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About
Winsupply Inc, based in Dayton, Ohio and also known as Winsupply and the Winsupply Family of Companies, is a business-to-business industrial wholesaler specializing in products across multiple industries including plumbing and heating; hydronics; pipe, valves and fittings; HVAC and refrigeration; electrical; fastening hardware; waterworks and utility; pumps; turf irrigation and landscape; and fire system fabrication. Winsupply’s philosophy is to eliminate obstacles and provide support to help courageous, capable, hardworking entrepreneurs succeed. Called the “Spirit of Opportunity” the philosophy enables aspiring entrepreneurs to obtain ownership and operate their own local wholesale distribution business.

Local Companies
The 640 Local Companies in 45 states are not branches of Winsupply Inc.  Local Companies are local wholesale distribution businesses and are separate corporations. As a corporation, each Local Company has local autonomy to make decisions on how best to serve their customers.

Service Companies – Business Services
For a fee, Local Companies are supported by centralized support services which are provided via service companies. Back-office areas such as such as accounting, information technology, finance, taxes, and sourcing are provided by the service companies freeing up time for Local Companies to focus on their customers. Support Services are conducted from the Winsupply Support Services Campus located in Dayton, Ohio.

Service Companies – Distribution Services
Local Companies have the option to purchase from one of Winsupply’s Distribution Centers. Winsupply operates six Regional Distribution Centers located in Dayton (OH), Denver (CO), Middletown (CT), Richmond (VA), Jacksonville (FL), and Oklahoma City (OK).

History
The history and story of Winsupply and its business lineage is separate from the history and story of N.O. Nelson Manufacturing Company and its business lineage. However, the history of Winsupply cannot be fully told without recognizing the history of N.O. Nelson Manufacturing Company.

N.O. Nelson Manufacturing Company

 * 1877: In St. Louis, Nils Olaf Nelson founds the N.O. Nelson Manufacturing Company, one of the nation's earliest manufacturers and distributors of plumbing supplies.
 * 1890: N.O. Nelson Manufacturing Company founds village of Leclaire, Illinois.
 * 1904: N.O. Nelson Manufacturing Company displays an exhibit at the World’s Fair in St. Louis.
 * 1913: N.O. Nelson Manufacturing Company becomes a major U.S wholesale manufacturer with $2.5 million in capital, 1,200 employees, factories in three cities, and branches in nine cities.
 * 1948: N.O. Nelson Manufacturing Company ceases manufacturing, changes its name to N.O. Nelson Company and focuses on wholesaling.
 * 1956: N.O. Nelson Company enters bankruptcy.
 * 1958: N.O. Nelson Company emerges from bankruptcy.
 * 1958: Fire destroys N.O. Nelson Company’s wholesale plumbing branch in Pueblo, Colorado.

