Electrical Supplies Distributor Hagemeyer Expands in Greenville, SC, to Service Customers

Business Wire, March 12, 2008

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Hagemeyer is expanding to accommodate business growth in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. The new location is at 125 Old Mill Road in Greenville near the new Millennium ICAR Research Park. A leading distributor of industrial, electrical, safety and integrated supply products and solutions, Hagemeyer operates more than 300 locations across the United States.

"We are excited about this strategic location," says Chris Union, Hagemeyer's Executive VP, Contractor & Installer segment. "This is a larger facility and is much better placed to support our Electrical customers. The facility is designed around our new counter sales model, allowing customers to get in and out quickly."

The new Hagemeyer location has a 4,000 square-foot product display and customer counter area and a 10,000 square-foot warehouse stocking thousands of products. Trained product specialists and customer service support personnel also will be on-site.

"The new facility helps differentiate us from the competition," says Ray Payne, Hagemeyer Greenville, SC, District Manager. "With the innovative self-service counter model and our commitment to on-site inventory, we will be able to give our customers the service and support they need."

About Hagemeyer North America

Hagemeyer North America, Inc. (www.hagemeyerna.com) is a distributor of products and services focusing on business-to-business markets in electrical materials, safety products, and industrial products and services throughout North America. Hagemeyer North America has annual revenues of $1.9 billion, employs approximately 4800 associates, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagemeyer N.V. (www.hagemeyer.com). Headquartered in the Netherlands, Hagemeyer N.V. is a value-added global distributor of products and services focusing on business-to-business markets in electrical materials, safety products, and industrial products and services.