The Winsupply Family of Companies has welcomed its latest addition of a new Local Company with the opening of Winsupply of Jacksonville Beach.
Master plumber Thomas Blackburn, President, Winsupply of Jacksonville Beach, opened his Local Company this spring at 1160 Shetter Avenue, Building 100 & 200, Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The company serves the Plumbing, Electric, and HVAC/Hydronics industries.
“I have been a master plumber for 28 years and the owner of my own plumbing company for 18 years. Over those 18 years, I built a huge clientele in the Jacksonville Beach and surrounding area,” Blackburn said.
He sold his business in 2022 and joined the Winsupply Family of Companies in a sales role at Winsupply of Jacksonville.
“I immediately invested and enrolled in the Winsupply Presidents Scholarship Program. I enjoy using my years of plumbing knowledge to serve our contractors and customers,” Blackburn said.
Winsupply of Jacksonville Beach has opened with three employees, including Blackburn. The 10,500-square-foot facility will later welcome a 1,500-square-foot showroom. The company is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Blackburn joins 19 other Winsupply Local Companies to open since the beginning of 2024.
“This new start is another strategic fit for Winsupply to grow its Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC presence on the booming East Coast of Florida,” said Steven Lyon, Area Leader for Winsupply Inc. “This multi-offering location will be a great business to build on in many coastal locations.”
Also, since the start of 2024, the Winsupply Family of Companies closed on six acquisitions in Tennessee, Arizona, two in Texas, Florida, and Kansas and Nebraska. This follows a strong 2023 with seven new Local Companies and three acquisitions.
Winsupply Local Companies are expected to achieve nearly $8.3 billion in annual sales for 2025. This projection demonstrates Winsupply’s consistent and remarkable growth trajectory over the past several years.
This continued success can be attributed to various factors, including strategic expansions, a strong focus on building a bench, and the adaptability of Winsupply’s unique business model. As Winsupply moves forward, it remains committed to supporting Local Companies and driving further growth in the years ahead.
“The growth potential for new Winsupply Local Companies, organically started, is massive,” said Rob Ferguson, President of Winsupply’s Local Company Group. “Winsupply’s purpose is to build entrepreneurs. We just happen to be doing it in wholesale distribution.”
Looking ahead, Winsupply during calendar year 2025 (FY2026) has the goal to open another 20 new Local Companies across its U.S. footprint.
Below are the newest Winsupply Local Companies:
- Winsupply of N Phoenix (HVAC) – Arizona
- Winsupply of Peoria (HVAC) – Arizona
- Winsupply of SW Phoenix (HVAC) – Arizona
- Winsupply of Tucson (Fire Fab) – Arizona
- Winsupply of Tempe (Waterworks) – Arizona
- Winsupply of Los Angeles (PVF and plumbing) – California
- Winsupply of Pomona (Plumbing) – California
- Winsupply of Richmond (Plumbing) – Kentucky
- Winwater Des Moines (Waterworks) – Iowa
- Tulsa Winwater (Waterworks) – Oklahoma
- Winsupply of C Oklahoma City (Electrical) – Oklahoma
- Winsupply of S Oklahoma City (HVAC) – Oklahoma
- Winsupply of Salina (HVAC and Plumbing) – Kansas
- Winsupply of Cheyenne (HVAC) – Wyoming
- Winsupply of Nashua (Plumbing) – New Hampshire
- Winsupply of Dickson (HVAC) – Tennessee
- Winsupply of Lecanto (HVAC) – Florida
- Winsupply of NW Pensacola (Fire Fab) – Florida
- Winsupply of Virginia Beach (HVAC) – Virginia
- Winsupply of Jacksonville Beach (Plumbing, HVAC/Hydronics, Electric) – Florida
How is Winsupply inspiring growth?
At Winsupply, our secret sauce is our business model: sharing, trusting, and helping. We share through equity partnerships. We trust local owners with local autonomy. We help through high-quality, low-cost, centralized support services. Winsupply believes that ownership drives people to work harder and produce better results.
About Winsupply: Founded in 1956, Winsupply is a family of companies that includes more than 670 wholesalers across the United States; service companies for business support and sourcing; and Winsupply Inc.
Winsupply Inc. – in business to build entrepreneurs – owns a majority equity stake in these independent, locally owned and operated wholesalers known as Winsupply Local Companies.
Winsupply Inc.’s annual sales were $7.8 billion at the end of the fiscal year Jan. 31, 2025. The Winsupply Family of Companies employs some 9,000 employees nationwide.
Collectively, Winsupply Local Companies are among America’s leading distributors of construction materials, equipment, supplies and solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, municipal and MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) applications.
Winsupply Local Companies serve contractors and installers across America in plumbing and heating; hydronics; pipes, valves and fittings; HVAC and refrigeration; electrical; fastening hardware; waterworks and utility; pumps; turf irrigation and landscape; and pipe, metal, specialty and fire system fabrication. Local Companies also sell direct to commercial and industrial facilities organizations.
The local owners of Winsupply Local Companies earn their own success through The Spirit of OpportunityTM: the chance to risk your own money, gain equity and run your own wholesaling company to pursue the American Dream, with help from Winsupply.
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Winsupply of Jacksonville Beach opened in April at 1160 Shetter Avenue, Building 100 & 200, Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The company serves the Plumbing, Electric, and HVAC/Hydronics industries.
