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Jorban-Riscoe Transitions to New Owners

Jorban-Riscoe, LLC has passed from prior ownership into the hands of Kevin Harre (CEO), Kurt Harre (COO), and Mike Lorenz (President). The former owners, Mark and Joe Riscoe, took over company ownership in 1975 and 1979 (respectively) from Founder Herman Jorban, who launched the HVAC representative business in 1947.

4Q ‘Will Be Big’ for Distribution M&A Activity

4Q ‘Will Be Big’ for Distribution M&A Activity

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Build More Strategic Sales Plans

Build More Strategic Sales Plans

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The Distributor’s Guide to Analytics eBook

The Distributor’s Guide to Analytics eBook

No matter where your company is on the spectrum of analytics adoption and thinking, the Distributor’s Guide to Analytics will improve your decision making – and your bottom line. The post The Distributor’s Guide to Analytics eBook appeared first on Modern Distribution Management.

AIS Opens New Distribution Center

AIS Opens New Distribution Center

All Integrated Solutions, a division of MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE: MSM), opened a new distribution center Monday in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota metro area. The new facility, located at 10680 Fountains Drive in Maple Grove, covers 52,000 square feet. The center is 170% larger than the company’s previous distribution center in nearby New Brighton, […]

Energy Recovery Signs Agreement with Vallarta Supermarkets for PX G Deployment

Energy Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERII) and Vallarta Supermarkets announced an agreement to install Energy Recovery’s PX G1300 (PX G) energy recovery device in Vallarta Supermarkets’ store located in the City of Indio in Southern California.

Summit Opens Arizona Center

Summit Opens Arizona Center

Albuquerque-based Summit Electric Supply on Monday opened a new Service Center in Glendale, Arizona, which features a full counter, refreshment area and a will-call desk for phone and online orders. The new Service Center is just off US-101, less than one mile from State Farm Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. The7,700-square-foot facility […]

Solve Adds New Management

Solve Adds New Management

Solve Industrial Motion Group, a bearings manufacturer acquired in June by Audax Private Equity, added digital marketing and business development leaders to its staff. Tom Walsh was named Solve’s new director of digital marketing, and Scott Sutfin will join the industrial bearings and power transmission parts company as a business development manager. The company said […]

Uponor Announces Distribution Agreement with Winsupply

Uponor North America announced Nov. 2 a national distribution agreement with Winsupply to stock Uponor PP-RCT piping, fittings, and accessories at select Winsupply local companies and two distribution centers across the U.S.

Manufacturer Moves to QR Codes, MSCA Meets In-Person, & Winter Weather Outlook

Viega will cut 32 tons/year of paper waste by moving to online instructions, MSCA’s in-person conference sold out in just 10 days, and this winter’s weather will likely be cold in northern states but hot and dry in the West.

Gustave A. Larson Charts a Course for Sales Transformation

Gustave A. Larson Charts a Course for Sales Transformation

When Matt Wisniewski joined Gustave A. Larson Company three years ago, the distributor had many outside sales employees. After implementing an “inside-out” sales transformation, the number reduced by 80%. While Larson culled a large number of its outside salespeople during the move to an integrated sales model, it has picked up additional employees across new […]

Advocacy in action

The word “essential” has taken on a bit of a new meaning since the onset of 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic. When talking about how business behaved throughout the ups and downs of the past 20 months, many mention how thankful they were to be an essential business, and how this title allowed doors to […]