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SiteOne Sales Up 25%

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc. reported 2021 3Q sales of $936.4 million, a 25% increase over the same period last year.

Los Angeles-based firm Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. joins Berkshire Partners as investors in distributor of OEM foodservice equipment parts.

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Kennametal 1Q Sales Jump

Pittsburgh-based Kennametal Inc. had fiscal 2022 first-quarter sales of $484 million, a 21% increase over the same period the prior year.

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Grainger Adding 100 Jobs

Distributor says it will expand customer service capabilities by adding approximately 100 new jobs to its Lake County, Illinois, headquarters.

Summit Electric Supply’s new 6,500-square-foot Service Center in Richardson, Texas, features a will-call desk for phone and online orders.

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AD Sales Increase 34%

Industrial products wholesale buying group says sales in the first 9 months were $44 billion, an increase of 34% across its 13 divisions.

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Grainger Sales Jump 11.7%

Industrial distributor’s 2021 3Q sales were $3.4 billion, while the company posted operating earnings of $438 million.

The global distributor reported 3Q net sales increased 15% to $110.8 billion in the third quarter, compared with $96.1 billion in 2020.

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Avnet 1Q Sales Grow

The company’s 2022 fiscal 1Q sales were $5.6 billion, up more than $400 million from the previous quarter and 18.2% year over year.

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Real GPD Grows 2%

The 2021 3Q data reflects increases in private inventory investment, personal consumption expenditures and government spending.

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Lawson Sales Up 16.9%

Lawson Products reported $105.6 million in sales for 2021 3Q and $315.7 million in sales for the first nine months of the year.