¹û¶³´«Ã½ ¹û¶³´«Ã½Centers Named to the 2020 Inc. 500 | 5000 Fastest Growing Companies List

Scott Hothem • August 12, 2020

Franklin, MA – August 12, 2020- For the ninth consecutive year, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ ¹û¶³´«Ã½Centers has been honored by Inc. Magazine as one of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. This is ¹û¶³´«Ã½’s twelfth appearance on the list.  Prior honors include 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

“¹û¶³´«Ã½ ¹û¶³´«Ã½Centers is proud to be in the company of so many of the most respected companies in America.  We are grateful to our customers and team for making this achievement possible for a twelfth time,” said Tim ¹û¶³´«Ã½, COO of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ ¹û¶³´«Ã½Centers. 

The Inc. 500 | 5000 List will be unveiled in the September issue of Inc. Magazine.  This year’s list measures revenue from 2016 to 2019. 


To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2016.  These companies must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent.  Honorees must also have generated at least $100,000 in revenue in 2016 and at least $2 million in revenue in 2019.


With 16 locations across the United States, the main focus of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ ¹û¶³´«Ã½has always been on the customer.  The goal of every ¹û¶³´«Ã½ ¹û¶³´«Ã½employee is to provide high service levels through predictable and reliable operational execution.  With this company-wide mindset, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ ¹û¶³´«Ã½has experienced substantial growth over the last few years.  In an effort to further support the infrastructure and growth of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Distribution, the company has strategically expanded into new locations including Memphis, Los Angeles, New Jersey, and Baltimore. 


About ¹û¶³´«Ã½ ¹û¶³´«Ã½Centers

¹û¶³´«Ã½ Distribution has invested in technology and systems, developed our people and created a proprietary process methodology we call the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Blueprint ®, to strengthen our ability to design and deliver supply chain solutions responsive to the needs of Fortune 500 companies as well as the hot, new leaders of online retail and fast-moving consumer goods.


About the Inc. 5000

The Inc. 5000 is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation.  The list debuted in 1981 as a ranking of the 100 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.  The following year, it expanded to the Inc. 500 and in 2007, the Inc. 5000 was inaugurated.  As an Inc. 5000 honoree, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ ¹û¶³´«Ã½Centers is ranked among some of the most successful private companies in America.

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