7/8/2014 3:47:00 PM
NEWS BRIEFS
NORMA Group Expands U.S. Distribution Services

NORMA Group has “significantly expanded” its Distribution Services activities in the US. The German company said its new distribution center in Lake Orion, MI, has helped it win new orders and strengthen relationships with U.S. clients.

“NORMA Group Americas has a strategic focus on growing our distribution, aftermarket and industrial business,” says Tim Jones, President of NORMA Group Americas. “The new Distribution Center allows our distributor customers to be more efficient with their own inventory investment, while allowing our manufacturing customers to also enjoy lower lead times and better response to their end customers.”

New domestic business includes supplying truck parts supplier Fleetpride; passenger vehicle aftermarket manufacturers Flo-Pro Performance Exhaust and Dorman Products;  water management and plumbing products specialists Ferguson Parts and Packaging;  Mission Rubber; and LaVanture Products Co., a wholesaler for OEMs and other industries.

Opened in early 2014, the 226,000 sq ft facility supplies joining products of the ABA, NORMA, Breeze, Torca, Clamp-All, R.G. Ray and Five Star brands to distribution companies, OEM clients in the aftermarket sector, specialist wholesalers and DIY stores. Web: NormaAmericasDS.com

NORMA sales in the Americas jumped 16.9% to EUR 54.6 million in sales in the first quarter of 2014. 

On April 28, 2014, NORMA Group acquired the business activities of U.S.-based Five Star Clamps Inc., which manufactures and sells joining solutions for various applications and industries. ©2014 GlobalFastenerNews.com

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