June 2012

View the latest Grainger news Headquarters: Lake Forest, IL2011 Revenues: $8.1 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 12.78%Employees: 21,400Locations: U.S. – 368 branches and 15 DCs; Canada – 285 facilities; also has branches or DCs in Japan, China and ColombiaKey Executives: Chairman, President and CEO James T. Ryan; Grainger International President Michael Pulick; Grainger U.S. President […]

View the latest Industrial news Headquarters: Ontario, Canada2011 Americas Revenues: C$170 millionChange in Sales from 2010: -0.58%Employees: 280Locations: 33Key Executives: CEO Farrokh Khalili; CFO Roland Bissoon; COO Farhang Manucherian; VP of Sales Ali Moghadam Canadian Bearings Ltd. is a Canadian industrial distributor; integrated supply accounts for 15 percent of the power transmission/bearings distributor’s total sales.

        View the latest Industrial news Headquarters: Columbus, OH2011 Revenues: $161.8 millionChange in Sales from 2010: 30.48%Employees: 3022011 Acquisitions: Hughes Machinery Company, Baro Holdings and Solares ControlsKey Executives: CEO Charles M. Simon; CFO Charles D. Hale FCX Performance focuses on valves and instrumentation. It has been expanding by acquisition in recent years,

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Linden, NJ2011 Revenues: $460 millionChange in Sales from 2010: 15%Employees: 550Key Executives: CEO Jayne Millard; COO Frank Millard; President Jack Signagra; CFO Trevor Barnett; President Turtle & Hughes Integrated Supply JJ Drummond Turtle & Hughes is a diversified distributor in Industrial, Power Transmission/Bearing, Electrical, Pharmaceutical, Fasteners, Safety and MRO

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Nacogdoches, TX2011 Revenues: $502 millionChange in Sales from 2010: 33.9%Employees: 900Locations: 104Key Executives: President Bill Elliott Over the past year, Elliott Electric has worked to continuously improve its customers’ experience, particularly through its website. After launching a brand new website last spring, the company continued to add new features

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Atlanta, GA2011 Revenues: $557.5 millionChange in Sales from 2010: 23.9%Employees: 600Locations: 36Acquisitions in 2011: Cobra Wire & Cable Inc.Key Executives: President & CEO Robert W. Thomas; Sr. VP & CFO Matt Tyser; Sr. VP Logistics Bill Knight; Sr. VP Electrical & Assembly Business Alex Gonzalez; Sr. VP Marketing Larry

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Madison Heights, MI2011 Revenues: N/AEmployees: 700+Locations: 23Key Executives: President & CEO Donald D. Slominski Jr.; Executive Vice President & COO John R. McNaughton III; Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing Richard M. Dahlstrom McNaughton-McKay sells to the construction, commercial, government, and industrial automation markets. It has operations in Michigan,

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Birmingham, AL2011 Revenues: $626 millionChange in Sales from 2010: 10.2%Employees: 850Locations: 50Key Executives: CEO Nancy Collat Goedecke; President Wes Smith; Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Glenn Goedecke; Executive Vice President & COO Charlie Collat Mayer Electric Supply Company, a distributor of electrical, lighting, and communications products in the

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: East Dubuque, IL2011 Revenues: $886 millionChange in Sales from 2010: 15.2%Locations: 117Key Executives: President & CEO Martin Burbridge; Senior Vice President & CFO James Etheredge; Senior Vice President & COO Chris Breslin Crescent Electric Supply Company serves contractors, utilities, institutional and industrial customers with a broad line of electrical,

View the latest Grainger news Headquarters: Lake Forest, IL2011 Revenues: $1.1 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 12.5%Employees: 21,466Locations: 540 branches (U.S. & Canada)Key Executives: President & CEO James Ryan; Grainger U.S. President Court Carruthers; Grainger International Michael Pulick; CFO Ronald Jadin; SVP Global Supply Chain D G Macpherson; SVP HR Joseph C. High; SVP Communications

