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But there's a... http://www.inddist.com/article/355930-STAFDA_returns_to_the_old_way_of_doing_business.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/355930-STAFDA_returns_to_the_old_way_of_doing_business.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT If you ask most people what is the one word they want to ban from their vocabulary it would be... http://www.inddist.com/article/338985-Bossard_s_sales_fall_31_percent_for_first_six_months_of_2009.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/338985-Bossard_s_sales_fall_31_percent_for_first_six_months_of_2009.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:52:10 GMT Swiss fastener distributor's U.S. sales fall 24 percent to $56.5... http://www.inddist.com/article/338879-HD_Supply_Electrical_launches_new_Web_site.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/338879-HD_Supply_Electrical_launches_new_Web_site.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:07:06 GMT New site offers 1.4 million products customized for contractor, industrial and homeowner... http://www.inddist.com/article/328325-Wolseley_eliminates_Ferguson_s_president_and_CEO_position.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/328325-Wolseley_eliminates_Ferguson_s_president_and_CEO_position.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:31:12 GMT Distributor cuts president and CEO John Stegeman's role to reduce duplicate Wolseley CEO roles... http://www.inddist.com/article/327817-Sales_profit_fall_at_Home_Depot.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/327817-Sales_profit_fall_at_Home_Depot.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:16:40 GMT Retailer's second-quarter profit falls 7 percent; sales slide 9... http://www.inddist.com/article/327513-Ironclad_s_sales_rise_57_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/327513-Ironclad_s_sales_rise_57_percent.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:27:55 GMT Industrial glove and apparel maker's second-quarter sales helped by strong industrial/safety... http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/20756-Another_Stock_Building_Supply_location_leased.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/20756-Another_Stock_Building_Supply_location_leased.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:27:04 GMT http://www.inddist.com/article/316581-ProBuild_expands_in_Montana.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/316581-ProBuild_expands_in_Montana.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:19:38 GMT Building materials dealer opens new location in Kalispell,... http://www.inddist.com/article/316520-Wolseley_plans_further_closures.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/316520-Wolseley_plans_further_closures.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:54:18 GMT British distributor to sell some European businesses; releases pre-close results for... http://www.inddist.com/article/316358-Earnings_roundup_Columbus_McKinnon_Black_Decker.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/316358-Earnings_roundup_Columbus_McKinnon_Black_Decker.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:03:43 GMT Manufacturers report lower sales and earnings, ongoing cost-cutting and consolidation... http://www.inddist.com/article/316194-Danaher_Carlise_report_second_quarter_results.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/316194-Danaher_Carlise_report_second_quarter_results.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:22:45 GMT Diversified manufacturers continue to adjust to weak market... http://www.inddist.com/article/316181-United_Rentals_acquires_Leasco_Equipment_Services.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/316181-United_Rentals_acquires_Leasco_Equipment_Services.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:31:28 GMT Ohio company serves industrial... http://www.inddist.com/article/316165-3M_reports_15_1_percent_drop_in_sales_for_2nd_Quarter.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/316165-3M_reports_15_1_percent_drop_in_sales_for_2nd_Quarter.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:25:59 GMT Company raises its 2009 sales expectations... http://www.inddist.com/article/316055-Stanley_Works_sales_down_20_for_2nd_quarter.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/316055-Stanley_Works_sales_down_20_for_2nd_quarter.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:21:05 GMT Industrial sales plunge 40 percent; construction sales down 24 percent in... http://www.inddist.com/article/315801-Another_Stock_Building_Supply_location_is_sold.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/315801-Another_Stock_Building_Supply_location_is_sold.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:42:13 GMT New owners are the former... http://www.inddist.com/article/315752-ProBuild_expands_in_Chicago_area.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/315752-ProBuild_expands_in_Chicago_area.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:44:03 GMT Takes over former Stock Building Supply... http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/19499-Around_Distribution.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/19499-Around_Distribution.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:36:17 GMT http://www.inddist.com/article/315364-Grainger_s_sales_drop_13_percent_earnings_slide_18_percent_in_Q2.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/315364-Grainger_s_sales_drop_13_percent_earnings_slide_18_percent_in_Q2.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:53:15 GMT Distributor has cut nearly 300 jobs to date; continues to selectively invest in new business... http://www.inddist.com/article/315190-Fastenal_s_Q2_sales_drop_21_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/315190-Fastenal_s_Q2_sales_drop_21_percent.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:18:16 GMT Fastener distributor cites continued weakness in its industrial production and non-residential... http://www.inddist.com/article/315030-CM_consolidates_brands_into_one_sales_force.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/315030-CM_consolidates_brands_into_one_sales_force.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:41:42 GMT All hoist and rigging products and brands will be under single sales... http://www.inddist.com/article/311657-HD_Supply_expands_mid_Atlantic_service.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/311657-HD_Supply_expands_mid_Atlantic_service.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:47:28 GMT Distributor's Facilities Maintenance group opens distribution center in Hanover,... http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/18643-The_construction_numbers_tell_the_story.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/18643-The_construction_numbers_tell_the_story.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:19:14 GMT http://www.inddist.com/article/307487-HD_Supply_releases_new_catalog.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/307487-HD_Supply_releases_new_catalog.