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Top 25 Industrial distribution companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Industrial distribution companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 757 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 757 industrial distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 20,666 professional contacts across them, including 7,851 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers industrial distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest industrial distribution companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 757 industrial distribution companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to industrial distribution companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	RUBIX	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,286 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are Rubix - with a turnover of €3.05 billion in 2024, we are Europe’s largest supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	RS Group PLC	Partial evidence	King's Cross, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	989 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Formerly Electrocomponents plc We are a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions for designers, builders and maintainers of industrial equipment and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Brammer Group	Indirect evidence	Knutsford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	865 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're now Rubix Group” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Rexel UK LTD	Indirect evidence	Sheldon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	831 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rexel is the UK’s leading distributor of electrical products and solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Cromwell	Partial evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	830 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cromwell has been established for over 50 years and is a supplier of maintenance, repair and operations type products, offering an unrivalled choice of products to all industries…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Westcoast Limited	Indirect evidence	Theale, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	687 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1983, Westcoast Limited, is the largest distributor in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Hayley Dexis	Indirect evidence	Halesowen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	369 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1976 we have been one the UK’s foremost value-added suppliers of leading-brand engineering components, consumables, and related support services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Bunzl PLC	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	364 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We provide a one-stop-shop, on-time and in-full specialist distribution service accross more than 30 countries, supplying a broad range of internationally sourced non-food…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Rebound Electronics	Partial evidence	Newbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	355 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Rebound Group is the home of Hybrid Distribution, representing the future of component supply.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Smith Brothers Stores LTD	Partial evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	305 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SBS is one of the oldest and, more recently, one of the largest independent merchants operating from within the UK directly focusing on supplying to the commercial and industrial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Astute Group	Indirect evidence	Stevenage, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	302 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Astute Electronics For over three decades, Astute Electronics has delivered growth and expertise across 26 global service hubs in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	SMT GB	Partial evidence	Duxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	302 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SMT is a leading full-service distribution company and after-sales partner, specialised in construction, quarrying, material handling, demolition, and recycling equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Routeco	Indirect evidence	Milton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	252 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Routeco, we support leading global technology manufacturers with an extensive team of technical specialists, along with proven tools for growth – all focused on strengthening…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	RKW Limited	Partial evidence	Stoke On Trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	242 contacts →
	Partial evidence “RKW, the trading division of Sutton Venture Group, was founded in 1989 and is now Europe's number one SDA electricals and housewares distribution company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	EVO	Indirect evidence	Normanton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	215 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We connect world-leading suppliers with their customers through multi-channel routes to market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Raptor Supplies Limited	Partial evidence	Hounslow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	214 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Raptor Supplies Limited is a UK-based e-commerce company providing MRO products and industrial supplies to SMEs, large corporates and public-sector organisations in the EU, EMEA…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	VOW Europe	Indirect evidence	Sheffield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	162 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Strong relationships are at the heart of everything we do at VOW Wholesale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	RS UK & Ireland	Indirect evidence	Corby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	158 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hi!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Impact Handling	Indirect evidence	Long Eaton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	150 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1985, Impact Handling has grown to become one of the major providers of material handling equipment in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	CPC Farnell	Indirect evidence	Preston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	148 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1967, CPC has earned its place as one of the UK's leading distributors of electrical, electronics and related products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	CMT Group UK	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	142 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CMT Group are a one-stop supplier for construction, infrastructure, industry & education with a simple mission to sustainably enhance the safety of your team!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Kempston Controls	Strong evidence	Rushden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	139 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Kempston Controls is a leader in distributing electrical and mechanical industrial control and automation components.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	ASM Technologies Limited	Partial evidence	Cheshire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	128 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ASM Technologies delivers agile technology distribution across the IT channel.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Conquip Engineering Group	Partial evidence	Alton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	123 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Conquip is an engineering and manufacturing organisation supplying products, solutions and services to customers around the world in the construction and infrastructure industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	TIMCO	Partial evidence	Nantwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	122 contacts →
	Partial evidence “T I Midwood & Co Limited (TIMCO) is one of the UK’s largest and fastest growing wholesalers to the construction and industrial sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: industrial distribution companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names industrial distribution companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of industrial distribution companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name industrial distribution companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Industrial distribution companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

38.0%Verified-email coverage

27.3Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

8.2%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

347

11-50

240

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 757 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among industrial distribution companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “industrial distribution companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names industrial distribution companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among industrial distribution companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,851 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Industrial distribution companies by metro

Industrial distribution companies in London62

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names industrial distribution companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many industrial distribution companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 757 industrial distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

RUBIX, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most industrial distribution companies?

London leads with 62 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (13) and Leicester (13).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 7,851 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 757 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.