Company purchases site for 500,000-square-foot
facility in Gresham
CHICAGO, July 12,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), the
leading broad line distributor of maintenance, repair and operating
(MRO) products serving businesses and institutions, today announced
plans to open a 500,000-square-foot distribution center in
Gresham, Oregon in 2025. The
new Northwest Distribution Center will enhance customer service
across the Pacific Northwest, providing the company additional
capacity to continue delivering best-in-class, next day complete
orders across the United States.
Grainger plans to break ground this summer.
"Opening a new, highly automated distribution center ensures we
can continue to reach 99 percent of the U.S. market the next day,"
said Barry Greenhouse, Grainger
Senior Vice President and President of Global Supply Chain and
Customer Experience. "The Pacific Northwest is a market we've
identified as a strategic expansion location to stock many more
products than we do today, benefitting more local customers."
Grainger's Northwest Distribution Center is expected to house
more than 135,000 industrial supply items such as hand and power
tools, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment,
fluid power solutions, lighting, power transmission equipment, and
motors. The company anticipates the new facility will employ
approximately 80 team members when complete and over time employ
more than 150 people.
The building will be constructed on a vacant 48-acre parcel of
land in an industrial area of Gresham, about 16 miles from Portland.
In addition, the company is opening two bulk warehouses in
Pennsylvania and Texas in September, plus a third in
North Carolina in 2024, to enhance
network operations, accommodate a growing product offer and serve
more customers.
Founded in 1927, Grainger has a long history of being an active
member in the communities where its team members live and work.
This new facility is in addition to 10 other DC and branch
locations that Grainger currently operates in the U.S. Pacific
Northwest states of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana.
About Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2022 sales of
$15.2 billion, is a leading broad
line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United
Kingdom. Grainger achieves its purpose, We Keep The World
Working®, by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with
innovative technology and deep customer relationships. The Company
operates two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment,
Grainger offers more than 2 million maintenance, repair and
operating (MRO) products and several services, such as technical
support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment
segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 12 million
items, and MonotaRO.com provides more than 20 million
items. For more information, visit invest.grainger.com.
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SOURCE W.W. Grainger, Inc.