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Full speed ahead for Johnson following distribution shuffle

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We have been very pleased with our recent launch of Johnson Hardwood products. We typically look for products that are different and unique as well as something that is not going to overlap with our current portfolio.” Johnson’s on-trend product offerings, Haselhorst noted, are right in line with those of R.A.

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E.J. Welch to acquire Gilford-Johnson assets; Schollmeyer resigns

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Welch said it has now acquired the Indiana, Western Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio territories—which also includes facilities—of Gilford-Johnson Flooring, effective Sept. We look forward to focusing on strong territories with our products for current and new customers in the years to come.”. Gilford-Johnson ranked No.

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Profile: E.J. Welch Company

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For most of its nearly six decades, the brand established by Edward James Welch to deliver “unrivaled service, excellent products and superior solutions to the flooring trade” did so with little fanfare. First it acquired Houston-based T&L Distributing. Or, as president Mike Welch put it, “We tried to operate under the radar.”.

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Belknap-Haines broadens its national reach

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B elknap-Haines’ acquisition of Houston-based STC (formerly Swiff-Train) expands the territory of the industry’s top-ranked distributor well beyond its East Coast roots. 17, adds Texas and the Gulf Coast region to an already sprawling territory that currently includes Maine to Miami, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Ray Mancini Jr.,