PRIVATE COMPANIES Alabama’s Largest Private Companies COMPILED BY MEGAN BOYLE RANK Ranked by 2011 Sales Sources: Dun & Bradstreet, Standard & Poor’s, Reference USA and company surveys. Those companies submitting information are marked with an * after their name. COMPANY HEADQUARTERS 2011 SA L E S (MILLIONS) TOTAL EMPLOYMENT T YP E O F B U S IN E S S O F F ICE R / T IT L E 1 O'Neal Industries* Birmingham 2,500 3,782 Metals service center Craft O'Neal Chairman (205) 599-8000 2 Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC* Birmingham 1,700 2,670 Construction Jim Gorrie President and CEO (205)328-4000 3 Hunt Refining Co. Inc. Tuscaloosa 1,000 1,500 250 Petroleum refining Shanmuk Sharma President (205) 391-3300 4 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United, Inc.* Birmingham 743 3,000 Soft drinks and vending Claude Nielsen CEO (205) 841-2653 5 Robins & Morton* Birmingham 702 1,270 Construction, construction management, preconstruction services, engineering, procurement, design-build Bill Morton President and CEO (205) 870-1000 6 B L Harbert International, LLC Birmingham 650 - 699 1,400 Commercial and office building contractors Billy Harbert Chairman and CEO (205) 802-2800 7 PowerSouth Energy Cooperative* Andalusia 640 649 Electric generating utility Gary Smith President (334) 427-3000 8 Mayer Electric Supply Co. Inc.* Birmingham 626 850 Wholesale distributor of electrical equipment and supplies Nancy Collat Goedecke Chairman and CEO (205) 583-3500 9 American Cast Iron Pipe Co.* Birmingham 600 - 649 3,000 Manufacturing Van Richey President and CEO (205) 325-7701 10 Drummond Coal Sales Inc. (suby of Drummond Co. Inc.) Birmingham 550 - 599 16 Wholesale coal and coke Elbert Drummond Chairman (205) 945-6500 11 Buffalo Rock Co.* Birmingham 530 2,150 Wholesale beverage and snacks James Lee Chairman and CEO (205) 942-3435 12 AAA Cooper Transportation* Dothan 521 4,400 Transportation Reid Dove CEO (334) 793-2284 13 Hoar Construction, LLC* Birmingham 518 521 General contractor Rob Burton CEO (205) 803-2121 14 Tiffin Motor Homes Inc. Red Bay 480 - 499 545 Motor homes Robert Tiffin President (256) 356-8661 15 Associated Grocers of the South* Birmingham 458 320 Wholesale grocery distributor Gerry Totoritis President and CEO (205) 808-4850 16 McWane Inc. Birmingham 440 - 459 4,883 Coke oven products (chemical recovery); Valves and pipe fittings; Bituminous coal surface mining; Fire hydrant valves Philip McWane Chairman (205) 414-3100 17 Caddell Construction Co. Inc.* Montgomery 423 360 General contractor, construction B. Eddie Stewart CEO (334) 272-7723 18 Alabama Farmers' Cooperative Decatur 400 - 419 2,000 Wholesale farm supplies, herbicides, grains, and bulk unroasted peanuts Tommy Paulk President and CEO (256) 308-1607 19 Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co. Inc. Birmingham 380 - 399 700 Valves and pipe fittings Howard Kerr President (205) 323-7261 20 Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.* Abbeville 380-399 645 Structural lumber and timber; Treated wood James W. Rane CEO (334) 585-2291 21 Gulf Distributing Holdings, LLC* Mobile 367 750 Wholesale beverage distributor Elliot B. Maisel CEO (251) 476-9600 22 Royal Cup Inc.