ID Quick Hits Video: Our Top 5 Items Of 2016

Another eventful year across the industrial distribution landscape is at its close. Take a look back at the five biggest news items on ID in 2016, counted down in order of views.

Mike Hockett
Dec 28, 2016

Another eventful year across the industrial distribution landscape is at its close. Take a look back at the five biggest news items on ID in 2016, counted down in order of views.

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