Farnsworth Avenue Corridor - City of Aurora

Strategic Plan Update
BUSINESS RECRUITMENT
Grainger Opens New
Branch in Aurora
Grainger, a local distributor of
facilities maintenance
supplies, opened a new fullservice
facility at 1204 Bilter Road,
right off of I-88 and Farnsworth near
the city of Aurora water tower.
Aurora is one of the fastest growing
cities in Illinois and Grainger is proud
to be serving the city and its citizens
during this period of rapid growth.
“We’re excited to offer local
business customers in Aurora and
surrounding communities a larger,
more convenient location to serve
their facility maintenance needs,” said
Hector Echevarria, Branch Manager.
“Our new location will allow local
customers to get the items they need,
when and where they need them, at a
one-stop shop for maintenance, repair
and operating products.”
The new, 20,000
square-foot facility
offers customers sameday
access to nearly
23,000 products
including heating,
ventilation and air
conditioning
equipment, hand and
power tools and
electrical, safety and
security supplies. The
new facility also
features a 2,500 squarefoot
showroom with
hundreds of products
on display, enabling
– 4 –
customers to easily find what they
need quickly. Additionally, thousands
of more products are made available
the same day through Grainger’s
widespread distribution network in
the Chicago-land area.
Staff at the new branch will be
available to provide customers with
product selection assistance, access to
repair and replacement parts and
technical support for product
application and installation.
To place orders with Grainger,
local customers can stop by the new
Aurora branch Monday through
Friday between 7a.m. to 5p.m.,
contact a Grainger customer service
associate at (630) 449-0744 or
visit Grainger’s Web site at
www.grainger.com/news
seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Grainger’s branch manager, Hector Echevarria (third from
left) helps Mayor Tom Weisner (center) cut the ribbon for
the opening of their new branch located right off I-88
and Farnsworth Avenue. District branch service manager
Rich Warfield (fourth from right), holds the plaque
presented to him by AEDC Executive Director Sherman
Jenkins (left). Other city officials and Grainger staff were
in attendance.