The Home Depot announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HD Supply Holdings, a leading national distributor of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products in the multifamily and hospitality end markets. The acquisition is expected to position The Home Depot as a premier provider in the MRO marketplace.

Anvil's broad fire protection offering together with Kennedy Valve's UL/FM product portfolio delivers customers reliable, cost-effective and innovative solutions trusted to protect people and property, the company noted.

Winsupply has completed the purchase of substantially all the assets of Avon Supply Co., a plumbing and heating wholesale distributor primarily serving the greater Boston market. Details of the purchase were not disclosed.

Jones Stephens is responding to the overwhelming need for Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering prepackaged PPE kits to contractors and other businesses, the company noted.

Midland Industries (Midland), a supplier of brass fittings for tube, pipe and hose, announced John Gerber as its CEO, effective September 14. The Kansas City, Missouri-based organization welcomes Gerber as he steps into current CEO, Vince Hodes’s role.

Master distributor Industrial Valco, a national leader in MRO same day distribution, announced the purchase of Beric Valves, a leading producer of cast and forged steel gate, globe, check and ball valves, for the United States and its territories. 

ISCO Industries (ISCO), a Louisville-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) piping solutions provider, announced an agreement to sell Aquatherm polypropylene piping systems across the entire United States.