Since 1980
Grow Your Business With
SSWA Wholesalers
Our members understand the economics of using wholesalers for more efficient and effective distribution. Our focus is to help distributors of sanitary supply and maintenance products profit by association with SSWA members.
Mission Statement
The Sanitary Supply Wholesaling Association is a professional trade association whose global members are cohesively working together to advance wholesaling through partnerships and common goals.
We develop and provide services that anticipate the changing needs of the market place.
In everything we do we will maintain high standards and integrity.
Wholesalers
Jan-San Wholesalers can simplify and streamline the supply chain between manufacturers and
distributors.
Manufacturers
Wholesalers allow Manufacturers to service small, high-cost-to-serve customer orders more efficiently and effectively.
Distributors
Distributors who source products from wholesalers benefit from faster inventory turns, shorter lead times, and more!
OUR HISTORY
Serving the JanSan Industy
Since 1980
SSWA was founded in 1980 by a small group of Wholesalers and Manufacturers in the sanitary supply industry. At the time, Wholesalers were classified as Distributors in ISSA and few manufacturers or distributors in jan-san understood the unique role of wholesaling in the distribution process. The association founders sought to promote awareness of wholesaling benefits to Distributors, such as:
Benefits
For Manufacturers
These are just a few of the benefits for Manufacturers of working with SSWA Wholesalers:
- Outsourced Management of small, high-cost-to-serve customer orders
- Access to new customers who are otherwise difficult to reach and serve
- Reduced Credit Risk
- Simplified Logistics
- Additional Sales Support
- Accelerated Sampling Response
Benefits
For Distributors
These are just a few of the benefits for Distributors of working with SSWA Wholesalers:
- Faster Inventory Turns
- Shorter Lead Times
- More Frequent Deliveries
- Efficiency of 1 Order, 1 Delivery, 1 Invoice for multiple manufacturers
- Higher Service Levels
- Improved Fill-Rate Economics
- Fewer Back-Orders or Out-of-Stocks
