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Global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety, Inc. on July 22, 2015 reported results for the second quarter of 2015.

Sales of $2.5 billion increased 1 percent versus $2.5 billion in the 2014 second quarter.

As a bit of background, our Boston, MA based company, Schawbel Technologies LLC, has a 30-plus year track record of technological innovation and consumer product development.

Net sales increased 5% for the three-month period, and 6.8% for the six-month period. Net earnings were up 7.5% for the quarter and 10.5% for the first six months of 2015.

The barriers to entry for creating a distributor e-commerce site are dropping rapidly.

First quarter sales increased 3% over the prior year to $1.3 billion.

AD, the $31 billion contractor and industrial products wholesale buying / marketing group, reported sales for all AD members, across all seven divisions, grew by 4% in Q2 of 2015 to $16.7 billion.

With PPE distribution attaining higher sophistication and specialization, private labels will continue to evolve and accommodate vital customer needs.

The latest forecast from the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation Foundation tempered expectations for the industrial economy this year but is more optimistic about 2016.

Latchways was founded in 1974 and is acknowledged as the first company to successfully develop and market engineered, cable-based, fall-arrest systems.