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:35:52 GMT Distributor's Facilities Maintenance group releases new Commercial Product Line Catalog... http://www.inddist.com/article/307245-Hagemeyer_releases_2009_2010_Green_Book.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/307245-Hagemeyer_releases_2009_2010_Green_Book.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:32:56 GMT 220-page catalog offers training on environmental sustainability and an expanded line of "green"... http://www.inddist.com/article/316730-Measuring_Success.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/316730-Measuring_Success.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT Douglas A. Starrett, president of The L.S. Starrett Company, is a lot like his great-great... http://www.inddist.com/article/316732-Looks_Matter.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/316732-Looks_Matter.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT Showroom layout and front counter design can make the difference between sales figures that soar... http://www.inddist.com/article/307135-Wolseley_CEO_resigns.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/307135-Wolseley_CEO_resigns.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:56:44 GMT Chip Hornsby resigned as chief executive of Wolseley plc effective immediately, ending a... http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/18568-Good_news_for_Michigan_suppliers.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/18568-Good_news_for_Michigan_suppliers.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:53:47 GMT http://www.inddist.com/article/307127-Bison_Building_Materials_files_for_bankruptcy_protection.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/307127-Bison_Building_Materials_files_for_bankruptcy_protection.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:48:37 GMT Second major building materials company to file for Chapter 11 in the past two... http://www.inddist.com/article/307095-Grainger_launches_occupational_health_and_safety_catalog.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/307095-Grainger_launches_occupational_health_and_safety_catalog.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:09:09 GMT Print and online versions highlight the recent doubling of Grainger's safety... http://www.inddist.com/article/307028-BMHC_asks_court_to_reject_leases.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/307028-BMHC_asks_court_to_reject_leases.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:35:40 GMT Building material distributor seeks to end 52 leases costing the company about $558,000 per... http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/17367-Around_distribution.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/17367-Around_distribution.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:27:13 GMT http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/17332-Stock_Building_Supply_will_close_94_locations.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/17332-Stock_Building_Supply_will_close_94_locations.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:49:17 GMT http://www.inddist.com/article/295442-ITW_announces_management_change.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/295442-ITW_announces_management_change.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:37:59 GMT Illinois Tool Works' board of directors elects Timothy Gardner executive vice president;... http://www.inddist.com/article/295351-Court_approves_Stock_s_Ch_11_reorganization_plan.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/295351-Court_approves_Stock_s_Ch_11_reorganization_plan.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:26:28 GMT Stock Building Supply to shed up to 2,200 jobs, close 210 lumberyards and showrooms as part of... http://www.inddist.com/article/295316-Grainger_to_acquire_majority_stake_in_Japanese_joint_venture.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/295316-Grainger_to_acquire_majority_stake_in_Japanese_joint_venture.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:02:13 GMT Distributor says it will invest $4 million in MonotaRO Co. Ltd., a Japanese direct marketer of... http://www.inddist.com/article/295325-Western_Tool_Supply_files_for_Ch_11.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/295325-Western_Tool_Supply_files_for_Ch_11.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:40:00 GMT Construction supplies distributor to reorganize, close East Coast... http://www.inddist.com/article/294660-BMHC_files_for_Chapter_11.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/294660-BMHC_files_for_Chapter_11.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:00:40 GMT Building materials and construction services distributor files Chapter 11, plans... http://www.inddist.com/article/278791-WinWholesale_opens_Winlectric_company_in_South_Dakota.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/278791-WinWholesale_opens_Winlectric_company_in_South_Dakota.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:34:41 GMT Sioux Falls Winlectric serves residential and commercial contractors in three... http://www.inddist.com/article/278597-Grainger_sales_drop_10_percent_in_May.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/278597-Grainger_sales_drop_10_percent_in_May.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:14:01 GMT Grainger's May 2009 sales dropped 10 percent versus May... http://www.inddist.com/article/278401-Grainger_acquires_Asia_Pacific_Brands.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/278401-Grainger_acquires_Asia_Pacific_Brands.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:09:52 GMT Broad-line distributor W.W. Grainger today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to... http://www.inddist.com/article/277229-Wolseley_s_profit_plunges_layoffs_continue.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/277229-Wolseley_s_profit_plunges_layoffs_continue.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 28 May 2009 15:57:47 GMT Distributor's pretax profit falls 80 percent in nine months ended April 30; headcount reduction... http://www.inddist.com/article/263731-WinWholesale_COO_expands_role_to_Noland_Co_.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/263731-WinWholesale_COO_expands_role_to_Noland_Co_.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 26 May 2009 14:32:44 GMT Change will bring Noland subsidiary in line with Win Companies' management... http://www.inddist.com/article/263535-WinWholesale_opens_Winwater_Works_company_in_Omaha.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/263535-WinWholesale_opens_Winwater_Works_company_in_Omaha.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 22 May 2009 13:04:15 GMT Second Winwater Works company to open this year; will serve customers in three... http://www.inddist.com/article/233059-HD_Supply_White_Cap_acquires_Orco_Construction_Supply.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/233059-HD_Supply_White_Cap_acquires_Orco_Construction_Supply.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:06:18 GMT Deal expands HD Supply's presence in California, Arizona and... http://www.inddist.com/article/232751-Stock_Building_Supply_to_eliminate_2_200_jobs.