“Why didn’t we make budget and how can we fix it?” The volatility of recent years has made budget variance a demanding challenge for all distributors. Jonathan Byrnes of Profit Isle discusses the ...

We polled nearly 300 distributors and manufacturers in early April about which methods they are using in response to a higher cost of goods sold brought on by tariffs. See our detailed breakdown of ...

SHIFT 2025 speaker Donya Rose joins to discuss the intricacies of sales compensation plans, particularly in the B2B sector.

U.S. cutting tool consumption declined in February compared to both the previous month and the same month last year, ...

Manufacturers Alliance Resource Network expanded its representation of automation and control solutions across the ...

Lennox is expanding its distribution and training infrastructure in the Dallas–Fort Worth area with new facilities to support ...

The firm appointed a new CFO to lead its financial operations across the U.S. and Europe, bringing 25 years of private equity experience to the role.

U.S. industrial production decreased in March following a major increase in February. The Federal Reserve’s latest Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization report, issued on April 16, showed ...

Adhesives solutions distributor and manufacturer Applied Products, which does business as APPLIED Adhesives, was acquired by private equity firm Bertram Capital from Arsenal Capital Partners. Terms of ...

Plumbing, HVAC and industrial supplies distributor Ferguson acquired Independent Pipe & Supply Corp and National Fire Equipment Ltd and National Fire Fabrication Ltd. Terms of the transactions were ...

New orders for metal cutting, forming and fabricating machinery (manufacturing technology) totaled $389.9 million in February, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology’s monthly ...

This piece reviews relevant pricing and tariff dynamics and describes key implications for distributors as they plot their course through a choppy environment. This piece reviews relevant pricing and ...