| Company Name: |
United Stationers Supply Co. (Hdqtrs.) |
| Headquarters: |
Deerfield IL |
| Industry: |
Business Services |
| Sector: |
Basic Materials |
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UNITED STATIONERS INC. is North America's largest broad line wholesale distributor of business products, with 2006 consolidated net sales of $4.5 billion. The company offers approximately 46,000 items from approximately 550 manufacturers. This includes a broad and deep selection of technology products, office products, office furniture, janitorial and breakroom supplies. (Click here for more product information.)
The company has a network of 63 regional distribution centers. Through this computer-linked network, United Stationers provides a high level of customer service, and same- or next-day delivery to more than 90% of the U.S. and major cities in Mexico. Its focus on operational excellence has given the company an average line fill rate of better than 97%, a 99.5% order accuracy rate, and a 99.5% on-time delivery rate.
United Stationers primarily serves commercial and contract office products dealers. Its customers include more than 20,000 resellers – such as office products dealers, mega-dealers, contract stationers, office products superstores, computer products resellers, office furniture dealers, mass merchandisers, mail order companies, sanitary supply distributors, drug and grocery store chains, and e-commerce merchants. They in turn serve many geographic markets and have a diverse end-consumer base. United Stationer also offers its customers an unmatched suite of value-added training and marketing programs, which help to build their businesses.
Our stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol USTR.
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Our Vision, Mission & Values | |
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OUR VISION is to become:
The compelling partner providing seamless business products solutions.
OUR MISSION is to become:
A high-performance organization delivering exceptional value through superior execution of innovative marketing and logistics services.
OUR VALUES are:
The unshakable beliefs that guide our actions and decisions. They support our vision, and describe how we treat others every day.
At United Stationers, we value…
People.
We give back by being of service to others at work and in our communities. We believe in providing all of our associates with a safe work environment and the opportunity to grow and to achieve their goals. We also believe that it is important for our associates to appropriately balance their work and personal commitments.
Honesty and Integrity.
We believe that there is never a right way to do a wrong thing. We work to build relationships based on trust. We excel in an environment of openness and trust. We are open in sharing our ideas and encouraging the ideas of others. We build trust amongst ourselves by interacting with one another openly and directly.
Respect and Dignity.
All associates earn respect by treating others as they would wish to be treated themselves. We give and receive feedback with consideration for the feelings of others. We value differences amongst ourselves and respect the personal dimensions of all associates. We believe that everyone has valuable ideas and opinions and can make important contributions to the company. Everyone has something to learn. Everyone has something to teach.
Customers.
We believe in always giving customers what they expect and, whenever possible, trying to deliver service they only dream about.
Quality and Continuous Improvement.
We embrace change and continuous improvement. We believe in the continuous improvement of our systems, processes, and competencies. We share best practices across the Company and we are receptive to change. Through effective goal setting and problem solving, we learn better ways to provide exceptional results to our stakeholders. We believe in always doing our best. We then look for ways to make our best even better.
Teamwork.
We are team players and team builders. We believe that through the power of teamwork we can achieve exceptional results for our stakeholders. We encourage and expect all associates to participate in teams as a fundamental condition of how we get our work done. We believe we're all in this together and want "United" to be more than just our name.
Accountability.
We are accountable and results focused. We are personally accountable to our stakeholders for exceptional results. We are personally accountable to each other for keeping promises and commitments. We all take ownership for contributing to the Company’s success. | | | |
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United Stationers, North America 's largest broad line wholesale distributor of business products, occupies a vital position in a growing industry that encompasses thousands of diverse products. Our suppliers and customers range from small, private companies to some of the nation’s largest corporations.
United has been recognized in many ways:
-Fortune 500
-Fortune's "Most Admired Companies"
-Forbes "Platinum 400 - America's Best Big Companies"
United Stationers believes that our 5500 associates across the U.S. are a critical part of our success. We are a company which places importance on treating people with dignity, and emphasizes the need for honesty and integrity in all business transactions. Additionally, we focus on delivering quality in everything that we do, and on continuously making improvements to our business. We offer our associates an environment where teamwork is encouraged and where they are given the opportunity to grow and achieve their goals. And we offer our customers commitment to focus on their needs, which we do by constantly asking ourselves,
“If I were the customer. . .” | | |
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