Distribution Industry News

Under H.I.G.’s ownership it plans to expand its product and service offerings, invest in its digital business and pursue acquisitions of complementary companies in the U.K. and internationally.

The acquisition gives EMS additional exposure to the fencing and construction markets while broadening its hurricane protection product offering.

Wholesale inventories reached a seasonally adjusted $965.7 billion at the end of August, up 0.7% from July and 6.6% from August 2025, according to advance estimates released Sept. 30 by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Winsupply President Jeff Dice said the company’s growth strategy remains centered on finding entrepreneurs who can operate local wholesale businesses and supporting them with the purchasing, distribution and other services provided by the larger organization.

The Indianapolis facility gives Accu its first U.S. distribution operation as the company looks to provide faster fulfillment and more localized support for North American customers.

Conrad distributes pneumatic, hydraulic, automation, lubrication and compressed air products and provides engineering, assembly, fabrication, repair, and field services

The combination gives Clorox a platform to use GOJO’s distributor relationships and installed dispenser base to expand sales of cleaning and hygiene products across health care, education, hospitality, commercial facilities and other institutional markets.

The platform connects data used by sales, marketing and other teams while leaving the enterprise resource planning system as the system of record for financial and operational data.