TR Holland receives fourth 100% delivery award from Philips
Global fastener manufacturer and distributor TR Fastenings (TR) has received recognition for its 100% delivery record from Philips, the fourth time it has been given the award. TR supplies an array of C-class products to Philips in Holland, including screws, nuts, clips and plastic components. Out of the 480 lines supplied, there was a 0% […]
Douwes and Peco merge to form Peco Douwes Group (PDG)
Douwes International and Peco Select Fasteners will join forces as of 1 July 2018 under one trade name, Peco Douwes Group (PDG). The groundwork was laid for the move in January 2016, when Indutrade acquired Peco, making Peco and Douwes sister companies. In May 2016, both companies moved into a new building to further cement […]
TERRITORY FOCUS: BENELUX, featuring Stanley, pgb, Fabory, Kobout & PECO
With political uncertainty becoming more of a, well, certainty, the Netherlands has been no exception and remarkably didn’t have a working government for almost nine months of 2017 – for a record 208 days. But it hasn’t seemed to have held back the Netherland economy – far from it. According to estimates from ING, reported by the Financial Times, the […]
Selco sees double-digit growth in H1 2017
Selco was among the stand out performers for Grafton in its half year financials, with Selco Builders Warehouse seeing double-digit revenue growth, thanks in part to the new branches opened this year. Selco is one of a number of Merchanting brands for Grafton, which also includes Buildbase, Plumbase and Macblair. Grafton’s overseas Merchanting brands include Gunters en […]
Grafton snaps up another fixings, tool & ironmongery business in the Netherlands
Merchanting and DIY giant Grafton Group is building its presence in the Netherlands again with its second acquisition in the territory within just 12 months. Grafton will purchase Gunters en Meuser B.V. (“G&M”), a market leader in the distribution of tools, fixings and ironmongery in the Greater Amsterdam Area. Completion is expected in January and […]