The Home Depot Pro
The Home Depot’s professional distribution and services brand for maintenance, repair, operations, construction, and facilities customers.
Last updated August 21, 2026
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Overview
The Home Depot Pro is the professional-focused distribution and service business operated by The Home Depot. It supplies maintenance, repair and operations products to customers that often purchase outside the conventional consumer home-improvement model, including multifamily-housing operators, hospitality businesses, healthcare and education institutions, government properties, building-service contractors, professional tradespeople, and specialty distributors. Its assortment includes plumbing, electrical, HVAC, janitorial, security, hardware, lighting, packaging, and general maintenance products. The business traces its roots to Wilmar Supply Company, a hardware business established in 1978 in Collingswood, New Jersey, by William S. Green and his father, Martin Green. Wilmar expanded from retail sales into the supply of maintenance products to apartment complexes and other multifamily properties. It subsequently grew through geographic expansion and acquisitions, including the Sexauer Group and several regional maintenance and plumbing suppliers. In 2000, Wilmar acquired Barnett, a distributor serving locksmiths, contractors, hardware retailers, and other trade customers. The combined organization adopted the Interline Brands name in 2001 while generally preserving the acquired businesses’ customer-facing identities. Interline expanded its janitorial and institutional offering through acquisitions such as AmSan, CleanSource, and JanPak. In 2015, several of its cleaning and plumbing businesses were consolidated under the SupplyWorks name. The Home Depot acquired Interline Brands in July 2015 for $1.6 billion, bringing a specialized MRO distribution platform and deeper access to multifamily, hospitality, institutional, and industrial-adjacent customers. The transaction complemented The Home Depot’s retail stores and existing professional-customer activities. Following the acquisition, the business was progressively integrated and rebranded. In 2017 and 2018, former Interline operations were presented under The Home Depot Pro architecture, including The Home Depot Pro Multifamily, The Home Depot Pro Specialty Trades, and The Home Depot Pro Institutional. U.S. Lock retained its established name. The resulting organization combines direct sales, national and field account representatives, telephone ordering, catalogs and direct marketing, contractor-oriented showrooms, distribution centers, vendor-managed inventory, online ordering, delivery, and pickup services. The brand’s value proposition is based on professional assortment depth, availability, competitive pricing, account support, and delivery convenience. It serves customers that may need recurring replenishment, project-based purchasing, large quantities, specialized repair parts, or coordinated procurement across multiple properties. Historically, the operation maintained distribution centers, customer-service locations, showrooms, and pro pickup facilities, with delivery provided through company vehicles and third-party carriers. Its legacy businesses marketed a promise centered on obtaining the correct product quickly, a positioning that remains consistent with The Home Depot’s broader professional-customer strategy. The Home Depot Pro is not a separately listed public company. It operates as a business and brand platform within The Home Depot, Inc., whose common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under HD. Public materials identify Jacksonville, Florida, as the headquarters of The Home Depot Pro. Current corporate leadership for the sub-brand is not established by the supplied reference material.
History
The Home Depot Pro developed from Wilmar Supply Company, founded in 1978 by William S. Green and Martin Green in Collingswood, New Jersey. Wilmar initially operated as a hardware store, then expanded into MRO distribution after beginning to supply apartment complexes and multifamily property operators. This shift established the business model that later distinguished the company from a conventional retail hardware chain: recurring professional supply, specialized repair products, account relationships, and delivery to managed properties. Wilmar expanded through acquisitions and public-market financing. It acquired regional competitors and the Sexauer Group, a plumbing-products business serving institutional customers, in 1999. Wilmar also acquired Ace Maintenance Mart USA, later associated with Maintenance USA. In 2000, Wilmar purchased Barnett, a business with strong relationships among locksmiths, contractors, hardware retailers, and trade customers. The combined enterprise was named Interline Brands in 2001. Rather than immediately erase the acquired identities, Interline generally retained their sales channels, customer relationships, product catalogs, and local market knowledge while consolidating administrative and distribution functions. Interline invested in distribution infrastructure, including a national distribution center in Nashville and a network of regional facilities and customer centers. Its growth strategy continued through acquisitions in janitorial, sanitation, packaging, plumbing, and maintenance supply. AmSan was acquired in 2006, CleanSource in 2010, and JanPak in 2012. These additions broadened the company from multifamily maintenance into healthcare, education, hospitality, food service, institutional, and building-service markets. In 2015, several businesses were combined into SupplyWorks, a national janitorial and institutional brand. The Home Depot acquired Interline Brands on July 22, 2015, for $1.6 billion. The transaction gave The Home Depot a specialized professional-distribution platform and a stronger position in customer segments that required national accounts, recurring replenishment, technical products, and delivery rather than ordinary store visits. It also provided an avenue for expansion in multifamily housing, hospitality, institutional facilities, and maintenance, repair and operations categories. After the acquisition, Interline’s legacy businesses were progressively aligned with The Home Depot’s professional strategy. Wilmar became The Home Depot Pro Multifamily, Barnett became The Home Depot Pro Specialty Trades, and SupplyWorks became The Home Depot Pro Institutional. U.S. Lock was the notable former Interline brand to retain its name. The business continued to use multiple routes to market, including direct and telephone sales, field representatives, catalogs, Internet services, pro centers, distribution-center pickup, vendor-managed inventory, and company or third-party delivery. The modern Home Depot Pro therefore represents both a customer-facing brand and an operating platform assembled from several specialized distributors. Its historical strength lies in supplying professional customers with plumbing, HVAC, electrical, janitorial, security, hardware, and general facilities products. The brand remains part of The Home Depot rather than an independently listed company, and its exact current executive structure is not identified in the supplied reference material.
