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Valin office in Houston, March 2020.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Valin Acquires Burns Controls
The Graybar subsidiary said the deal would bolster its motion control and automation portfolio.
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Purvis Industries Acquires Nevada Distributor
Purvis officials said the move would strengthen its capabilities in the West.
July 2, 2025
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Earnings
MSC Sales Edge Down as Earnings Drop by 20%
Company officials said the latest quarter showed “early signs of progress” in key areas.
July 1, 2025
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Parker Hannifin to Acquire Curtis Instruments in $1B Deal
Parker officials said the move would bolster its electrification capabilities.
June 30, 2025
A Home Depot sign on its facade, May 14, 2021, North Miami, Fla.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Home Depot to Acquire GMS in $5B Deal
The move reflects a continued push into building and materials supply.
June 30, 2025
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Mergers & Acquisitions
DNOW to Acquire MRC Global
The $1.5 billion deal would combine two leading Houston distributors.
June 27, 2025
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Laser tube cutting machine at Fossil Industries, Hunker, Pa.
Shuttered Pennsylvania Metalworking Facility Acquired, Reopened
June 23, 2025
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Former Global Industrial CEO to Lead DSG’s TestEquity Business
June 30, 2025
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Sonepar Canada Names New President
June 27, 2025
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Airgas Workers Strike at Locations in 5 States
June 26, 2025
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Material Handling Distributor Group’s CEO Announces Departure
June 26, 2025
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Sonepar to Acquire Brazilian Automation Distributor
June 25, 2025
Lonestar Electric Supply branch, Dallas.
Texas Distributor Moves Houston Industrial Hub to Suburbs
June 25, 2025
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Why Your CRM Needs Its Own CEO
June 25, 2025
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Tavoron Acquires Arkansas Industrial Machinery
June 24, 2025
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Understanding Force Majeure Clauses in Distribution Agreements
June 24, 2025
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F.W. Webb Consolidates Upstate New York Facilities
June 23, 2025
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Graybar Names New VP for Pittsburgh District
June 20, 2025
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June 18, 2025
Hydraulic Controls branch, Walnut, Calif.
Associations
IDCO Adds Four Companies
The co-op added new members in California, Cincinnati and Kansas City.
July 3, 2025
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Economy
June Manufacturing Index Again Shows Contraction
Production grew, but employment contracted and supplier deliveries slowed.
July 3, 2025
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Technology & Software
Security Breach: You Think You Know Me
Cookies-based attacks and why machine identities might be the biggest cybersecurity risk.
July 2, 2025
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Ford Not American Enough; Another SpaceX Explosion; Sausage Secret Suit | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 226
Manufacturing's wild week: Rockets explode, sausage secrets revealed, and automakers clash.
June 30, 2025
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Operations
'Today in Industrial Distribution' Returns July 7
See continuing coverage next week at Inddist.com.
June 27, 2025
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Associations
PTDA Opens Registration for October Industry Summit
The San Antonio conference will feature key industry insights and exclusive research findings.
June 26, 2025
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Operations
Graybar Announces $400,000 Donation Following St. Louis Tornado
The company will also provide protective gear from 3M and Milwaukee Tool to aid recovery efforts.
June 26, 2025
President Donald Trump dances after speaking at the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Trump Gets 'Golden Share' Power in U.S. Steel Buyout
U.S. agencies will get it under future presidents.
June 26, 2025
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, June 25, 2025, Washington.
Economy
Fed's Powell Repeats Warning About Tariffs
He added that most Fed officials support cutting rates this year.
June 26, 2025
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Economy
U.S. Economy Shrank 0.5% Between January and March
The decline was worse than two earlier estimates had revealed.
June 26, 2025
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Supply Chain
Managing Tariff Exposure: A Strategic Roadmap to Supply Chain Resilience
Resilient businesses don't react to tariffs — they strategically anticipate them.
June 25, 2025
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Mergers & Acquisitions
AmeriGas to Sell Hawaii Operations
The deal includes storage facilities and fleet assets.
June 25, 2025
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Company Expansion & Consolidation
Construction Supplier Amrize Completes Spin-off from Holcim
The new company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange.
June 25, 2025
From left, Paul Meo of NTN Bearing Corp. of Canada moderates a panel featuring PTDA members Brent Pope, Motion; Todd Carroll, B&B Manufacturing; and Bill Shepard, BDI.
Associations
PTDA Canadian Conference Draws More than 130 Companies
The event explored trends in advanced technology and the impact of tariffs.
June 25, 2025