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S o u t h C a r o l i n a B u s i n e s sNovember /December 2 0 0 956
Grant thornton LLPPresents
In association with theSouth Carolina Chamber of Commerce,
the 25th annual ranking of the state’slargest privately owned companies.
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MORE THAN $1 BILLION
1. Milliken&Company Spartanburg JosephM.Salley Manufactureroftextileproductsandchemicals
2. TheInterTech NorthCharleston AnitaG.Zucker Manufacturerofhigh-performancepolymerandelastomeric
GroupInc.andAffiliates JonathanM.Zucker materialsandcomposites,electronicsandfinancialservices1
3. JMSmithCorporation Spartanburg WilliamR.Cobb Wholesaledistributionofpharmaceuticalsandproviderof
software,computersystemsanddataprocessingservices
$100 MILLION TO $999 MILLION
4. SoutheasternFreight Lexington WilliamT.Cassels,Jr. Motorfreighttransportation
LinesInc.
5. PigglyWiggly Charleston DavidR.Schools Wholesalegrocerydistribution
HoldingsLLC
6. HilexPolyCo.LLC Hartsville StanBikulege Manufacturerofplasticbagandfilmproducts.Focusingprimarily
onhighdensitypolyethylene(HDPE),productsrangefrom
baggingsystemstoagriculturalfilms
7. MountVernonMillsInc. Mauldin W.DavidHastings Manufactureroftextilerelatedproductsincludingclothand
chemicals.Transporterofthesetextilegoodsandother
over-the-roaddeliveries
NO. COMPANY CITY CEO BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
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Thisyearmarksthe25thanniversaryofGrantThornton’sSouthCarolina100SM,therankingofthestate’slargestpri-vatelyheldcompanies.TheSouthCarolina100iscompiledbyGrantThorntonLLP,thefifthlargestaccountingfirmin
theUnitedStates,underthedirectionofPartnerMarkBallewandincooperationwiththeSouthCarolinaChamberofCommerce.
Privatelyheldcompaniesexperiencedagreatdealofchangein2008and2009,resultinginadecreasednumberofcompaniesthatappearonthisyear’slist.Lastyear’slistfeatured100companies;thisyear’shas91.Totalrevenuesforthe2009SouthCarolina100are$18.2billion,comparedto$20.5billionlastyear.Milliken&CompanyofSpartanburgremainsthetopcompanyasthestate’slargestprivatelyheldbusiness.Othercompaniesinthetop10include:TheInterTechGroupInc.andAffiliates(No.2);J.M.SmithCorporation(No.3);SoutheasternFreightLinesInc.(No.4);PigglyWigglyHoldingsLLC(No.5);HilexPolyCo.LLC(No.6);MountVernonMillsInc.(No.7);Carolina-EasternInc.(No.8);M.B.KahnConstructionCompanyInc.(No.9);andConsolidatedSystemsInc.(No.10).
Twenty-fiveofthecompaniesaremanufacturers,representing$7.7billioninrevenuesorabout42percentofthetotalrevenue.SouthCarolina100manufacturers’employeesaccountforapproximately37,700workersor47percentofthejobsrepresentedinthesurvey.Twenty-twoofthecompaniesarewholesaledistributioncompanieswith$5.5billioninrevenuesandapproximately7,300employees.
Thisyear,thereare15companiesintherankingeitherforthefirsttimeorafteranabsence.TheyareHilexPolyCo.LLC(No.6);PearlstineDistributorsInc.(No.33);CaféEnterprisesInc.(No.35);AmericanLaFranceLLC(No.45);ParkPlaceCorporation(No.69);GBSLumberInc.(No.72);GreenvilleMeatsInc.(No.74);ArnoldConstructionGroup(No.79);SumterPackagingCorp.(No.80);TylerConstructionGroupInc.
(No.86);SunbeltPackagingLLC(No.87);HawthorneServicesInc.(No.88);C.RayMilesConstructionCo.Inc.(No.89);LollisMetalsInc.(No.90);andFortRoofing&SheetMetalWorksInc.(No.91).
Thecompanieswithrankincreasesof15ormorefor2009wereH.R.AllenInc.andDillonProvisionCompanyInc.,up26places;YearginPotterShackelfordConstructionInc.,up21places;O’NealInc.,up20places,ThompsonIndustrialServicesLLC,up19places;ISOPolyfilmsInc.andWhaleyFoodserviceRepairs,up18places;PalmettoSyntheticsLLC,up17places;IMICHotelsandIndustrialPackagingSupplies,up16places;andNewSouthConstructionSupplyLLCandCarolinaCeramicsLLCup15places.
