COLUMBUS, OH — National MRO distributor Kimball Midwest – No. 43 on Industrial Distribution's 2015 Big 50 List – has announced their recent partnership with The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN). The contract, which was presented by their lead government agency, Region 4 Education Service Center, will supply TCPN members with MRO products at a cooperative purchasing discount of 33 percent off of standard list pricing.
TCPN is a national governmental purchasing cooperative that has contracts with national vendors for commonly purchased products and services, which allow entities to make compliant purchases at a valued rate. TCPN is one of the fastest growing cooperative purchasing companies in the nation.
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Kimball Midwest has been in business since 1923, serving our customers through both superior products and service. By joining TCPN, public sector and non-profit customers will be granted access to the 45,000+ items in Kimball Midwest’s catalog. Options include assortments, electrical, chemicals, cutting tools, and more.
"This partnership is an amazing opportunity to provide quality service to professionals in the public sector and non-profits at a fair cost," says LeAnna Toebbe, Government Sales Analyst at Kimball Midwest. "Kimball Midwest is committed to building valuable relationships with customers and providing superior, American-made products."
"TCPN is pleased to partner with Kimball Midwest. This contract will allow public sector entities to save the soft costs assoicated with the competitive bid process, while reaping the benefits of nationally leveraged pricing. We look forward to helping Kimball Midwest serve agencies with solutions that best fit their needs," said Tray Moses, Director of Business Development, TCPN.
