CoreTrust, a premier strategic group purchasing organization (GPO), today celebrates its 20th anniversary, marking two decades of turning complex corporate indirect spend into measurable, long-term enterprise value.

Founded in 2006 on the premise that procurement should operate as a catalyst for strategic leverage rather than a back-office administrative function CoreTrust now manages $7B in annual aggregated spend for more than 4,000 impact-driven members, backed by 400+ private equity partners and 80+ trusted supplier partners across 125+ pre-negotiated contracts.

“Twenty years ago, we set out to prove that procurement could be a source of strategic advantage, not just a back-office function,” said James Hallock, CoreTrust CEO. “What I’m most proud of isn’t just the scale we’ve reached; it’s the trust behind it. Every member, supplier, and partner who has grown with us is part of our story, and they’re the reason I’m even more excited about the next 20 years for CoreTrust.”

CoreTrust’s strategic model augments members’ internal team capabilities by taking on the heavy lifting of enterprise procurement. CoreTrust delivers a curated portfolio of supplier solutions anchored by foundational partners — including FedEx, Insight, Enterprise Mobility, and Staples — alongside rapidly scaling category leaders such as Ramp, Redwood, and strategic partner Deal IQ. By uniting aggregated spend with deep subject-matter expertise across key corporate spend categories, CoreTrust delivers immediate operational leverage and scale advantages that individual procurement teams cannot achieve independently.

CoreTrust continues to grow, innovate, and unlock new strategies to meet the evolving needs of organizations in existing and new markets across the world. This continuous reinvention adds value for both members and supplier partners — and it’s what’s behind two decades of durability:

  • Data-Driven Analytics: The launch of the CoreTrust Experience Platform (CXP) puts AI-driven insights, spend transparency, and automated benchmarking directly into members’ hands, revealing hidden cost-saving opportunities and accelerating contract adoption from weeks to hours.
  • Public Sector Expansion: Addressing expertise and resource constraints on overstretched state, local, and education (SLED) teams, CoreTrust Public Sector delivers competitively solicited, audit-ready contracts via vetted lead agencies to bridge compliance gaps and maximize taxpayer value.
  • Growth by Acquisition: Building on CoreTrust’s expertise in serving public education teams, the acquisition of BuyQ serves as a capability multiplier by extending specialized procurement resources to over 4,000 charter and private schools nationwide.
  • Global Opportunities: CoreTrust Europe extends the platform’s proven leverage, contract terms, and compliant stewardship across key European countries, enabling members to access negotiated contracts, consistent governance, and scalable procurement support across the UK and Europe more broadly.

“Blackstone has partnered with CoreTrust across much of its 20-year history, and it remains one of the most effective levers we have for creating value across our portfolio,” said Greg Beutler, Operating Partner at Blackstone. “From established categories to new markets like Europe, CoreTrust consistently helps our companies cut costs, streamline operations, improve vendor service performance, and reinvest in growth.”

Supplier partners across every stage of growth, from long-standing enterprise leaders to fast-scaling category innovators, have scaled alongside CoreTrust over the past two decades.

“For 20 years, CoreTrust has built a model that creates real value for its members by making procurement simpler and more strategic,” said Jack Azagury, President and CEO of Insight. “We’re proud to partner with CoreTrust to give its members easier access to Insight’s technology, services and expertise, helping them reduce complexity, move faster and turn technology investments into business outcomes.”

“For more than two decades, Staples and CoreTrust have grown together around a shared focus on delivering value to customers,” said Michele Parzianello, Chief Commercial Officer of Staples. “As the needs of our customers continued to evolve, our partnership expanded far beyond office supplies. CoreTrust’s scale and expertise help connect organizations with the workplace solutions they need, while our longstanding partnership enables us to deliver the quality, service, and value customers expect. We’re proud to be part of CoreTrust’s 20-year journey and look forward to continuing to grow together.”

“CoreTrust spent 20 years earning the trust of enterprise buyers, and that’s exactly why this partnership works,” said Guy Cartwright, VP of Channel Partnerships at Ramp. “Together, we’re bringing real-time spend visibility and automated controls to thousands of organizations—combining Ramp’s technology with CoreTrust’s deep procurement expertise. It’s a strong signal of where procurement and finance are headed together.”

Building on two decades of market-validated performance, CoreTrust will continue expanding its strategic footprint, enterprise integrations, and supplier partnerships to unlock new avenues of sustainable value.

For more information on CoreTrust, visit www.coretrustpg.com.

About CoreTrust

CoreTrust is a premier strategic group purchasing organization (GPO) leveraging $7 billion in annual purchasing power to secure price stability and operational leverage on indirect spend for more than 4,000 impact-driven members. CoreTrust provides pre-negotiated contracts and specialized solutions across key enterprise categories, including corporate services, facilities, technology, and logistics, delivering curated supplier solutions and actionable insights to accelerate value realization. Learn more at www.coretrustpg.com.

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