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Fighting for Customer Loyalty in 2022

Fighting for Customer Loyalty in 2022

As we move through the final quarter of this year, there’s a crazy mix of positive and negative signals. While continued growth is forecast, markets have never been in such flux as inflation, supply chain and talent issues challenge distributors to keep customers close and happy. Every disruptive business cycle produces an increase in churn […]

Kaman Distribution Group Acquires Integro Technologies

Kaman Distribution Group Acquires Integro Technologies

Kaman Distribution Group, a national distributor and solutions provider, announced it has acquired Integro Technologies Corporation. KDG, based in Bloomfield, Connecticut, ranks No. 24 on MDM’s Top Distributors list for industrial and construction distributors, with $1 billion in 2020 revenue. The company also ranks No. 3 on MDM’s list of power transmission/bearings distributors and No. […]

FleetPride Creates New E-Commerce Site

FleetPride Creates New E-Commerce Site

Irving, Texas-based FleetPride Inc., a distributor of truck and trailer parts and services, has created a new e-commerce site to allow customers to quickly place orders. The company’s web customers previously could only look up product information and were unable to purchase items. There are more than 176,000 products available online for all Class 6-8 […]

Poehling and Maiale to Receive ASA Fred V. Keenan Lifetime Achievement Award

First Supply Chairman Joe Poehling and InSinkErator Vice President of Wholesale Supply Joe Maiale are the recipients of the 2021 ASA Fred V. Keenan Lifetime Achievement Award.

Virtual Knowledge Builder Sessions from Weil-McLain Offer Winter Readiness Tips for Boilers

Each course will run three weeks in October and will cover the best practices for performing seasonal service and preventative maintenance.

ASA’s Kendzel named IAPMO Sustainability Professional of the Year Award recipient

American Supply Association Director of Codes and Standards Jim Kendzel, MPH, CAE, was named the recipient of the IAPMO Joseph Kneidinger Sustainability Professional of the Year Award. The Joseph Kneidinger Sustainability Professional of the Year Award is presented to the professional that best fulfills or symbolizes the commitment to environmental sustainability. The nominated professional must […]

Fastenal’s Sales Rebound in 3Q

Fastenal’s Sales Rebound in 3Q

Fastenal Co. (Nasdaq: FAST), Winona, Minnesota, reported sales of $1.6 billion for the third quarter, a 10% increase from the same period the previous year. Profit of $243.5 million marked a 9% increase over the same period in 2020. Sales for the first nine months were $4.5 billion, a 4.4% increase over the same period […]

Throughout Unprecedented Pandemic Demand, Health Care Distributor Prioritizes Environmental Sustainability in Operations

Throughout Unprecedented Pandemic Demand, Health Care Distributor Prioritizes Environmental Sustainability in Operations

To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? Eric Schuler has seen “a lot of incredible growth” in his nearly 25 years with health care distributor Henry Schein, but nothing quite like the demands of 2020. Now Executive Director, […]

Through Pandemic Demand, Health Care Distributor Prioritizes Environmental Sustainability

Through Pandemic Demand, Health Care Distributor Prioritizes Environmental Sustainability

To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? Eric Schuler has seen “a lot of incredible growth” in his nearly 25 years with health care distributor Henry Schein, but nothing quite like the demands of 2020. Now Executive Director, […]

California AB 100 signed into law

After months of negotiation and intense work on the part of the California legislature, American Supply Association and its coalition partners, AB 100 has been signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. This is a positive result that provides manufacturers time to get compliant products into the supply chain and provides wholesalers/distributors a reasonable […]