Form 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Lingenfelter, Charles A.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. (IDG)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
    (Check all applicable)
      Director                    ___ 10% Owner
  X Officer (give                  Other (specify
                  title below)                     below)

President, Southern Division

(Last) (First) (Middle)

950 E. Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1575

3. I.R.S. Identification Number
    of Reporting Person, if an
    entity voluntary)

4. Statement for
    Month/Year

March 2002

(Street)

Atlanta, GA 30326

5. If Amendment, Date of
Original (Month/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
    (Check Applicable Line)
X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person    (City)                                    (State)                       (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of
    (D)   (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
(Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 3/7/2002 P 500 A $2.20 Common Stock 3/7/2002 P    500 A $2.29 Common Stock 3/7/2002 P    500 A $2.32 Common Stock 3/8/2002 P    2,000 A $2.72 Common Stock 3/8/2002 P    1,500 A $2.40 55,300 D

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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of
    Derivative
    Security
   (Instr.3)

2. Conversion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Derivative
    Security

3. Transaction
    Date
    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of     Derivative
  Securities
    Acquired
    (A)  or
    Disposed
    of (D)
   (Instr. 3, 4
    and 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount
    of Underlying
    Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of
    Derivative
    Security
   (Instr. 5)

9. Number of
    Derivative
   Securities
   Beneficially
   Owned at
   End of
   Month
   (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership
      Form of
      Derivative
      Security:
      Direct (D)
      or Indirect
      (I)
      (Instr. 4)

11. Nature
     of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount
or
Number
of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

/s/ Charles A. Lingenfelter

Charles A. Lingenfelter
**Signature of Reporting Person

April 1, 2002

Date

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