MSC gives out supplier awards
Kennametal Inc. and Stanley Black & Decker have been selected from more than 3,000 companies to receive the first Supplier of the Year awards ever presented by MSC Industrial Supply Co.
Kennametal Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received MSC's premiere Supplier of the Year Award.
Stanley Black & Decker, based in New Britain, Connecticut, was presented the company's MRO Supplier of the Year Award.
The awards were presented at MSC's Supplier Summit in Austin, Texas.
"Although all MSC suppliers represent high quality and value, Kennametal and Stanley Black & Decker stood out as the best of the best as they demonstrate the qualities and performance that help us fulfill our brand promise of making our customers' businesses better," said Greg Polli, senior vice president-product management for MSC. "We greatly appreciate the time, effort and investment they and their team members make on behalf of our mutual customers and MSC associates."
Selection for the MSC Supplier of the Year awards is based on a rigorous set of criteria, including a strategic approach to customer service, technology innovation, new product introductions, breadth and quality of brand portfolios, operational excellence, sales training and engagement, and marketing and sales materials.
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