W.W. Grainger is one of the leading suppliers of facilities maintenance products in North America. It is a Fortune 500 company that serves more than 1 million business and institutions. The company sells over 865,000 products from various suppliers. It provides adhesives, fasteners, hand tools, motors, test instruments, pumps, raw materials, and office furniture and supplies. The company s product list also includes electrical, janitorial, painting, hardware, lighting, plumbing, power transmission, and fleet and vehicle maintenance equipment. It serves government offices, schools, correctional institutions, military installations, and food, pharmaceutical and electronic customers. The company s clients also include grocery stores, restaurants and the health care, textile, lumber and rubber industries. It operates a network of approximately 550 branches in the world. The company s subsidiaries include Lab Safety Supply and Acklands-Grainger.