Ken Hendricks
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Kenneth (Ken) Hendricks (born Janesville, Wisconsin, ca. 1942) is a businessman and current resident of Beloit, Wisconsin who grew a shingle supply company into an $1.5 billion fortune and a spot on the Forbes 400.
Hendricks was a high-school dropout who joined his father in the roofing business, reshingling houses on weekends, and starting his own firm which grew into a 500-man multi-state operation by 1971, a time when most roofers were still local. After selling off that business to have more personal time, he started ABC Supply, which has become the largest U.S. wholesaler of roofing supplies, with annual sales approaching $2 billion. Hendricks remains the sole owner, and was added to the Forbes 400 in 2004. In 2006, with his personal wealth estimated at $1.5 billion, Hendricks was added to the Forbes list of the world's billionaires.
Hendricks and his wife own and run several other companies through the Hendricks Group. Hendricks is known for his interest in green building technology.
External links
- [Up on the Roof] - Forbes profile
- [2006 Forbes listing]
- [Hendricks debuts on Forbes 400] - local chamber of commerce release
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