Valin® Makes Industrial Distribution's 2012 "Big 50 Watch List"
Each year, our Big 50 List is the most widely read section in the magazine — and with good reason. It’s a great way to showcase the biggest names in distribution, along with brief recaps of what these companies have accomplished over the past year. But we found ourselves wondering… what about the companies that almost make it onto The Big 50 List? Or the ones who offer a product line that’s a bit more niche than the list typically highlights? Don’t these companies also deserve some recognition and the opportunity to showcase their accomplishments? According to Valin® president and CEO, Joseph C. Nettemeyer, Valin® has delivered ten consecutive years of double digit growth with focused organic growth strategies and acquisitions (including 26 companies in the past ten years). “We invest in businesses that strengthen our presence in technology and energy,” says Nettemeyer. As for the organic growth, it may be due, in part, to the company’s focus on an open, adaptive, and creative workplace—designed to satisfy a customer’s changing needs.
With this in mind, Industrial Distribution introduces The Big 50 Watch List. The next few pages will highlight eight special companies who have convinced us that they’re worth watching. Whether its new developments in value-added service, organic and external growth, or unique programs for employees, each one showcases the kind of strength of purpose that propels our industry forward.
Valin® Corporation
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
Core Products: Process control, automation
www.Valin.com
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
Core Products: Process control, automation
www.Valin.com
Valin® is a leading distributor of process control, fluid handling, measurement, heating, filtration, and automation products and systems for a wide range of high purity and industrial applications. Valin® represents brand-leading manufactures, offering comprehensive solutions to the process markets including technology, life sciences, energy, and transportation.
Says Valin® Corp: “Our team of professional application engineers speed a project from design through prototype and into production significantly faster.” The company also prides itself on becoming an extension of the customer’s design team, allowing the customer to ultimately continue to focus on core competencies.
In addition, Valin®’s specialized Knowledge Centers of industry experts, which include professional engineers with advanced engineering degrees, collectively hold over 150 years of expertise in process heating, controls and automation valves, instrumentation, filtration, and motion control applications. These resources have assisted thousands of customers in solving their most demanding applications for over 35 years.
Valin® Corp. operates in nine Western states with 16 locations, and is also an ESOP company.
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