ParticipationintheSouthCarolina100isvoluntary,andcompaniesarerankedbaseduponnetrevenuesfortheirmostrecentlycompletedfiscalyear.Toqualify,companiesmustbeprivatelyheld,headquarteredinSouthCarolina.Theycannotbeasubsidiaryofanothercompany.Financialinstitutions,insurancecompanies,realestateandotherbro-kerages,healthcareorganizationsandcompaniesprimarilyengagedinretailarenoteligiblefortheSouthCarolina100listing.
GrantThorntonLLPistheU.S.memberfirmofGrantThorntonInternational,oneofsixglobalaccounting,taxandbusinessadvisoryorganizations.Throughmemberfirmsinmorethan110countries,in-cluding51officesintheUnitedStates,thepartnersandemployeesofGrantThorntonmemberfirmsprovidepersonalizedattentionandthehighest-qualityservicetopublicandprivateclientsaroundtheglobe.
Tolearnmoreaboutthisyear’ssurvey,pleasecontactMarkBallew,theassurancepartnerinGrantThornton’sColumbiaoffice,at(803)[email protected]’sWebsiteaddressiswww.GrantThornton.com.
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NO. COMPANY CITY CEO BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
8. Carolina-EasternInc. Charleston AltonPhillips Distributoroffertilizerandagriculturalchemicalsandseeds
9. M.B.KahnConstruction Columbia WilliamH.Neely Commercial,industrial,institutionalandgeneralconstruction
Co.Inc. managementservices
10. ConsolidatedSystemsInc. Columbia BradfordL.Pemberton Manufacturerofsteelbuildingproducts
11. Edens&Avant Columbia TerryS.Brown Develops,ownsandoperatesneighborhoodshoppingplacesin
primarymarketsthroughouttheEastCoast.
12. EllettBrothersInc. Chapin F.HewittGrant Wholesaledistributorforsportinggoodsandmarineitems
13. TheBenArnold-Sunbelt Ridgeway KevinJ.Karcher Importeranddistributorofwineandspirits
BeverageCo.
14. BlanchardMachinery Columbia JoeBlanchard Sales,rentals,partsandserviceforCaterpillarmachines
Company andengines
15. MetromontCorporation Greenville RichardH.Pennell,Jr. Manufacturerofarchitecturalandpre-stressedconcreteproducts
16. MedicalServices Lexington RonnieL.Young Healthcareservicesandrentalandsaleofhomemedical
ofAmericaInc. equipmentandsupplies
17. SoutheasternPaperGroup Spartanburg E.LewisMiller,Jr. Wholesaledistributionofpaperandchemicalproducts
18. Ogletree,Deakins,Nash, Greenville L.GrayGeddie,Jr. Professionalservices,laborandemploymentlaw
Smoak&StewartPC
19. WilburSmithAssociatesInc. Columbia M.StevensonSmith Consultingengineers,plannersandeconomists
20. C.C.DicksonCo. RockHill JonathanPerry HVAC/Refrigerationwholesalesupplier
21. DiamondHillPlywood Darlington JohnC.Ramsey Wholesaledistributionofbuildingproductsandmanufacturer
CompanyInc. ofplywood
22. PrestageFarms Camden Dr.RonPrestage Turkeyproduction
ofSouthCarolinaLLC
23. LoxcreenCompanyInc. WestColumbia JohnWayneParrish,Jr. Manufacturer/distributorofaluminumandplasticextrusions
andbuildingproducts
24. ThompsonConstruction Sumter GregA.Thompson Industrialcontractors,generalcontractors,industrialcleaning
GroupInc. servicesandplantmaintenanceservices
25. DarganConstructionCo. MyrtleBeach A.ShawDargan,III Commercialgeneralcontractor
26. JHMHotels Greenville HasmukhP.Rama Hoteldevelopment,managementandownershipofupscale
hotelsinSoutheasternU.S.andCanada
27. SpartanburgForest Greer StephenMichael PressuretreatedSYPandrelatedproducts
ProductsInc.
