ORLANDO, Fla., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger
(NYSE: GWW), the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair
and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions,
announced today, during the 2017 #GraingerShow, the expansion of
its online safety footwear program to include a growing line of
soft-toe, slip-resistant footwear options for its customers.
The expanded offering creates a complete safety footwear
solution for industries like food and beverage manufacturing,
healthcare and hospitality, where some – or all – employees work in
areas susceptible to slipping hazards, but may not require the
extra precaution of a protective toe.
"Slips, trips and falls are some of the leading causes of
workplace injuries, and we want our customers to rely on Grainger
for a comprehensive safety footwear program, no matter what their
work environment," said Grainger Senior Director of Services,
Parris Devine. "Our expanded
offering provides safety footwear solutions for more customers
across more industries - helping them save time and money."
Grainger's online safety footwear program offers customers the
ability to manage their safety footwear programs through an
integrated benefit management system. The system allows employers
to set up footwear selection guides based on individual employee
work environments, track employee purchases, administer payroll
deductions, apply company contribution subsidies and generate
customized reports.
For 2017, Grainger more than doubled its soft-toe,
slip-resistant footwear lineup to 19 varieties for women and 28 for
men. Styles include six-inch work boots, athletic shoes,
dress-casual, hiking boots and slip-ons.
Customers can purchase safety footwear through Grainger's
catalog, safety footwear centers located within select Grainger
branches and online at Grainger.com.
Grainger also operates a fleet of Shoemobile trucks available
coast-to-coast that delivers a mobile shoe-store experience to
select customer sites. The trucks are stocked with a wide variety
of footwear options and staffed with footwear professionals to
answer questions and measure employees' feet to help ensure a
proper fit.
For more information on Grainger's safety footwear solutions,
visit http://www.grainger.com/footwear.
To keep up with the 2017 Grainger Show on social media, follow
#GraingerShow.
About Grainger
W.W.
Grainger, Inc., with 2016 sales of $10.1 billion, is North
America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair
and operating products (MRO), with operations also in Europe, Asia
and Latin America.
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