Stellar Industrial Supply

Stellar Industrial Supply Names Lenox as its 2017 Supplier of the Year Award Winner

March 8, 2018

Consistently delivers to joint customers integrity, exemplary customer experiences, enhanced value and cost savings

Stellar Industrial Supply, which distributes more than 35,000 MRO (maintenance, repair and operation) products and tools from more than 1,500 brands for Safety, Metalworking, Marine Supply, Aerospace, and other general manufacturing and processing organizations, and also offers customized Indirect Material Management solutions, today named Lenox as its 2017 Supplier of the Year award winner.

The Stellar Industrial Supply Supplier of the Year award recognizes the strong partnership between Stellar Industrial Supply and Lenox, and the commitment by Lenox to deliver on the Stellar Industrial mission to consistently deliver to joint customers integrity, exemplary experiences, enhanced value and cost savings.

“The overriding vision driving Stellar Industrial Supply is to create “ideal Customer-Supplier Partnerships” that enable the company and our partners like Lenox to act as advocates for its joint customers and their best interests, including product selection and better pricing based on economies of scale with our suppliers. Lenox is an outstanding partner who demonstrates that commitment daily,” said Stellar Industrial Supply President and CEO John S. Wiborg.

The Stellar Industrial Supply Supplier of the Year award is based on the following criteria:

  • Exemplifies the Stellar Vision
  • Delivers the highest level of integrity to our joint customers
  • Supports the partnership in every way, every day
  • Consistently goes above and beyond customer service to deliver exemplary customer experiences
  • Repeatedly drives value for Stellar and its mutual customers

In addition to its Supplier of the Year Award, Stellar Industrial Supply also recently announced its Documented Cost Savings Supplier of the Year Award, given this year to 3M. Working together 3M and Stellar Industrial Supply saved joint customers more than $5.3 million in cost savings in 2017. Sandvik Coromant, who worked with Stellar Industrial Supply to save joint customers more than $3.1 million in 2017, was named 2nd place. In total, Stellar Industrial Supply and all its partners combined saved joint customers more than $17.5 million in documented cost savings in 2017.

About Stellar Industrial Supply

Founded in 1988 Stellar Industrial Supply distributes more than 35,000 MRO (maintenance, repair and operation) products and tools from more than 1,500 brands for Safety, Metalworking, and Marine Supply, general manufacturing and processing, machine and metal working shops, and marine and construction organizations. Stellar also offers customized Indirect Material Management solutions; and a broad array of hand tools, power tools, cutting tools, abrasives, aerosol chemicals and paints, shop supplies, safety, marine and construction supplies. Stellar was named by Progressive Distributor Magazine ‘Distributor of the Year’ award for 2010; and was named by 3M as its ‘2011 Premier Distributor of the Year’. Stellar is a proud member of Affiliated Distributors and the Industrial Supply Association.

Media Contact:
Martin Levy
Jerome, Bruhn & Associates
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