PATTERSON COMPANIES PREPARED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR EAST COAST
CUSTOMERS IN PATH OF HURRICANE FLORENCE
September 12, 2018 (ST. PAUL, Minn.) - Patterson Companies (Nasdaq: PDCO) is prepared to support their dental and veterinary customers in the path of oncoming Hurricane Florence. In anticipation of the storm, Patterson employees have prepared hygiene kits with items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc., stocked in our East Coast offices ready to ship to relief centers. Other resources available include fulfillment of any needed emergency or replenishment supplies, assistance managing and replacing damaged inventory, financing options for practice renovations/rebuilds and equipment replacement, and other immediate and long-term assistance.
"In anticipation of this potentially devastating storm, we want our customers to know that we are here to support them," said Mark Walchirk, President and CEO of Patterson Companies. "Together with local and national disaster relief, we are prepared and committed to supporting our employees, customers and communities who may experience a damage or loss as a result of Hurricane Florence."
Patterson is prepared to assist customers who are encouraged to contact their local representative, local branch or call our specific hotline numbers:
• Patterson Dental Hotline: 800-873-7683
• Patterson Veterinary Hotline: 800-287-0422
About Patterson Companies Inc.
Patterson Companies Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) is a value-added distributor serving the dental and animal health markets. Learn more:www.pattersoncompanies.com
Dental Market
Patterson's Dental segment provides a virtually complete range of consumable dental products, equipment and software, turnkey digital solutions and value-added services to dentists and dental laboratories throughout North America. Learn more:www.pattersondental.com
Animal Health Market
Patterson's Animal Health segment is a leading distributor of products, services and technologies to both the production and companion animal health markets in North America and the U.K. Learn more:www.pattersonveterinary.com,www.animalhealthinternational.com
CONTACT:
Bria Townshend, Corporate Communications
COMPANY:
Patterson Companies Inc.
TEL:
651.905.3349
EMAIL:
corporate.communications@pattersoncompanies.com
WEB:
pattersoncompanies.com
SOURCE:
Patterson Companies Inc.
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Patterson Companies, Inc. is a value-added specialty distributor serving the United States and Canadian dental supply markets and the United States, Canadian and United Kingdom animal health supply markets. The Companyâs segments include Dental, Animal Health and Corporate. Dental segment provides a virtually complete range of consumable dental products, equipment and software, turnkey digital solutions and value-added services to dentists, dental laboratories, institutions, and other healthcare professionals throughout North America. Animal Health segment is a full-line distributor in North America and the United Kingdom. of animal health products, services, and technologies to both the production-animal and companion-pet markets. The Company provides relief services. It also provides pasteurizing equipment and single-use bags that allow dairy producers to produce, store and feed colostrum for newborn calves, as well as product offerings for beef cattle producers.
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