Regional Supplier Directories

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Regional Supplier Directories are working lists of janitorial supply distributors organized by US region — Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Gulf Coast, Great Plains, Mountain West, Pacific Northwest, California, Southwest, Alaska, Hawaii, and US territories. Each directory covers regional and local distributors (where the pricing is often better than national chains for non-branded items), product specialties (chemicals, equipment, floor care, paper, can liners), minimum order thresholds, account terms, and the names operators in each region commonly use. Distinct from national programs like Grainger, ULINE, or Imperial Dade — those are covered in the procurement section of Operator Blueprint. This directory is for the regional and independent distributors that often offer the best mid-market pricing.

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