15 Largest Distribution Companies in the World

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11. Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT)

Revenue in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 3.07

Revenue in 2018 (in billions of dollars): 3.47

Applied Industrial Technologies was founded 97 years ago in 1923, and currently has around 6,600 employees. The company has over 600 locations across the country, and is engaged in the business of distributing bearings, engineered power fluid components, power transmission products and many other industrial supplies. The company has grown significantly over the years, as the first year sales totaled just over $80,000. Since the 1990s, the company started to expand with medium sized acquisitions.

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT)

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