Barrett Distribution Centers named to the 2013 Inc. 500|5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List
FRANKLIN, Mass., Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth time Barrett Distribution Centers has been named to the Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America. Barrett was also honored in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2012.
Tim Barrett, President of Barrett Distribution Centers, credited the entire Barrett Distribution team, "Barrett Distribution Centers is proud to be in the company of so many of the most respected companies in America, on the Inc. 500|5000 Fastest Growing Companies List. We are grateful to our customers and team for making this achievement possible for a fifth time."
Barrett Distribution Centers came in listed at 2,598, their highest ranking ever. "We have now been on the Inc. 5000 list for five of the last seven years. Being named to the list once is quite an achievement. Five times is amazing. We get amazing results by amazing our customers," continued Barrett.
The Inc. 500|5000 List was unveiled at inc.com and in the September issue of Inc. Magazine. The 2013 list measures revenue from 2009 to 2012, and to qualify companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2009. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit and independent as of December 31, 2012.
With 14 locations across the United States and Canada, the main focus of Barrett Distribution has always been on the customer. The goal of every Barrett Distribution employee is to provide high service levels through predictable and reliable operational execution. With this company-wide mindset, Barrett Distribution has experienced substantial growth over the last few years. In an effort to further support the infrastructure and growth of Barrett Distribution, the company has strategically expanded into new locations including Memphis, Los Angeles, New Jersey, and Baltimore.
About Barrett Distribution Centers
Established as a single warehouse in 1941, Barrett Distribution has grown to a privately-owned network of fourteen locations, totaling 2.4 million sq. ft. of state-of-the-art warehousing and fulfillment capacity. Our high-performance teams serve over one hundred customers, in an array of industries from fast-moving consumer goods, apparel, footwear, health and beauty, home goods and housewares, automotive, food products, and online retailers.
Barrett Distribution has invested in technology and systems, developed our people, and created a proprietary process methodology we call the Barrett Blueprint®, to strengthen our ability to design and deliver supply chain solutions responsive to the needs of Fortune 500 companies as well as the hot new leaders of online retail and fast-moving consumer goods.
To learn more visit us at www.barrettdistribution.com
About The Inc. 500|5000
The Inc. 500|5000 is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. The list debuted in 1981 as a ranking of the 100 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The following year, it expanded to the Inc. 500, and in 2007, the Inc. 5000 was inaugurated. As an Inc. 5000 honoree, Barrett Distribution Centers is ranked among some of the most successful private companies in America.
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