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Fargo, NDRevenues: $1.2 billion (for fiscal year ended March 31, 2012)Change in Sales from 2010: 20.4%Locations: 56Employees: 1,400Key Executives: CEO Tammy Miller; President Gary Miller BSE provides products and services to the construction, industrial and utility markets. Active employees own 100 percent of the company under an employee stock

View the latest HD Supply news Headquarters: Atlanta, GA2011 Revenues: $1.6 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 12%Employees: 14,000Locations: 640Key Executives: CEO Joe DeAngelo; SVP, Strategic Business Development & Integration Vidya Chauhan; SVP & CFO Ronald Domanico; SVP & CIO Michele Markham; SVP & General Counsel Ricardo Nunez; SVP, HR & Marketing and Communications Meg Newman;

View the latest Anixter news Headquarters: Glenview, IL2011 Revenues: $4.3 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 16.2%Employees: 8,200 (global)Locations: 225Key Executives: President & CEO Robert J. Eck; Executive Vice President, Finance & CFO Ted A. Dosch There’s some debate as to whether Anixter belongs in the electrical distribution channel, based primarily on its foundation of electronics.

View the latest Graybar news Headquarters: St. Louis, MO2011 Revenues: $5.4 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 16.7%Employees: 7,400Locations: 240Number of New Locations: 2Key Executives: President & CEO Kathleen Mazzarella; Senior Vice President & CFO D. Beatty D’Alessandro; Senior Vice President, Human Resources Beverly Propst; Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel Matthew Geekie; Senior Vice

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Irving, TXLocations: 550Key Executives: President H Dean Bursch Privately held CED does not divulge its annual revenues, but continues to be one of the largest players in electrical distribution in the U.S. Recently, CED acquired Walters Wholesale Electric in Brea, CA. The move came shortly after competitors Sonepar and

View the latest Rexel news Headquarters: Dallas, TX2011 Revenues: $4.8 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 8.4%Employees: 7,300Locations: 530Key Executives: CEO Rudy Provoost ; CFO Michel Favre; Senior Vice President Business Development & Corporate Operations Pascal Martin; Senior Vice President & CEO Rexel Holdings USA Chris Hartmann; Senior Vice President & CEO Canada Jeff Hall When

Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA2011 Revenues: $6 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 21.2%Employees: 7,100Locations: 400Acquisitions in 2011: RECO, LCC and Brews SupplyKey Executives: President & CEO John Engel; CFO Kenneth S. Parks; COO Steve Van Oss During 2011, WESCO continued to focus on the eight growth engines it identified in 2009 and its One WESCO initiative. Recent

View the latest Sonepar news Global Headquarters: Paris, France2011 Revenues (North America): $6.7 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 29.8%Locations: 629Acquisitions in 2011: OneSource Distributors, Independent Electric Supply, SESCO/QUESCO (HD Supply Canada), Dixon Electric Key Executives: CEO North America David Gabriel; CFO North America Kathy Rusko; Executive Vice President Sonepar USA Jay Bricker Sonepar is an

View the latest Industrial news Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio2011 Revenues: $147 millionChange in Sales from 2010 26%Locations: 21 branchesNew Locations in 2011(not as a result of acquisition): 1Key Executives: President and CEO Philip Derrow; CFO Matt Piatt; COO Kurt Lang OTP Industrial Solutions is an industrial distributor selling mechanical power transmission equipment and pumps, as well

      View the latest Industrial news Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA2011 Revenues: $153 millionChange in Sales from 2010: 6.99%Employees: 234Locations: 162011 Acquisitions: Pacific PowertechKey Executives: President & CEO Joseph Nettemeyer; CFO & COO David Hefler; CMO Thomas Crone; VP – Human Resources Fran Turbok Valin Corp. is a distributor of process control, measurement, heat, filtration