While several of the companies featured in Distribution Center’s Top 50 Distributors of 2018 list had banner years, few accrued as much success as Winsupply Inc. The Dayton, Ohio-based company, which ranked No. 6 on this year’s list, surpassed $3.2 billion in sales last year. Yes, that's billion with a ‘B.’
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers is projected to grow 15 percent over the next eight years, which is much faster than the average for all occupations.
HARDI facilitates each benchmarking program via partnerships with four unique vendors. Members’ proprietary data is sent directly to the vendors, where it is securely stored and protected. At no time in the process does HARDI have access to the data that serves as the catalyst for each analytics report.
“Numbers have value,” said Brian Loftus, market research & benchmarking analyst at HARDI.
The U.S. metals market has been suffering in recent years. Prices are depressed, and producers are suffering. There's been a bit of an uptick in metals pricing recently. What will be the prevailing pricing trends for 2017?
The problem of surplus inventory continues to plague manufacturers and distributors in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) sector. However, recognizing the pitfalls of excess inventory and the available solutions can help HVAC players manage their extra stock.
Manufacturers and distributors in the HVAC sector are continually plagued by the problem of surplus inventory. However, recognizing the pitfalls of excess inventory and the available solutions can help HVAC players manage their extra stock.
They came, they saw, and, hopefully, they bought the sage advice as a variety of experts provided insight on how to make the purchasing process more profitable during HARDI’s Purchasing Conference held April 10-12 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.
While online sales are growing in popularity, many HVACR parts and equipment companies still prefer doing business through the traditional supply chain.