It’s been an exciting year for the distribution industry.
This year’s edition of the Industrial Distribution Big 50 is packed with companies who have largely shrugged off the pandemic and come out at an advantage. The average company on our list achieved year-over-year sales increases in the double digits.
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Although many saw big years without major acquisitions, dozens of other distributors on this year’s list have also been active on the mergers and acquisitions front — with some exciting developments that will alter the shape of Big 50 lists to come.
Presenting the 2023 Big 50:
The 2023 Industrial Distribution Big 50 |
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# |
Company |
Headquarters |
2022 Sales |
Top Executive |
Locations |
Employees |
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1 |
Lake Forest, IL |
$15.2 billion |
DG Macpherson |
425 |
26,000 |
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2 |
Birmingham, AL | $8.4 billion | Randy Breaux | 750+ | 9,100+ |
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3 |
Radnor, PA | $7.1 billion | Marcelo Fioranelli | 1,400 | 18,000 |
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4 |
Moraine, OH | $7 billion | Jeff Dice | 661 | 7,815 | |
5 |
Winona, MN | $6.98 billion | Daniel Florness | 2,206 | 22,386 | |
6 |
Norcross, GA | N/A | John Stegeman | N/A | 9,500+ |
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7 |
Pittsburgh, PA | N/A | John Engel | 800 | 20,000+ | |
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8 |
Cleveland, OH | $3.8 billion | Neil Schrimsher | 568 | 6,100 | |
9 |
Melville, NY | $3.7 billion | Erik Gerschwind | N/A | N/A | |
10 |
Houston, TX | $3.36 billion | Rob Saltiel | N/A | N/A |
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11 |
Greenwood, IN | $3.23 billion | Larry Stevens |
80 | 2,500 | |
12 |
Belmont, NC | N/A | Chuck Delph | 600 | 4,500 | |
13 |
Bedford, MA | $2.18 billion | Jeff Pope |
106 | 3,211 | |
14 |
Houston, TX | $2.13 billion | David Cherechinsky | 170 | 2,425 | |
15 |
Graybar (Industrial) | St. Louis, MO | $1.8 billion | Kathleen Mazzarella | 325+ | 9,400 |
16 |
Newport News, VA | N/A | Kevin Murphy |
1,700 | 36,000 | |
17 |
Houston, TX | $1.5 billion | David Little | N/A | N/A |
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18 |
Chicago, IL | $1.27 billion | J. Bryan King | 66 | 3,800 | |
19 |
Port Washington, NY | $1.16 billion | Barry Litwin | 7 | 1,650 | |
20 |
Cleveland, OH | $935 million | Carl James | 187 | 1,347 |
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21 |
Clark, NJ | N/A | Jayne Millard | 16 | 935 |
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22 |
Fargo, ND | $684 million | David White | 105 | 2,700 | |
23 |
Wood Dale, IL | $645 million | Daniel Harms | 37 | 1,400 |
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24 |
Tulsa, OK | N/A | John Mark | 50+ | 2,000 |
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25 |
Raleigh, NC | $558 million | Philippe Legris | 80 | 1,200 |
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26 |
Atlanta, GA | N/A | Glenn Pennycook | 30 | 943 |
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27 |
Ann Arbor, MI | $514 million | Manoj Sachdeva | 12 | 1,016 |
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28 |
Brillion, WI | $513 million | Michael Knight |
73 | 1,020 |
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29 |
Sunnyvale, CA | $503 million | William Matthews | 50 | 726 |
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30 |
Columbus, OH | $440 million | Pat McCurdy |
5 | 2,400 |
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31 | Houston, TX | $404 million | Bob Dill | N/A | N/A |
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32 | Wajax (Industrial) |
Mississauga, ON | $391 million | Iggy Domagalski | N/A | N/A |
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33 | Cedar Falls, IA | N/A | David Jones | 82 | 2,879 |
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34 | Greensboro, NC |
$304 million | Ed Pearce | 32 | 444 |
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35 |
Pittsburgh, PA | N/A | Jeffrey Crane | 65 | 900 | |
36 |
Littleton, CO | $272 million | Ross Surratt | 56 | 654 |
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37 |
Orange Park, FL | $268 million | Tom Henry | 45 | 682 |
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38 | Cincinnati, OH | $264 million | James Stahl III | 3 | 284 |
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39 |
Vernon Hills, IL | $260 million | James Hobbs | 27 | 480 | |
40 | Fort Worth, TX | $242 million | Lon Jennings | 33 | 450 |
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41 |
Portland, OR | $228 million | Tim Loy | 35 | 590 |
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42 |
Greenville, SC |
N/A | Kip Miller | 18 | 350 |
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43 |
Danvers, MA |
$194 million | Bud Richard | 13 | 110 |
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44 |
Flint, MI | $193 million | Chris Clarambeau | 14 | 500 |
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45 |
Florence, AL | $188 million | David Ruggles & Douglas Ruggles | 19 | 430 |
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46 |
Shawnee, KS | $178 million | Jeffrey Cloud | 36 | 358 |
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47 |
Dallas, TX | $165 million | Darein Gandall | 7 | 150 |
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48 |
Annapolis Junction, MD | $164 million | Doug Ardinger | 11 | 275 |
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49 |
Columbia, MO | $154 million | Caleb Messer | 7 | 225 |
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50* |
Liverpool, NY |
$153 million | Matt DeKay |
14 |
406 | |
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50* |
San Jose, CA |
$153 million | Joseph Nettemeyer |
12 |
162 |
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*Tie
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