Outstanding vendors of janitorial/sanitary, foodservice, industrial-packaging and/or safety equipment and products can enhance their profitability by aligning with THE UNITED GROUP® as Preferred Suppliers.  Group alliance offers Preferred Suppliers the following advantages:

• 350 potential customers among the group’s Stockholder Members (independent distributors), all of whom have been qualified by the group
• Annual National Conference at which Preferred Suppliers can conduct over 60 table-top sales meetings with Member Stockholders, thus eliminating the cost in time and money of traveling to each distributor’s location
• Social events at the National Conference, such as opening reception, awards banquet, theme party, golf tournament and meals, at which Preferred Suppliers can solidify relationships with the Member Stockholders
• Marketing of their company attributes and products to the Member Stockholders via the group’s four-color, quarterly news-and-marketing magazine United Connects
• Distributor information on www.unitedgroup.com, the website of THE UNITED GROUP, as well as a link to each Preferred Supplier’s website for use by the Member Stockholders
• Annual review meetings with the group’s administrative staff and members of the Board of Directors at which to plan strategy for building business with the Member Stockholders