World and Main develops, markets and distributes products to leading retailers, wholesalers, home centers, discount stores, food & drug chains, municipalities, eRetailers, catalog companies and independent hardware stores. Our core categories include home environment, security & builder’s hardware, plumbing products and paint applicators. Owned brands include Comfort Zone® (home environment), WordLock® (padlocks), Guard Security® (locksets), Ultra Hardware® (security), Stanley®, PX® and HiTech® (paint sundries), Helping Hand (housewares sundries), and Jones Stephens™ and AquaPlumb® (plumbing).
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Distribution
With 5 North American distribution centers totaling over 1,000,000 square feet of warehouse space, robust owned brand product lines, and global sourcing from over 1,200 factories, World and Main has the inventory to serve Main Streets across the country. We offer flexible delivery to accommodate all channels. We streamline and simplify your reorder process from start to finish: from online ordering to multiple delivery methods including drop shipments, pick-up in China, or delivery to stores. Our goal is to ensure the products you need are on your shelves at the right time and price.
Sourcing
The World and Main global network extends to over 35 countries covering over 13,000 products. In addition to our branded products, many of the world’s leading retailers trust World and Main as their valued private label or OEM (original equipment manufacturer) supplier of quality products. Our overseas packaging facility creates unparalleled program flexibility. Plus our global distribution footprint provides customers with consolidation services ideal for direct shipment programs. To ensure quality products, the World and Main quality team employs product experts who define, audit and inspect every program.
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World and Main (Cranbury)
Based in Cranbury, New Jersey, World and Main (Cranbury), formerly HBC Home & Hardware Products, is a leading distributor of home and hardware products across core categories including home environment, security and builder's hardware, plumbing products and paint applicators.
Our broad assortment includes nationally recognized owned brands such as Comfort Zone®, WordLock®, Guard Security®, Ultra Hardware®, PX®, HiTech®, Helping Hand and AquaPlumb®.
World and Main (Houston)
Based in Houston, Texas, World and Main (Houston), formerly Handy Hardware, is a leading wholesale distributor of branded home and hardware products. As an industry leader in the Southwest and Gulf Coast regions for more than 50 years, we partner with over 2,000 manufacturers to distribute goods to hardware stores, lumber yards, MRO/commercial and industrial and home centers.
Core categories include plumbing, electrical, paint & sundries and hand & power tools.
Jones Stephens
Based in Moody, Alabama, Jones Stephens, a World and Main company, is a leading wholesale distributor of plumbing specialty products spanning over 18,000 items. Jones Stephens operates a combined 350,000+ sqft of distribution space in Alabama and Pennsylvania, and has been nationally-known in the plumbing industry for more than 20 years.
Jones Stephens distributes plumbing specialty products, decorative items, rough kitchen and bath, and HVAC products to plumbing wholesale, MRO, commercial & industrial and home center customers.
