Grainger recognizes top 25 suppliers with awards

Susan Avery -- Purchasing, 3/2/2010 12:45:37 PM
Grainger recognized its 25 top performing suppliers with its partners in performance award at its annual supplier conference held recently in Schaumburg, Ill. Superior Manufacturing Group, maker of NoTrax anti-fatigue floor matting, is Grainger's supplier of the year, so named for its outstanding performance and customer service.

Grainger also presented its first sustainability supplier of the year award to Veolia ES Technical Solutions. Veolia works closely with Grainger to provide pre-paid recycling service to customers looking to recycle lighting and electronic waste.

"The partners in performance event is an opportunity to recognize suppliers that have demonstrated outstanding performance in helping us serve our mutual customers," says Fred Costello, vice president, product management, Grainger.Grainger's partners in performance award recognizes suppliers that achieve excellence in several categories, including ontime shipping, responsiveness, cost effectiveness and product quality. Suppliers are rated throughout the year, and judged on their overall performance and improvement.
Here's the list of Grainger's partners in performance award winners for 2009:

•Air Conditioning Products

•Akro-Mils

•CRC Industries

•Cotterman

•E.M. Wiegmann & Co.

•Georgia-Pacific

•General Electric Lighting

•Greenheck

•Johnson Level and Tool

•Klein Tools, Inc.

•M.K. Morse Co.

•Master Lock

•Mechanical Plastics

•Phillips Lighting Electronics

•Pitt Plastics

•Rubbermaid Commercial Products

•Rust-Oleum Corp.

•Shop Vac Corp.

•Wireway/Husky Corp.

•Wooster Brush

Best New Supplier:
•Guardian Equipment

Special Achievement/Contribution Award:
•GoJo Industries
Carrier of the Year:
•USA Truck, Inc.