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/232751-Stock_Building_Supply_to_eliminate_2_200_jobs.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 18 May 2009 13:42:52 GMT Company's aim is to "preserve" 5,000... http://www.inddist.com/article/232576-ITW_reports_25_percent_decrease_in_operating_revenue.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/232576-ITW_reports_25_percent_decrease_in_operating_revenue.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 15 May 2009 13:19:09 GMT Manufacturer forecasts 5 percent to 11 percent revenue improvement in the second... http://www.inddist.com/article/232073-Grainger_s_sales_drop_15_percent_in_April.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/232073-Grainger_s_sales_drop_15_percent_in_April.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 12 May 2009 13:46:33 GMT Weak end-user demand hurts U.S. and Canadian... http://www.inddist.com/article/231559-Wolseley_enters_joint_venture_for_Stock_Building_Supply.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/231559-Wolseley_enters_joint_venture_for_Stock_Building_Supply.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 06 May 2009 16:09:55 GMT Wolseley will hold 49 percent equity stake in new... http://www.inddist.com/article/231175-Barnes_Group_s_Q1_sales_down_31_7_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/231175-Barnes_Group_s_Q1_sales_down_31_7_percent.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 04 May 2009 15:59:00 GMT Sales in its logistics and manufacturing division, which includes MRO distributor Barnes... http://www.inddist.com/article/210320-Grainger_names_Ryan_chairman_of_the_board.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/210320-Grainger_names_Ryan_chairman_of_the_board.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:44:53 GMT W.W. Grainger's CEO and president James T. Ryan is promoted to chairman of the board, replacing... http://www.inddist.com/article/210050-Judge_rules_in_favor_of_ex_Fastenal_employees.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/210050-Judge_rules_in_favor_of_ex_Fastenal_employees.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:53:24 GMT Three men who left the employment of Fastenal Co. in 2006 and started their own firm, allegedly... http://www.inddist.com/article/209825-Cooper_Industries_profit_slides.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/209825-Cooper_Industries_profit_slides.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:14:58 GMT First-quarter earnings slide 35 percent, sales decline 19 percent for maker of tools and... http://www.inddist.com/article/196277-Kennametal_sales_drop_32_percent_will_furlough_workers.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/196277-Kennametal_sales_drop_32_percent_will_furlough_workers.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:47:23 GMT Company will also undertake restructuring... http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/12306-Fastenal_Is_the_bottom_in_sight_.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/12306-Fastenal_Is_the_bottom_in_sight_.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:33:13 GMT http://www.inddist.com/article/196238-Kimberly_Clark_buys_Jackson_Products.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/196238-Kimberly_Clark_buys_Jackson_Products.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:32:31 GMT Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced today that it has acquired Jackson Products,... http://www.inddist.com/article/196212-Fastenal_sales_drop_13_6_percent_for_first_quarter.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/196212-Fastenal_sales_drop_13_6_percent_for_first_quarter.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:06:06 GMT Company will slow down its store... http://www.inddist.com/article/196211-Grainger_sales_drop_12_percent_for_first_quarter_compared_to_08.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/196211-Grainger_sales_drop_12_percent_for_first_quarter_compared_to_08.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:01:07 GMT Grainger reduces headcount; further sales decline... http://www.inddist.com/article/195793-HD_Supply_launches_new_catalog.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/195793-HD_Supply_launches_new_catalog.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:36:52 GMT Distributor's Facilities Maintenance group adds 2,800 products to 1,600-page MRO... http://www.inddist.com/article/195788-WinWholesale_opens_new_location_in_Southern_Illinois.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/195788-WinWholesale_opens_new_location_in_Southern_Illinois.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:31:31 GMT Distributor's newest Winwater Works location provides waterworks, sanitary sewer and sewer... http://www.inddist.com/article/191232-Barnes_Distribution_expands_stainless_steel_fasteners_line.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/191232-Barnes_Distribution_expands_stainless_steel_fasteners_line.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:39:32 GMT More than 1,200 new items expand product offering and enhance distributor's VMI... http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/11701-How_the_economic_stimulus_package_will_affect_your_business.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/11701-How_the_economic_stimulus_package_will_affect_your_business.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:27:30 GMT http://www.inddist.com/article/190306-Wolesley_to_close_74_Ferguson_locations.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/190306-Wolesley_to_close_74_Ferguson_locations.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:43:40 GMT Distributor will reduce its Ferguson Enterprises business by another 160... http://www.inddist.com/article/190265-NAHB_economist_cautiously_optimistic.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/190265-NAHB_economist_cautiously_optimistic.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:16:53 GMT Building permit starts may be positive... http://www.inddist.com/article/190246-Housing_starts_are_up.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/190246-Housing_starts_are_up.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:15:51 GMT U.S. Commerce Department reports a 22.2% jump for... http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/11567-Still_working_after_all_of_these_years.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/blog/Keough_s_Korner/11567-Still_working_after_all_of_these_years.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:30:31 GMT http://www.inddist.com/article/189789-Grainger_sales_dropped_10_percent_in_February.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/189789-Grainger_sales_dropped_10_percent_in_February.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:18:37 GMT Grainger sales have dropped since last... http://www.inddist.com/article/189539-Wolseley_to_exit_Stock_Building_Supply_raise_1_5_billion.