May 2010

      View the latest Building Materials news Headquarters: Peabody, MA 2009 Revenues: $1.7 billion Change in Sales from 2008: -2.8% Employees: 2,100 Locations: 178 Key Executives: CEO Robert Buck; President & COO Paul M. Isabella; Senior Vice President & CFO David R. Grace Even as sales declined 2.8 percent in 2009, Beacon Roofing […]

      View the latest Building Materials news Headquarters: Beloit, WI 2009 Revenues: $2.6 billion Employees: 5,000 Locations: 350 Key Executives: President & CEO David Luck; Executive Vice President & COO Keith Rozolis; CFO Kendra Story Since the death of co-founder Ken Hendricks in December 2007, ABC Supply remained quiet on the acquisition and

    View the latest Stock Building Supply news Headquarters: Raleigh, NC 2009 Revenues: N/A Locations: 20 markets Key Executives: President & CEO Joe Appelmann; Senior Vice President & COO Steve Short; CFO Jim Major After its spin-off from Wolseley, Stock Building Supply has undergone a transformation. The company has streamlined operations, focusing in 2009

      Headquarters: Cleveland, OH 2009 Revenues: $1.9 billion Change in Sales from 2008: -8% Employees: 4,831 Locations: 464 Key Executives: CEO David Pugh; COO Benjamin Mondics; CFO Mark Eisele CEO David Pugh spoke with MDM for an interview published Feb. 10 and Feb 25, 2010. The power transmission/bearing distributor has been growing in

      View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Fargo, ND 2009 Revenues: N/A Locations: 60 Key Executives: President & CEO Tammy Miller The recession presented many challenges for electrical distribution, and market leader Border States Electric was not immune to those challenges. In an interview that appeared in our August 10 issue, CEO Tammy

      View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: East Dubuque, IL 2009 Revenues: $790 million Change in Sales from 2008: -21% Employees: 1,400 Locations: 120 Key Executives: President Martin S. Burbridge; Senior Vice President & CFO James R Etheredge; Senior Vice President & COO Chris Breslin While commercial and residential construction are expected to

      View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Beaverton, OR 2009 Revenues: N/A Locations: 99 Key Executives: CEO Harvey Platt; President Jeffrey Baker Platt Electric serves the electrical construction, commercial, industrials, utility, digital surveillance, and data comm markets. No. 13: McNaughton-McKay Electric Return to Full List of Top Electrical Distributors Read MDM’s premium report

      View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Birmingham, AL 2009 Revenues: $534 million Change in Sales from 2008: -21.6% Employees: 850 Locations: 51 Key Executives: Chairwoman & CEO Nancy Collat Goedecke; President Wes Smith The goal of Mayer Electric was summed up by Charlie Collat, Jr., vice president for quality and training, when

      View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Madison Heights, MI 2009 Revenues: N/A Locations: 23 Key Executives: President & CEO Donald D. Slominski Jr.; Executive Vice President & COO John R. McNaughton III; Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing Richard M. Dahlstrom Detroit was one of the areas hardest hit by the recession,

    View the latest Anixter news Headquarters: Skokie, IL 2009 Revenues: $5 billion Change in Sales from 2008: -18.8% Employees: 7,811 Locations: 149 Key Executives: President & CEO Robert J. Eck; Executive Vice President, Finance & CFO Dennis J Letham; Vice President Global Finance Ted A. Dosch As with many other companies operating in

      View the latest Applied Industrial Technologies news Headquarters: Cleveland, OH 2009 Revenues: $1.9 billion Change in Sales from 2008: -8% Employees: 4,831 Locations: 464 Key Executives: CEO David Pugh; COO Benjamin Mondics; CFO Mark Eisele CEO David Pugh spoke with MDM for an interview published Feb. 10 and Feb 25, 2010. The

      View the latest Fastenal news Headquarters: Winona, MN 2009 Revenues: $1.809 billion Change in Sales from 2008: -17.5% Employees: 12,045 Locations: 2,369 New Locations in 2009: 69 Closed Locations in 2009: 10 Key Executives: President and CEO Willard Oberton; CFO Daniel Florness Acquisitions: Holo-Krome Fastenal opened 29 new stores in the first

      View the latest Industrial news Headquarters: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 2009 Revenues: $155 million Change in Sales from 2008: -13.9% Employees: 290 Locations: 33 Key Executives: CEO Farrokh Khalili; CFO Roland Bissoon; COO Farhang Manucherian Canadian Bearings Ltd. is a Canadian industrial distributor; integrated supply accounts for 15 percent of the power transmission/bearings

      View the latest Industrial news Headquarters: Des Plaines, IL 2009 Revenues: $378.8 million Change in Sales from 2008: -21.9% Employees: 1,110 Locations: 31 Key Executives: CEO Thomas J. Neri; COO Harry A. Dochelli; CFO Ronald J. Knutson In Lawson Products’ 2009 10K, it said: \”In response to the recession and our declining

    View the latest Industrial news Headquarters: Zug, Switzerland 2009 Revenues: $369.5 million Change in Sales from 2008: -30.2% Key Executives: CEO David Dean When announcing its 2009 sales results, David Dean, CEO of fastener distributor Bossard Group, said: \”There were some bright spots. Despite sluggish demand we again acquired numerous new customers. Moreover,

        View the latest Industrial news Headquarters: Greensboro, NC 2009 Revenues: $129.4 million Change in Sales from 2008: -9.3% Employees: 270 Locations: 22 Key Executives: President Rodney M. Lee; CFO Edwin W. Pearce, III Tencarva serves the the Chemical, Citrus, Paper, Textile, Power, and other industries. In 2006, Tencarva acquired Engineering Equipment