Industrial PVF - Articles - Page 80

F.W. Webb acquires sixth waterworks location

October 31, 2019

Northeast distributor acquires New York-based Martisco Corp.

September construction starts decrease 5%

October 18, 2019

Slight gain in nonresidential building overwhelmed by pullback in residential and non-building starts.

Movers & Shakers — October 2019

October 17, 2019

Dakota Supply Group announced a pair of recent hirings. TJ Bedell joins the distributor as regional general manager for its Minnesota region.

Russel Metals to acquire City Pipe & Supply

October 17, 2019

Russel Metals recently announced it has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of City Pipe & Supply Corp., for about $160 million. City Pipe & Supply’s revenues were about $275 million during its last fiscal year.

Dirk Beveridge: 9 strategic planning lessons

Is your leadership team embracing the inevitable change?

Dirk Beveridge

October 17, 2019

Over the last 36 months, I had the opportunity to lead strategic planning workshops for associations, buying groups, independent distributors and one manufacturer.

Bruce Merrfield: Human biases trump analytics

Survey stats: The brave and the fading.

Bruce Merrifield

October 17, 2019

I scan a lot of articles, with one of my research themes being return on investment for analytics, for which there are frustrating results.

AD continues its upward trajectory

Member purchases rise again; ‘All In’ theme celebrated.

Mike Miazga

October 17, 2019

The AD buying/marketing group is in a good place.

Bonomi North America wafer ball valve packages

October 16, 2019

Bonomi’s new direct-mount ANSI Class 150 automated wafer ball valve packages reduce cost, weight and space in industrial applications, the company explains.

Legend Valve butterfly valve

October 16, 2019

The T-365AB is the flagship of the Legend Butterfly valve line. The lug type, epoxy coated, ductile iron body has a supported seat for the option of a single-flange, “dead-end” service.

Viega three-piece ball valve

October 16, 2019

The newest component in the Viega MegaPress system for carbon steel and stainless steel makes plant maintenance and installation faster and more efficient by reducing downtime, the company says.