IAQ: Supply Chain Challenges, Buying vs. Renting & Choosing the Right Products

Season 1, Episode 1 of Cooperatively Speaking, a podcast by E&I The need for good indoor air quality (IAQ) has been a topic for years, but COVID-19 significantly exposed deficiencies, challenges, and concerns surrounding IAQ. Now, with facilities teams around the world discussing how to better clean their air, this area of facilities maintenance is more […]
Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft

An Interview with Tim Botlz, Sales Director on the E&I Carahsoft Contract We recently sat down with Tim Boltz, Sales Director at Carahsoft, to discuss the new agreement and the benefits for E&I members. In your opinion, what are the main benefits the E&I Carahsoft contract offers our members? This contract vehicle provides access to […]
Carahsoft Awarded Competitively Solicited Contract with E&I Cooperative Services for Cloud Solutions and Services

May 2021 | New Agreement Makes Carahsoft’s Entire Cloud Portfolio Available to E&I Members in Higher Education, K-12, and Healthcare across the U.S.
An Ergonomic Approach to Esports

With the Rise of Esports in Education, Ensure Your Athletes are Taken Care Of Esports, or the organizing of video games into amateur and professional competitions, has been a cornerstone of video game hobbyists for years. But the rise in popularity of esports within the education community continues to grow at a rapid pace, with […]
An Integrated Solution to Improve Cylinder Gas Management

Challenges, Risks & an Integrated Solution The Challenge Managing cylinder gas supplies and avoiding run-outs presents numerous hurdles in the best of times. Restricted access to sites and reduction in on-site activity has created situations where the ability to keep up with gas content, cylinder exchanges, supply management, and reordering is difficult. There are other […]
E&I Returns $2.4 Million in Patronage to Members; Announces New Board Directors

March 2021 | 2020 Results Presented During Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
Supplier Spotlight: UofL & Workday

Why the University of Louisville is Moving their ERP Platform to Workday M. Rehan Khan, Vice Provost and CIO, IT Services at the University of Louisville, and Robert Steele, Vice President, Higher Education & Non-Profit Sales at Workday, discuss the University of Louisville’s project to move their ERP platform to Workday through the E&I Workday […]
E&I Cooperative Services & PaymentWorks Announce New Agreement for Secure Vendor Management

February 2021 | Partnership Expands Affordable Access to Secure Vendor Management in an Era of Remote Work
Supplier Spotlight: Avantor, delivered by VWR

An Overview of Avantor’s Commitment to Supplier Diversity We sat down with Wade Colclough, Director of Supplier Diversity and Laboratory Distributor Services at Avantor to discuss the company’s commitment to supplier diversity and their plans for continuously growing their program in the future. Please talk about Avantor’s commitment to supplier diversity. When was the program/strategy […]