W. W. Grainger [SEP] inception
W. W. Grainger
W. W. Grainger, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago by William W. (Bill) Grainger. He founded the company in order to provide consumers with access to a consistent supply of motors. The company now serves more than 3 million customers worldwide with offerings such as motors, lighting, material handling, fasteners, plumbing, tools, and safety supplies, along with inventory management services and technical support. Revenue is generally from business-to-business sales rather than
a former coal-fired power plant located in Conway, South Carolina
Other uses.
- Grainger (surname)
- Grainger challenge, a scientific competition to find an economical way to remove arsenic from arsenic-contaminated groundwater
- Grainger Games, a British video game retailer
- Grainger plc, a British residential property company
- W. W. Grainger, a Fortune 500 industrial supply company also known as Grainger Industrial Supply