28. CoxIndustriesInc. Orangeburg R.MichaelJohnson Manufactureranddistributorofpressure-treatedwoodproducts
andoutdoorfurniture
29. TheMungoCompanies Irmo StevenW.Mungo Landdevelopmentandresidentialsingle-familyconstruction
30. O’NealInc. Greenville KevinC.Bean Planning,designandconstructionservicesformanufacturing,
chemicalpharmaceuticalandheavyindustrialclients
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31. Para-ChemSouthernInc. Simpsonville JohnW.Jordan,III Manufactureroffloorcoveringadhesives,polymersand
latexcoating
32. WestOilCompanyInc. Hartsville LexWest Distributorofpetroleumproducts
33. PearlstineDistributorsInc. Charleston LarryLipov Beerwholesaledistribution
34. G&PTruckingCo.Inc. Gaston G.CliftonParker Truckingcompany-truckloadtransportationoffreight
35. CaféEnterprisesInc. Taylors SteveBruce Casualdiningrestaurants
36. AugustaFiberglass Blackville JohnBoyd Fiberglasssolution-coatedcomponents
CoatingsInc.
37. TrehelCorporation Clemson WillHuss,Jr. Designandbuildingcontractorspecializingincommercial,
institutional,multifamilyandecumenicalfacilities
38. DefenderServicesInc. Columbia G.HollisCone Janitorial,security,temporaryandpermanentlaborservices,
employeepayrolling,materialhandlinganddistribution,
electrical,mechanical,HVAClabor,equipmentleasing,
andfacilitymanagement
$ 5 0 M I L L I O N T O $ 9 9 M I L L I O N
39. TerminixServiceInc. Columbia M.A.(Lex)Knox,Jr. Termiteandpestcontrolservices
40. DilmarOilCompanyInc. Florence Gray&EarleAtkinson Wholesaledistributorofpetroleumproducts
41. MalphrusConstruction HiltonHeadIsland GreggA.Malphrus Sitepreparation;clearing,grading,paving,drainage,utilities,
Co.Inc. grassing,etc.
42. H.G.ReynoldsCompanyInc. Aiken JeffreyG.Reynolds Generalcontractorspecializingininstitutional,industrialand
commercialconstruction
43. TheBeachCompany Charleston JohnC.L.Darby Full-servicerealestatefirm;development,sales,leasing
andmanagement
44. McCroryConstruction Columbia AllenAmsler Generalcontractor-Non-residentialconstruction
CompanyLLC
45. AmericanLaFranceLLC Summerville BillHinz Manufacturerofemergencyandvocationalvehicles
46. CreggerCompanyInc. WestColumbia MorrisCregger DistributorofplumbingandHVACproducts
47. IHServicesInc. Greenville RyanD.Hendley Industrialandcommercialcontractmaintenanceservices
andstaffing
48. TheLPAGroupInc. Columbia ArthurE.Parrish,P.E. Professionalconsultants,specializingintransportation,providing
completeplanning,environmentalanddesignservicesforairport,
highway,bridgeandarchitecturalprojects
49. SouthernFeltCo.Inc. NorthAugusta EdwardD.Andrew Manufacturerofnon-wovenindustrialfelts
50. HarperCorporation Greenville C.DouglassHarper Full-servicegeneralcontractorfocusedoncommercial,
healthcare,industrialandinstitutionalprojects
51. ColinxLLC Greenville DonavanA.Louis Ecommerce,warehousing,transportationmanagementservices
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NO. COMPANY CITY CEO BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
52. YearginPotter Greenville R.LynnYeargin GeneralContractor–CommercialandIndustrial
ShackelfordConstructionInc.
53. TheYahnisCompany Florence KenEmery Distributorofbeerandnon-alcoholicbeverages
54. FirstSun Clemson JosephJ.Turner,Jr. Restaurantfranchisee
ManagementCorp.
55. SpiritTelecom Columbia VernonWilliams Allcommunicationsservicessuchaslongdistance,integrated
services,data,Internetandlocal
56. GeneralInformation Chapin RaymondConrad Pre-employmentbackgroundscreeningandHRsolutions
ServicesInc.
57. ISOPolyFilmsInc. GrayCourt JonT.McClure Manufacturerofplasticfilmsforflexiblepackaging
58. MerrittVeterinary Columbia RobertM.Mims,Jr. Wholesaledistributorofveterinarysupplies,drugs,equipment
SuppliesInc. andpetfood
59. Whit-MartInc. Charleston GaryP.Whitman Restaurants
L E S S T H A N $ 5 0 M I L L I O N
60. GatewaySupply Columbia SamP.Williams,Jr. WholesaledistributorofplumbingandHVACproducts
CompanyInc.