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/189539-Wolseley_to_exit_Stock_Building_Supply_raise_1_5_billion.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:20:16 GMT Wolseley will exit its Stock Building Supply group or close it down entirely by... http://www.inddist.com/article/189514-Fastener_search_engine_gains_steam.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/189514-Fastener_search_engine_gains_steam.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:39:19 GMT FastenersClearinghouse.com sees 30 percent increase in January traffic as end users turn to the... http://www.inddist.com/article/189513-Huttig_s_08_sales_down_23_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/189513-Huttig_s_08_sales_down_23_percent.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:33:30 GMT Weak construction market continues to plague building materials... http://www.inddist.com/article/189411-Graybar_earns_top_distributor_spot_on_Fortune_list.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/189411-Graybar_earns_top_distributor_spot_on_Fortune_list.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:57:00 GMT Electrical distributor ranks first among diversified wholesalers on Fortune magazine’s list of... http://www.inddist.com/article/174419-January_housing_starts_tumble.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/174419-January_housing_starts_tumble.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:01:00 GMT Residential construction markets continue to take a hit as housing starts fall for seventh... http://www.inddist.com/article/174000-Grainger_to_cut_jobs_eliminate_merit_increases_bonuses_for_executives.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/174000-Grainger_to_cut_jobs_eliminate_merit_increases_bonuses_for_executives.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:17:00 GMT MRO distributor says sales dropped 9 percent in January compared to January,... http://www.inddist.com/article/173869-Stock_Building_Supply_launches_online_showroom.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/173869-Stock_Building_Supply_launches_online_showroom.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:36:00 GMT Distributor’s eShowroom provides online access to products, information and services,... http://www.inddist.com/article/173627-Anixter_s_profit_slides.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/173627-Anixter_s_profit_slides.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:06:00 GMT Fastener, wire and cable distributor’s profit declines sharply while sales drop slightly in... http://www.inddist.com/article/173632-Atlas_Copco_to_cut_another_3_000_jobs.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/173632-Atlas_Copco_to_cut_another_3_000_jobs.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:04:00 GMT Swedish air compressor manufacturer Atlas Copco said it will cut 3,000 jobs... http://www.inddist.com/article/173633-Home_Depot_to_pay_22_million_to_HD_Supply.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/173633-Home_Depot_to_pay_22_million_to_HD_Supply.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:51:00 GMT Companies reach agreement on post-closing purchase price adjustments related to 2007 sale of HD... http://www.inddist.com/article/173624-Carruthers_named_as_President_Grainger_International.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/173624-Carruthers_named_as_President_Grainger_International.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:34:00 GMT W.W. Grainger, today announced that Court Carruthers, 36, has been named to a newly created... http://www.inddist.com/article/172810-UPDATED_Earnings_Roundup_Black_Decker_Kennametal_ITW_3M_Corp_Timken_SKF_Group_and_Textron.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/172810-UPDATED_Earnings_Roundup_Black_Decker_Kennametal_ITW_3M_Corp_Timken_SKF_Group_and_Textron.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:18:00 GMT Seven manufacturers released quarterly sales and earnings... http://www.inddist.com/article/163593-Private_equity_firm_downgrades_HD_Supply_investment.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163593-Private_equity_firm_downgrades_HD_Supply_investment.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:51:00 GMT Bain Capital tells investors its stake in the building materials distributor is only worth 65... http://www.inddist.com/article/164247-Earnings_Roundup_Two_distributors_a_pair_of_manufacturers_and_a_software_provider_released_financial_results_.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164247-Earnings_Roundup_Two_distributors_a_pair_of_manufacturers_and_a_software_provider_released_financial_results_.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:59:00 GMT Bossard Group, Praxair, Stanley Works, Dover Corp. and SAP post financial... http://www.inddist.com/article/164381-Barnes_Distribution_sells_integrated_supply_business.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164381-Barnes_Distribution_sells_integrated_supply_business.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:49:00 GMT MRO distributor scales back with sale of integrated supply unit and shuttering of Atlanta... http://www.inddist.com/article/167328-Home_Depot_to_cut_7_000_jobs.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/167328-Home_Depot_to_cut_7_000_jobs.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:56:00 GMT Home improvement retailer to close its EXPO business and restructure its company-wide support... http://www.inddist.com/article/172380-Grainger_s_2008_sales_rise_7_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/172380-Grainger_s_2008_sales_rise_7_percent.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:17:00 GMT Broad-line MRO distributor posts sales of $6.9 billion during 2008; net earnings rise 13 percent... http://www.inddist.com/article/168062-Industry_veteran_Roger_K_Thompson_dies.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/168062-Industry_veteran_Roger_K_Thompson_dies.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:30:00 GMT Thompson was president and chairman of Kennedy Manufacturing before retiring in 1995 and served... http://www.inddist.com/article/167970-Grainger_s_November_sales_slip_2_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/167970-Grainger_s_November_sales_slip_2_percent.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:41:00 GMT Broad-line MRO distributor’s November sales were down for all three of its... http://www.inddist.com/article/172837-3M_subsidiary_to_buy_adhesive_tape_manufacturer_Compac_Corp_.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/172837-3M_subsidiary_to_buy_adhesive_tape_manufacturer_Compac_Corp_.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:32:00 GMT Industrial conglomerate’s Venture Tape Corp. to acquire Lamtec Corp.’s pressure-sensitive... http://www.inddist.com/article/172701-Grainger_hosts_MRO_open_house.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/172701-Grainger_hosts_MRO_open_house.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:57:00 GMT Broad-line MRO distributor invites 1,400 buyers to its Total MRO Solutions seminar in... http://www.inddist.com/article/165836-Wolseley_looks_to_raise_up_to_925_million.