Grainger Announces SupplyLink® - New Resource for Facility Maintenance Professionals


Grainger, a leading distributor of facility maintenance supplies, has launched SupplyLink® (www.supplylink.com), a new customer website designed to help maintenance professionals identify and resolve critical facility maintenance issues including safety, security, productivity, emergency preparedness and energy efficiency and sustainability. The new web platform features a wide variety of in-depth industry articles covering topics such as MRO inventory management, LEED certification, lean manufacturing, green cleaning recycling programs, construction site security, and more.

"We understand what's on the minds' of facility maintenance professionals and this interactive, easy-to-use site will provide them information to help make their jobs easier," said Sam Kim, Vice President, Ecommerce. "SupplyLink® is just one of the many tools that Grainger offers customers to help them save time and money when maintaining and operating their facilities."

The new site also features a wide selection of new maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products that Grainger has recently added to its product line. Early this year, Grainger added 44,000 products to the 2008 catalog, bringing its total catalog offering to more than 183,000 products. Grainger continues to expand into more product categories to provide customers with the broadest possible product offering.

Media interested in conducting interviews or obtaining more information about SupplyLink® and Grainger, please contact Kelly France at (847) 410-5638 or kelly.france@grainger.com.

About Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2007 sales of $6.4 billion, is the leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving businesses and institutions in Canada, China, Mexico and the United States. Through a highly integrated network including more than 600 branches, 18 distribution centers and multiple Web sites, Grainger's employees help customers get the job done.

About SupplyLink®

Launched in July 2008, SupplyLink.com is a website brought to you by Grainger. SupplyLink.com is a resource for maintenance professionals to find practical, valuable and timely information on the most important topics to keep their business running efficiently. www.SupplyLink.com

Kelly France

Regional Communications Specialist - Central

Grainger

Kelly.France@grainger.com

direct: (847) 410-5638

www.grainger.com/pressroom

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