Airgas, Inc., through its subsidiaries, distributes industrial, medical, and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods in the United States. The companys gas products include nitrogen, oxygen, argon, helium, and hydrogen; welding and fuel gases, such as acetylene, propylene, and propane; and carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, ultra high purity grades, special application blends, and process chemicals. Its hardgood products comprise welding consumables and equipment, and safety products, as well as maintenance, repair, and operating supplies. The company also engages in the rental of gas cylinders, cryogenic liquid containers, bulk storage tanks, tube trailers, and welding and welding related equipment. In addition, Airgas produces and/or distributes gas products, principally carbon dioxide, dry ice, nitrous oxide, anhydrous ammonia, refrigerants, and atmospheric merchant gases; and produces oxygen, nitrogen, and argon. It serves industrial manufacturing, repair and maintenance, non-residential construction, medical, petrochemical, food products, wholesale trade, analytical, utilities, and mining, and transportation industries. The company markets its products through multiple sales channels, including branch-based sales representatives, retail stores, strategic customer account programs, telesales, catalogs, e-business, and independent distributors. As of March 31, 2008, it operated an integrated network of approximately 1100 locations, including branches, retail stores, packaged gas fill plants, specialty gas labs, production facilities, and distribution centers. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

Anixter International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes communications products, specialty wire and cable products, fasteners, and small parts. Its communications products comprise voice, data, video, and security products used to connect personal computers, peripheral equipment, mainframe equipment, security equipment, and various networks to each other. The companys product portfolio also consists of transmission media products, including copper and fiber optic cable; connectivity products; support and supply products; and security surveillance and access control products. These products are incorporated into enterprise networks, physical security networks, central switching offices, Web hosting sites, and remote transmission sites. In addition, Anixter International provides electrical wire and cable products, including electrical and electronic wire and cable, control and instrumentation cable, and coaxial cable that are used in various maintenance, repair, and construction-related applications. Further, the company offers a range of electrical and electronic wire and cable products, fasteners, and other small components that are used by original equipment manufacturers in manufacturing various products. It serves various industries, which comprise manufacturing, telecommunications, Internet service providers, finance, education, healthcare, transportation, utilities, aerospace and defense, and government, as well as contractors, installers, system integrators, value-added resellers, architects, engineers, and wholesale distributors. Anixter International distributes its products in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company, formerly known as Itel Corporation, was founded in 1957 and is based in Glenview, Illinois.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. distributes various industrial products in North America. The company distributes bearings, power transmission components, industrial rubber products, linear components, tools, safety products, general maintenance products, and various mill supply products, as well as fluid.. Read More

CE Franklin Ltd. distributes oilfield equipment products and services principally to the oil and gas industry in Canada. The company supplies pipes, valves, flanges, fittings, production equipment, tubular products, and other general oilfield supplies. It also distributes general oilfield supplies to the oil.. Read More

DXP Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products, equipment, and services to industrial customers in the United States. The company operates in two segments, MRO and Electrical Contractor. The MRO segment provides MRO products, equipment and.. Read More

Hirsch International Corp. provides equipment and education, and support services to the decorated apparel industry. The company offers Tajima embroidery equipment comprising various single- and multi-head embroidery machines, application software, and a range of embroidery parts under distribution agreements with Tajima Industries, Ltd.; MHM screen printing equipment throughout North America under distribution agreement with MHM Siebdruckmaschinen Gmbh; and SEIT textile bridge lasers in the United States under distribution agreement with SEIT Electtronica SRL. Hirsch International also distributes Pulse Microsystems digitizing and design software, and Kornit and Mimaki digital printers. In addition, it develops and manufactures digital inkjet printers for the worldwide decorated apparel industry. Further, the company sells a range of supplies, machine parts, and accessories for its apparel decorating equipment, as well as provides service programs, user training, and support. Hirsch Internationals customers include contractors, who serve manufacturers that outsource their embellishment requirements; manufacturers, who use embroidery, screenprinting, laser etching, or digital printing to embellish their apparel, accessories, towels, linens, and other products; and graphic and decorated apparel companies, who produce customized products for individuals, sports leagues, school systems, fraternal organizations, promotional advertisers, and other groups. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York.

