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Cromwell Group joins Sunday Times Top Track 250

The industrial supply company, Cromwell has leapt into the Sunday Times Top Track 250 list of medium sized, privately owned companies.

The list is compiled based on sales as reported in the companies' latest accounts and includes organisations of every kind, from property developers to Biscuit and snack food manufacturers.

The entry into the listing, at number 221, is based on turnover up to year end August 2006 and reflects a highly successful year for Cromwell. Based at it’s 250,000 square foot World Distribution Centre and Head Office complex in Wigston, Leicestershire, it offers a vast range of products including cutting tools, powertools, hand tools, garden tools, PPE equipment, stationery products, welding equipment, janitorial hygiene and cleaning products. The company supplies all types of customer from sole traders and small machine shops to national utility companies and international corporations. Cromwell’s customer list spans all sectors of industry and include such prestigious names as Airbus, Ford, Transco, the MOD and the UN. These and many other well-known organisations look to Cromwell to supply products as diverse from drill bits and spanners to duvets and snow shovels.

Cromwell is the largest British owned industrial distributor and in 2008 has over 1600 employees. The company is unique in having: 56 Distribution Centres Worldwide - 4 specialist companies and an export division operating in 37 countries and 5 continents - a team of “time-served” sales engineers in each region - global product research - product analysis unit - a team studying production methods worldwide; unique daily inter-company delivery system enabling rapid access to products, services and information.

The Company intends to continue extending its branch coverage across the UK and is already preparing for several new branches to open during 2008/2009 at various locations.