61. ThompsonIndustrial Sumter GregA.Thompson Providerofintegratedindustrialcleaningandfacilitiessupport
ServicesLLC servicesinSoutheasternU.S.
62. IMICHotels Columbia E.L.(Bert)Pooser,Jr. Developers,ownersandoperatorsofhotels,marinarestaurant
andstoragefacilities
63. WhaleyFoodserviceRepairs Lexington WellsF.Whaley Providerofqualitypartsandrepairservicesforcommercial
kitchenequipment
64. WolverineBrassInc. Conway LloydW.Coppedge Manufactureranddistributorofplumbingproducts
65. SouthlandLogHomesInc. Irmo KennethS.Sekley Designer,manufacturerandselleroflogandsolid
woodstructures
66. H.R.AllenInc. Charleston HerbertR.Allen,Jr. Electricalandmechanicalcontractor
67. IndustrialPackagingSupplies FountainInn JerryW.Murdock Distributorofpackagingsupplies
68. GeneralWholesale Greenville TeeHooper SouthCarolinadistributorforTraneandSanyoHVACequipment
DistributorsLLC andparts
69. ParkPlaceCorporation Greenville JimmyOrders Manufacturerofmattressesandupholsteredfurniture
70. DillonProvision Dillon DanBozard Wholesalemeatdistributor
CompanyInc.
71. MartinEngineeringInc. WhiteRock ElizabethMartin Generalcontractor
72. GBSLumberInc. Greenville OlinR.McNeely Distributorofbuildingmaterialsprimarilytosmall-to-medium
residentialhomebuilders
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73. PalmettoSyntheticsLLC Kingstree HenryM.Poston Manufacturerofsolution-dyedcolorsandvariouslustersinboth
resinsofpolyesterandnylon
74. GreenvilleMeatsInc. Greenville DanSloan Beef,porkandpoultryprocessinganddistribution
75. J.L.AndersonCo.Inc. Cheraw RobertS.Rogers,III Brickmanufacturing,saleofbrick,masonryandother
buildingproducts
76. EasleyCustomPlasticsInc. Easley CraigA.Homan Custominjectionmolder
77. DoveDataProductsInc. Florence RichardB.Coxe Manufactureranddistributorofsuppliesforprinters,copiers
andfaxmachines
78. GMKAssociatesInc. Columbia ThomasP.Monahan Architecture,engineering,constructionservices,interiorsand
design/build
79. ArnoldConstruction Columbia BenArnold Generalcontractoranddesign-buildfirm,newcommercial
Corporation andmultifamilyaswellasrenovationsandupfits
80. SumterPackagingCorp Sumter BenjaminDeSollar Corrugatedpackaging
81. ChicoraDevelopment MyrtleBeach DonJ.Smith Realestatefirm-brokerageforcommercialandresidential
SCCorporation propertysalesandleasing,managementofcommercialand
residentialrealestate,anddevelopmentofresidentialsubdivisions
82. AMEInc. FortMill GreggS.Campbell Industrialandgeneralcontractors,cranerental,rigging,plant
relocationsandfabrication
83. NewSouthConstruction WestColumbia JimSobeck Distributorofconcreteandmasonryproducts
SupplyLLC
84. CarolinaCeramicsLLC Columbia MichaelBorden Commercialandresidentialbrickmanufacturer
85. ColiteInternationalLtd. Columbia MartinBrown Full-servicesignmanufacturerandprogramimplementation
company
86. TylerConstructionGroupInc. Columbia CharlesP.Tyler Generalcontractor
87. SunbeltPackagingLLC York DanJanick Supplierofpackagingmaterials,equipmentandindustrial
consumables
88. HawthorneServicesInc. Charleston BruceStoehr Aviationandairportmanagementandoperations
89. C.RayMiles Lugoff C.RayMiles Heavyroadconstruction
ConstructionCo.Inc.
90. LollisMetalsInc. Anderson JamesD.Lollis Sheetmetalfabrication
91. FortRoofing&Sheet Sumter WilliamFort Commercialroofingcontractor
MetalWorksInc.
1Ranking excludes the Hudson’s Bay Company
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