International Business Systems (IBS), the supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services company, has announced its global rebranding as Iptor Supply Chain Systems. “The new name reflects the company’s ...
“The (Chinese) LED industry is in deep waters, and only a few manufacturers will survive in the next few years,” said several industry insiders during recent interviews with LEDinside’s editorial team in China. With the ...
Tags: LED industry, Chinese LED market
The merger date of Sysco Corp. and US Foods Inc. has been extended by 60 days from March 8 to May 7 because of the scheduled anti-trust hearings to be held in May, said food distributor Sysco in a filing with the US Securities Exchange ...
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GTM (Grupo Transmerquim, S.A.), the second-largest chemical distributor in Latin America, has announced that its founding shareholders have signed a definitive agreement to transfer control of GTM to Advent International, one of the largest ...
Tags: chemical distributor, Construction
Chinese Luggage Market Chaos-The law of the jungle. Samsonite and Diplomat and other brands take the top positions in the high and middle end market, but there are no clear and overwhelming luggage leaders although they are more famous that ...
American brewing firm Butcher’s Brewing has expanded its distribution network, with the addition of Brown Bag Beverage as its new distributor. Under the partnership, Brown Bag Beverage will distribute Butcher's Brewing's products ...
Tags: Butcher's Brewing, Brown Bag, Agriculture
Basque region, Spain-based seamless stainless steel pipe producer Tubacex has announced its financial results for the first quarter this year. The company registered a net profit of €5.6 million in the given quarter, up 59.8 percent ...
Tags: Tubacex, stainless steel pipe
Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York-based middle-market private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Gold Star Foods, Inc., a leading nutritional food distributor to K-12 schools in California, Arizona and Nevada, by Castle Harlan ...
Tags: Star Foods, nutritional meals
The total annual value of property and casualty (P&C) and life insurance policies sold through digital channels in Europe is expected to touch €25bn in 2016, which is more than twice the 2012 volume of €12bn. A new study by ...
Tags: Insurance, Digital Channels
Amcor Australasia has signed an agreement to acquire packaging and industrial distributors in Far North Queensland, Joe’s Cartons business for an undisclosed value. Joe's Cartons' distribution warehouses centers at Innisfail, Tully ...
Tags: Cartons Business, Packaging
Sika has acquired Everbuild Building Products Ltd, UK’s largest independent manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and construction chemicals. Everbuild is located in Leeds with annual sales revenue of over CHF 90 million and a workforce ...
Tags: UK, Construction&Decoration, Sika, Sealants, Adhesives
SolarAid has been selected to receive a £400,000 Global Impact Award from Google’s Global Impact Challenge. The charity says the Award, which is decided by a panel of judges including Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Richard ...
Tags: Global Impact Award, Lighting
Two years ago, I attended a meeting of Hytrol distributors in Little Rock. At heart, these were conveyor and equipment guys. Yet, two of the best presentations were about warehouse and equipment control systems. It highlighted how our ...
Tags: Software, Automation
Omron has recognised the work of its UK distributor, Anglia Components. Pictured (left to right): Alex Grout (Omron), Kerry Higham (Anglia), Chris O’Neill (Omron) and Graham Bridger (Anglia). According to Alex Grout, ...
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The German component distribution market stabilised in the fourth quarter of 2012, with a 10% increase in orders, according to the German distribution industry body FBDi, as the Embedded World exhibition opens in Nuremberg. The ...
Tags: component distribution, Germany, distribution industry