Tri-County Supply Supplier Success Spotlight

When it comes to growing their customer base and increasing their market diversity, Brighton-based Tri-County Supply, Inc. continues to turn to Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC). Over the past four years, Tri-County Supply has attend a number of PMBC events and has gained approximately $1 million worth of contracts from connections formed during their matchmaking summits.

“Business today is all about networking,” Tri-County Supply co-owner Kevin Gee said. “The networking at the Pure Michigan Business Connect summits are one of the biggest tools and resources you can get.”

As an initiative of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), PMBC connects local and global purchasers to suppliers of Michigan goods and services. Through a variety of summits held throughout the year, PMBC facilitates one-on-one meetings and networking opportunities that allow companies to forge partnerships and grow their businesses. 

As a full-service supplier of janitorial and industrial services and supplies, Tri-County Supply already had a solid foundation of customers and about 20 years of experience under their belts. However, based on their desire to continue to grow their business and tap into new opportunities, they attended their first event, the PMBC Consumers Energy Summer Summit, in 2014.

At the event, Tri-County Supply was able to network and showcase their products through one-on-one meetings with representatives with Consumers, the largest public utility corporation in Michigan. Based on the success they experienced, Tri-County Supply went on to attend several other summits in the coming years including PMBC’s DTE Energy Supplier Immersion Day and the Pure Michigan Automotive Summit.

“Business today is all about networking,” Gee said. “Someone knows a person that can use our services or products.”   

Now entering their 25th year of business, Tri-County Supply is a multi-million dollar industry-leading company that continues to seek new opportunities at PMBC summits throughout Michigan. For more information about PMBC or to find an upcoming summit, visit: http://www.michiganbusiness.org/pmbc/.