Winsupply History

 * 1956: Primus Inc. is founded.  The founders created Primus Inc. to help the capable, hardworking individuals who may lack some of management and financial knowledge needed to succeed.  Primus Inc. would provide the management and financial knowledge.  The company began looking for opportunities.
 * 1956: Richard (Dick) F. Schiewetz becomes the first president of Primus Inc.
 * 1958: One of N.O. Nelson's original plumbing wholesale branches in Pueblo, CO. suffers a devastating fire. Primus Inc. stepped in to partner with N.O. Nelson to save the branch. By the end the year, Primus Inc. purchased nearly all remaining assets and locations of N.O. Nelson. After purchasing the assets, Primus Inc. formed the N.O. Nelson Co. of Colorado and established a shared-ownership business model based on three principles: equity ownership, local owners with local autonomy, and support services designed to help a small business succeed. Dozens of companies open over the next several years.
 * 1963: Dapsco Inc., a business services company created to support the Local Company, was formed to provide services to the Local Companies.
 * 1970: Sales reach more than $20 million with 26 plumbing supply companies and 5 electronics wholesalers.
 * 1975: Rick Schwartz is named president of Dapsco, Inc.
 * 1977: Primus grows to 90 companies and nearly $100 million in sales.
 * 1978: Local Companies begin adopting the Win name, after an advertising executive suggested that the initials N.O. in N.O. Nelson carried a negative connotation. Each local company was a separate corporation under the Win brand including Winnelson, Winair, Winlectric, Windustrial, Winfastener, Winpump, Winwater, and Winsupply.
 * 1980: N.O. Nelson Inc. changes its name to Winholesale Inc.
 * 1984: What will eventually become the Winsupply Dayton (OH) Regional Distribution Center opens.
 * 1986: Rick Schwartz heads the development of the WISE system, the company's enterprise resource planning system.
 * 1988: What will eventually become the Winsupply Middletown (CT) Regional Distribution center opens.
 * 1990: 3110 Kettering Blvd. Dayton, OH 45439 building opens.
 * 1995: Dick Schiewetz is named chairman of the board in addition to being the president of Primus Inc.
 * 1996: What will eventually become the Winsupply Denver (CO) Regional Distribution Center opens.
 * 1998: After serving as president of Primus Inc. for 42 years, Dick Schiewetz resigns. Rick Schwartz is named president of Primus Inc.
 * 2001: Primus exceeds $1 billion in revenue.
 * 2002:  Dick Schiewetz retires from the board. Rick Schwartz is named Chairman of the Board.
 * 2004: WinWholesale is named Wholesaler of the Year by Supply House Times Magazine.
 * 2005: Primus Inc., Winholesale Inc., and Dapsco Inc., along with nine other companies are merged to form WinWholesale Inc.
 * 2005: WinWholesale Inc. acquires Noland Company.
 * 2005: WinWholesale Richmond (VA) Regional Distribution Center is part of Noland acquisition.
 * 2006: WinWholesale Dayton (OH) Regional Distribution Center has grand opening in new facility.
 * 2011: Rick Schwartz resigns as president of WinWholesale Inc.  Jack Johnston is named president.
 * 2012: WinWholesale Local Company Annual Meetings and Vendor Showcase held in Nashville, TN.
 * 2013: Winsupply Middletown (CT) Regional Distribution Center has grand opening in new facility.
 * 2013: 3131 South Dixie Drive Building is purchased by Wholesalers Property Co.
 * 2014: WinWholesale Denver (CO) Regional Distribution Center has grand opening in new facility.
 * 2014: WinWholesale Local Company Annual Meetings and Vendor Showcase held in Dallas, TX.
 * 2015: WinWholesale Inc. changes its name to Winsupply Inc.
 * 2015: Supply House Times names Winsupply the 'Supply House of the Year'.
 * 2016: Jack Johnston retires and Roland Gordon is named president of Winsupply Inc.
 * 2016: Winsupply Local Company Annual Meetings and Vendor Showcase held in Orlando, FL.
 * 2018: Winsupply Inc. surpassed $3 billion in revenue.
 * 2018: Winsupply Local Company Annual Meetings and Vendor Showcase held in Nashville, TN.
 * 2020: Roland Gordon retires and John McKenzie is named the president of Winsupply, Inc.
 * 2020: Rick Schwartz authors the book 'Spirit of Opportunity: How Free Enterprise Lets Entrepreneurs at Winsupply Own Their Own Success'.
 * 2020: Winsupply breaks ground on the Richard W. Schwartz Center for innovation in Dayton, Ohio, a facility dedicated to training and new services testing for Winsupply employees.
 * 2020: Winsupply Jacksonville (FL) Regional Distribution Center has grand opening in new facility.
 * 2021: Winsupply Inc. surpassed $4 billion in revenue.
 * 2022: Winsupply Inc. surpassed $5 billion in revenue.
 * 2022: Winsupply Local Company Annual Meetings and Vendor Showcase held in Dallas, TX
 * 2022: Winsupply Oklahoma City (OK) Regional Distribution Center has grand opening in new facility.

Products
Winsupply conducts business-to-business wholesale distribution and serves multiple industries with the following products:


 * Plumbing supplies
 * Industrial pipe, valves and fittings
 * Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment
 * Hydronic systems
 * Electrical equipment and supplies
 * Waterworks and utility supplies
 * Domestic, commercial and industrial pumps
 * Industrial and commercial fastening hardware
 * Irrigation and landscape supplies

Leadership Past (President)

 * Richard (Dick) F. Schiewetz 1956 - 1998
 * Richard (Rick) W. Schwartz 1998 - 2011
 * Jack W. Johnston 2011 - 2016
 * Roland L. Gordon 2016 - 2020

Present:

 * Richard Schwartz, Chairman of the Board
 * John McKenzie, President, Winsupply Inc.
 * Rob Ferguson, President, Winsupply Local Company Group
 * Jeff Dice, President, Winsupply Equity Group
 * Robert DiTommaso, President, Winsupply Support Services Group
 * Chris Schrameck, Senior Vice President, Information Technology
 * Monte Salsman, President, Winsupply Acquisitions Group
 * Adam Marshall, Director of Communications

Acquisitions
From 2005 to the present, Winsupply has acquired:


 * Noland Company (2005)
 * Graves (2012)
 * Rochester Supply (2012)
 * Carr Supply (2013)
 * Wyatt Irrigation (2013)
 * West Coast (2013)
 * Security Supply (2015)
 * M. Cooper Supply (2015)
 * K&J Supply (2016)
 * Electrical Sales Inc. (2017)
 * Certified Plumbing and Electrical Supply (2017)
 * APCO Inc. and Michigan Temperature Supply (2017)
 * Tacoma Electric Supply (2017)
 * Thomas Pipe & Supply (2017)
 * MSI Supply (2018)
 * Baron Distributors (2019)
 * Industrial Equipment Parts (IEP) (2019)
 * Rosen Supply (2020)
 * Avon Supply (2020)
 * Discount Drainage (2020)
 * Clausen Supply (2020)
 * Morgan Brothers (2020)
 * ASAP Industrial Supplier (2020)
 * May Supply (2020)
 * Allegheny Pipe (2021)
 * H20 Supply (2021)
 * HESCO Supply (2021)
 * Atlantic Coastal Supply (2021)
 * Simon's Supply (2021)
 * Williams Wholesale (2022)
 * Romar Supply (2022)

Social Media

 * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Winsupplyinc/
 * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winsupply/
 * Twitter: https://twitter.com/Winsupply
 * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/229364/admin/
 * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/spiritofopportunity

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