F.W. Webb Company, is an American wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, HVAC, industrial, commercial, building and construction supply products in the northeastern United States.
History
Founded in 1866 in Boston by John Van Ness Stults as one of the city’s first plumbing wholesalers, it evolved under various ownerships before Frank W. Webb purchased and renamed the Boston branch in 1899. Purchased in 1933 by Roger Pope, the company is now under the third generation of Pope family ownership. Today, it is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, and operates over 100 locations across nine Northeastern states, serving commercial, residential and industrial clients. The company extends its reach through nearly 50 Frank Webb Home retail showrooms alongside its expansive wholesale branches. F.W. Webb has achieved steady growth through both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, rising to become the largest distributor of its kind in the Northeast United States. Its product portfolio spans plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks, fire protection, commercial refrigeration, process controls, propane gas equipment, pumps, and specialty industrial components.https://www.inddist.com/awards/news/13771964/fw-webb-marks-150th-anniversary-heres-how-it-started , F.W. Webb employed over 3,500 people and generated approximately $2.5 billion in revenue, according to Forbes.https://www.forbes.com/companies/fw-webb/
Products and locations F.W. Webb Company offers products and services to commercial and residential contractors as well as industrial and institutional professionals. Core markets include plumbing, heating, HVAC, commercial refrigeration and pipe valves fittings. The company also offers building and process controls, propane gas equipment and parts, ductwork, water systems, commercial and industrial pumps, fire protection and fabrication, thermoplastic piping and high purity (sanitary) process components.
In addition to the wholesale trade, the company serves retail customers, contractors and interior designers at Frank Webb Home Showrooms throughout the northeastern United States. These showrooms feature a range of products from different manufacturers, and include customer interaction displays configured before purchases are made, to provide immediate feedback to customers regarding design questions.
Sponsorships The company is an official sponsor of the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. F.W. Webb is also a supporter of Boston Children's Hospital https://www.fwwebb.com/bostonchildrenshospital.php and Bring Back the Trades.https://bringbackthetrades.org/sponsors/
Facilities 1973 – Dover, New Hampshire 1975 – Portland, Maine 1976 – Bangor, Maine 1977 – Williston, Vermont 1978 – Merrimack, New Hampshire 1981 – Plattsburgh, New York; Claremont, New Hampshire; Northampton, Massachusetts 1982 – Stoughton, Massachusetts; Hyannis, Massachusetts 1983 – Windham, New York; Newport, Vermont; Glens Falls, New York 1985 – Caribou, Maine; Biddeford, Maine; Conway, New Hampshire; Keene, New Hampshire 1983 – Lewiston, Maine 1986 – Albany, New York; Rutland, Vermont 1985 – Merrimack, New Hampshire 1986 – Haverhill, Massachusetts 1987 – Waterville, Maine 1988 – Sanford, Maine 1989 – Auburn, Maine 1989 – Scotia, New York; Laconia, New Hampshire; Bennington, Vermont; Hartford, Connecticut; Brockton, Massachusetts; Newport, Vermont 1996 – Malden, Massachusetts; Manchester, New Hampshire; Dedham, Massachusetts; Nashua, New Hampshire; Portland, Maine; Syracuse, New York 2000 – Cranston, Rhode Island; Portland, Maine; Hartford, Connecticut 2003 – Waterbury, Connecticut; Concord, New Hampshire 2004 – Amherst, New Hampshire 2005 – Laconia, New Hampshire; Warwick, Rhode Island; Woburn, Massachusetts; Manchester, New Hampshire; Ellsworth, Maine; Franklin, Connecticut; Binghamton, New York; Torrington, Connecticut; Rockland, Maine; Woburn, Massachusetts; Gilford, New Hampshire; Augusta, Maine; Methuen, Massachusetts; Biddeford, Maine; Madison, New Hampshire 2007—Burns Cascade Co. of Syracuse, New York 2009—O'Connor & Senecal (OSI) of Sutton, Massachusetts 2010—Control Equipment Corp. (CEC) of Cazenovia, New York 2011—Sachs Plumbing Supplies of Stamford, Connecticut 2011 – Boston, Massachusetts 2013 – Bergen Industrial Supply of Elmwood Park, New Jersey 2013 – Systemation Inc. of Fairport, New York 2014 – Allentown, Pennsylvania 2014 – Watertown Supply 2020 – Norwich, Connecticut 2021 – Danbury, Connecticut 2021 – West Harlem, New York 2022 – Buffalo, New York 2022 – Syracuse, New York 2022 – Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 2023 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2023 – Tinton Falls, New Jersey 2023 – Schenectady, New York 2023 – Maspeth (Queens), New York 2023 – Poughkeepsie, New York 2024 – Presque Isle, Maine 2026 - Somerdale, New Jersey
Executive Officers Jeff Pope – President Bob Mucciarone – Chief Operating Officer Ruth Martin – Senior Vice President of Human Resources Brendan Monaghan – Senior Vice President of Operations Jeff Thompson – Senior Vice President of Purchasing Michael DelConte - Vice President, Heating & Gas Division Brendan Lilly – Vice President of eCommerce & Digital Ryan Heusinkveld – Vice President of Information Technology Sean Davis – Vice President of Marketing Donato Berardi - General Counsel Chuck Fiorino - Director of Business Development
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