safety suppliers

SMG & SMS: Partnerships that work

December 6, 2016

Safety Marketing Group / Safety Marketing Services. One word can make a big difference! The names are so similar that it has caused confusion on more than one occasion. It’s almost as if one of them should change their name (Teaser: More on that later!)

3E: The Ultimate Supplier Training for Safety Specialists

October 4, 2016

Educate, equip and empower (3E) has long been the building blocks of excellence that Safety Marketing Group (SMG) has utilized to build knowledge and rapport among some of the world’s best and most respected safety suppliers and distributors.

Northern Safety & Industrial named recipient of Eastman Chemical Company Supplier Excellence & Innovation Awards

Northern Safety to receive Eastman Chemical Company’s Supplier Excellence Award for sixth time in six years, and its first Innovation Award in company history

April 30, 2015

Northern Safety Co., Inc. announced today that it has been named a recipient of both Eastman Chemical Company’s Supplier Excellence Award and its Innovation Award for 2014. Eastman Chemical Co., a major producer of chemicals and plastics, assesses its suppliers annually and selects the best to receive recognition as part of its Supplier of Excellence Award program.

Fastenal founders Bob Kierlin, Steve Slaggie retire from board of directors

September 5, 2014

Although both will remain part of the ‘Fastenal family’ as mentors, advisors, and friends, their retirement marks the end of their official roles with the organization they helped build from a small-town fastener shop into a multibillion-dollar global business.