The $30 million Gempler’s, which is based in Belleville, WI, will become part of Grainger’s Janesville, WI-based Lab Safety Supply division, which Grainger acquired in 1992. Grainger chairman/CEO ...

Since Grainger acquired it in 1992, Lab Safety Supply has acquired numerous other brands, including library supplies marketer Highsmith, forestry supplies mailer Ben Meadows, outdoor work supplies ...

Lake Forest, Ill.-based distributor Grainger is combining its Lab Safety Supply unit with the Grainger Industrial Supply business. At the company's annual analyst conference held Nov. 19, ...