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In response to a sharper than expected drop in new housing starts and significantly lower lumber and structural panel prices, both of which impacted local currency revenue and trading profit,
M. Cooper Supply (Orland Park, IL), a plumbing wholesaler since 1938, announced plans to break ground for an 80,000-sq.-ft. warehouse in Mokena, IL, in December. This would serve as the
The A. O. Smith Water Products Co. said it has worked more than two million hours without a lost-time accident at its 500,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Johnson City, TN. This
The National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems now includes code language that clarifies the use of flexible sprinkler hose fittings and provides applicable guidelines. The new
National Association of Electrical Distributors’ most recent Quarterly Sales Change Expectation Survey revealed that sales growth for electrical distributors slowed in the third quarter of 2006. Of distributors surveyed, 80.6%
The North Central Wholesalers Association welcomed Nelsen Corp., a distributor of water treatment equipment, as a new member. The company is located in Norton, OH, with a branch in Phoenix. Ron Nelsen
supplyFORCE announced that industrial distributors Industrial Air Tool and GT Sales & Manufacturing and safety equipment supplier Levitt-Safety Ltd. have all been named Industrial Supply Division members of supplyFORCE. In