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ABC Supply Company Incorporated is a roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin
Beloit, Wisconsin
Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, Beloit had a population of 36,966. The greater Beloit area is home to more than 91,000 residents.-Claim to fame:...

. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial.

It was founded in 1982 by Ken Hendricks
Ken Hendricks
Kenneth A. Hendricks was a businessman who grew a shingle supply company into a $2.6 billion fortune and a spot on the Forbes 400...

. There are currently 300+ stores nationwide. By the time of his death on December 21, 2007, Ken Hendricks was the #107 richest person in America according to Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...

 October 2006 issue. President David Luck was named CEO to succeed him.

The company has won numerous awards, including the Gallup
The Gallup Organization
The Gallup Organization, is primarily a research-based performance-management consulting company. Some of Gallup's key practice areas are - Employee Engagement, Customer Engagement and Well-Being. Gallup has over 40 offices in 27 countries. World headquarters are in Washington, D.C. Operational...

 Great Workplace Award, 2007 (one of 12 winners; the only privately held company to win that year).

It currently sponsors A. J. Foyt Enterprises
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
A.J. Foyt Enterprises is a racing team in the IZOD Indycar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt. Foyt Enterprises won IRL titles in 1996 with Scott Sharp and 1998 with Kenny Bräck, the latter driver also winning the Indianapolis 500 for the team...

' #14 IndyCar Series
IndyCar Series
The IZOD IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League . Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and...

 car.

Their anual suppliers golf outing is held at Boulder Ridge Country Club in Lake in the Hills, Illinois
Lake in the Hills, Illinois
Lake in the Hills is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 23,152 at the 2000 census. A 2006 special census put the village's population at 29,175....

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