Once again, we're looking for a few good MRO buyers for PURCHASING magazine's All-Star MRO buy team. We're asking readers (on both the buy and supply side) to nominate purchasing professionals who have a handle on the MRO buy at their companies. That is, buyers who demonstrate excellence in the use of innovative programs to rein in MRO spending and/or manage relationships with suppliers. MRO buyers may also nominate themselves. Send nominations to me at savery@reedbusiness.com.

Last year's team, recognized in our August issue, included David Kipp of Sonoco Products who helped raise awareness of the MRO buy among business leaders at his com-pany and Bud Darland of United Airlines who helped design and implement a HAZMAT Chemicals Direct Ship program that saved the airline $300,000. To read more about the team, go to the MRO/Indirect channel on our website, www.purchasing.com. Stories on the teams for 2003 and 2002 are there as well. They are also included in PURCHASING's new book, MRO Purchasing Best Practices, which is available through our bookstore.