report include:
- Generational Shift Drives Changes in Technology, Customer Expectations
- Hiring in Distribution Complicated by Lack of Visibility, Shifting Needs
- The Rise of Little Data in Distribution
- Distributors Get Smarter About Vending
- Distributors Get Aggressive with Inventory Management
- Vendor, Distributor Consolidation Continues
- Wallet Share, Customer Demands Drive Channel Convergence
- Other Trends
- Trend Snapshots for 14 Sectors
The report also includes the following case studies and interviews:
- 2013 MDM Market Movers
- Replenex Builds Culture of Cost Savings
- A&M Industrial Finds Niche in Essential Services
- Strategic Planning Pays Off for Machinery Tooling & Supply
- MDM Market Leader Profiles
- Interline Brands’ Focus on Jan-San
- Arrow Electronics Plots a Global Course
