Tencarva Machinery Company, a Greensboro, N.C., distributor of fluid handling, compressed air and vacuum systems and related products, advanced nine places from 46th to 37th in the recent rankings by the national publication, Industrial Distribution, of its “2008 Big 50” list of top U.S. headquartered distributors, based on sales and earnings.

Tencarva’s 2007 sales increased to $150.7 million, up from $124 million, as a result of the efforts of more than 250 employees in the 22 branch offices in the eight states where Tencarva operates.