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Private label and national brands combine in new ways at True Value Company.

Paint giant Valspar has every intention of profiting from its move to acquire the Ace Hardware private-label paint business, it just hasn't happened yet.

Valspar executives walked analysts through the plan during the company's third-quarter conference call. The analysts seemed highly interested in Valspar's seven-month-old relationship with Ace. 

New president brings 27 years of experience in various leadership roles 

Extreme Heavy Duty Construction Adhesive from Liquid Nails has opened up new lines of distribution to participating True Value and Ace Hardware stores. 

The product has already been available at Lowe’s and Home Depot. 

Simpson Strong-Tie is now in its fourth consecutive year as Do it Best Corp.'s Vendor of the Year in the Building Materials products category.