Most independent distributors operate in a single national market. A small number of groups operate across two or more European countries (we now index 16 countries) — useful to know if you want multi-market coverage from a single commercial relationship, or if you want to understand which groups you'd be competing against for shelf space.
Across our 16-country directory of 459+ verified independent distributors, only 15 distributor groups operate in multiple countries. The rest are national or regional specialists. The matrix below shows the country footprint of each group; the section underneath lists every operating entity we've verified per group.
| Group | 🇩🇪 DE | 🇬🇧 UK | 🇫🇷 FR | 🇮🇹 IT | 🇪🇸 ES | 🇳🇱 NL | 🇧🇪 BE | 🇨🇭 CH | 🇦🇹 AT | 🇵🇱 PL | 🇮🇪 IE | 🇵🇹 PT | 🇸🇪 SE | 🇩🇰 DK | 🇳🇴 NO | 🇫🇮 FI | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Schein | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Mediq | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | · | · | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 |
| Plandent | ✓ | · | · | · | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7 |
| Alliance Healthcare | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | · | · | ✓ | · | 6 |
| OneMed | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 |
| DAB Dental | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | · | 3 |
| Kebomed | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Phoenix Pharmahandel | ✓ | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| OCP / McKesson | · | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| Hospital Innovations | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| Iberhospitex | · | · | · | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| Optident | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| Nordenta | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | · | 2 |
| Unident | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | · | ✓ | · | 2 |
| Tamro / Phoenix | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | · | · | ✓ | 2 |
NASDAQ-listed (HSIC). The only group with verified operations in all 12 originally-indexed European countries (Western/Southern/CEE). Primarily dental — full-line dental distribution to practices, labs, orthodontists. Medical/hospital lines in some markets. HQ Melville NY, European HQ Gillingham UK + Langen DE.
Dutch HQ — multi-brand wholesaler in medical consumables, OR supplies, wound care, home healthcare, and capital equipment. Aggressive consolidator: integrated 365 Healthcare / Bunzl Healthcare UK in 2022, acquired Medguard Healthcare Ireland January 2026, and runs Nordic operations (Sverige, Norge, Suomi, Danmark) as the largest Nordic medtech distributor. Total: 10 countries — largest pan-European medtech footprint outside dental.
Pan-Nordic + selected European dental distribution arm of Planmeca/Plandent Group. Global HQ Helsinki, Finland. Multi-brand consumables, equipment, lab supplies for dental practices and labs. Strong Nordic + DACH + Iberia coverage.
Walgreens Boots Alliance pharmacy wholesale arm — pharmaceuticals and medical devices to retail pharmacies, hospitals, and primary care. Strong Iberian + Western European + Norway (Norge Apotekdrift acquired Mediq Direkte 2022). Major framework supplier across European public procurement.
Largest Nordic medical device distributor. Stockholm-HQ — broad medtech, OR supplies, wound care, hospital framework supplier across all 4 Nordic markets. Strong national hospital tender capability in each Nordic country.
Sweden-HQ dental distributor — multi-brand dental consumables. Operates across Nordic + Baltic states (SE/DK/NO + EE/LV/LT). Strong regional dental specialty.
Independent family-owned European MIS specialty distributor. Merger of LiNA Medical UK, Welmed NL, DMA Norway. Focus: minimally invasive surgery (gynaecology, urology, general surgery), OR materials, X-ray protection, enteral.
Mannheim-HQ pharmacy wholesale giant — operates in 27 European countries total. We have verified medical device distribution operations in DE and UK directly. Carries selected medical device lines alongside pharma. Owns Tamro (Nordic pharmacy wholesale).
OCP is McKesson's French and Portuguese pharmacy wholesale operation — medical devices alongside pharma. Strong primary-care and pharmacy channel reach.
UK-Ireland multi-specialty surgical and orthopedic distributor. Sister CV arm (Hospital Innovations CV) for cardiovascular lines.
Iberian hospital supplies group — surgical and medical consumables, hospital wholesale across Spain and Portugal.
Aesthetic and orthodontic dental specialty distributor — UK and Poland operations verified.
Swedish-HQ dental distributor with Danish operation (Dansk Nordenta). Multi-brand dental consumables and equipment.
Swedish dental distributor with Norwegian operation. Multi-brand dental supplies and equipment.
Phoenix Group Nordic pharmacy + medical wholesale operations. Tamro Sverige + Tamro Finland.
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