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Today in Industrial Distribution
 
  October 20, 2026
 
FEATURED STORY
 
Motion branch, Val-d'Or, Quebec.

The company maintained its full-year forecast and remains “on track” for an early 2027 separation.

 

 
Echo Electric branch, Sioux Falls, S.D.

The company has added a new branch and relocated another.

 
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The deal is the machinery distributor’s first since its 2025 partnership with a private equity firm.

 

More firms bidding for less work, massive material tariff spikes, and skilled labor shortages are diminishing margins for industrial contractors. Learn about modern tools and strategies industrial contractors are using to protect their profits.

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As more files, devices, suppliers, and OT data flows become connected, cyber risk expands in an industry already targeted more than any other. Learn how to protect critical operations in the age of AI.

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Architectural rendering of modern industrial facility with white buildings, green landscaping, and curved driveway

The plans include a 442,000-square-foot building and a 1.5 million-square-foot facility.

 
Glycolic acid bottle with dropper in laboratory setting with petri dish and test tubes

It's part of a $50 million investment in the company's U.S. operations.

 

Interpower® IEC 60320 Inlets, Outlets, and Sheet E Rewirable Plug Connectors are IEC components made in the U.S.A. Need C13s/C14s, C19s/C20s? Each country-specific plug powers up to 10 devices using IEC 60320 components with Accessory Power Strips.

 
An electronic price tag at a Kroger store in Monroe, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2024.

Terms like “dynamic pricing” and “surveillance pricing” are stirring anxiety.

 
Controlair Type 625 pneumatic volume booster with threaded ports and adjustment valves

Designed for process control valve installations, oil and gas equipment and power generation plants.

 

Learn how to stay competitive today and ready for the agentic workflows and real-time analytics that will define distribution tomorrow.

 
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The company announced “organizational changes” as part of a new strategy roadmap.

 
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Selecting the right platform is only step one.

 

 
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