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Stellar Industrial Supply is a prime example of well-executed ambition

“ I ’ ve always wanted to be part of something good and a member of a team who is working towards something better and more productive for society . I knew straight away , from the early days , that if we could avoid making any company-killing mistakes that Stellar would thrive and we ’ d be able to gain significant market share in this fragmented industry .”

Over the last 35 years , Stellar has grown tremendously within the MRO marketplace . The company practices a steadfast approach to expansion , by leveraging its organic growth to develop a substantial acquisition pipeline .

Between acquiring other enterprises and focusing on its supplier relationships , the business has collated an impressive selection of brands that includes 3M , Kimberly-Clark , SGS , Dynabrade , and Milwaukee .

“ We are engaged in the distribution of MRO , safety , and metalworking supplies to America ’ s production industries ,” John continues , “ and typically operate on a consultative selling basis . The way I see it , our job is to show our customers how they can improve their financial performance . So , we have an extremely robust documented cost savings program , and all of our staff know that that ’ s our top priority . Last year alone , we logged around $ 18 million in customer approved cost savings .

“ In our world , it doesn ’ t count unless the customer looks at the math and can clearly see the money that we ’ ve saved them , that ’ s our value proposition . That ’ s just what we do , we ’ ve got some 40,000 SKUs that we take out to machine and fabricating shops , as well

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