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165836-Wolseley_looks_to_raise_up_to_925_million.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:44:00 GMT British building materials distributor seeks to raise cash from investors and buyout firms to... http://www.inddist.com/article/164946-Guilty_plea_for_former_Home_Depot_employee_in_fraud_case.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164946-Guilty_plea_for_former_Home_Depot_employee_in_fraud_case.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:20:00 GMT Former flooring specialist admits to taking kickbacks from foreign suppliers and falsifying tax... http://www.inddist.com/article/168118-Fastenal_s_2008_sales_rise_14_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/168118-Fastenal_s_2008_sales_rise_14_percent.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:58:00 GMT Fastener and MRO distributor posts $2.3 billion in 2008 revenues; net earnings jump 20 percent... http://www.inddist.com/article/167887-Hillman_Group_to_shutter_New_York_warehouse.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/167887-Hillman_Group_to_shutter_New_York_warehouse.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:16:00 GMT Hardware distributor to close facility in Green Island, N.Y., laying off 30... http://www.inddist.com/article/171192-Hyundai_Construction_Equipment_wins_1_million_gray_market_case.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/171192-Hyundai_Construction_Equipment_wins_1_million_gray_market_case.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:28:00 GMT Korean construction equipment manufacturer wins judgment against unauthorized Michigan gray... http://www.inddist.com/article/169273-Seizure_of_counterfeit_electrical_goods_nearly_doubled_last_year.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/169273-Seizure_of_counterfeit_electrical_goods_nearly_doubled_last_year.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:52:00 GMT The U.S. Customs and Border Protection department seized 43 percent more counterfeit electrical... http://www.inddist.com/article/170200-Travis_Perkins_lays_off_12_percent_of_workforce.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/170200-Travis_Perkins_lays_off_12_percent_of_workforce.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:24:00 GMT British building materials distributor to eliminate roughly 1,680 positions as sales by volume... http://www.inddist.com/article/166322-Hagemeyer_North_America_debuts_new_E_MRO_catalog.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/166322-Hagemeyer_North_America_debuts_new_E_MRO_catalog.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:38:00 GMT Electrical and MRO distributor releases first full catalog of E-MRO... http://www.inddist.com/article/172371-Zircon_sues_Stanley_Works_for_patent_infringement.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/172371-Zircon_sues_Stanley_Works_for_patent_infringement.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:43:00 GMT Electronic hand tools manufacturer sues hand tool manufacturing giant over electronic stud... http://www.inddist.com/article/168196-Tanner_Supply_opens_second_Michigan_branch.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/168196-Tanner_Supply_opens_second_Michigan_branch.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:17:00 GMT Building materials and hardware distributor opens new location in Dexter,... http://www.inddist.com/article/167634-Stock_Building_Supply_president_We_ve_laid_off_9_000_workers_since_2006.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/167634-Stock_Building_Supply_president_We_ve_laid_off_9_000_workers_since_2006.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:42:00 GMT Joe Appelmann, president of Wolseley plc’s American building materials distribution arm, says... http://www.inddist.com/article/164417-Gateway_Safety_releases_new_catalog.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164417-Gateway_Safety_releases_new_catalog.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:57:00 GMT Safety products manufacturer offers 2009 full-line... http://www.inddist.com/article/163231-BlueLinx_Holdings_to_buy_back_10_million_worth_of_stock.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163231-BlueLinx_Holdings_to_buy_back_10_million_worth_of_stock.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:53:00 GMT Building materials distributor could repurchase up to $10 million worth of its own... http://www.inddist.com/article/163660-Barnes_Distribution_sells_off_U_K_automotive_businesses.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163660-Barnes_Distribution_sells_off_U_K_automotive_businesses.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:36:00 GMT MRO distributor exits some of its automotive supply operations in Great Britain to focus on its... http://www.inddist.com/article/166549-Stanley_Works_details_plant_closures.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/166549-Stanley_Works_details_plant_closures.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:51:00 GMT Hand tools manufacturer to shutter three New England plants, laying off about 100... http://www.inddist.com/article/163131-Manufacturers_acquire_German_Italian_firms.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163131-Manufacturers_acquire_German_Italian_firms.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:21:00 GMT Crane Co. bought German valve manufacturer Friedrich Krombach GmbH and Germany’s Bosch Power... http://www.inddist.com/article/171783-More_manufacturers_announce_cutbacks_plant_closures.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/171783-More_manufacturers_announce_cutbacks_plant_closures.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:48:00 GMT Ingersoll-Rand and Newell Rubbermaid plan to lay off workers and close plants; Baldor Electric's... http://www.inddist.com/article/165675-Worthington_Industries_2Q_sales_rise_4_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165675-Worthington_Industries_2Q_sales_rise_4_percent.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:12:00 GMT Steel products manufacturer posts $745 million in 2Q revenues, but reports a net loss of $160... http://www.inddist.com/article/165263-Simpson_Manufacturing_Co_could_buy_back_50_million_of_its_own_stock.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165263-Simpson_Manufacturing_Co_could_buy_back_50_million_of_its_own_stock.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:05:00 GMT Fastener and building products manufacturer plans to repurchase up to $50 million worth of its... http://www.inddist.com/article/170629-Building_materials_distributor_84_Lumber_shutters_more_stores_plants.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/170629-Building_materials_distributor_84_Lumber_shutters_more_stores_plants.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:44:00 GMT Building materials distributor closes five locations in Ohio, Indiana, Florida and Alabama and... http://www.inddist.com/article/163583-Reports_Powers_Fasteners_settles_Big_Dig_criminal_case.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163583-Reports_Powers_Fasteners_settles_Big_Dig_criminal_case.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:14:00 GMT Massachusetts prosecutors will drop a manslaughter charge against the fastener and adhesives... http://www.inddist.com/article/167840-Gibraltar_Industries_shutters_plant_lays_off_20_percent_of_workforce.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/167840-Gibraltar_Industries_shutters_plant_lays_off_20_percent_of_workforce.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:12:00 GMT Building, industrial, and vehicular products manufacturer/distributor closes Mississippi plant,... http://www.inddist.com/article/171761-Wisconsin_manufacturers_announce_layoffs_plant_closure.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/171761-Wisconsin_manufacturers_announce_layoffs_plant_closure.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:04:00 GMT Regal Beloit Corp. to shut down motors plant, laying off 37 workers; Gehl Co. to lay off 23... http://www.inddist.com/article/165887-Saint_Gobain_expands_New_York_fabric_operation.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165887-Saint_Gobain_expands_New_York_fabric_operation.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:00:00 GMT Building materials manufacturer/distributor to add 20 jobs to its technical fabrics plant in... http://www.inddist.com/article/168270-Report_Grainger_looks_to_expand_China_business_by_up_to_300_.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/168270-Report_Grainger_looks_to_expand_China_business_by_up_to_300_.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:19:00 GMT Broad-line MRO distributor expects to increase its business in China by as much as 300 percent... http://www.inddist.com/article/166516-Grainger_s_November_sales_slip_2_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/166516-Grainger_s_November_sales_slip_2_percent.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:14:00 GMT Broad-line MRO distributor’s sales dip across the board, including its Canadian... http://www.inddist.com/article/172820-Harvey_Building_Products_announces_two_new_stores.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/172820-Harvey_Building_Products_announces_two_new_stores.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:48:00 GMT Building materials manufacturer/distributor debuts a new location in King of Prussia, Pa., and... http://www.inddist.com/article/165734-Building_Materials_Holding_Corp_shuffles_HQ.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165734-Building_Materials_Holding_Corp_shuffles_HQ.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:50:00 GMT BMHC shutters San Francisco headquarters and moves to Boise, Idaho, in its latest cost-cutting... http://www.inddist.com/article/173169-Stanley_Works_to_lay_off_2_000.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/173169-Stanley_Works_to_lay_off_2_000.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:57:00 GMT Hand tools manufacturer to eliminate 2,000 positions to weather 35-year low in shipment volume... http://www.inddist.com/article/169366-Actuant_Corp_lowers_forecast.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/169366-Actuant_Corp_lowers_forecast.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:52:00 GMT Motion control, hydraulic and tools manufacturer cuts sales and earnings guidance as demand... 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http://www.inddist.com/article/165167-Fastenal_s_November_sales_slip_3_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165167-Fastenal_s_November_sales_slip_3_percent.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:20:00 GMT Fastener and MRO distributor posts $167 million in November revenues, down slightly due to the... http://www.inddist.com/article/163304-NYSE_ditches_Huttig_Building_Products.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163304-NYSE_ditches_Huttig_Building_Products.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:59:00 GMT New York Stock Exchange drops building materials distributor after it fails to meet its market... http://www.inddist.com/article/171575-Bailey_s_Lumber_Supply_to_shutter_Mississippi_branch.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/171575-Bailey_s_Lumber_Supply_to_shutter_Mississippi_branch.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:26:00 GMT Building materials distributor to close branch in its Gulfport, Miss., home... http://www.inddist.com/article/169090-Keith_Brown_Building_Materials_shutters_California_lumber_yard.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/169090-Keith_Brown_Building_Materials_shutters_California_lumber_yard.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:29:00 GMT Construction supplies distributor closes Visalia, Calif., lumber... http://www.inddist.com/article/168626-Hitachi_realigns_compressor_division.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/168626-Hitachi_realigns_compressor_division.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:35:00 GMT Japanese power tool manufacturer restructures air compressor business to streamline... http://www.inddist.com/article/173034-Distributors_expand_DCs_in_California_and_Texas.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/173034-Distributors_expand_DCs_in_California_and_Texas.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:31:00 GMT Safety products master distributor R3 Safety moves Sparks, Nev.-based DC to a larger facility in... http://www.inddist.com/article/164753-Ferguson_Enterprises_opens_new_Tennessee_store.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164753-Ferguson_Enterprises_opens_new_Tennessee_store.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:51:00 GMT Wolseley’s American plumbing supplies distributor opens new showroom in Jackson, Tenn., hard... http://www.inddist.com/article/164293-84_Lumber_shutters_Ohio_truss_plant.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164293-84_Lumber_shutters_Ohio_truss_plant.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:49:00 GMT Building materials distributor closes truss plant in Pataskala, Ohio, laying off 32... http://www.inddist.com/article/168843-BSS_Group_s_1H_sales_rise_10_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/168843-BSS_Group_s_1H_sales_rise_10_percent.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:28:00 GMT British plumbing supplies distributor posts $1.3 billion in revenues during the first six months... http://www.inddist.com/article/164184-U_S_Lumber_Group_buys_Cardinal_Forest_Products.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164184-U_S_Lumber_Group_buys_Cardinal_Forest_Products.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:13:00 GMT Building materials distributor acquires wholesale lumber... http://www.inddist.com/article/173336-Carlson_Holdings_names_new_CEO.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/173336-Carlson_Holdings_names_new_CEO.