ABC Supply Co., Inc. is a major, private American roofing

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company based in

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. It also sells

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s, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial buildings and is the largest roofing and

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in the United States.

History

The company was founded in 1982 by

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 a shingle supply company into a $2.6 billion fortune and a spot on the Forbes 4 ...

and

Diane Hendricks Diane Marie Hendricks (née Smith; born 1947) is an American billionaire businesswoman and film producer from Wisconsin. She is the widow of the late businessman Ken Hendricks. Early life Hendricks was born and raised in Osseo, Wisconsin, the d ...

. 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 the United States. Following the

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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.

Awards and honors

The company has won the Gallup Great Workplace Award for the eleven consecutive years, from 2007 to 2017.

Corporate sponsorship

It sponsors

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' #14 and #4

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cars. ABC Supply holds the naming rights for the upcoming

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; it is planned to be the new home field of the Beloit Snappers.

Politics

Diane Hendricks is a megadonor to

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and

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causes. She was among the 10 largest individual contributors to

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during the 2020 United States elections.

References

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