* Birmingham 335 736 Coffee and tea manufacturing, food sales and distribution Hatton C.V. Smith President and CEO (205) 849-5836 23 Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. Montgomery 320 - 339 5,686 Newspapers; Television broadcasting stations Donna Barrett President and CEO (205) 298-7100 24 Brice Building Co. Inc. Birmingham 320 - 339 98 General contractor, construction management, building design Felix Drennen CEO (205) 930-9911 25 Liberty Truck Sales Inc. Birmingham 280 - 299 75 Retail new and used trucks, tractors and trailers Jerry Davis President (205) 322-6695 26 Dynetics* Huntsville 274 1,300 Engineering and hardware development, specializing in solutions for intelligence Marc Bendickson Chairman and CEO (256) 964-4000 PH ONE NU MB ER RANK PRIVATE COMPANIES COMPANY HEADQUARTERS 2011 SALES (MILLIONS) TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 27 Ebsco Industries Inc. Birmingham 260 - 279 28 Drummond Co. Inc. Vestavia 29 Doster Construction Co. Inc.* 30 PH ONE NUM B ER T YP E O F B U S IN E S S O F F IC E R / T IT L E 5,762 Subscription fulfillment services; Blank books and looseleaf binders; Sporting and athletic goods; Artificial fishing lures James Stephens Chairman (205) 991-6600 240 - 259 2,800 Surface and underground bituminous coal mining; Coke oven products (chemical recovery); Wholesale coke Gary Drummond Chairman (205) 945-6500 Birmingham 230 175 General contractor Walton C. Doster President and CEO (205) 443-3800 Coleman World Group* Midland City 210 1,750 Worldwide moving and storage services Jeff Coleman CEO (334) 983-6500 31 BTC Wholesale Distributors Inc.* Alabaster 200 103 Wholesale distribution Frank D'Amico III President (205) 324-2581 32 Robins & Morton / OVERAA JV Birmingham 200 - 219 3 Nonresidential construction Phil Yance CEO (205) 870-1000 33 Boyd Brothers Transporation Inc.* Clayton 196 1,007 Flatbed trucking and brokerage Richard Bailey President (334) 775-1400 34 Intermark Group* Birmingham 194 160 Advertising agency Jake McKenzie CEO (205) 803-0000 35 STA Mobile (suby of Singapore Technologies Aerospace) Mobile 180 - 199 1,000 Aircraft maintenance and repair services Joseph Ng President (251) 438-8788 36 Dairy Fresh Corp. Greensboro 180 - 199 400 Milk and cream Betty Gist General Manager (334) 624-3041 37 Jemison-Demsey, LLC (suby of Jemison Investment Co. Inc.) Birmingham 160 - 179 105 Wholesale steel Peter Heinke CEO (205) 986-6600 38 Raycom Media Inc. Montgomery 140 - 159 3,501 Television and radio broadcasting stations John Stein Chairman (334) 206-1400 39 Mid-South Industries Inc. Gadsden 140 - 159 1,474 Printed circuit boards; Injection molding of plastics; Mechanical and electromechanical counters and devices; Small arms Harold Weaver Chairman and CEO (256) 442-3287 40 Marshall Durbin Food Corp. Irondale 120 - 139 1,900 Chicken eggs; Chicken hatchery; Poultry feeds; Raising, slaughtering, and processing of chickens Melissa Durbin President (205) 956-3505 41 Altec Inc. Birmingham 120 - 139 1,550 Derricks (except oil and gas field); Hydraulic/ electric, truck/carrier mounted aerial work platforms; Overhead traveling cranes Lee Styslinger Chairman (205) 991-7733 42 White-Spunner Construction Inc.* Mobile 104 64 General contracting, design-build and construction management John White-Spunner CEO (251) 471-5189 43 McGriff Industries Inc. Cullman 100 - 119 650 Rebuilding and re-treading of tires; Retail automotive tires; Non-local trucking Bertis McGriff Chairman and CEO (256) 739-0710 44 Devan Lowe Inc. Fort Payne 100 - 119 90 Wholesale and retail used automotive supplies, retail new and used automobiles Devan Lowe President (256) 845-0922 45 Alabama River Woodlands Inc. Perdue Hill 100 - 119 26 Wholesale rough timber products Richard Koger President (251) 575-2039 46 Volkert Inc.