CriticalTool Names R3 Safety Supplier of the Year

Bethlehem, PA (PRWEB) January 23, 2010 -- CriticalTool, a leading online specialty distributor of industrial safety equipment, today announced that Wilmington, Ohio-based R3 Safety has been awarded its Supplier of the Year award for 2009.

“We are proud to honor our partnership with R3 Safety with our Supplier of the Year award,” said Rathi Niyogi, CEO of CriticalTool. “They really made significant structural changes to accommodate our unique business needs and drive cost savings and revenue for both firms.”

“I’m very proud to receive this recognition and it clearly demonstrates the success created when customers and suppliers collaborate at all levels of customer service, sales and delivery,” said Jim Walker, General Manager of North America for R3 Safety.

CriticalTool’s business model has evolved from a traditional, locally focused distributor to a technology driven online seller, directly driving cost savings and better economies of scale for its customers. By using automation to process small orders, customers no longer have to buy large quantities of items to get them at affordable pricing.

“The partnership with CriticalTool was the key to our firm’s success during 2009,” said Nick Mercadante, Regional Business Manager of R3 Safety. “We can now help CriticalTool source from multiple vendors to meet its product sales needs without having to purchase a large bulk order of any individual item or pay multiple vendor shipping charges.”

“Businesses are using companies such as CriticalTool more and more for their safety product sourcing and other procurement activities,” Niyogi said. “By creating key partnerships like we have with R3 Safety, we will continue to drive better pricing and product availability for our customers. This will help them save valuable money that can create more jobs while not compromising customer and employee safety.”

For more information about CriticalTool, or to learn more about how the innovative web catalog can save your firm money on its industrial safety needs, please visit their website at www.criticaltool.com.

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