IPD Group Competitors

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. Guided by our purpose—“Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow”—we help customers solve complex challenges through expertise in electromechanical systems, filtration, fluid and gas handling, hydraulics, pneumatics, and process control across industrial, mobile, aerospace, and other critical markets. With operations in 43 countries, a distribution network reaching 10,000+ locations, 3,000+ ParkerStore locations, and customers in 104 countries, Parker partners globally to improve performance, reliability, and efficiency.

McMaster-Carr is an e-commerce company offering more than half a million products used to keep businesses in motion. The company owes its success to experimentation and innovation and invites team members to put their creativity to work. Whether the job is automating distribution operations, researching new products, or improving the company’s app, people flourish when they love to learn and pursue ambitious goals. An emphasis on curiosity and development leads to hiring for capability more than skill and celebrates diverse studies, experiences, backgrounds and identities. McMaster-Carr’s commitment to an inclusive workplace is evident in the way they form teams and develop on-site resources. McMaster-Carr is in the business of convenience. Product development, publishing, technology, sales, and distribution teams ensure that clients can design, build, operate, and repair almost anything. The company has a customer-friendly e-commerce platform; high-quality products (fastening systems, LED lighting, conveyors, programmable logic controllers, pumps, electrical components, and more); and makes operational excellence and innovation their priority.

John Crane is a global leader in flow-control technologies and an innovator in solutions for rotating equipment across the energy and process industries. Our portfolio spans mechanical seals, couplings and filtration systems, supported by advanced service solutions and digital diagnostics. Building on more than a century of innovation and commitment to service excellence, we support our worldwide customers to operate reliably and sustainably. While continuing to serve the traditional energy industries, we are pioneering flow-control solutions that support the growth of new energy industries and a more sustainable future. Our extensive global network of over 200 service, sales and manufacturing centres in 50 countries reinforces our commitment to our customers – global expertise delivered locally. With 2025 revenue exceeding £1.115 billion, John Crane is an integral pillar of Smiths Group plc, a FTSE 100 industrial technology company dedicated to engineering a better future. Learn more at www.smiths.com.