NetPlus Alliance, Lockport, NY, an industrial and contractor supplies buying group, increased its purchases by 20.5 percent in the first-quarter, the company reported. This follows nearly 11 percent growth reported year-over-year for 2017.
NetPlus said more than half its members reported sales growth of more than 3 percent in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of last year. The group has added 36 distributor members and 31 suppliers since January 2017.