* Mobile 93 621 Engineering consulting Perry Hand President and CEO (251) 342-1070 47 Dunn Investment Co. Birmingham 90 - 99 992 Nonresidential construction; Highway and street paving contractor; Ready-mixed concrete James French Chairman (205) 592-8908 48 National Cement Co. of Alabama Inc. (suby of National Cement Co. Inc.) Birmingham 90 - 99 160 Portland cement Spencer Weltman President (205) 423-2600 49 Crown Automobile Co. Inc. Birmingham 90 - 99 123 Retail new and used automobiles June Wiley Chairman (205) 985-4200 50 Boatright Companies* Birmingham 85 250 Manufacturing Shane Boatright CEO (205) 991-0750 51 Qualico Steel Co. Inc.* Webb 81 269 Structural Steel Fabricator John Downs CEO and Co-owner (334) 793-1290 52 Rusken Packaging Inc. Cullman 80 - 89 330 Paperboard filing boxes made from purchased materials Greg Rusk President (256) 734-0092 RANK PRIVATE COMPANIES COMPANY HEADQUARTERS 2011 SA L E S (MILLIONS) TOTAL EMPLOYMENT T YP E O F B U S IN E S S O F F ICE R / T IT L E PH ONE NU MB ER 53 Tameron Automotive Group Inc. Birmingham 80 - 89 170 Retail new and used automobiles; Wholesale automotive supplies and parts Daniel Braden President (205) 823-3333 54 Jim Burke Motors Birmingham 80 - 89 109 Retail new and used automobiles Jim Burke President (205) 780-3680 55 Birmingham International Forest Products Inc. (suby.of Forest City Trading Group) Birmingham 80 - 89 34 Wholesale rough dressed and finished lumber; Wholesale plywood Michael Hans President (205) 972-1500 56 Sylvest Farms Inc. Montgomery 70 - 79 1,300 Raising of broiling chickens; Slaughtered and dressed poultry Dean Falk President and CEO (334) 281-0400 57 Birmingham Fastener & Supply Inc. Birmingham 70 - 79 265 Wholesale industrial fasteners, nuts, bolts and screws Howard Tinney President and CEO (205) 595-3511 58 Woody Anderson Ford Huntsville 70 - 79 150 Retail new and used automobiles and pickups; Automotive body shop Cathleen Anderson President (256) 539-9441 59 Hargrove Engineers + Constructors* Mobile 64 615 Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management & Technical Support Ralph Hargrove President (877) 388-8356 60 Edwards Chevrolet* Birmingham 60 135 Automobile dealership Leon Edwards President (205) 716-3300 61 Cooper/T.Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc. (suby of Cooper/T. Smith Corp.) Mobile 60 - 69 900 Stevedoring; Unloading vessels Angus Cooper Chairman (251) 431-6100 62 Sherman Industries Inc. Birmingham 60 - 69 600 Concrete blocks, pipes and prestressed forms; ready mix concrete Frank Anderson President (205) 970-7500 63 McPherson Companies Inc. Trussville 60 - 69 270 Wholesale petroleum bulk stations; Retail convenience stores and gasoline service stations Charles McPherson Chairman and President (205) 661-4400 64 Wood Fruitticher Grocery Co. Inc. Birmingham 60 - 69 250 Wholesale packaged frozen foods, general line groceries, fresh meats, janitors' supplies, and restaurant equipment and supplies David Wood Chairman (205) 836-9663 65 Cooper/T.Smith Corp. Mobile 60 - 69 900 Marine salvaging; Sawmills and planing mills; Stevedoring; Welding repair, Marine towing Angus Cooper Chairman (251) 431-6100 66 Southern Pride Catfish Inc. Greensboro 50 - 59 750 Prepared fresh or frozen fish and seafoods Joe Glover President (334) 624-4021 67 Greer Autry & Sons Inc. Mobile 50 - 59 700 Retail grocery stores J. Barton Greer Chairman (251) 457-8655 68 FTEC Inc. (suby of Omaha Standard Inc.) Birmingham 50 - 59 200 Wholesale truck parts and accessories; Retail truck equipment and parts Gary Overby President (205) 841-8582 69 Jim Burke Automotive Inc.