Last month AHTD, the Association of High-Tech Distributors, or more commonly referred to as the automation market, held their Spring Meeting. Reports were that it was well-attended by both distributors and manufacturers. In addition to distributors and manufacturers pairing up […]
nVent announced 4Q 2025 and full year 2025 results on February 6. The fourth quarter performance included record sales and backlog, and new product introductions while acquisitions performed ahead of expectations. Sales were about $1.07 billion, up 42% y-o-y, with […]
Legrand announced full year 2025 earnings on February 12. As many know, this is a very diversified company specializing in electrical and digital building infrastructures through a range of high value-added products and solutions including lighting, controls, power management and […]
Hubbell announced 4Q 2025 earnings on February 3. Net sales increased 4% to $5.84 billion, and 9% organically for the entire company. Hubbell Electrical Solutions segment’s (HES) organic growth was 13% and Utility Solutions (HUS) was 8%. Adjusted operating profit […]
The distributor acquisition market has been slow this year. Coming into this year, since 2021, the start of COVID, there had been about 130 distributors acquired, or a little more than 30 per year. This year … a few in […]
Years ago, I was on a Manufacturer Rep Advisory Board when the President of this conglomerate proudly boasted that their products could now be as much as 11% of a distributor’s total purchases. and even greater, at selected industrial facilities […]
Grainger reported 3Q 2025 results on October 31, 2025, with sales of $4.7 billion, up 6.1%, or 5.4% on a daily, constant currency basis. Overall, the results show continued steady growth and profitability amidst muted market demand. While the current […]
Recently I saw information promoted by a company called Mydatafactory as I saw their advertorial targeting the industrial distribution industry. It intrigued me as it spoke to how industrially-oriented companies could compete more effectively versus the large distributors. Essentially, this […]
nVent announced the first major acquisition of the year when it agreed to acquire the switchgear, busway, and enclosure businesses from Avail Infrastructure Group. These three businesses generated about $375 million in revenue in 2024, with the business being acquired […]
Industrial reshoring, which is driving industrial investment; electrification; supply chain issues; utility investments, data centers and more have driven a rise in “new” suppliers supporting electrical distribution. These companies, many previously unknown to electrical distributors, are now seeing the advantages […]
