SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 31, 2003

                       INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

           Delaware                       000-13195              58-2299339
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(State or other Jurisdiction of       (Commission File          (IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)             Number)           Identification No.)

                            950 East Paces Ferry Road
                                   Suite 1575
                                Atlanta, GA 30326
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              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 949-2100

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)







Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.

            99.1  Press Release dated July 31, 2003 issued by Industrial
                  Distribution Group, Inc.

Item 12. Results of Operation and Financial Condition

      On July 31, 2003, Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. issued a press
release reporting its financial results for the second quarter of 2003. A copy
of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein
by reference. The information in this Current Report, including the Exhibit
attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.





                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 31, 2003

                                                      /s/ Jack P. Healey
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                                                      Jack P. Healey
                                                      Senior Vice President and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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   99.1           Press Release of Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. ("IDG"),
                  dated July 31, 2003, reporting IDG's financial results for the
                  second quarter of 2003 (furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form
                  8-K).