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NEFCO Acquires Unistrut Midwest
12/30/2024 – NEFCO, a leading value-added supply partner serving the professional specialty construction trades, is thrilled to announce its highly strategic acquisition of Unistrut Midwest, effective December 20th, 2024. Unistrut Midwest is based in Cincinnati, OH with three additional locations in Detroit, MI, Columbus, OH, and New Jersey. This is NEFCO’s fifth acquisition of 2024, eleventh acquisition since 2022 and represents its second largest acquisition to date. Unistrut Midwest is a nationwide modular support system specialist focusing on pipe racks, off-site modules, and equipment skids using all-bolted solutions. Unistrut Midwest’s core offering includes complete turnkey secondary modular steel support solutions, …
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Guardian Announces Pedro Caceres as New Chief Executive Officer
Height safety leader, Guardian, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Pedro Caceres as its new Chief Executive Officer. Since joining Guardian in June 2024, Pedro has held key leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer and Acting CEO, driving significant improvements in responsiveness, operational efficiency, and customer delivery. "I am honored to lead Guardian, a company with a distinguished history of designing and commercializing top-tier fall prevention and protection solutions," remarks Pedro. "Guardian’s unwavering commitment to quality and height safety has established the company as a trusted industry partner. I am excited to build upon this legacy by driving innovation …
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NEFCO Announces Acquisition of Total Tool Supply
NEFCO, a leading value-added specialty supply partner serving the professional construction trades, is thrilled to announce its acquisition of Total Tool Supply (Total Tool), based in St. Paul, MN. This is NEFCO’s largest acquisition to date and marks its tenth acquisition since 2022 and fourth in 2024. Total Tool has 325 employees and operates 16 locations across eight states, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa, Nebraska, and Colorado. With the addition of Total Tool's 14 branch locations and two distribution centers, NEFCO now expands its reach to 59 locations across 28 states, enhancing its ability to provide next day …
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News_24.01.15_Concrete Industry Descends on Vegas for World of Concrete 2025
Published on: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:49:03 -0600
World of Concrete, the largest and only annual international event for the concrete and masonry industries, returns to Las Vegas Convention Center, January 21-23, 2025.
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News_25.01.015_Festool Celebrates 100 Years of Power Tool Solutions
Published on: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:26:51 -0600
Festool is celebrating 100 years of innovation in tools for professional tradespeople in 2025.
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News_25.01.15_Jasper Tractor Joins Takeuchi Dealer Network
Published on: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:54:08 -0600
Georgia-based Jasper Tractor will now carry the full line of Takeuchi equipment.
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News_25.01.11_Franklin Electric, NGWA Announce Drilling Basics Scholarship Recipients
Published on: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:49:28 -0600
Recipients of the annual National Ground Water Association University Franklin Electric Scholarships have been announced.
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News_25.01.12_MuleHide Adds Two New Faces to its Management Team
Published on: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:41:54 -0600
MuleHide has added two new members to its management team.
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News_25.01.15_Southwire Annouces Sustainable Investment in Ndustrial
Published on: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:37:53 -0600
Southwire Company, LLC, has made a strategic investment in Ndustrial.Io, Inc., an AI-powered energy intensity platform for industry.
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News_25.01.15_Tencarva Machinery Acquires Detroit Pump & Mfg. Co.
Published on: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:33:51 -0600
Tencarva Machinery Company, a distributor and service provider of flow control and process equipment solutions to industrial and municipal end-markets, has acquired Detroit Pump & Mfg. Co.
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Archive - Print editions 2024
Published on: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:40:00 -0600
Our complete digital versions of print editions of Contractor Supply magazine!
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News_25.01.08_Plate 2000 Celebrates 25 years in 2025
Published on: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:59:47 -0600
Canadian-based Plate 2000 is inviting its partners, clients and industry professionals to help celebrate its 25th anniversary at World of Concrete 2025.
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News_24.01.08_Acme Tools Named Number One for the Second Straight Year by Newsweek
Published on: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:36:47 -0600
Acme Tools has been ranked first on Newsweek’s list of Best Online Shops 2025 for the second consecutive year in the DIY, Tools and Supplies Category.
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News_25.01.08_Kubota Unveils Range of Solutions at CES 2025
Published on: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:01:45 -0600
During a media briefing at CES 2025, Kubota North America announced its vision for the future that includes offering more customer solutions across its entire equipment portfolio.
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News_25.01.08_Construction Hiring Hits Historic Low in November
Published on: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:32:40 -0600
Hirings rates in the construction industry fell to historic lows in November 2024.
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News_25.01.08_Takeuchi-US Hires New Southwest Region Product Manager
Published on: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:20:57 -0600
Takeuchi-US has hired Ian Aarsvold as its new Southwest region product manager.
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News_25.01.02_Point of Rental Adds Chief Technology Officer
Published on: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:15:30 -0600
Point of Rental has added Emad Georgy as its first chief technology officer, taking its investment in people-centered technology to a new level.
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News_25.01.02_Suncor Stainless Names New West Coast Account Manager
Published on: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:09:35 -0600
Suncor Stainless Inc has announced the appointment of a new West Coast senior regional account manager.
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Print edition - December 2024/January 2025_grinders and sanders
Published on: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:06:50 -0600
Thanks to intensive research and development focused on operator comfort and safety issues, today’s sanders and grinders are a far cry from those wielded in the past.
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Print edition - December 2024/January 2025_stafda show report
Published on: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:23:09 -0600
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Print edition - December 2024/January 2025_cold weather PPE and heaters
Published on: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:22:38 -0600
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Print edition - December 2024/January 2025_cover story
Published on: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:22:26 -0600
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Print edition - December 2024/January 2025_editornote
Published on: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:22:13 -0600
Ryan Whisner, Editor Contractor Supply Magazine
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