* Birmingham 50 - 59 225 Auto sales and services Jim Burke Jr. President (205) 324-3371 70 Jefferson Iron & Metal Brokerage Inc. Birmingham 50 - 59 12 Ferrous metals; Miscellaneous nonferrous products distribution George Dreher President (205) 803-5200 71 Simply Fashion Stores LTD Birmingham 40 - 49 1,300 Retail women's clothing stores Rodney Barstein President and CEO (205) 951-1700 72 Gildan, Inc. (suby of Vetements de Sport Gildan Inc.) Fort Payne 40 - 49 1,000 Socks John Fisher Controller (256) 845-5234 73 Standard Furniture Manufacturing Co. Inc. Bay Minette 40 - 49 700 Wood bedroom furniture; Non-waterbed wood bed frames; Wood headboards and dressing tables Robert Hodgson Chairman (251) 937-6741 74 L G Electronics Alabama Inc. (suby LG Electronics USA) Huntsville 40 - 49 600 Television receiving sets; Blank video recording tape; Wholesale non-commercial microwave ovens Soo Mong Kim President (256) 772-0623 75 Sylvest Farms of Georgia Inc. (suby of Sylvest Farms Inc.) Montgomery 40 - 49 250 Slaughtered and dressed poultry Harold Sylvest Chairman (334) 281-0400 76 Cowin Equipment Co. Inc. (suby of C&C Holding Inc.) Birmingham 40 - 49 215 Wholesale general construction machinery and equipment James Cowin President and CEO (205) 841-6666 77 Red Diamond Inc. Birmingham 40 - 49 185 Wholesale general line groceries; Roasted coffee; Tea blending William Bowron, Sr. Chairman (205) 254-3138 RANK PRIVATE COMPANIES CO MPA NY HEADQUARTERS 2011 SALES (MILLIONS) TOTAL EMPLOYMENT T YP E O F B U S IN E S S O F F IC E R / T IT L E PH ONE NU M BE R 78 Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. Birmingham 40 - 49 80 Wholesale railroad equipment and supplies Carlisle Jones, Sr. President (205) 424-7245 79 Kappler Inc. Guntersville 30 - 39 1,200 Men's and boys' work clothing George Kappler Chairman and CEO (256) 505-4005 80 Malone Freight Lines Inc. Trussville 30 - 39 700 Cargo hauling and unloading services; Heavy hauling John Smith Chairman and CEO (205) 951-1900 81 Integrated Medical Systems International Inc. Birmingham 30 - 39 650 Wholesale medical equipment and supplies Debra Robinson Principal (205) 879-3840 82 JVC America Inc. Tuscaloosa 30 - 39 550 Prerecorded compact laser discs John Yoshikawa President (205) 556-7111 83 Mitchell Grocery Corp. Albertville 30 - 39 550 Wholesale general line groceries David Mitchell President (256) 878-4211 84 Montgomery Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC Montgomery 30 - 39 500 Wholesale and retail soft drinks Marvin Carroll Secretary (334) 284-9555 85 Mid-South Electronics Inc. (suby of Mid-South Industries Inc.) Gadsden 30 - 39 450 Printed circuit boards; Injection molding of plastics; Mechanical and electromechanical counters and devices Jerry Weaver Chairman (205) 442-8997 86 Frit Inc. Ozark 30 - 39 250 Nitrogenous fertilizers; Wholesale field, garden and flower seeds; Wholesale garden supplies; Cleaning railroad ballast; Railroad car repair Shelton Allred Chairman (334) 774-2515 87 Birmingham Canton & Vicksburg R R Co. Birmingham 30 - 39 225 Wholesale beer and other fermented malt liquors and wine John Dobbs Principal (205) 945-4893 88 City Wholesale Grocery Co. Inc. Birmingham 30 - 39 165 Wholesale tobacco and tobacco products, candy, general line groceries, cosmetics, perfumes, and hair products Paul DiChiara President (205) 945-7120 89 Adams Produce Co. Inc. Birmingham 30 - 39 160 Fresh wholesale fruits and vegetables John McCray Chairman (205) 323-2455 90 Crown Pontiac Inc. Birmingham 30 - 39 136 Retail new and used automobiles; General automotive repair shops Thomas Dunlap Chairman (205) 979-5420 91 Serra Chevrolet Inc. Birmingham 30 - 39 130 Retail new and used automobiles; Automotive