Chicago, IL and Newton, MA – April 24, 2000 - FindMRO.com, a Grainger company, and ENI-Net.com today announced a partnership which offers the environmental industry a comprehensive maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) procurement solution. The new alliance provides businesses product sourcing and procurement capabilities that expedite online proposal requests and ordering. This service offering will be available to ENI-Net.com buyers during the second quarter of 2000.
"We continue to make it easier for buyers and suppliers of environmental equipment and products to do business and exchange information electronically on a global scale," said Tully Ryan, vice president and founder of ENI-Net.com. "Through this alliance with FindMRO.com, buyers will have access to a sophisticated search capability that will make it easier for ENI-Net.com users to integrate the purchase of environmental products into their procurement process."
FindMRO.com, hosted within the ENI-Net.com portal, gives buyers expanded access to more than 5 million products from 12,000 suppliers. FindMRO.com’s proprietary search engine and extensive product database streamlines the purchasing process by allowing buyers to search across multiple suppliers, compare product attributes, submit requests for quote, obtain price and availability, place purchase orders, and pay a single invoice.
“We are very excited to be able to integrate our sourcing expertise and procurement process with the leading Web portal for the environmental industry,” said Ron Paulson, president, FindMRO.com. “The integration of Web portals with capabilities such as enhanced product search and procurement capabilities will allow buyers to save time and money while gaining access to richer content than ever before.”
ENI-Net.com is a leading business-to-business e-marketplace for environmental products and services used by industrial, environmental, and related construction industrial organizations worldwide. By leveraging its extensive environmental products and services, and supply chain management expertise with its exclusive supplier relationships and robust portfolio of e-procurement solutions, ENI-Net.com reduces customers' procurement costs and increases users’ productivity. Additionally, ENI-Net.com provides suppliers a cost-effective sales and marketing channel. The company's e-procurement solutions are distributor-neutral and can be customized and seamlessly integrated with its customers' enterprise systems. For more information about ENI-Net.com, please visit www.eni-net.com or call 800-853-7130.
FindMRO.com is a leader in the business-to-business e-marketplace providing procurement solutions for maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies. Leveraging more than seven years of sourcing experience, 12,000 supplier relationships and comprehensive database content, FindMRO.com provides its customers a cost-effective way to find and procure MRO products via the Internet. In addition, this unique combination of capabilities allows for easy integration with most e-procurement solutions from Web portals to Enterprise Software Vendors
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), with 1999 sales of $4.5 billion, is the leading North American provider of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies, services and related information to businesses and institutions. Grainger shares are traded on the New York and Chicago stock exchanges. For more information about Grainger, please visit us online at www.grainger.com.