May 25, 2010

      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 distributor’s total sales. The distributor […]

      View the latest Building Materials news Headquarters: Dallas, TX 2009 Revenues: $678 million Change in Sales from 2008: -34.5% Employees: 2,700 Locations: 106 (55 distribution centers) Key Executives: President & CEO Floyd F. Sherman; Senior Vice President & CFO M. Chad Crow An already weak housing industry was further damaged in 2009

      View the latest Building Materials news Headquarters: Boise, ID 2009 Revenues: $685 million (est.) Employees: 3,700 Key Executives: CEO Paul S. Street; President & COO Stanley M. Wilson; CFO Daniel McQuary 2009 was a rough year for most distributors serving the building material market, and more than one distributor was forced to

    View the latest Building Materials news Headquarters: Chicago, IL 2009 Revenues: $1.3 billion Change in Sales from 2008: -35.3% Locations: 164 Key Executives: President & CEO Brendan J. Deely A wholly owned subsidiary of UGS Corp., L&W Supply serves contractors. In response to weak market conditions, L&W Supply closed 37 distribution centers in

      View the latest Building Materials news Headquarters: Eighty Four, PA 2009 Revenues: $1.35 billion Change in Sales from 2008: -35.7% Employees: 5,000 Locations: 289 Key Executives: CEO Joseph A. Hardy III; President Maggie Hardy Magerko 2008 was marked by closures across 84 Lumber’s network. It seemed that every few months, new closures

      View the latest Building Materials news Headquarters: Avenel, NJ 2009 Revenues: $1.5 billion Locations: 129 Key Executives: CEO Larry Stoddard; CFO Joe Stacy 2009 Acquisitions: Premier Supply, Denver, CO; Carlson Distributors, Rockford, IL; Quality Roofing Supplies, Schenectady, NY. 2010: Insulation Systems, Greesnboro, NC In 2008, Bradco Supply was acquired by private equity

      View the latest HD Supply news Headquarters: Atlanta, GA2009 Revenues: $1.51 billion (building materials/construction)Employees: 15,000 (total)Locations: 770 (total)Key Executives: CEO Joe DeAngelo; Executive President John Stegeman; Senior Vice President Joe Izganics; CFO Ronald Domanico; SBD and Integration Vidya Chauhan; CIO Michele Markham; General Counsel Ricardo Nunez; HR, Marketing and Communications Meg Newman

      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

        View the latest ProBuild news Headquarters: Denver, CO 2009 Revenues: $3.0 billion Change in Sales from 2008: -22% Locations: 470 Key Executives: CEO Paul Hylbert, Jr.; COO Bill Myrick; CFO Thomas W. Ryan 2009 Acquisitions: Oso Lumber, Arlington, WA ProBuild carries construction products for national builders, local contractors and do-it-yourselfers. Even

      Headquarters: Dallas, TX 2009 Revenues: NA Locations: 41 Key Executives: Owner Bob Purvis 2009 Acquisitions: Bearing Service and Supply, Bearing Belt Chain Purvis, founded in 1945 in Waco, TX, is a large regional independent power transmission, electrical control and belting services distributor, with 41 locations in seven states. Purvis goes to market

      Headquarters: Columbus, OH 2009 Revenues: $90-$100 million Employees: 300 Key Executives: President and CEO Philip Derrow; COO Jack Grote OTP Industrial Solutions, which changed its name from Ohio Transmission & Pump, is an industrial distributor of pumps, fluid power, mechanical power transmission, bearings, fluid power, electrical and repair. It serves customers in

    Headquarters: Merriam, KS 2009 Revenues: $116.2 million Change in Sales from 2008: -20.5% Employees: 360 Locations: 40 Key Executives: President and CEO Stephen R. Cloud; CFO Wayne Shields; Director of Corporate Development Jeff Cloud; Vice President Supply Chain Rex Davis; Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Operations Mark Byrne CEO Stephen Cloud said that

      Headquarters: Montreal, Quebec 2009 Revenues:$290 million Change in Sales from 2008: -9.9% Employees: 730 Locations: 65 Key Executives: President Gordon Duncan New Locations in 2009: 4 Kinecor is a Canadian distributor of bearings & power transmission products, hydraulic components and systems, process equipment, material handling, safety and personal protective equipment, and mill

      Headquarters: Cleveland, OH 2009 Revenues: $396 million Change in Sales from 2008: -25% Employees: 1,034 Locations: 136 Key Executives: President and CEO Carl James; BDI-USA and COO John Ruth; Cameron Lawrence, BDI-Canada; Zoltan Arkovics, Managing Director, BDI-Europe; Jun Wang, General Manager, BDI-China; Dan Maisonville, CFO New Locations in 2009: 6 Closed or

      Headquarters: Houston, TX 2009 Revenues:$583.2 million Change in Sales from 2008: -20.9% Employees: 1,697 (MRO) Locations: 112 service centers, 50 supply chain locations, 6 distribution centers Key Executives:President and CEO David Little; CFO Mac McConnell DXP is comprised of its Innovative Pumping Solutions (IPS), Precision Supply Chain Services, and MROP Service Centers

    Headquarters: Bloomfield, CT 2009 Revenues: $645 million Change in Sales from 2008: -17% Employees: 2,000 Locations: 200 Key Executives: President T. Jack Cahill Kaman, a national distributor of power transmission and motion control products, has been active in M&A in the first half of 2010, acquiring Allied Bearings Company and motion control distributor

      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