Distribution Industry News

Winsupply adds 20th local company since start of 2024

The Winsupply family of companies has added a new local company with the opening of Winsupply of Jacksonville Beach.

April machinery orders swing 40% up YoY 

By Christopher Chidzik

New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $444.9 million in April, marking a 12.7% decline from March 2025 and a nearly 40% increase from April 2024, as measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

Rotor Clip launches educational video, 'What is a Wave Spring?'

Rotor Clip has released a new video to help engineers better understand wave springs and how they offer a reliable alternative to traditional springs.

Fastenal May net sales rise 4.3%

Fastenal reported a 4.3% increase for its May net sales, totaling $687 million.

E Tech Group names new CFO 

E Tech Group, a provider of industrial automation and control systems integration, has appointed Karla Lunan as chief financial officer, effective immediately.

Distributor survey to gage industry's state of e-commerce

Industrial Supply Magazine is partnering with The Distribution Group (DSG) to poll industrial distributors and report on the challenges and trends in e-commerce this year. 

May employment flat in manufacturing, wholesale trade

May employment showed little change in manufacturing, wholesale trade, and transportation and warehousing, according to the latest employement report from The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Labor shortage still beleaguers heavy manufacturing 

Widespread challenges confront the heavy manufacturing sector, including a persistent labor shortage, according to an annual, global survey by ETQ, part of Hexagon.

Kennametal sells Indiana subsidiary 

Kennametal Inc. announced June 6 it has completed the sale of its Goshen, Indiana, business, Kennametal Stellite, L.P. to a Chicago-based private equity firm.

May services sector contracts

Economic activity in the services sector contracted in May, the first time since June 2024, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM Report On Business.

Most distributors plan to raise prices in response to China tariffs: report

A new report from Proton reveals 42% of North American distributors still don’t have a plan for responding to tariffs, despite growing competitive pressure from more proactive peers.

April new manufacturing orders dip 3.7%

New orders for manufactured goods in April, decreased $22.8 billion or 3.7% to $594.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported June 3. This was following four consecutive monthly increases, including a 3.4% March increase.

E Tech Group acquires system integrator JSat Automation

E Tech Group has acquired JSat Automation (JSat), a Pennsylvania-headquartered system integrator specialized in automation, IT/OT convergence, and compliance. 

New technical service rep joins Morse team

The M. K. Morse Company announced Lonnie Causer as technical sales representative covering the states of California, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon.

Wesco earns 2025 Great Place To Work Certification

Wesco International has been Certified by Great Place To Work for the second year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Wesco.

April wholesale inventories up 2.1% YoY: economic indicators report 

Adjusted wholesale inventories for April were estimated at an end-of-month level of $906.9 billion, virtually unchanged (±0.2%) from March 2025, and were up 2.1% (±0.5%) from April 2024.

PTDA welcomes Rota Free Inc. to membership

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) welcomed new manufacturer member Rota Free Inc.

Wesco Ranks No. 199 on 2025 Fortune 500 list

Wesco International announced its inclusion in the 2025 Fortune 500 list. Included on the list since 1998, the company was ranked 199 this year.

May manufacturing economic activity contracts: ISM

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in May for the third consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

April construction spending dips 0.4%

Construction spending during April 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,152.4 billion, 0.4% (±0.7 %) below the revised March estimate of $2,162.0 billion.

Core & Main named to Fortune 500

Specialty distributor Core & Main Inc. has been named to the Fortune 500 list for the first time, ranked No. 497.

White Cap expands in Southeast

White Cap, a distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors, has acquired the related businesses of American Contractors Supply and Reinforcing Concepts, both serving non-residential and infrastructure end markets in the Southeast.