Young's Nurseries is actually more than 70 years old. Young's Nurseries Incorporated, founded in 1930 by brothers John and David Young, operates two nurseries in Wilton and Woodbury, Connecticut. It offers trees, shrubs, flowering and foliage plants, and local favorites along with delivery and installation. Its design center specializes in landscape design and installation, including pools, patios, and water features, for home owners and businesses. Young's Nurseries Incorporated is owned by its president Scott Denison and vice presidents Thomas Daily, Dave Gindek, and Thomas Kuring.

Founded in 1902, Snavely Forest Products is a recognized leader in the wholesale lumber and building products industry, delivering superior material, exceptional service and market expertise to customers both near and far. With distribution facilities throughout the U.S. and import/export capabilities, Snavely is proud to partner with – and provide access to – the world's finest building materials manufacturers. Our customers are among the world's finest professional and do-it-yourself retailers, including independent dealers, homecenters, door and window shops and moulding & millwork manufacturers.Since our founding, our goal has been, and continues to be, to provide our customers access to the world's best building products. As a result of our international relationships with mills in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Pacific Rim, Western Europe, South America and South Africa we are able to offer our domestic customers the very best of the world's building materials – at competitive prices. And, Snavely Forest Products is proud to partner with manufacturers who produce quality recycled, engineered and alternative products when their environmental benefits are clearly demonstrated. Snavely Forest Products supports those suppliers who use sustainable forest management practices, which integrate the world's social, economic and environmental needs.

Robb & Stucky sells home furnishings and decor from about 30 retail showrooms in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, and Texas. It also operates an outlet location in Florida. The stores sell indoor furniture, including dining room table sets, sofas, loveseats, chairs, occasional tables, and accent pieces, as well as patio furniture. The company also markets furnishings through its catalogs and website. In addition to its retail operations, Robb & Stucky serves up international cuisine from a culinary center in Florida. The company was founded in 1915.

Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermarkte serves do-it-yourselfers and other practical types. Praktiker (practitioner or enthusiast in English) is Germany's #2 do-it-yourself (DIY) home improvement retailer with about 340 Praktiker, Max Bahr, and extra BAU + HOBBY stores in Germany and another 90 Praktiker shops in eight mostly Eastern European countries (it goes by batiself in Luxembourg). Germany accounts for two-thirds of Praktiker's sales but growth comes from international locations. The discount stores sell name brand and private label items and host DIY classes. Praktiker offers bathroom fixtures, building materials, electrical and gardening items, hardware, paint, tools, wallpaper, and wood products.

Mattress Holding Corp. operates some 530 company-owned and franchised Mattress Firm stores in about 20 states. The company sells conventional (Sealy, Simmons) and specialty (Tempur-Pedic, Sleep Number) mattresses, bed frames, and other bedding accessories, and is the #1 seller of Sealy mattresses in the country. From its humble beginning in 1986 when three friends pooled their resources to purchase a downtrodden spot in a Houston strip center, the Mattress Firm chain has grown into a leading US bedding retailer. The company was acquired in 2007 by investment firm J.W. Childs Associates (JWC).

USG organized L&W Supply in 1971. At the construction job site A&W can supply the root beer, while L&W can deliver the gypsum wallboard and other building materials. L&W Supply distributes more than 40,000 building products made by its parent company, USG, and other manufacturers through nearly 200 locations in about 35 states. Besides wallboard (which accounts for about 30% of sales), L&W Supply's products include ceilings, insulation, joint treatment and texture products, metal framing, and roofing supplies. It also offers such services as delivery of less-than-truckload quantities, stocking, and lending. The company's customers are primarily builders and contractors.

Interstate Companies, Inc., provides a broad range of automotive products and services through its group of businesses. Its Interstate PowerSystems unit distributes engines, transmissions, heater systems, mobile refrigeration products, generators, and other products manufactured by Detroit Diesel, Deutz, Dresser Waukesha, Espar, Allison, Carrier, and others. Its AssemblySystems division offers parts, kits, and assemblies to bus and coach OEMs throughout North America. The BearingsSytems unit provides bearing, power transmission, and conveyor services. Founded in 1957, Interstate Companies has more than 15 locations throughout Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the Dakotas.

One of the largest automotive parts distributors in North America, Keystone Automotive Operations keeps a solid logistics plan locked in place. Keystone Automotive Operations provides more than 700 lines of automotive parts and accessories to some 17,000 customers, mostly small specialty retailers and installers, in the US, Canada, and about 40 other countries. It operates four warehouses and about 20 stocking facilities in the US and Canada, as well as a fleet of more than 300 delivery trucks. In addition, Keystone Automotive Operations runs about 25 retail stores in Pennsylvania under the A&A Auto Parts banner. Founded by the Amato family in 1971, Keystone Automotive is controlled by Bain Capital.

Jewson first began operating as a provisions store in 1836. Jewson, a part of the Saint-Gobain Building Distribution division, operates more than 500 branches throughout the UK and is Britain's #2 building materials merchant behind Wolseley UK. Jewson stores supply timber and building materials (bathrooms, doors and windows, drains and foundations, dry lining and insulation, flooring, hardware, ironmongery, landscaping, masonry, painting and decorating, plumbing and heating, roofing, and tools) to mostly small contractors and do-it-yourselfers. About half the company's stores offer tool and equipment rentals, and reservations can also be made online.

Operating in the Pacific Northwest since the 1950s, the company was acquired by W. W. Monroe in 1974. Through more than 20 locations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, Thermal Supply has built a business distributing air-conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment, parts, and accessories. The company, which grew from a mere three locations over the years, specializes in supplying products from Copeland, Larkin, Manitowoc, Mitsubishi, Sporlan, and other manufacturers.

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