- 2017
Legacy businesses adopt The Home Depot Pro branding
[1]Wilmar, Barnett, and SupplyWorks are renamed The Home Depot Pro Multifamily, The Home Depot Pro Specialty Trades, and The Home Depot Pro Institutional.
- 2015
SupplyWorks is created
[1]Several Interline janitorial and plumbing businesses are consolidated under a national SupplyWorks identity.
- 2015
The Home Depot acquires Interline Brands
[1]The Home Depot completes its $1.6 billion acquisition of Interline Brands.
- 2012
JanPak is acquired
[1]The acquisition adds cleaning, packaging, and facility-supply distribution capabilities.
- 2010
CleanSource is acquired
[1]Interline adds a regional distributor serving healthcare, education, institutional, food-service, and MRO customers.
- 2006
AmSan is acquired
[1]The purchase broadens Interline’s janitorial and sanitation offering, including the Renown product line.
- 2001
Interline Brands is formed
[1]Wilmar and its acquired businesses adopt Interline Brands as their umbrella company while preserving several established operating brands.
- 2000
Wilmar acquires Barnett
[1]The $214 million acquisition combines Wilmar’s facilities-maintenance focus with Barnett’s contractor, locksmith, and hardware customer base.
- 1999
Wilmar acquires the Sexauer Group
[1]The acquisition adds plumbing distribution and institutional-facility customers in the United States and Canada.
- 1996
Wilmar goes public
[1]Wilmar Industries completes a public offering and uses its expanded platform to pursue further distribution growth.
Products and positioning
A one-stop professional supply and fulfillment partner emphasizing specialized assortment, recurring procurement, competitive pricing, account service, and rapid delivery.
MRO and multifamily property supplies · 2017
The Home Depot Pro Multifamily
The multifamily-focused operation evolved from Wilmar Supply Company. It serves apartment owners, property managers, and maintenance teams with recurring supplies and repair products, particularly plumbing, electrical, HVAC, hardware, and general maintenance items. Its model is oriented toward account purchasing, property-level replenishment, distribution support, and delivery rather than only walk-in retail transactions.
Trade distribution · 2017
The Home Depot Pro Specialty Trades
The Specialty Trades business evolved from Barnett, whose catalog-based business served contractors, locksmiths, hardware retailers, and other professional customers. The assortment includes plumbing parts, tubing and fittings, valves, tools, hardware, and related repair products. The channel combines direct sales, catalogs, telephone ordering, online services, pro centers, and delivery.
Institutional and janitorial supplies · 2017
The Home Depot Pro Institutional
The Institutional operation grew from SupplyWorks and the acquired AmSan, CleanSource, JanPak, Sexauer, and related businesses. It supplies janitorial, sanitation, plumbing, maintenance, packaging, and facility products to schools, healthcare organizations, lodging businesses, government properties, building-service contractors, and other institutions.
Security hardware · 1988
U.S. Lock
U.S. Lock is a legacy Interline security-supply brand offering products such as padlocks, door hardware, locks, and related accessories. It originated as Lawrence Locksmith Supply Corporation and was renamed U.S. Lock after acquisition by Waxman Industries. It retained its name after The Home Depot acquired Interline Brands.
Brand decisions
2015
Acquire Interline BrandsM&ABackground
The Home Depot sought to expand its professional customer base and strengthen its maintenance, repair, and operations distribution capabilities, particularly in multifamily, hospitality, and institutional markets.
Action taken
The Home Depot acquired Interline Brands from its financial sponsors and management for $1.6 billion.
Aftermath
Interline’s specialized distribution operations and legacy brands were integrated into The Home Depot’s professional strategy and subsequently reorganized under The Home Depot Pro branding.
Acquisition price. 1600000000 USD (2015)
2015
Create SupplyWorksStrategyBackground
Interline had accumulated several janitorial, sanitation, plumbing, and institutional distributors with overlapping professional customer needs.
Action taken
AmSan, CleanSource, JanPak, Trayco, and Sexauer were combined under the SupplyWorks national brand.
Aftermath
SupplyWorks later became The Home Depot Pro Institutional following The Home Depot’s acquisition of Interline Brands.
Recent events
Bioesque Solutions wins The Home Depot Pro Strategic Partner of the Year award[3]
Reported:
Bioesque Solutions won The Home Depot Pro's Strategic Partner of the Year award at its Annual Partner Conference, held April 20–22, 2021.
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