NetPlus Alliance’s latest Industry Outlook showed continued momentum among its distributor members through the first half of 2026, with 84% now expecting full-year sales growth of at least 3%.
The master distributor’s new U.S. eCommerce experience spans Star Stainless, Stelfast and Lindstrom Fasteners, adding another customer channel after an active period of leadership changes and expansion.
Myers Tire Supply, a distributor that dates back to the 1933 founding of Myers Industries, has been sold to private equity firm Lion Equity Partners as Myers narrows its focus on engineered products.
The roughly $1 billion-revenue FloWorks brings Ferguson more than 60 locations and extensive technical flow control capabilities in a deal that stands apart from the distributor’s typical tuck-in M&A strategy.
Distribution Solutions Group’s second announced deak of 2026 adds more than 11,000 customers and three locations to its MRO business as the company approaches a pending take-private deal with controlling shareholder LKCM.
Total monthly construction spending fell 0.5%, missing expectations of a flat July. Get all the key figures here for total, nonres and residential spending both month-over-month and year-over-year.
Though still well in expansion territory, the industrial economic indicator decelerated month-to-month, primarily due to a reduction in the index for new orders alongside weaker employment.
Mansfield Oil Company alleges that distributor KRSM failed to pay for nearly $4 million worth of gasoline, hundreds of thousands of gallons of which were delivered to stations participating in the recently launched Freedom Fuel...
The electrical supplies distributor promoted its veteran director of supplier relations from its Communications & Security Solutions unit to take the role.
The acquisition adds Aurora, IL-based Signature Engineered Solutions’ engineered fastener expertise, supplier relationships and third-party logistics capabilities to AFC’s growing platform.
A federal judge ruled that Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause or Due Process Clause involved. However, the ruling is not the final word on the matter as NAW weighs...
Parts Town’s largest Global Fulfillment Center to date will add Southeast distribution capacity, advanced robotics and automation while extending two-day parts availability to 93% of the U.S.
