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ORS Nasco Acquires Fellow Redistributor R3 Safety

It gains ORS a specialized master wholesaler with three U.S. distribution centers.
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On Feb. 4, ORS Nasco President and CEO Kevin Short announced that the industrial supplies master distributor had acquired safety products redistributor R3 Safety.

Short shared the news in a LinkedIn post. Details of the transaction weren’t disclosed.

Based in Fairfield, OH, R3 Safety is a master wholesaler that supplies national brands of PPE and safety products from three distribution centers. The company represents over 31,000 SKUs and serves a wide variety of industrial and commercial markets. R3 is a member of Affiliated Distributors, AIWD, DPA Buying Group, ISA, IWDC, New Source Network, NSC, STAFDA and The United Group.

Meanwhile, Tulsa, OK-based ORS Nasco is an industrial supplies master distributor that carries more than 200,000 SKUs across about 600 manufacturing brands for use in the industrial, wedding, oilfield, safety, electrical, construction, HVAC, MRO, PVF, plumbing, JanSan and rental markets. ORS has 16 distribution centers nationwide and internationally; about 100 inside/outside sales staff and over 120 customer care staff.

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