Diane Hendricks
Afton, Wisconsin
Diploma, High School
United States
ABC Supply
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roofing, Self Made
$7,400,000,000
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#1 America's Self-Made Women 2019
#257 Billionaires 2019
Diane Hendricks chairs ABC Supply, one of the largest wholesale distributors of roofing, siding and windows in America.Hendricks cofounded the business with her late husband, Ken, in Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1982. She has run it since his death in 2007.She led ABC to make the two biggest acquisitions in its history, buying rival Bradco in 2010 and building materials distributor L&W Supply in 2016.The company has 780 branch locations and over $10 billion in salesHendricks sold custom homes for a builder before meeting Ken, a roofer. She has donated to a variety of Wisconsin nonprofits, including Beloit College, Beloit Hospital, and the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network.
A Wisconsin native, Hendricks grew up as one of nine sisters on a dairy farm. The mother of seven has spent millions on local economic development, rebuilding entire blocks in Beloit and bringing in several new businesses to the state.
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