Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI) based in Evanston, Illinois, is the nation's oldest and largest compiler and publisher of industrial directories and databases. Our flagship publication, the Illinois Manufacturers Directory®, dates back to 1912. Over the past century we have expanded our research on a national scale. MNI is the one-stop source for information on U.S. manufacturers...the largest purchasing group in America.

 

 

Our 80-person editorial research team scours trade journals, newspapers, financial reports, websites, social media & RSS feeds, and hundreds of other sources to pinpoint every manufacturing establishment in the U.S. Each manufacturer is contacted multiple times annually to ensure their information remains up-to-date and complete. In total, more than two million pieces of mail are sent, one million phone calls placed, and three million emails sent to ensure the accuracy of our data. We discover and quickly correct the outdated information so our customers don't have to.

 

We go beyond the traditional single name contact to give you multiple contact names per company, ranging from Chairman/CEO to Plant Manager. You won't find a more powerful tool to reach the executive who has the final decision-making authority. If the person is at a home office or parent company, we show that too, including the address and phone. So whether you are targeting the small, medium, or large manufacturer, you can bypass the mailroom gatekeeper by mailing to desired executives by name. If you are telemarketing, know who the key decision maker is before you dial.

 

 

We go beyond the basics with our in-depth information. In addition to address, phone, fax, email, and website, we also show year established, areas of distribution, number of employees, annual sales, plant square footage, and type of ownership. We list SIC and NAICS codes, ISO ratings, product descriptions, brand names, and more. We cross-index other names under which a firm does business and other division, parent company, and home office locations. Up to thirty facts are collected in total for each company in our database. Addresses are CASS+DPV certified weekly and NCOA processed quarterly. View a sample profile.

 

Some data providers inflate their numbers by selling lists that includes agents, reps, copy shops, and companies no longer in business. Others sell lists that are incomplete and miss many of the small and medium-sized plants. MNI does the careful, thorough research necessary to ensure that every manufacturing establishment, no matter how small, is included. We also compile profiles for selected wholesalers & distributors on a national basis and service businesses in Illinois. We offer a variety of solutions to access our data, each designed to fit your unique needs and budget.

 

Major news portals, newspapers, and radio & TV stations report the results of our research. The Chicago Tribune has called our Illinois Manufacturers Directory® the "annual report card on the state of manufacturing." Our mission is to compile and provide the most comprehensive and accurate data on U.S. manufacturers, and we take that mission very seriously.