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October 28, 2009
Stay Safe Supply is now a TriMega Dealer
TriMega announced today that its new member activity has significantly picked up pace for the last several months of 2009. In fact, in less than 8 months this year, the Association has welcomed more new members than they did in the 12 months of 2008. Some of the most recent new additions of Radston’s Inc, of Hercules, CA; Ball Office Products out of Richmond, VA and A&W Office Supply of Corpus Christi, TX brought the total to 42 new members for calendar year 2009 todate, compared to a total of 40 for all of last year. This recent wave continues a trend of some of the most progressive independent dealers in the channel making the decision to discover the group’s dealer benefits and become a member of TriMega.
“We have been extremely pleased with the quantity and quality of new dealers coming on board to TriMega,” said Grady Taylor, TriMega’s Executive Vice President of Member Development. “With the current economic climate, more and more dealers are finding the value add of our TriMega’s model to be in their best business interest. From our manufacturer buy direct programs that lower COGS, to our agreements with service providers to help reduce expenses, it’s these fundamentals that seem to be resonating with dealers more than ever,” he commented. “What’s the most exciting in this recent up tick of new member activity, is that the vast majority of new members have heard about the TriMega benefits through other TriMega members, or through referrals from our wholesaler and supplier partners in the field. It really is flattering,” Taylor remarked.
With this recent boost to its membership roster, TriMega Purchasing Association widens the gap of the world’s largest independent office product dealer group with 585 members in all fifty states, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Caribbean.
“As a dealer, TriMega’s ability to execute on the vital strategies that impact members, combined with their ability to be innovative and forward-thinking, make TriMega a very attractive destination for both existing and prospective members,” remarked Wayne Stillwagon of Miller’s Office Products in Lorton, VA and TriMega’s Chairman of the Board. “In addition, the group’s success in improving their return to dealers, in the form of quarterly rebates, while keeping costs low amidst the market challenges is most impressive. It is this commitment to dealer profitability that keeps our members healthy, happy and competitive in their marketplaces,” he concluded.
The 2009 crop of new dealers to join TriMega range in size (annual sales) from $2M to over $20M, from all across the country and represent both buying group first-timers and dealers who have transitioned from other industry buying groups. Of note, TriMega paid out $34.1M in rebates to members in calendar 2008 and had paid out $23.7M in the first half of 2009.
“The pressure to aggregate additional volume buying and therefore lower COGS is critical in the current economic climate,” said Charlie Cleary, President of TriMega. “We continue to see steady volume with our existing member base, and with our fortunate sustained growth, we are able to offer stronger programs that benefit all of our independent dealers,” added Cleary. “We’re extremely appreciative of the longtime members who’ve been very loyal to TriMega over the years and at the same time are very appreciative of all the new dealers who have given TriMega the chance to make a difference in their business. As always, we’re glad some of the best and most progressive independent dealers in the country have chosen to call TriMega home, and we remain optimistic about the future for TriMega and our independent dealer members,” he concluded.
A listing of new members to join TriMega in 2009 can be found by clicking here.
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“We have been extremely pleased with the quantity and quality of new dealers coming on board to TriMega,” said Grady Taylor, TriMega’s Executive Vice President of Member Development.
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