ABC Supply Co., Inc . is a major, private American roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin . It also sells windows , gutters , and siding for residential and commercial buildings and is the largest roofing and vinyl siding wholesale distributor in the United States.
8-508: The company was founded in 1982 by Ken Hendricks and Diane Hendricks . It grew from a single store in Wisconsin to having over 700 branches in 49 states nationwide and sales of over 11 billion dollars. ABC Supply has expanded from its original business. In early 2010, the company acquired Bradco Supply, its largest acquisition to date. Annual sales topped $ 5.9 billion in 2015, placing it 63rd on Forbes list of largest private companies in
16-535: A shingle supply company ABC Supply into a $ 2.6 billion fortune and a spot on the Forbes 400 at the time of his death. Primarily associated with Beloit, Wisconsin , Hendricks lived in nearby Afton . Hendricks, born and raised in Janesville, Wisconsin , was a high school dropout who joined his father in the roofing business, reshingling houses on weekends. He eventually started his own firm, which grew into
24-444: A 500-man multi-state operation by 1971, a time when most roofers were still local. After giving the company to the employees so he would have more personal time, he started ABC Supply in 1982 with Diane Hendricks by purchasing three failing Bird and Sons locations. Through the years ABC Supply expanded to almost 500 stores through new start-ups and acquisitions. In 2006, with his personal wealth estimated at $ 2.6 billion, Hendricks
32-633: A small movement" that re-energized the city business district. Hendricks and his wife Diane owned and ran several other companies through the Hendricks Group. He was known for his interest in green building technology, and was set to build an environmentally friendly roof for a complex at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Hendricks was involved in efforts to build a new stadium for the Beloit Snappers minor-league baseball team, and
40-689: The United States. Following the accidental death of Ken Hendricks on December 21, 2007, company president David Luck was named CEO. Luck retired on December 31, 2013, and was replaced by Keith Rozolis. In May 2020, one of the company's property locations was among those damaged by arson during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul . The company has won the Gallup Great Workplace Award for
48-457: The eleven consecutive years, from 2007 to 2017. It sponsored A. J. Foyt Enterprises ' #14 and #4 IndyCar Series cars. ABC Supply holds the naming rights for the upcoming ABC Supply Stadium ; it is planned to be the new home field of the Beloit Snappers . Ken Hendricks Kenneth A. Hendricks (September 8, 1941 – December 21, 2007) was an American businessman who, along with Diane Hendricks , his business partner and wife, grew
56-634: Was added to the Forbes list of the world's billionaires. He also owned the Beloit Plaza mall and the former Beloit Corporation manufacturing complex, much of which has been completely redeveloped; ABC Supply took over most of the disused Fairbanks-Morse complex, as well. In 2008, he was posthumously awarded, with his widow Diane , a special "20 Year Award of Excellence" from the Downtown Beloit Association because they "nurtured
64-575: Was the developer of a residential plot in Janesville. In 2006, Inc. named Hendricks its 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year award and he was featured on the magazine's cover. Inc. had ranked ABC Supply its No. 1 Inc. 500 business in 1986, after which it was too large to list. Hendricks died at age 66 on December 21, 2007, in Afton, Wisconsin , when he fell through a sub floor under construction and into
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