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History. GE Appliances was originally a part of General Electric, a company which began marketing a full roster of heating and cooking products in 1907. [ 7] In January 2004, it became part of GE Consumer & Industrial when GE Consumer Products (founded in 1905) merged with GE Industrial Systems (founded in 1930) to form GE Consumer & Industrial.
W. W. Grainger, Inc., is an American Fortune 500 [ 5] industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago by William W. (Bill) Grainger. He founded the company to provide consumers with access to a consistent supply of motors. [ 6] The company now serves more than 4.5 million customers worldwide [ 4] with offerings such as motors, lighting ...
McMaster-Carr. McMaster-Carr Supply Company is a private American supplier of hardware, tools, raw materials, industrial materials, and maintenance equipment. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Elmhurst, Illinois, with distribution centers in Robbinsville, New Jersey; Santa Fe Springs, California; Douglasville, Georgia and Aurora ...
Genuine Parts Company ( GPC) is an American service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive replacement parts, industrial replacement parts, office products and electrical/electronic materials. GPC serves numerous customers from more than 2,600 operations around the world, and has approximately 48,000 employees. [ 1]
Military logistics is the discipline of planning and carrying out the movement, supply, and maintenance of military forces. In its most comprehensive sense, it is those aspects or military operations that deal with: Design, development, acquisition, storage, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel. Transport of ...
Quill Corporation is an American office supply retailer, founded in 1956, and headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. A wholly owned subsidiary of Staples, Quill serves more than one million small and mid-sized U.S. business customers, [ 1] with access to over one million assorted products. While over 70% of sales are conducted online, [ 2] it ...
Grocery Supply Company was founded in 1947 by Ken McKenzie, Curtis McKenzie, and Woodrow Brittain in Mount Vernon, Texas. The company was created to supply food and other products to grocery stores in the area. In 1953, the company moved to its present location in Sulphur Springs, Texas. By 1991, the company had grown substantially and was even ...
Coordinates 41°24'46"N 75°39'43"W. Pennsylvania Paper and Supply Company, situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is a privately owned wholesaler specializing in facilities management, industrial packaging, equipment, and supplies. Established in 1922, it holds the distinction of being one of the oldest businesses in the state still managed by a ...