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April 14, 2020 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has named the winners of its 12^th annual Business Partner Awards. These awards are presented to contracted E&I suppliers who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication and commitment to E&I’s higher education and K-12 membership community.

Nominees were identified by a team of E&I representatives and were evaluated based on several criteria, including contract utilization, member purchases, new member acquisition, programs and level of service provided to members, and member satisfaction.

The winners for this year are:

• Partner of the Year was awarded to Medline for providing outstanding service and attention to members, responsiveness to member needs, and assistance in providing expertise and solutions to both members and the E&I team.
• New Partner of the Year was awarded to CDW-G for working collaboratively with E&I to foster strong business growth, delivering unrivaled customer service and quality products, and for timely responsiveness and assistance provided to members.
• Best-in-Class Member Responsiveness was awarded to Humanscale for their timely responsiveness to all member inquiries through follow-up services, professionalism, and reliability that extends across all levels of the organization.
• Best-in-Class Sales Support was awarded to B&H Photo Video for consistently providing the highest level of sales support to E&I Member Relations teams, the member community, and extended E&I internal teams.

“Our goal is to deliver our members more than just time and cost savings,” said Tom Fitzgerald, CEO at E&I. “Medline, CDW-G, Humanscale, and B&H Photo Video deliver unprecedented value for our members, embodying our mission and showing impeccable dedication to the E&I community. The commitment of our business partners is what helps distinguish E&I as the trusted purchasing cooperative dedicated to serving the unique needs of education.”

To find out more about the suppliers contracted with E&I, visit www.eandi.org.