The Home Depot Pro

The Home Depot Pro
FormerlyInterline Brands
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryWholesale
Distribution
Retail
FoundedWilmar Industries
1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Interline Brands, Inc.
2000; 24 years ago (2000)
The Home Depot Pro
2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
United States and Canada
ProductsPlumbing, electrical, security hardware, HVAC, janitorial & sanitary products
Number of employees
4,300
ParentThe Home Depot
SubsidiariesThe Home Depot Multifamily
The Home Depot Pro Specialty Trades
The Home Depot Pro Institutional
U.S. Lock
Websitehomedepotpro.com

The Home Depot Pro, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, is a wholesale distributor and direct marketer of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products for non-industrial businesses in the United States. The Home Depot Pro distributes products such as HVAC, janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, and security supplies.

The Home Depot Pro was established in 1978 formerly known as Wilmar Industries, founded by William S. Green. In 2000, Wilmar acquired Barnett together forming the company Interline Brands. Gradually, Interline Brands diversified their customer base through the acquisitions of Sexauer, Trayco, Barnett, U.S. Lock, Leran Gas Products, Maintenance USA, Hardware Express, and janitorial supply distributors AmSan, Clean Source and Jan Pak. In 2015, Interline Brands merged five of its janitorial brands into one unified brand called Supply Works.[1][2][3] On July 22, 2015, The Home Depot acquired Interline Brands for $1.6 billion. Interline Brands was rebranded in 2018 as The Home Depot Pro. The former brand names of Interline Brands were renamed to The Home Depot Pro Multifamily, The Home Depot Pro Speciality Trades, and The Home Depot Pro Institutional.[4]

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  3. ^ "Company Profile". Interline Brands. Interline Brands. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Bray, Chad (July 22, 2015). "Home Depot to Buy Interline Brands for $1.6 Billion in Cash". New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.