VWR International bvba Held Its 5th Annual European Sales Conference

DARMSTADT, Germany, February 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

VWR International bvba kicked off the 2012 year with its 5th Annual European Sales Conference.  VWR hosted more than 1,800 attendees from over 20 countries in Punta Umbria, Spain.

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During the conference, VWR's associates met with 125 suppliers who presented the latest product innovations.  In addition, VWR awarded its top suppliers for their outstanding support and service during the 2011 calendar year.  Awarded suppliers include: GE Healthcare, IKA, Merck KGaA, Hitachi, Labcon, ITT Analytics / Xylem, Grant and Biotix.  Pall Life Science was recognized with the "Supplier of the Year Award." This selection was made based on a survey of all VWR attendees.

"We are extremely thankful to our participating suppliers for their knowledge and willingness to teach our Sales team about their latest and greatest products. This knowledge will allow us to provide the superior service our customers have come to expect from VWR," said Stephan Labonte, Senior Vice President, Marketing Europe.

About VWR International, LLC
VWR International, LLC, headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, is a global laboratory supply and distribution company with worldwide sales in excess of $3.6 billion in 2010. VWR enables the advancement of the world's most critical research through the distribution of a highly diversified product line to most of the world's top pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as industrial, educational and governmental organizations. With 150 years of industry experience, VWR offers a well-established distribution network that reaches thousands of specialized labs and facilities spanning the globe. VWR has over 7,000 associates around the world working to streamline the way researchers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific stock and maintain their labs. In addition, VWR further supports its customers by providing onsite services, storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration and technical services.

For more information on VWR International bvba, phone: +33-1-45-14-85-00, visit http://www.vwr.com, or write, VWR International, Corporate Communications Europe, "Le Perigares" - bat. B, 201 rue Carnot, F-94126 FONTENAY-SOUS-BOIS CEDEX, or via email: corporate.communication@eu.vwr.com.

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