Tencarva Machinery Company moved up to 57th from 59th in the 2009 “North Carolina 100” ranking of the largest privately owned companies headquartered in the state, which is published in the October 2009 issue of Business North Carolina.

Tencarva Machinery Company is a distributor specializing in liquid process, compressed air, vacuum equipment and custom-designed systems for the industrial and municipal marketplace. Tencarva has 22 branches in eight states, including Arkansas, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

The “North Carolina 100” list ranks companies by 2008 revenue. Although actual revenue is not disclosed, companies are grouped by ranges of revenue. Data is compiled by Grant Thornton LLP.

Business North Carolina is a Charlotte-based regional monthly business magazine, owned by Red Hand Media LLC, that focuses on the people, events and trends that shape business in North Carolina.