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:22:00 GMT Todd Carlson takes the helm of Carlson Systems, Carlson Systems Engineering and Mid-Atlantic... http://www.inddist.com/article/172001-Grainger_to_merge_Industrial_Supply_and_Lab_Safety_Supply_businesses.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/172001-Grainger_to_merge_Industrial_Supply_and_Lab_Safety_Supply_businesses.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:26:00 GMT Broad-line MRO distributor plans to combine its Lab Safety Supply and Grainger Industrial Supply... http://www.inddist.com/article/163911-Kimball_Midwest_s_3Q_sales_rise_22_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163911-Kimball_Midwest_s_3Q_sales_rise_22_percent.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:15:00 GMT Hardware distributor credits expanded sales force for record... http://www.inddist.com/article/163585-Grainger_to_expand_South_Carolina_DC.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163585-Grainger_to_expand_South_Carolina_DC.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:47:00 GMT Broad-line MRO distributor to add 200 jobs in its expansion of a Fountain Inn, S.C.,... http://www.inddist.com/article/171238-Home_Depot_s_3Q_sales_slide_6_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/171238-Home_Depot_s_3Q_sales_slide_6_percent.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:41:00 GMT Home improvement retailer’s 3Q revenues dip to $18 billion, earnings plunge 31 percent to $756... http://www.inddist.com/article/165535-Wolseley_to_lay_off_2_300_more_workers.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165535-Wolseley_to_lay_off_2_300_more_workers.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:10:00 GMT First-quarter sales rise 2 percent but earnings plummet 30 percent for the British building... http://www.inddist.com/article/171403-Closures_and_layoffs_ramp_up_as_economy_winds_down.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/171403-Closures_and_layoffs_ramp_up_as_economy_winds_down.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:12:00 GMT Further closures reported at Stock Building Supply; three other companies announce... http://www.inddist.com/article/165164-Modern_Continental_agrees_to_21_million_settlement_in_Boston_s_Big_Dig_collapse.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165164-Modern_Continental_agrees_to_21_million_settlement_in_Boston_s_Big_Dig_collapse.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:04:00 GMT Modern Continental installed the bolts in the tunnel ceiling panels, which collapsed in 2006,... http://www.inddist.com/article/169727-Grainger_s_October_sales_rise_4_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/169727-Grainger_s_October_sales_rise_4_percent.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:43:00 GMT Broad-line MRO distributor’s October sales rise 4 percent compared with last year;... http://www.inddist.com/article/170202-F_W_Webb_opens_new_store_in_upstate_New_York.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/170202-F_W_Webb_opens_new_store_in_upstate_New_York.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:04:00 GMT Plumbing and heating supplies distributor debuts new location in Binghamton,... http://www.inddist.com/article/166751-C_S_Building_Materials_shuts_down_in_New_York_after_buyout_fails.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/166751-C_S_Building_Materials_shuts_down_in_New_York_after_buyout_fails.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:07:00 GMT Acquisition by Allied Building Products fails after Connecticut-based building materials... http://www.inddist.com/article/172960-Ferguson_Enterprises_opens_two_new_Florida_facilities.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/172960-Ferguson_Enterprises_opens_two_new_Florida_facilities.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:58:00 GMT Wolseley’s American plumbing supplies division debuts a new store in Ft. Lauderdale and a DC... http://www.inddist.com/article/166391-BMHC_details_closures_other_cost_cutting_measures.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/166391-BMHC_details_closures_other_cost_cutting_measures.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:36:00 GMT A $45 million 3Q loss leads to more branch closures, layoffs and the sale of equipment and real... http://www.inddist.com/article/170490-Ferguson_Enterprises_opens_new_Michigan_showroom.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/170490-Ferguson_Enterprises_opens_new_Michigan_showroom.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT Wolseley's American plumbing supplies distribution arm debuts 4,300-square-foot facility in... http://www.inddist.com/article/167005-BMHC_s_3Q_sales_plummet_39_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/167005-BMHC_s_3Q_sales_plummet_39_percent.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:34:00 GMT Third-quarter sales for Building Materials Holding Corp. drop to $364 million as net loss rises... http://www.inddist.com/article/164234-Private_equity_firm_Carlyle_Group_downgrades_stake_in_HD_Supply.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164234-Private_equity_firm_Carlyle_Group_downgrades_stake_in_HD_Supply.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:25:00 GMT One of the three private equity players that acquired HD Supply says its share in the company is... http://www.inddist.com/article/168104-Price_Supply_Alert_Credit_freeze_hits_non_residential_construction.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/168104-Price_Supply_Alert_Credit_freeze_hits_non_residential_construction.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:42:00 GMT Contractors and developers have frozen numerous projects nationally as credit issues coninue to... http://www.inddist.com/article/163158-3M_and_ITW_settle_patent_suit.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163158-3M_and_ITW_settle_patent_suit.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:13:00 GMT The two diversified manufacturers agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging that Illinois Tool Works... http://www.inddist.com/article/165729-Fastenal_s_October_sales_rise_12_percent.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165729-Fastenal_s_October_sales_rise_12_percent.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:56:00 GMT Fastener and MRO distributor posts $223.5 million in October... http://www.inddist.com/article/166808-Bliffert_Lumber_buys_Home_Supply_Building_Materials.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/166808-Bliffert_Lumber_buys_Home_Supply_Building_Materials.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:08:00 GMT Wisconsin building materials distributor buys single-location peer... http://www.inddist.com/article/171882-WinWholesale_opens_Windustrial_branch_in_Washington_State.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/171882-WinWholesale_opens_Windustrial_branch_in_Washington_State.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:32:00 GMT Broad-line distributor opens Seattle Windustrial in Kent,... http://www.inddist.com/article/165172-Grainger_appoints_new_industrial_supply_division_president.