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White Cup Exec Outlines KPIs to Improve Customer Approach, Grow Margins

White Cup Exec Outlines KPIs to Improve Customer Approach, Grow Margins

The wholesale trade industry experienced an impressive 2021 in the shadow of lingering disruptions caused by supply chain issues and the protracted COVID-19 pandemic. Despite those headaches, the industry pulled in more than $7 trillion dollars in revenues — a 22% increase over the prior year — as 2021 ended an exceptional demand year for […]

MRC Global Chairman to Retire

MRC Global Chairman to Retire

Pipes, valves and fittings distributor MRC Global Inc. (NYSE: MRC) of Houston announced that current Chairman of the Board Rhys J. Best will retire the annual meeting of the company’s stockholders scheduled May 5. The company’s board of directors has selected Robert L. (Bob) Wood to be its next chairman, “effective and contingent upon his […]

AMETEK Increases Dividend, Announces Changes

AMETEK Increases Dividend, Announces Changes

Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer AMETEK said its board of directors has approved a 10% increase in its quarterly cash dividend on common stock to $0.22 per share from $0.20 per share. The dividend is payable on March 31 to shareholders of record as of March 10. This dividend increase will raise the indicated annual rate to […]

Insulation Solutions for HVAC Residential Applications

When it comes to insulated forced air duct systems for residential applications, there are two systems that are commonly seen: flexible duct systems and duct board systems. It can be challenging to decide which system is right for a particular application.

Specifications for Plenum Spaces – Understanding ASTM E84 Flame/Smoke Testing

This test is a comparative test that is designed to evaluate the how quickly the tested material ignites and how much smoke is developed (smoke density) while it burns when compared to specific reference materials.

Wholesale Trade Has Record Year: $7.1 Trillion in Sales, 22% Above 2020

Wholesale Trade Has Record Year: $7.1 Trillion in Sales, 22% Above 2020

Wholesale trade experienced more than $7.1 trillion in sales in 2021, a greater than 22% increase over 2020 when the industry recorded just over $5.8 trillion in revenues, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday. It was a record year for the industry, also besting the last pre-pandemic year of 2019, which saw roughly $6.1 trillion […]

Wholesale Trade’s Record Year: Sales Increase 22% to $7.1 Trillion

Wholesale Trade’s Record Year: Sales Increase 22% to $7.1 Trillion

Wholesale trade experienced more than $7.1 trillion in sales in 2021, a greater than 22% increase over 2020 when the industry recorded just over $5.8 trillion in revenues, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday. It was a record year for the industry, also besting the last pre-pandemic year of 2019, which saw roughly $6.1 trillion […]

BLS: Inflation Reaches 40-Year High

BLS: Inflation Reaches 40-Year High

U.S. inflation jumped 7.5% over the past year, the highest rate of increase in four decades, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6% in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, BLS said Thursday. Increases in the indexes for food, electricity and shelter were the largest […]

JGB Enterprises Adds 2 Execs

JGB Enterprises Adds 2 Execs

Liverpool, New York-based JGB Enterprises, Inc. — a company backed by HCI Equity Partners — has added two new executives. Benjamin Judd joins the company’s senior leadership team as vice president of industrial sales, and Michael Hawn joins as vice president of government services. Judd joins JGB from Eaton Corporation, where he worked as district […]

RBC 3Q Sales Jump 83%

RBC 3Q Sales Jump 83%

Bearings manufacturer RBC Bearings Inc. (Nasdaq: ROLL) of Oxford, Connecticut, reported 2022 fiscal third-quarter net sales of $267 million, an 83% jump over the same quarter a year ago. RBC reported $145.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. Net sales for the company’s industrial segment increased 230.4%, while aerospace/defense segment net sales were […]

NAHB: Soaring Costs Lower Housing Affordability

NAHB: Soaring Costs Lower Housing Affordability

Rising construction costs have dropped housing affordability to its lowest level in a decade, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index released this week. Just over 54% of new and existing homes sold between October and December were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $79,900, NAHB said. […]

Descartes Acquires NetCHB

Descartes Acquires NetCHB

Descartes Systems Group Inc., (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) of Waterloo, Ontario, has acquired NetCHB, a leading provider of customs filing solutions in the U.S. Descartes said it acquired NetCHB for “up-front cash consideration” of $40 million, plus potential performance-based consideration. The maximum amount payable under the all-cash performance-based earn-out is $60 million, based on NetCHB achieving revenue-based […]