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Thursday, September 14, 2006
The Construction Distribution Industry
Sunbelt rentals acquires NationsRents
Sunbelt Rentals, a subsidiary of Ashtead Group, PLC, has announced that it is acquiring NationsRents, formng the third largest equipment rental company in the United States. After the acquisition, the combined companies will operate 477 outlets in 35 states and employ more than 7,000 people.
Klein Tools moves its Illinois headquarters
Klein Tools has moved its corporate headquarters from Skokie, IL to a new, 64,000-square-foot facility on a 7-acre site in Lincolnshire, IL, a northwest suburb of Chicago.
In addition to the new office space, a 57,000-square-foot multipurpose building was also added.
The company's Skokie facility will maintain manufacturing capabilities in the existing 225,000-square-foot building.
The Lincolnshire headquarters will house the executive team, domestic and international sales and marketing, corporate human resources, customer service, purchasing and all financial and IT support.
Simpson Strong-Tie opens metro Minneapolis facilties
Simpson Strong-Tie has opened a 56,000-square-foot distribution center and training facility in Eagan, MN. The new warehouse will fill orders for customers in Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin — taking over this role from the company's warehouse in Columbus, OH.
"We are committed to providing our customers with the best, most cost-effective product soultions, and this location will enable us to turnaround product orders much more quickly," points out Murray Daniels, branch manager from the Columbus facility.
"Serving customers in this territory from Columbus could mean delivery of orders in five to eight business days," adds Curt Johnson, senior territory manager. "Now, from Eagan, we can turn the same orders in just three days — we're cutting lead time in half."
In addition to the warehouse, there's a 2,000-square-foot training facility in the new Eagan operation. Here, specifiers, inspectors, dealers and contractors will be able to attend workshops and other hands-on educational events.
NAW publishes book on managing distributor/manufacturer conflicts
Based on a year-long research study, Working at Cross-Purposes: How Distributors and Manufacturers Can Manage Conflict Successfully, is designed to be a guide to understanding what really drives distributor-supplier relationships; how often they go bad; and why.
The book was written by Mike Marks, Tim Horan and Mike Emerson of the Indian River Consulting Group, Melbourne, FL. In it, they explore what they call the fallacy of "win-win" and provide diagnostic tools to evaluate relationships distributors may have with suppliers, and offer ideas on how to go "from disfunctional to effective."
UASI sets records in 2005
Whether measured in sales revenue or percentage growth, 2005 was a record-setting year for UASI, a multistate distributor specializing in personal protection gear.
In the past year, UASI opened a new 30,000-square-foot distribution center in Wilmington, OH, the first of a planned expansion program. It also has distribution centers in Los Angeles; Sparks, NV; Houston; Atlanta; Oakland, NJ; and in Ontario, Canada.
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Sunbelt rentals acquires NationsRents
Sunbelt Rentals, a subsidiary of Ashtead Group, PLC, has announced that it is acquiring NationsRents, formng the third largest equipment rental company in the United States. After the acquisition, the combined companies will operate 477 outlets in 35 states and employ more than 7,000 people.
Klein Tools moves its Illinois headquarters
Klein Tools has moved its corporate headquarters from Skokie, IL to a new, 64,000-square-foot facility on a 7-acre site in Lincolnshire, IL, a northwest suburb of Chicago.
In addition to the new office space, a 57,000-square-foot multipurpose building was also added.
The company's Skokie facility will maintain manufacturing capabilities in the existing 225,000-square-foot building.
The Lincolnshire headquarters will house the executive team, domestic and international sales and marketing, corporate human resources, customer service, purchasing and all financial and IT support.
Simpson Strong-Tie opens metro Minneapolis facilties
Simpson Strong-Tie has opened a 56,000-square-foot distribution center and training facility in Eagan, MN. The new warehouse will fill orders for customers in Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin — taking over this role from the company's warehouse in Columbus, OH.
"We are committed to providing our customers with the best, most cost-effective product soultions, and this location will enable us to turnaround product orders much more quickly," points out Murray Daniels, branch manager from the Columbus facility.
"Serving customers in this territory from Columbus could mean delivery of orders in five to eight business days," adds Curt Johnson, senior territory manager. "Now, from Eagan, we can turn the same orders in just three days — we're cutting lead time in half."
In addition to the warehouse, there's a 2,000-square-foot training facility in the new Eagan operation. Here, specifiers, inspectors, dealers and contractors will be able to attend workshops and other hands-on educational events.
NAW publishes book on managing distributor/manufacturer conflicts
Based on a year-long research study, Working at Cross-Purposes: How Distributors and Manufacturers Can Manage Conflict Successfully, is designed to be a guide to understanding what really drives distributor-supplier relationships; how often they go bad; and why.
The book was written by Mike Marks, Tim Horan and Mike Emerson of the Indian River Consulting Group, Melbourne, FL. In it, they explore what they call the fallacy of "win-win" and provide diagnostic tools to evaluate relationships distributors may have with suppliers, and offer ideas on how to go "from disfunctional to effective."
UASI sets records in 2005
Whether measured in sales revenue or percentage growth, 2005 was a record-setting year for UASI, a multistate distributor specializing in personal protection gear.
In the past year, UASI opened a new 30,000-square-foot distribution center in Wilmington, OH, the first of a planned expansion program. It also has distribution centers in Los Angeles; Sparks, NV; Houston; Atlanta; Oakland, NJ; and in Ontario, Canada.
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