Alliance Complements Capital Goods With Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Goods and Services DALLAS, Texas, July 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- TradeMC, the sponsor of the leading private, member-based network for capital goods and related procurement systems, and Bruckner Supply Company, a leading, low-cost provider of integrated supply solutions for facilities maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), have teamed to integrate their procurement services and solutions to jointly deliver MRO to TradeMC's customers. Through the integration of their value-added services and systems, TradeMC and Bruckner are uniquely positioned to offer customers total indirect materials and service procurement, fulfillment, and supply chain management solutions. "We are creating unique tools offering buyers a turnkey solution that increases the efficiency of procurement operations," said John L. Hopkins, president and CEO of TradeMC. "Our systems and supplier relationships reduce the cost of procurement administration, capital and MRO goods and services, and shorten delivery schedules. At the same time, TradeMC's solutions secure compliance with the customer's business rules thus eliminating maverick buying." TradeMC's alliance with Bruckner brings experience and strategic relationships in integrated supply solutions for the procurement and management of indirect materials and services currently delivered to major corporations in North America and Europe, and directly representing more than 3,500 multi-commodity manufacturers and 30,000 original equipment manufacturers. "The integration of our systems allows customers to adopt a single, leading-edge procurement system for all their non-production procurement requirements," said Robert Rosenbaum, president of Bruckner Supply Company. "Our integrated solution, which is accessed over the Web on an ASP basis, is unique in simultaneously providing customers extremely low up-front costs and a maximum potential for savings, both in price and total operating cost." About TradeMC TradeMC [www.trademc.com ] works with suppliers of capital, maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), and indirect goods and services to eliminate supply chain inefficiencies, substantially reducing the costs of these goods and services, while maintaining product quality and preserving supplier margins. TradeMC offers buyers access to its price-advantaged supplier relationships via the Internet and traditional channels. TradeMC's technology offerings are designed to expedite buyer implementations, minimize cost and facilitate full buyer/supplier collaboration. TradeMC's principal shareholders include IBM (NYSE: IBM), Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY; Toronto). Bruckner [www.brucknersupply.com ] Wesco [www.wescodist.com ] SOURCE: TradeMC