Expert Perspective
Leaders from NAW members Motion, Specialty Building Products and Imperial Brady share how they’re preparing for 2027 amid improving demand and persistent operating pressures. Their perspectives highlight opportunities in reshoring, AI and productivity — and the execution needed to turn technology investments and acquisitions into stronger customer service and growth.
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Electrical
ADI posted solid sales growth in its first quarter as an independent public company, but residential weakness, unfavorable mix and higher costs weighed on margins and prompted a sizable reduction to its 2026 profit outlook.
November 12, 2026
Expert Perspective
Leaders from NAW members Motion, Specialty Building Products and Imperial Brady share how they’re preparing for 2027 amid improving demand and persistent operating pressures. Their perspectives highlight opportunities in reshoring, AI and productivity — and the execution needed to turn technology investments and acquisitions into stronger customer service and growth.
November 12, 2026
Building Materials/Construction
Dev Ahuja will become QXO’s finance chief in January, while Ihsan Essaid shifts to M&A and capital raising. The distributor’s preliminary 3Q sales rose 79%.
November 12, 2026
Waterworks
Meanwhile, preliminary July-October results point to higher sales and lower net income, alongside a narrower full-year earnings outlook.
November 12, 2026
AI
As distributors adopt AI for quoting, order entry and other workflows, they need to know exactly how vendors are using their data. This piece explains the risks of cross-customer AI training and outlines the questions distributors should ask to protect proprietary knowledge, customer information and years of accumulated expertise.
November 10, 2026
Gases & Welding Equipment
The acquisition adds welding supply and gas distribution locations in Carrollton and Hapeville, continuing AWG’s expansion following deals in Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
November 10, 2026
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Gases & Welding Equipment
November 10, 2026
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How has Singer Industrial grown into a 55-plus-company platform while preserving local leadership and culture? This MDM Case Study explores the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distributor’s coordinated autonomy model, acquisition strategy and technology investments that are helping drive scale, efficiency and long-term growth.
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