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2010 Report on the Distribution Industry

This report provides a complete picture of the distribution landscape by including not only the top distributors by revenue in major sectors, but also an overview of trends and issues being faced in distribution markets.

The lists of top distributors are free and can be accessed by clicking on the links below. The full report, which includes an in-depth look at the issues and trends in distribution, more details on individual sectors, as well as a report on integrated supply markets, is available to subscribers only.

Jack Keough, former editor of Industrial Distribution magazine, which produced the Big 50 for many years, writes about how the top distributors have grown over the years in this special column for MDM. Read it now.

View Lists of Top Distributors in Each Sector


2010 Distribution Landscape Report

* The Rush to Meet Growing Demand

* Credit Conditions Stay Tight

* Changing Customer Definitions of Value

* End-Market Opportunities & Challenges

* Trends in Mergers & Acquisitions

* The State of Integrated Supply in Today's Distribution Markets

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Methodology

Free: lists of distributors and company information

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Top 40 Industrial Distributors

1. Wolseley
2. HD Supply
3. Grainger
4. Airgas
5. McJunkin Red Man Corp.

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Industrial Sector Report

Top Power Transmission/Bearing Distributors

1. Motion Industries
2. Applied Industrial Technologies
3. Kaman Industrial Technologies

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Power Transmission Sector Report

Top Building Materials/Construction Distributors

1. ProBuild Holdings
2. Stock Building Supply
3. ABC Supply


View Full List of Building Materials Distributors ...

Building Materials Sector Report

Top Electrical Distributors

1. Sonepar
2. International Electric Supply Co.
3. Consolidated Electrical Distributors
4. Anixter International
5. WESCO Distribution Inc.

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Electrical Sector Report

Top HVAC/Plumbing Distributors

1. Ferguson/Wolseley Canada
2. McJunkin Red Man Corp.
3. Hajoca

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HVAC/Plumbing Sector Report

 

Other Distribution Sectors

Includes:

Electronics
Plastics
Pharmaceuticals

Buying and Marketing Groups