Redwood Shores, Calif.— Amphire Solutions, Inc., a provider of supply chain solutions, announced that several janitorial, sanitation and paper supply distributors have joined Amphire to electronically connect their entire supply base. Using Amphire Connect, trading partners can communicate and transact electronically.

President and CEO of Amphire Solutions, Mark Barnekow, said distributors using Amphire Connect can facilitate their supply chains with greater speed. Stan Harris, director of the Information Technology at Southeastern Paper Group, praised Amphire's recent growth and said the company "clearly has the best solutions for our industry providing greater visibility into our supply chain and eliminating waste and inefficiencies…"

Suppliers that now use Amphire Connect include: American Wiper and Supply Co., Anchor Packaging, Brown Paper Goods, Inc., DesignWare, a division of American Greetings Corporation, Dinex International, Inc., Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Solo Cup Company and Tyco Plastics LP.