Grainger, North America's leading distributor of facilities maintenance supplies, on Tuesday announced it is adding more than 39,000 products to its new 2006 catalog launching April 3. The expansion brings the number of products offered through its catalog from 82,000 to more than 115,000. The expanded offering consists of some 30,000 different fasteners such as screws, bolts and nuts and an additional 10,000 products spread across diverse product categories including electrical,
cleaning, material handling, plumbing and ventilation.
"Our customers count on us to be a one-stop shop for a broad selection of maintenance repair and operating supplies, enabling them to efficiently manage their facilities," said Michael Pulick, Grainger's vice president of product management. "We had a clear opportunity to bolster our offering, especially in fasteners. Today, we are excited to announce that we are poised to handle even more of our customers' unplanned MRO needs."
In order to truly embrace the benefits of consolidating unplanned purchases, facilities managers and procurement executives need access to a broad array of facilities maintenance supplies across multiple product categories. Grainger is making it convenient for customers to source the right fasteners and other products for their needs. In addition to the new larger catalog with more products and information, the company will stock more than 4,000 fasteners
locally in most of its 400 U.S. branches with the balance available for shipping from distribution centers. Product selection tools on grainger.com will assist customers in narrowing their selection to the right product based on factors such as grade, size and material.
Advanced cross-referencing tools, a new dedicated fastener catalog and employee product training will also help customers save time in sourcing the right product for their applications.
Grainger serves more than 1.7 million customers from the manufacturing, commercial, government, transportation and contractor markets by providing broad access to high-quality facilities maintenance products. For immediate needs, customers go to local Grainger branches. For shipping, customers order via phone or the company Web site.