repair shops Anthony Serra President (205) 855-8699 92 Sony Magnetic Products Inc. of America (suby Sony Corp. of America) Dothan 20 - 29 600 Blank audio range and video recording tape; Blank rigid and floppy computer software tape and discs William Singletary President (334) 615-7309 93 V.I. Prewett & Son Inc. Fort Payne 20 - 29 550 Hosiery manufacturing Virgil Prewett President (256) 845-4334 94 Wakefields Inc. Anniston 20 - 29 481 Retail family clothing and shoe stores Martin Wakefield Chairman (256) 237-9521 95 Jasper Corp. Birmingham 20 - 29 479 Reconstituted wood insulation and roofing material Walter Johnsey President and CEO (205) 945-9100 96 Southeast Wood Treating Inc. Montgomery 20 - 29 375 General sawmills and planing mills; Wood preserving Guice Slawson, Sr. President (334) 269-9663 97 Alabama River Group Inc. (suby of Parsons and Whittemore) Perdue Hill 20 - 29 367 Pulp mills Russell Kendrick CFO and Vice President (251) 575-2000 98 Hanna Steel Corp. Fairfield 20 - 29 363 Welded pipe and tubes; Wholesale metals service centers and offices; Coated or plated products; Fabricated structural metal Pete Hanna Chairman and CEO (205) 780-1111 99 Alabama River Cellulose, LLC (suby of Georgia Pacific)* Perdue Hill 20 - 29 420 Cellulose product: Rolled fluff and baled market pulp Tim McIlwain General Manager (251) 575-2000 100 K W Plastics Troy 20 - 29 310 Polypropylene film and sheet; Hangar operation; Refuse systems Kenneth Campbell Partner (334) 566-1563 101 Smith Industries Inc. Montgomery 20 - 29 250 Plumbing fixture fittings and trim; Plumbing and heating valves; Firefighting and related equipment; Electrical welding equipment; Plating and polishing Jay Smith President (334) 277-8520 102 Harbert Management Corp. Birmingham 20 - 29 225 Investment offices and investors William Brooke Managing Partner (205) 987-5568 RANK PRIVATE COMPANIES COMPANY HEADQUARTERS 2011 SA L E S (MILLIONS) TOTAL EMPLOYMENT T YP E O F B U S IN E S S O F F ICE R / T IT L E PH ONE NU MB ER 103 McGriff Transportation Inc. (suby of McGrill Industries Inc.) Cullman 20 - 29 200 Heavy hauling Bertis McGriff Chairman and Treasurer (256) 737-9035 104 Alabama River Newsprint Co. Perdue Hill 20 - 29 180 Newsprint paper John Weaver Chairman (251) 575-2800 105 Simcala Inc. (suby of Dow Corning Corp) Mount Meigs 20 - 29 170 Molybdenum silicon not made in blast furnaces Myles Cowan CFO (334) 215-7560 106 Cowin & Co. Inc. (suby of C&C Holding Inc.) Birmingham 20 - 29 100 Waterproofing; Coal and metal mining services; Non-metallic mineral services John Cowin President (205) 945-1300 107 Jim Skinner Ford Inc. Birmingham 20 - 29 100 Retail new and used automobile and pickups; Automotive repair shops Robert Skinner President (205) 854-2222 108 Serra Toyota Inc. Birmingham 20 - 29 75 Retail new and used automobiles Anthony Serra President (205) 838-4400 109 Birmingham Restaurant Supply Inc. Birmingham 20 - 29 49 Wholesale restaurant equipment and supplies George Tobia President (205) 252-0076 110 Auto Investors Inc. Birmingham 20 - 29 39 Retail new and used automobiles Jon Nelson President (205) 491-8484 111 Jim Skinner Automobile Co. Inc. Dothan 20 - 29 31 Retail new and used automobiles Robert Skinner Chairman (334) 671-8100 112 Ebsco Development Co. Inc. (suby of Ebsco Industries Inc.) Birmingham 20 - 29 20 Subdividers and developers Elton Stephens President (205) 408-8696 113 Smith's Machine, LLC* Cottondale 17 85 Manufacturing Judy H. Smith President and CEO (205) 553-7623 114 C & C Holding Inc. Birmingham 10 - 19 300 Wholesale general construction, mining (except petroleum), and industrial machinery John Cowin Chairman and CEO (205) 841-6666 115 Maples Industries Inc. Scottsboro 10 - 19 1,900 Tufted rugs John Maples President (256) 259-1327 116 Kappler USA Inc. Guntersville 10 - 19 668 Men's and boys' work clothing George Kappler C hairman and CEO (256) 505-4005 117 Marshall Durbin Farms Inc. (suby of Marshall Durbin Food Corp.) Irondale 10 - 19 400 Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens; Poultry hatcheries; Feed premixes Marshall Durbin Chairman and CEO (205) 956-3505 118 Auto Investment Inc. (suby of Itochu Corp. of Japan) Pelham 10 - 19 360 Retail new and used car dealers Yamashita Ryan President (205) 271-2096 119 Waverlee Homes Inc. (suby of Liberty Homes Inc.) Hamilton 10 - 19 225 Retail mobile home dealers Phillip Fowler President (205) 921-1887 120 Discount Foods Inc. Anniston 10 - 19 200 Independent retail grocery stores Lee Fite President (256) 236-0533 121 Gulf Electric Co. Inc. of Mobile Mobile 10 - 19 200 General electrical contractor Charles Freeman President (251) 666-0654 122 Apac-Alabama Inc. Muscle Shoals 10 - 19 120 General contractor for highway and street construction; Asphalt paving mixtures and blocks Thomas Pigg President (256) 383-5981 123 Irondale Industrial Contractor Inc. Birmingham 10 - 19 120 New construction of industrial buildings; Machinery installation John Kosie President (205) 956-4509 124 Oncology Supply Inc. Dothan 10 - 19 120 Wholesale medicinals and botanicals William Stickler President (334) 677-5118 125 Birmingham Beverage Co. Inc. Birmingham 10 - 19 105 Wholesale beer and other fermented malt liquors, wholesale beverages except coffee and tea Harry Kampakis President (205) 942-9403 126 Jemison Investment Co. Inc Birmingham 10 - 19 105 Investment holding company James Davis Chairman (205) 324-7681 127 Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co. Inc. Birmingham 10 - 19 100 Wholesale hides, refuse systems, animal and marine fats and oils T. Owen Vickers President (205) 252-1197 128 Harbert International Establishment Birmingham 10 - 19 100 Industrial plant construction Bill Harbert Chairman (205) 802-2800 RANK PRIVATE COMPANIES COMPANY HEADQUARTERS 2011 SA L E S (MILLIONS) TOTAL EMPLOYMENT T YP E O F B U S IN E S S O F F ICE R / T IT L E 129 Available Plastics Inc. Huntsville 10 - 19 85 Plastics products Steven Brown President and CEO (256) 859-4957 130 Birmingham Peterbilt Inc. Birmingham 10 - 19 50 Retail new and used trucks, tractors, and trailers; General automotive repair shops Jesse Kirk Chairman (205) 841-7383 131 Lynn Layton OldsmobileCadillac-Nissan Decatur 10 - 19 47 Retail new and used automobiles Bradford Layton President (256) 353-8150 132 Bankston Motor Homes Inc. Huntsville 10 - 19 41 Recreational vehicle dealers, sales and service Charles Bankston President (256) 533-3100 133 Harbin Motor Co. Inc. Scottsboro 10 - 19 40 Retail new and used automobiles Hoyt Harbin President (256) 574-1819 134 Foley Implement Co. Inc. Foley 10 - 19 33 Wholesale farm and garden machinery; Retail lawnmowers and tractors, garden tractors, and tillers; Equipment rental and leasing John Schaff President (251) 943-5091 135 Serra Automotive Birmingham 10 - 19 31 Retail new and used automobiles; Automotive repair shops Anthony Serra President (205) 856-9024 136 White-Spunner & Associates Inc.* Mobile 1 14 Commercial real estate, development/property management John White-Spunner CEO (251) 471-1000 137 Lynn Layton Chevrolet Inc. Decatur 0-9 80 Motor vehicle dealers Lynn Layton President (256) 533-1576 PH ONE NU MB ER