WEST CHESTER, Pa., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- VWR International, LLC, a
leader in the global research laboratory industry announced today that VWR
and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have been awarded 2007 Best Purchaser-Supplier
Collaboration by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).
The highly regarded CIPS Supply Management Awards celebrate and recognize
excellence in purchasing and supply chain management worldwide.
John Ballbach, VWR Chairman, President and CEO, commented, "We are
honored to receive this distinguished award and to share the team category
win with GSK. VWR's relationship with GSK goes back more than 15 years. The
combined focus and teamwork between our organizations has resulted in
streamlined operations, global expansion for VWR, and added suppliers and
savings for GSK."
About VWR International, LLC
VWR International is a leader in the global research laboratory
industry with worldwide sales in excess of $3.3 billion US dollars. VWR's
business is highly diversified across products and services, geographic
regions and customer segments. The company offers products from a wide
range of manufacturers, to a large number of customers primarily in North
America, Europe and other locations. VWR's principal customers are major
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, technology, clinical, food
processing and consumer product companies, universities and research
institutes, governmental agencies, environmental testing organizations, and
primary and secondary schools. VWR distributes a diversified product mix,
including chemicals, glassware and plasticware, equipment and instruments,
furniture, protective apparel, production and safety products, and other
life science and laboratory products and supplies. VWR supports its
customers by providing storeroom management, product procurement, supply
chain systems integration, technical services and laboratory bench top
delivery. VWR maintains operations in over 20 countries and employs over
6,000 people worldwide. VWR International is headquartered in West Chester,
Pennsylvania. VWR-G
For more information on VWR International, phone 1-800-932-5000, visit
http://www.vwr.com, or write, VWR International, 1310 Goshen Parkway, P.O.
Box 2656, West Chester, PA 19380-0906.
VWR and design are registered trademarks of VWR International, LLC.
About GSK
GlaxoSmithKline -- one of the world's leading research-based
pharmaceutical and healthcare companies -- is committed to improving the
quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live
longer. For company information, visit GlaxoSmithKline on the World Wide
Web at http://www.gsk.com.
Contact: Robin Gervasoni
Phone: (610) 430-7258
Fax: (610) 719-7099
Email: robin_gervasoni@vwr.com
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http://www.vwr.com
http://www.gsk.com
CONTACT:
Robin Gervasoni of VWR International, LLC,
+1-610-430-7258, Fax, +1-610-719-7099, robin_gervasoni@vwr.com
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