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Blackwoods, Australia’s leading supplier of industrial and safety products, will launch its Blackwoods On Site Services program to the manufacturing community on Stands 2213 and 2219 during National Manufacturing Week at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre from May 27 to 30.

Blackwoods OnSite Services is a complete package of product, delivery and service requirements tailored specifically to customers’ sites to assist with critical shutdown and maintenance periods – as well as everyday work sites.

Incorporating mobile warehousing, stores management, VMI services, product sourcing and customisation services, Blackwoods OnSite Services ensures customers have exactly what they need, when they need it, on site.

Part of the Wesfarmers Group since 2001, Blackwoods has knowledgeable, technically qualified and experienced staff operating from more than 80 locations across Australia.

The company provides access to the widest range of maintenance, repair and operational parts from local and international sources, backed by its customer support services, for all workplace needs.

Also available at NMW 2008 will be the latest Blackwoods catalogue, with more than 1000 pages of products with complete images, information and technical information on featured ranges. This catalogue gives customers instant access to the company’s extensive range of industrial and safety products.

More than 20 suppliers will be on the Blackwoods Pavilion at NMW, including:

• JBS, JBS Masters tools, abrasives, materials handling
• Prosafe safety products, including respirators, safety spectacles, gloves
• Flexovit abrasives
• Crescent, Lufkin tools
• Sutton tools
• SiT brushes
• Cigweld welding equipment
• Tork paper products
• Howard Leight, Miller safety products
• Rocol, Epirez aerosols and epoxies
• Shell lubricants
• 1-11, JBS, Senator tool storage
• Eximo ducting
• Champion fasteners
• Petro Coating anti-corrosion coating and sealing systems
• Duracell batteries
• Uvex safety specs
• Yakka and Ace workwear
• Lakeland single-use coveralls

Blackwoods offers customers multi-channel options for transacting including a national freecall number 13 73 23, through its 80 Blackwoods shops or 24 hours on its website at http://www.blackwoods.com.au/.

Blackwoods staff will be on hand at NMW to demonstrate the use of the company’s website for ordering products.

Further information:

Blackwoods, ph (02) 9203 0101, website http://www.blackwoods.com.au/, email melissa.freeman@blackwoods.com.au.

Exhibitors & Visitors: Reed Exhibitions, John Delpech, ph (02) 9422 2568, email john.delpech@reedexhibitions.com.au, website http://www.nationalmanufacturingweek.com.au/.

Media: Spitfire Communications, John Pospisil, ph 0425 254 765, email john.pospisil@spitfirecommunications.com.au.

ABOUT REED EXHIBITIONS – AUSTRALIA

Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading organiser of trade and consumer exhibitions and excels in creating high profile, highly targeted business and consumer exhibitions to establish and maintain business relations, and generate new business. From its offices based in Chatswood NSW, Reed Exhibitions runs over 20 events each year in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia covering a broad range of industry sectors. Globally, Reed Exhibitions runs over 460 events in 38 countries, bringing together over 90,000 suppliers and more than 5.5 million buyers. With 2,300 employees in 33 offices around the globe the company serves 52 industries worldwide. Its network of offices and promoters extends to 45 countries. Reed Exhibitions is a division of Reed Business Information Pty Ltd.