Recently added articles from Industrial Distribution:
Cheryl Lawson / Duncan Industrial Solutions.(Interview)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff Cheryl Lawson is president of Oklahoma City-based Duncan Industrial Solutions, which sells MRO supplies to manufacturing customers in Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere as part of integrated supply agreements, www.duncanindustrial.com . Duncan Industrial ranked 50th on ID's ...
Around and About.(Lincoln Electric exports rises)(Bearing Belt Chain Co. celebrates its anniverasry and plans to open new stores)(Brown Aviation Tool Supply Co. ranked as fastest growing company)
Oct 01, 2008; Perriello, Brad ... Edited by Brad Perriello, brad.perriello@reedbusiness.com President Bush visits Lincoln Electric Brad Perriello President George Bush stopped by the Lincoln Electric headquarters and manufacturing plant in Cleveland, Ohio, in July to learn how the welding ...
Getting the most out of CRM.
Oct 01, 2008; Perriello, Brad ... By Brad Perriello, Associate Editor Customer Relationship Management software can help distributors improve their customer service levels while simultaneously improving their bottom lines Most distributors using Enterprise Resource Planning software to help run their ...
Thoughts on "firing" customers.
Oct 01, 2008; Keough, Jack ... Jack Keough, Editor/Associate Publisher There are two schools of thought when it comes to whether it's a good idea to "fire" a customer. One view is shared by a consultant who, years ago, told us, "It is never a good idea to fire a customer." Instead, he suggested, ...
Locking out danger.
Oct 01, 2008; Campbell, Tom ... By Tom Campbell, Safety & Compliance Marketing Manager, Brady Corp. Construction sites have their share of potential dangers. Here is a four-step plan to control electrical energy when machines are not in use and steer clear of an OSHA fine Construction sites, by ...
Fastenal to be listed on S&P 500 Index.(Brief article)(Company rankings)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff The bailout of mortgage backing firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac turned out to be good news for Fastenal Co., which replaces Fannie Mae on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, according to news reports. Business software provider Salesforce.com Inc. will replace ...
ID editor publishes mystery novel.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff "Media Blitz," a mystery novel by Industrial Distribution associate editor Joe Nowlan, was recently published by Oak Tree Press, a Taylorville, Ill., publisher. A murder mystery set in Boston, "Media Blitz" involves taking media criticism to extremes. Someone ...
Textron to sell its fluid & power segment.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff Textron Inc. agreed to sell the four businesses that make up its fluid and power division to Clyde Blowers Ltd., a United Kingdom-based power, materials handling, logistics and pump technologies company, for $645 million. The fluid and power companies include ...
August wholesale prices slide 1 percent.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff Wholesale prices dropped 0.9 percent in August, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor, more than doubling analysts' predictions for the decrease. The decline in the producer price index, which follows increases of 1.2 percent in July and 1.8 percent in June, was ...
ITW CEO: Housing woes will hit bottom next year.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff The downturn in the domestic residential construction market will bottom out near the end of next year, according to Illinois Tool Works Inc. CEO David Speer, the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.) reported via the Bloomberg news service. The diversified ...
MSC introduces next-day delivery.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff MSC Industrial Direct is offering next-day order delivery to all customers in the United States. The service offering, which is available on all orders placed before 8 p.m. Eastern time, coincides with the release of the Melville, N.Y.-based MRO distributor's ...
Brady Corp.'s sales rise 11.8 percent.(Financial report)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff Sales for Brady Corp. rose 11.8 percent during fiscal 2008, reaching $1.52 billion compared with $1.36 billion during the prior year. Net income for the Milwaukee-based safety and identification products manufacturer jumped to $132.2 million for th year ended ...
Indusco Group celebrates 100th anniversary.(Company overview)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff The Indusco Group--a network of companies specializing in fabrication, industrial, commercial and marine supply distribution--celebrates its centennial this year. The Baltimore-based company was founded in 1908 as the Industrial Sales Co. by Moses Schloss, who ...
PTDA holds Industry Summit in Miami this month.(Conference notes)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff The Power Transmission Distributors Assn. will hold its Industry Summit in Florida Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. This year's theme is "Ride the Wave to Success" and early registration figures are headed in that direction, Ann Arnott, PTDA's ...
Manufacturing's 2Q productivity slides 2.2 percent.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff Manufacturing productivity slid 2.2 percent during the second quarter, the U.S. Dept. of Labor reported in September. It's the largest quarterly decline in manufacturing since 1989, fueled largely by a 4.5 percent decline in productivity for the durable goods ...
McJunkin Red Man names new CEO.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff McJunkin Red Man Corp. named Andrew Lane, former COO of Halliburton Co., as its new CEO effective immediately, the Charleston Daily Mail (W.Va.) reported. The company, ranked sixth on Industrial Distribution's 2008 Big 50 list of distributors following the ...
Motion Industries acquires Port Arthur, Texas-based Drago Supply.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff Motion Industries acquired Drago Supply Co. in September for an undisclosed amount, expanding the power transmission distributor's general industrial supplies business. Port Arthur, Texas-based Drago, which sells safety, construction, welding, janitorial and ...
Border States Electric buys Nashville-based Harris Electric Supply.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff Border States Electric agreed to acquire Harris Electric Supply for an undisclosed amount. Nashville-based Harris Electric, which has seven locations in central Tennessee, will operate under its own banner as a division of Fargo, N.D.-based Border States. ...
Wolseley to lay off 84 workers in the U.K.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff Wolseley plc plans to cut its workforce in the United Kingdom by 84 workers in the latest round of layoffs for the British building materials distributor, the Kenilworth Weekly News reported. Wolseley, ranked first on Industrial Distribution's 2008 Big 50 list ...
Eurazeo looks to up stake in Rexel.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Staff French investment firm Eurazeo intends to increase its stake in Rexel, the Dow Jones news service reported in September. Chairman Patrick Sayer told analysts on a conference call that Eurazeo, which together with two other private equity firms owns roughly 73 ...