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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
The Board of Directors
DXP Enterprises, Inc.
 
We consent to the use of our report dated May 27, 1997 with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Strategic Supply, Inc. and subsidiary as of
December 31, 1995 and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of
operations and retained earnings (accumulated deficit) and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996 included herein
and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
 
                                          KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
El Paso, Texas
   
December 1, 1998
    
