Gates Corporation Selects Datalliance VMI

CINCINNATI--Datalliance, the leading independent supplier of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) services, today announced that Gates Corporation (Gates), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial and automotive products, systems and components, has selected Datalliance VMI for their Vendor Managed Inventory program. Gates has operations in 25 countries and in every major industrial and automotive market and is part of the Industrial & Automotive group of Tomkins plc, a global engineering group.

“We have identified our Vendor Managed Inventory program as a key strategy to help us deliver more value to our distributor customers,” said Tom Wells, Director of National Sales, Gates Corporation. “Gates has always placed a high priority on continuously improving the speed and efficiency of our supply chain. VMI provides us with the technology and business process to accomplish these objectives, and, in the end, will help us grow our market share.”

Max Buchanan, Director of Sales – Industrial, Datalliance, said, “VMI is an accepted and growing practice in the industrial/power transmission marketplace, because manufacturers and distributors are realizing the benefits of increased sales and improved efficiencies. We look forward to working with Gates and their distributors to achieve these business benefits.”

About Gates

Gates Corporation (www.gates.com) is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial and automotive products, systems and components with operations in 25 countries. Gates maintains sales and marketing operations in every major industrial and automotive market, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Gulf Region. Gates is part of the Industrial & Automotive group of Tomkins plc, a global engineering group listed on both the London (TOMK) and New York (TKS) stock exchanges, and with revenue of $5.5 billion in 2008. Tomkins plc has over 33,000 employees worldwide and enjoys strong market positions and technical leadership across all of its business activities and owns some of the best-known brands in their respective markets.

About Datalliance

Datalliance is a leading provider of collaborative commerce services, and the world’s largest independent VMI service provider. Delivered via the Internet using the ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS) model, Datalliance solutions make it easy for suppliers and their customers to establish sales and inventory management relationships that fully align business objectives, improve collaboration, and streamline supply chain operations. Datalliance manages billions of dollars in orders, millions of SKUs, and thousands of locations for leading Fortune 1000 companies in a number of industries. For more information about Datalliance, visit www.datalliance.com.