Houston Wire & Cable Company, through its subsidiaries, distributes specialty wire and cable products, and related services to the United States electrical distribution market. Its products include continuous and interlocked armor cable, control and power cables, electronic wire and cable, flexible and portable.. Read More

International Packaging and Logistics Group, Inc. imports glass containers from Asia and distributes to the North American market. The company supplies custom products, including perfume bottles and food condiment bottles, as well as provides complementary services, such as container design and mold making. It.. Read More

KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. operates as an industrial plant engineering and equipment supply company. The company supplies technologies, equipment, and engineering services for cement and coal and minerals processing industries. The companys products and services for the cement industry include plant design, equipment design and development, engineering services, and automation services; grinding technologies for use in raw material, clinker and finished cement grinding; and pyro-process equipment comprising pre-heaters, kilns, burners, and clinker coolers. Its product and services for the coal and minerals processing industries consist of jigs, centrifuges, float cells, and flocculant products; equipment and plant components for crushing, grinding, and separation of ore and minerals; chemicals for sorting materials by floatation; and coal floatation reagents. KHD Humboldt Wedag has operations in India, China, Russia, Germany, the Middle East, Australia, South Africa, and the United States. The company was formerly known as MFC Bancorp Ltd. and changed its name to KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. in October 2005. KHD Humboldt Wedag was founded in 1951 and is based in Central, Hong Kong.

Lawson Products, Inc. distributes and markets systems, services, and products to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and governmental maintenance repair and operations marketplace in the United States and Canada. The company also manufactures and distributes components, fasteners, and fittings to the.. Read More

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (MSC), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a direct marketer and distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies to industrial customers throughout the United States. Its product line comprises cutting tools; measuring instruments; tooling.. Read More

Sinoenergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets pressurized containers for compressed natural gas (CNG) facilities and equipment in the Peoples Republic of China. It designs and manufactures customized pressure containers used in various industries, including the petroleum and chemical, metallurgy, electricity generation, and brewing. The company also offers CNG storage and transportation products comprising CNG trailers, which are used to transport CNG to a filling station; CNG deposit systems for use in CNG gas stations; and other products used in the CNG business, as well as constructs CNG stations and install CNG station equipment and related systems for third parties. In addition, it involves in the design, construction, and equipping of CNG stations; the operation of stations; and the storage, transportation, and distribution of CNG. As of December 10, 2009, it operated 21 CNG stations. Further, Sinoenergy Corporation manufactures CNG vehicle conversion kits and electronic control devices that enable vehicles manufactured for gasoline to operate on CNG. Additionally, it engages in the design and manufacture petroleum refinery equipment and petroleum machinery; manufacture and installation of general machinery equipment; and provision of technical consulting services in CNG filling station construction. Sinoenergy Corporation is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

Solar Thin Films, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and installation of thin-film amorphous silicon (a-Si) photovoltaic manufacturing equipment used in plants that produce photovoltaic thin-film a-Si solar panels or modules. The company serves businesses, governments, and government agencies.. Read More

W.W. Grainger, Inc. distributes facilities maintenance and other related products in North America. It operates in three segments: Grainger Branch-based, Acklands Grainger Branch-based (Acklands Grainger), and Lab Safety Supply, Inc. (Lab Safety). The Grainger Branch-based segment provides product solutions for facility maintenance and other products through local branches, catalogs, and the Internet in the United States, Mexico, and China. This segment also distributes material handling equipment, safety and security supplies, lighting and electrical products, power and hand tools, pumps and plumbing supplies, and cleaning and maintenance supplies to small and medium-sized businesses to large corporations, governmental entities, and other institutions. The AcklandsGrainger Branch-based segment distributes industrial and safety supplies. It also offers tools, fasteners, safety supplies, instruments, and welding and shop equipment. The Lab Safety segment markets safety and industrial products in the United States and Canada. The company offers its products through a network of branches, sales representatives, catalogs, and various electronic and Internet channels. As of December 31, 2008, it operated a network of 617 branches, 18 distribution centers, and various Web sites. The company was founded in 1927 and is based in Lake Forest, Illinois.

WESCO International, Inc. distributes electrical construction products, and electrical and industrial maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies primarily in North America. The company offers electrical supplies, such as wiring devices, fuses, terminals, connectors, boxes, enclosures, fittings, lugs,.. Read More

Western Power & Equipment Corp. operates as an independent dealer of construction equipment in the United States. It engages in the sale, rental, and servicing of light, medium-sized, heavy construction and agricultural equipment; and industrial equipment, parts, and related products manufactured by Case.. Read More