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Rubbermaid Commercial Products Wins Grainger’s "Your Facility in Focus" Award
Rubbermaid Leadership Acknowledged.
Ontario, CA, August 22, 2005 - Rubbermaid Commercial Products was recognized by W. W. Grainger as having the best Your Facility in Focus (YFIF) presentation for the West Coast Regions. The presentation highlighted the considerable productivity benefits of Rubbermaid’s new products hitting the market in the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2005.
Receiving the YFIF award for Rubbermaid Commercial Products was Marc Serrano, Strategic Account Rep; territory managers Mike Dudleston and Kathleen Bolton were also present from RCP. The award that recognized RCP for their supplier presentation, was presented by Chris Garlieb, Grainger West Coast Regional Sales Vice President, who commented that "Rubbermaid has delivered a strong new products message to Grainger".
About Grainger
Founded in 1927, the business was incorporated as W. W. Grainger, Inc. in 1928. By 1936, there were 15 branches in operation. In 1967, Grainger became a public company, and its stock was traded in the over-the-counter market. Today, Grainger stock is sold under the GWW symbol on the New York and Chicago stock exchanges.
In 1976, Grainger became the first in the industry to implement optical character recognition equipment. Grainger continued to advance its systems throughout the 1980’s by installing a national satellite-based digital communication network. In 1991, Grainger introduced the first comprehensive electronic MRO catalog on CD-ROM. Grainger launched the corporate website in 1995 and began taking orders online in 1996.
Over the last 75 years, Grainger’s product line has expanded to more than 500,000 supplies and 2.5 million repair parts. The Grainger branch network has grown steadily over the years, and today there are more than 400 Grainger branches in the U.S. and 570 in North America.
The 3700+-page Grainger catalog is published annually and is available on CD-ROM and online at Grainger.com, the company’s award-winning Web site.
About Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Rubbermaid Commercial Products, located in Winchester, VA, is a division of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. RCP continues to develop innovative products and system solutions in the categories of food service, cleaning, safety, material handling, waste and agriculture. Manufacturing and distribution are handled from five facilities, four in the US and one in Mexico. RCP is represented in Latin America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East through a network of sales office and authorized distributors.
