September 14, 2015—Grainger, a North American broad line distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions worldwide, has just announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of U.K.-based Cromwell Group (Holdings) Limited, together with Cromwell’s subsidiaries.
Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Leicester, England, Cromwell is considered the largest independent MRO distributor in the United Kingdom, serving more than 35,000 industrial and manufacturing customers worldwide with more than 80,000 industrial products, and employing more than 2,150 team members.
Grainger intends to combine its expertise in supply chain and e-commerce with Cromwell’s product strength and customer relationships to accelerate growth in the core business. Cromwell’s broad product offering will also provide accelerated growth and scale for Grainger’s online MRO model in the U.K. and Germany.
With the completion of this acquisition, Cromwell will now operate as a subsidiary of Grainger.
W.W. Grainger is a North American broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products, with operations in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Cromwell Group (Holdings) Limited is a supplier of products used to maintain, repair and operate facilities in Europe, offering a wide choices to all industries, professions and trades. Operating from its Head Office and Global Distribution Centre based in Leicester, England, Cromwell has 2,150 staff, 54 U.K. branches, and 12 international branches. In January of 2012, Cromwell was granted the distinction of a Royal Warrant as “Purveyor of Industrial Supplies to Her Majesty The Queen.”
