ROSEMONT, Ill. - At its annual supplier conference, Grainger
presented 27 top-performing suppliers with its Partners in Performance Supplier
Award for 2006. This award recognizes suppliers who achieve excellence in
several categories, including responsiveness, information integrity, on-time
shipping, cost control, management commitment, and order fulfillment. These
metrics help measure the ability of suppliers to ensure product availability
across the distribution network. Grainger suppliers receive ratings throughout
the year for their performance in each.
“Grainger’s suppliers play an important role in ensuring our
customers have access to a broad product offering,” said Bob Cocks, Grainger’s
vice president of product management. “Our Partners in Performance awards
ceremony gives us the opportunity to recognize suppliers who have demonstrated
superior performance and who are true role models within their industry.”
Partners in Performance award winners for 2006 were:
Champion, Gardner Denver Co., Quincy, Ill.; Dalloz Fall Protection/Miller,
Smithfield, R.I.; Dalloz Safety, Smithfield, R.I.; Enerpac, Butler, Wis.; ER
Wagner Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee; Federal Signal Corp., Oak Brook, Ill.;
Howard Leight, a Bacou-Dalloz division, Smithfield, R.I.; IMI Norgren Actuator,
Littleton, Colo.; Ingersoll Rand/Security Technology, Carmel, Ind.; Justrite,
Des Plaines, Ill.; Klein Tools Inc., Lincolnshire, Ill.; The M.K. Morse Co.,
Canton, Ohio; Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, Ill.; North Safety Equipment,
Cranston, R.I.; Spectrum Brands/Rayovac Division, Madison, Wis.; Tripp Lite,
Chicago; Uvex Safety Inc., Smithfield, R.I.; Weiler Corp., Cresco, Pa.; and
Wells Lamont Industrial, Niles, Ill.
The Supplier of the Year award was given to Custom
Leathercraft, South Gate, Calif. Best Small Supplier went to Royal Basket
Trucks, Darien, Wis., and Best New Supplier went to W.C. Wood Co. Inc.,
Ontario, Canada. Milwaukee Electric, Brookfield, Wis., was named Best Large
Supplier; Greenheck, Schofield, Wis., Best Innovative Supplier; and Fluke
Corp., Everett, Wash., as Most Improved Supplier.
Publication date:05/07/2007
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