WinWholesale, Dayton, OH, has opened Gulf Coast Winnelson Company in Port Charlotte, FL, to provide plumbing contractors in five counties with a complete line of equipment, parts and accessories.

The counties are from Bradenton south to Marco Island and include Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Manatee and Sarasota. Gulf Coast is the second Winnelson company to open in 2008 in Florida. The other was Tampa Winnelson in January that serves the Tampa Bay area.

There are more than 460 WinWholesale locations across the U.S. in addition to more than 100 Noland Company branches, mainly in the southeast U.S. Noland Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WinWholesale.

WinWholesale Inc. is a supplier of domestic and industrial supplies and materials. In the group are companies conducting business-to-business wholesale distribution of plumbing and heating supplies; industrial pipes, valves and fittings; heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment; electrical equipment; electronics; industrial and commercial fastening hardware; waterworks and utility supplies; and domestic, commercial and industrial pumps.