Over the past few weeks, we’ve been sharing quarterly reports from distributors and manufacturers in the industrial supply space. For the most part the earnings, topline and bottom line, have been good / met expectations. The drivers – industrial market performance and tariffs, especially since tariffs increase pricing, so, sales dollar volume inevitably goes up. Here’s … [Read more...] about 2025 Q3 Pulse of Industrial Supply Report
Industry Outlook
Fastenal – Strong Revenue Growth and 3 Consecutive Months of Double-Digit Organic Sales
The Winona, Minnesota based wholesale distributor of industrial and construction supplies, announced 3Q25 earnings on October 13. Revenue grew 11.7% from prior year to $2.13 billion and gross margin grew 40 basis points to 45.3%. Revenue growth was driven by increases in customers and unit sales, especially in customers spending >$10k per month, and market share … [Read more...] about Fastenal – Strong Revenue Growth and 3 Consecutive Months of Double-Digit Organic Sales
ISA Member News – Turner Supply Acquisition News
Turner Supply just announced the purchase of certain assets of Benchmark Industrial Supply, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Benchmark Industrial Supply has been providing Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) materials with a specialization in abrasives, buffs, and compounds in Tennessee for decades. Founded in 1994 by Deborah and Frank Waller, Benchmark has built … [Read more...] about ISA Member News – Turner Supply Acquisition News
Applied Industrial Earnings show solid growth
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) – the Cleveland, Ohio headquartered distributor of bearings, power transmission products, engineered fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control products, and other industrial supplies, as well as engineering, design and system integration for industrial and fluid power applications, and customized mechanical, fabricated … [Read more...] about Applied Industrial Earnings show solid growth
Gain Industry Insights. Participate in the Q3 Pulse of Industrial Supply Survey
Industrial Supply Trends is continuing our quarterly series of gaining marketplace insights and sharing it with you, helping you benchmark your performance. The Q3 Pulse of Industrial Supply survey is now open, until September 24th. Results will be shared the first week in October. We need input from distributors, manufacturers, and independent manufacturer … [Read more...] about Gain Industry Insights. Participate in the Q3 Pulse of Industrial Supply Survey
