GWW - Grainger Announces Plans for New Distribution Center Near Houston | Benzinga
Company Purchases Site for 1.2 Million-Square-Foot Facility in Hockley, Texas
CHICAGO, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE:GWW), a leading broad line distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions, today announced plans to open a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center (DC) in Hockley, Texas in 2026. The new "Houston Texas Distribution Center" will provide additional capacity for the company to continue delivering best-in-class, next-day complete orders to customers. Grainger plans to break ground this spring.
"Our customers want the right product, in the right place, in the right quantity, at the right time," said Rob Reynolds, Grainger Senior Vice President, Branch and DC Operations. "Greater Houston is an ideal location because it's geographically close to current and potential customers, and it sits in the second fastest-growing metropolitan area in the United States."
Grainger's Houston Texas Distribution Center is expected to house more than 250,000 industrial supply items, such as hand and power tools, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, fluid power solutions, ...