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165172-Grainger_appoints_new_industrial_supply_division_president.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:52:00 GMT Michael Pulick succeeds Y.C. Chen as president of Grainger Industrial... http://www.inddist.com/article/165839-More_closures_revealed_for_Stock_Building_Supply.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165839-More_closures_revealed_for_Stock_Building_Supply.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:08:00 GMT Wolseley’s American building materials distribution arm to shutter branches in Kentucky,... http://www.inddist.com/article/169188-WorkFitters_stays_focused_on_growth.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/169188-WorkFitters_stays_focused_on_growth.php?rssid=20146 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT When Joe Ricciardi moved to the Denver area from New Jersey in 1994, he became a salesperson for... http://www.inddist.com/article/172633-Next_year_Atlanta.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/172633-Next_year_Atlanta.php?rssid=20146 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT For more than 25 years, the Georgia World Congress Center has been one of the world's finest... http://www.inddist.com/article/173302-Going_West.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/173302-Going_West.php?rssid=20146 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT At its founding 30 years ago, Seattle's All-West Components & Fasteners Inc. was a fairly... http://www.inddist.com/article/167934-Tech_Consultants_Fair_Exhibitors.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/167934-Tech_Consultants_Fair_Exhibitors.php?rssid=20146 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT On Nov. 9, from 7:30 a.m. to noon, many of the industry's leading hardware, software and other... http://www.inddist.com/article/166411-While_at_STAFDA_Tailgate_tours_and_more.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/166411-While_at_STAFDA_Tailgate_tours_and_more.php?rssid=20146 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT On Sunday, Nov. 9 (6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.), STAFDA's Ultimate Tailgate Party will feature the... http://www.inddist.com/article/167451-Taking_care_of_business_in_Denver.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/167451-Taking_care_of_business_in_Denver.php?rssid=20146 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT To date, 2008 has been an interesting yeara challenging economy, the presidential election, the... http://www.inddist.com/article/165534-Don_t_get_stuck_with_special_order_inventory.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/165534-Don_t_get_stuck_with_special_order_inventory.php?rssid=20146 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT Welcome to Denver and STAFDA's 32nd Annual Convention & Trade Show. While here in Denver, we'll... http://www.inddist.com/article/166672-STAFDA_Workshops.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/166672-STAFDA_Workshops.php?rssid=20146 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT Ernie Doud: Evolution of Family Business & Wealth Ernie Doud, president of Doud, Hausner &... http://www.inddist.com/article/163734-Earnings_Roundup_DXP_Enterprises_BlueLinx_Holdings_EnPro_Industries_Modine_Manufacturing_and_Seco_Tools.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/163734-Earnings_Roundup_DXP_Enterprises_BlueLinx_Holdings_EnPro_Industries_Modine_Manufacturing_and_Seco_Tools.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:36:00 GMT Two distributors and three manufacturers posted quarterly sales and earnings... http://www.inddist.com/article/164780-Grainger_expands_in_San_Francisco_area.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164780-Grainger_expands_in_San_Francisco_area.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:27:00 GMT Broad-line MRO distributor opens new branch in Fremont, Calif., completing its expansion plans... http://www.inddist.com/article/169884-Stock_Building_Supply_details_closures.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/169884-Stock_Building_Supply_details_closures.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:16:00 GMT Wolseley’s American building materials distribution operation lists the branches it plans to... http://www.inddist.com/article/164272-Barnes_Group_regroups.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164272-Barnes_Group_regroups.php?rssid=20146 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:50:00 GMT Parent company of Barnes Distribution realigns into two business divisions from three, creating... http://www.inddist.com/article/170386-BMHC_abandons_NYSE_moves_to_OTC_exchange.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/170386-BMHC_abandons_NYSE_moves_to_OTC_exchange.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:37:00 GMT Building materials distributor plans to move trading of its shares from the New York Stock... http://www.inddist.com/article/164973-Earnings_roundup_Airgas_Builders_FirstSource_OEM_International_Timken_Baldor_Electric_Columbus_McKinnon_and_Ingersoll_Rand.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/164973-Earnings_roundup_Airgas_Builders_FirstSource_OEM_International_Timken_Baldor_Electric_Columbus_McKinnon_and_Ingersoll_Rand.php?rssid=20146 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:12:00 GMT Three distributors and four manufacturers posted quarterly sales and earnings... http://www.inddist.com/article/171922-Earnings_Roundup_Wesco_International_Avnet_Air_Liquide_Black_Decker_Snap_on_Cooper_Industries_Kennametal_Atlas_Copco_Thomas.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/171922-Earnings_Roundup_Wesco_International_Avnet_Air_Liquide_Black_Decker_Snap_on_Cooper_Industries_Kennametal_Atlas_Copco_Thomas.php?rssid=20146 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:50:00 GMT A slew of distributors and manufacturers released quarterly sales and earnings... http://www.inddist.com/article/171760-84_Lumber_shutters_more_stores.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/171760-84_Lumber_shutters_more_stores.php?rssid=20146 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:26:00 GMT Building materials distributor shutters another 20 locations around the... http://www.inddist.com/article/170975-Earnings_Roundup_Motion_Industries_MSC_Industrial_Direct_Anixter_International_Bunzl_plc_3M_Corp_Stanley_Works.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/170975-Earnings_Roundup_Motion_Industries_MSC_Industrial_Direct_Anixter_International_Bunzl_plc_3M_Corp_Stanley_Works.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:39:00 GMT Four distributors and two manufacturers released quarterly sales and earnings... http://www.inddist.com/article/170516-Building_Materials_Holding_Corp_risks_NYSE_delisting.php?rssid=20146 http://www.inddist.com/article/170516-Building_Materials_Holding_Corp_risks_NYSE_delisting.php?rssid=20146 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:00:00 GMT Building materials distributor flirts with delisting from the New York Stock Exchange as its...