38 INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION / September/October 2013 www.inddist.com
Sales: $202 million
CEO: Mike Rowlett
Headquarters: Farmers Branch, TX
Locations: 9
Employees: 285
40. Womack Machine Supply Co. www.womackmachine.com
Womack had a pretty quiet year, with no M&A, major personnel changes, or new
product lines in 2012, although sales for this distributor of hydraulic, pneumatic, and
automation control systems were up a healthy 15 percent over 2011. Most recently,
the company sold its Applied International Motion (AIM) division to Valin Corporation.
Sales: $197 million
President: Rodney M. Lee
Headquarters: Greensboro, NC
Locations: 25
Employees: 339
41. Tencarva Machinery Corporation www.tencarva.com
Tencarva acquired Southern Sales Company of Nashville, TN in late 2012. Says the
company, “The acquisition expanded our municipal market coverage over an addi-
tional three states and added valuable market expertise to our senior management.
Modest economic recovery in some of our major markets helped us increase sales over
2011.”
Sales: $187 million
President & CEO: Joseph C. Nettemeyer
Headquarters: San Jose, CA
Locations: 14
Employees: 260
42. Valin Corporation www.valinonline.com
The Valin acquisition of AIM in June added 15 employees and serves to broaden
Valin’s automation systems solutions. Other recent acquisitions for Valin include
Rosedale Products of California, as well as SL Pacific in 2012.
Sales: $175 million
CEO: Philip Derrow
Headquarters: Columbus, OH
Locations: 15
Employees: 436
43. OTP Industrial Solutions www.otpnet.com
Ohio Transmission Corporation’s business continued its pace of organic growth
throughout 2012. Though not reflected in the sales or number of associates listed,
at the end of 2012, the company also closed on the acquisition of Industrial Process
Equipment Group, adding nearly 50 associates and three new locations. According to
a statement submitted to Industrial Distribution, “The addition of IPEG solidifies OTC
as one of the region’s largest industrial pump distributors and service providers.”
Sales: $170 million
CEO: Pat McCurdy
Headquarters: Columbus, OH
Locations: 3
Employees: 1,100
44. Kimball Midwest www.kimballmidwest.com
“We continue to focus on our organization’s core values while enhancing our process-
es to better serve our growing sales team,” said Kimball Midwest CEO Pat McCurdy.
“This has empowered our team to seek new opportunities and service their current
accounts with a personal touch and attention that we feel is unmatched in the indus-
try.”
Sales: $169 million
President: John Coffey
Headquarters: Birmingham, AL
Locations: 3
Employees: 90
45. Perry Supply, Inc. www.perrysupply.com
Perry Supply closed the 2012 year with a sales increase across its major markets. “We
are pleased to maintain a strong presence in the industry as a preferred supplier for
domestic and international mining supply, domestic foundry supply, and freight forwarding and logistics services,” said the company. Perry has not changed places over
last year, however the company has increased sales by $13 million.
