Grainger helps customers save time and money by providing them the right products to keep their facilities up and running. Grainger's customers are 1.8 million businesses and institutions in 150 countries. While each customer has a unique facility to operate and a different problem to solve, their customers all share the same requirement: when they need one of Grainger's products, they often need it right away. With more than 18,000 knowledgeable employees, the Grainger team works closely with customers to better understand their challenges and provide cost-saving solutions. Grainger's employees serve customers more than 115,000 times every day through multiple channels. With 2007 sales of $6.4 billion, Grainger Industrial Supply is a Fortune 500 company and a perennial member of Fortune magazine's Most Admired Companies list. Grainger works with more than 3,000 suppliers to provide customers with access to more than 870,000 products from categories including:   Adhesives Office Furniture & Supplies Electrical Plumbing Fasteners Pneumatics & Hydraulics Fleet & Vehicle Maintenance Power Tools & Metalworking HVACR Power Transmissions Hand Tools Pumps Hardware Raw Materials Janitorial & Painting Safety Lighting Security Material Handling Test Instruments Motors