Full-year operating and net profit jumped more than 40% vs. 2022.
Facilities Maintenance (MRO)
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Hisco Boosted DSG to $1.6B in 2023 Revenue
Acquisitions drove nearly all of DSG’s growth in 2023, which marked its first full calendar year since forming in early 2022.
Manufacturing
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Lighting Mfg Rep Agencies ELA, Synergy to Merge
ELA + Synergy will serve lighting, design and electrical communities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Fasteners
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Fastenal February Daily Sales Edge Up on Non-Fasteners Growth
Non-heavy manufacturing, non-residential construction and reseller end markets outperformed January.
Operations
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Wolter Secures Growth Investment from BBH Capital
The strategic partnership will enable material handling equipment and automation distributor Wolter to accelerate its expansion plans.
Plumbing Products & PVF Distribution
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Ferguson November-January Sales Fall 2.2%
The plumbing and HVACR distribution giant also updated its plans to ‘domicile’ its ultimate parent company in the U.S. to reflect operations and leadership.
Technology
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Moblico, HawkSearch Team Up on AI-Driven Product Search
Combining Moblico’s mobile engagement solutions with HawkSearch’s search technology enables real-time distributor-customer interaction.
Fasteners
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Endries International Acquires Ace Bolt & Screw in Mississippi
It marks the OEM fasteners distributor’s 12th acquisition since 2018 and the fifth since 2022.
Economic Trends
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February Manufacturing PMI Reverts Further into Contraction
It followed a sizeable jump in January, reflecting broad weakened industrial demand.
Facilities Maintenance (MRO)
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Indoff Buy Keeps Powering Global Industrial Growth as Annual Sales Near $1.3B
The distributor saw healthy 4Q organic growth, too, with comparable sales up 5.1% excluding GIC’s May 2023 acqusition of Indoff.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Wheels & Tires Maker, Distributor Titan Acquires Carlstar
With the addition of Carlstar, Titan diversifies its wheel and tire portfolio and expands its manufacturing and distribution footprint.
Building Materials/Construction
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Beacon Sees 4Q Sales Jump 17%, Acquires Metro Sealant
Acquisitions and greenfields powered strong volume growth, and the distributor bolted-on its second company in 2024.

