MSC wins supplier diversity award from the United States Postal Service
MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE: MSM), a leading distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (“MRO”) supplies to industrial customers throughout North America, announced that it has been selected as a winner in the Supplier Diversity Award category of the 2013 United States Postal Service Supplier Performance Awards Program. Each year, the Postal Service recognizes a select number of suppliers for superior supply chain performance that reduces costs, maintains high levels of service and provides innovative and sustainable solutions.
“The Postal Service’s contributions to supplier diversity are widely recognized by industry and advocacy groups, said Susan Brownell, Vice President of Supply Chain Management, Postal Service. This is the 13th year that the Postal Service has been named as one of America’s top government agencies for multicultural business opportunities. The Supplier Diversity Award recognizes suppliers for their efforts to increase the use, exposure, and development of a diverse supplier base, including efforts to improve access and opportunities for small, minority-owned, and woman-owned businesses. This year’s winner is MSC Industrial Supply Company.”