COMPANY SALES '98 RANK
1. W.W. Grainger, Inc. $4.3 Billion 1
2. Graybar Electric Co. $3.74 B 2
3. WESCO Distribution, Inc. $3.02 B 3
4. Hughes Supply $2.53 B 5
5. Motion Industries, Inc. $2.04 B 6
6. G.E. Supply $1.9 B 4
7. Airgas, Inc. $1.56 B 7
8. Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. $1.49 B 9
9. Premier Farnell plc $1.17 B 8
10. Westburne Inc. $762 Million --
11. Ferguson Enterprises $735 M 10
12. McJunkin Corp. $731 M 11
13. SunSource $712.5 M 12
14. Cameron & Barkley $613 M 12
15. Sammons Distribution $605 M 13
16. MSC Industrial Supply $583 M 17
17. Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp. $503.5 M 15
18. Fastenal $503.1 M 18
19. Noland Co. $465.5 M 16
20. Industrial Distribution Group $437.6 M 22
21. JLK Direct Distribution Inc. $425.3 M 20
22. Vallen Corp. $364 M 19
23. Van Leeuwen Pipe & Tube $300 M 23
24. Yamazen Inc. $294 M 26
25. Lawson Products, Inc. $292.5 M 24
26. White Cap Industries $292 M 35
27. DoAll Co. $267 M 25
28. The Robert E. Morris Co. $264.6 M 27
29. Fairmont Supply $256.5 M 21
30. Stuart C. Irby Co. $256.1 M 29
31. F.W. Webb $255 M 33
32. Bowman Distribution/Barnes Group, Inc. $247 M 31
33. Branch Electric Supply $246.2 M 28
34. Wilson Supply $230 M --
35. Bearing Distributors, Inc. $220 M 34
36. Strategic Distribution, Inc. $219.3 M 36
37. Pentacon $215 M --
38. Production Tool Supply $212 M 30
39. Würth Group $205 M --
40. DXP Enterprises $203.4 M 37
41. Sears Industrial $184 M 38
42. The Gage Co. $175 M 32
43. Turtle & Hughes $174 M 40
44. Tristate Electrical & Electronic Supply Co. $165 M --
45. Precision Industries, Inc. $163 M 41
46. Steiner Electric $161 M 39
47. R.S. Hughes Co., Inc. $158.2 M 42
48. Piping and Equipment $153 M 43
49. Texas Mill Supply Companies $150 M 45
50. Harrington Industrial Plastics $140 M 44
51. Bearing Headquarters Co. $128.8 M 46
52. IBT, Inc. $123.7 M 47
53. Machinery Systems, Inc. $119 M 51
54. Carlson Systems $118 M 49
55. Purchased Parts Group $110 M 52
56. Goodall Rubber Co. $106 M 50
57. Indoff, Inc. $103 M 59
58. Cross Sales & Engineering Co. $94 M 57
59. Dillon Supply Co. $90 M 53
60. Argo International $84.8 M 54
61. The B.C. Bearing Group $84 M 55
62. Alamo Iron Works $83 M 56
63. The McGraw Group $82 M 80
64. Curtis Industries $81 M 58
65. Rero Distribution Companies $80.7 M 66
66. The Ross-Willoughby Co. $78.2 M 71
67. Lewis-Goetz & Co. $74.5 M 63
68. Valin Corp. $73.35 M 64
69. Hypower/Bearing & Transmission $73.3 M --
70. Engman-Taylor Co., Inc. $72.5 M 74
71. MSCO Inc. (Martin Supply) $72.0 M --
72. Power/mation Division, Inc. $72.0 M 65
73. Bearings & Drives $68.0 M 68
74. Duncan Equipment Co. $67 M 69
75. Prime Technology $65.4 M 72
76. Orr Safety Corp. $65 M 73
77. Industrial Equipment Co. Ltd. $63 M 85
78. A.I.M. Supply $60.06 M 82
79. Maher Tool Supply Co. $60.0 M --
80. Ohio Transmission & Pump Co. $58.7 M 75
81. Womack Machine Supply $57.8 M 76
82. Iowa Industrial Products $57 M 79
83. Questron Technology, Inc. $56.96 M --
84. Zatkoff Seals & Packing $56.6 M 83
85. Endries International, Inc. $56 M 77
86. Safeco, Inc. $51.2 M 78
87. Apache Hose & Belting $51.08 M 84
88. Windsor Factory Supply Ltd. $49.58 M 70
89. Century Sales and Service, Ltd. $48.24 M 81
90. The Indusco Group $48.2 M 95
91. A-C Supply Co. $48 M 88
92. Warner Industrial Supply $47.5 M 90
93. J. Lee Hackett Co. $45.8 M 94
94. Drago Supply, Inc. $45.3 M --
95. General Tool & Supply Co. $43 M 89
96. Samson Industrial Corp. $43 M 91
97. Century Fasteners Corp. $42.3 M 100
98. Standard Supply & Hardware Co. $42.1 M 86
99. Moody-Price, Inc. $39.6 M 92
100. Cincinnati Belting & Transmission Co. $39.1 M 99