J.W. Winco was selected due to posting a 41 percent growth rate since 2003.  Between 2003 and 2004, sales increased to $9.7 million from $7.8 million, a growth rate of almost 26 percent.  In 2005, sales were $10.1 million.  In 2006, they are on pace for a 12-14% increase.

“We’re keeping one step ahead in our marketplace through our expanded Web site offerings, including online catalog shopping, credit card ordering, and free, downloadable 3D-CAD, a tool for engineers,” said John Winkler, Jr. CEO of J.W. Winco.  The company also utilizes Web advertising, has a field sales force, and operates a high-tech automatic storage and retrieval system in its warehouse.  Growth has necessitated the company add a 19,000 addition to its office and warehouse facility, slated for completion in April 2007.

The Mid-Market Growth Awards honor public and private companies that have $5 million to $250 million in annual revenue that have experienced substantial revenue growth over the past three years (2003, 2004, 2005).

J.W. Winco offers an extensive selection of inch and metric size adjustable levers, cabinet U-handles, plastic and steel hinges and locking mechanisms, revolving and retractable handles, hand wheels, hand cranks, conveyor components, leveling mounts, hand knobs, spring, ball and indexing plungers, jig, fixture and fastening components, toggle clamps, metric casters and wheels, universal joints, oil sight glasses, and metric tools for the industrial and commercial equipment industries. J.W. Winco's Web site catalog, with 3D CAD and online buying, is viewable at www.jwwinco.com .

For more information, contact J.W. Winco at 800-877-8351, by fax at 800-472-0670, on the Web at www.jwwinco.com  and via e-mail at [email protected].