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W. W. Grainger, Inc., is an American Fortune 500 [5] industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago by William W. (Bill) Grainger. He founded the company to provide consumers with access to a consistent supply of motors. [ 6 ]
David Charles Grainger is the president and co-founder of The Guild of Automotive Restorers, a company that specializes in restoring classic and antique cars.He hosts a television series called Restoration Garage (a.k.a. Guild Garage), which is seen around the world on various channels, specifically Motor Trend and Velocity [1] [2] [3] in the US and Canada.
Grainger plc is a British-based residential property business. It is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History
In 2005 Grainger left Accenture and became an executive at InQuira, a startup that develops call-center management software. [6] He was an Executive Vice President of the company. After three years he left InQuira to start Mavenlink. [7] In 2008 Grainger founded Mavenlink together with Roger Neel as CTO and Sean Crafts as CGO. [7]
Lori Greiner is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is known for her QVC show Clever & Unique Creations (2000–present) for which she has been called the "Queen of QVC", and for being an investor on the reality series Shark Tank (2012–present).
Grainger is a surname of English origin. [1] It is a variant of the surname Granger , which is an occupational name for a farm bailiff . [ 2 ] The farm bailiff oversaw the collection of rent and taxes from the barns and storehouses of the lord of the manor . [ 2 ]
In 2018, the Westons were named Ireland's richest family for the tenth year running, with a wealth of €11.42 billion. [8]In the Sunday Times Rich List 2020 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK, "Guy Weston, Galen Weston Jr., George G. Weston and family" placed 8th in the list, with an estimated family fortune of £10.53 billion.
2000 - Sumitomo and W. W. Grainger, Inc. founded a company as joint venture in Japan; 2001 - Website launch, which began and nationwide sales; 2004 - Start selling private label (MonotaRO, Otokomae-MonotaRO, and Osaka-Spirit) 2006 - Launch IHC MonotaRO, targeting private use customers; 2006 - Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange