Tremco Honored by Premier Healthcare Alliance for Exceeding Performance Expectations

Tremco Incorporated is proud to announce that it is a winner of the Supplier Performance Award, presented by Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance.

Beachwood, Ohio (PRWEB) June 26, 2009 -- Tremco Incorporated is proud to announce that it is a winner of the Supplier Performance Award, presented by Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance.

Premier contracts with more than 800 suppliers, and Tremco Incorporated is one of 45 contracted suppliers to receive the Performance Award. Winners are recognized for their outstanding management of Premier agreements and drive toward the mutual goal of providing clinical and financial value to the not-for-profit hospitals that are members of the Premier alliance.

Deryl Kratzer, president of Tremco Incorporated's Roofing and Building Maintenance Division, said "As Premier's supplier for roofing and other building envelope services as they apply to roofing, Tremco is committed to providing best value solutions that enable long-term facility support. We are delighted that Premier has recognized our service and honored us with a Supplier Performance Award."

Beth Edwards, director of Healthcare Sales for Tremco's Roofing Division, accepted the award at the 2009 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif., at the Anaheim Convention Center on Wednesday, June 17.

"Premier is pleased to recognize our top performing suppliers with the Performance Award, which honors our valued suppliers that strive for collaboration and performance excellence to the benefit of the alliance," said Premier Purchasing Partners President Mike Alkire.

Premier's Performance Award applauds the efforts of contracted suppliers to meet and exceed operational expectations. In selecting recipients, satisfaction and performance data are collected and scored over four successive calendar quarters. Feedback is provided during regular supplier business line reviews. Organizations scoring 80 percent or higher earn the Performance Award.

For more information, please visit: http://www.premierinc.com/about/news/awards/index.jsp.

About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
The Premier healthcare alliance is more than 2,100 U.S. hospitals and 58,000-plus other healthcare sites working together to improve healthcare quality and affordability. Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier works with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Premier has offices in San Diego, Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

About Tremco Incorporated
Headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance helps manage building life cycles while providing roofing and weatherproofing peace of mind to customers in education, healthcare, government, manufacturing and many other industries. In business since 1928, Tremco Roofing and its subsidiary Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc., are ISO 9001:2000 certified. Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance is a division of Tremco Incorporated, an international leader in the construction, maintenance and repair markets. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.tremcoroofing.com or call toll-free at 800-562-2728.

Media Contact:
Bob Spreat
Marketing Manager
Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance
216-766-5646

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