Electrical Supplies Distributor Hagemeyer Holds Grand Opening in Raleigh, NC

Business Wire, May 14, 2008

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Hagemeyer is having a Grand Re-Opening of their Raleigh, NC, location on May 21 to celebrate their contractor counter renovation. The new facility features a 3000 square-foot product display and customer counter area and a 30,000 square-foot warehouse stocking thousands of products. Trained product specialists and customer service support personnel continue to be located on-site to meet contractors' needs.

"We are very excited about the renovation of our Raleigh facility," says Chris Union, Executive VP, Contractor & Installer segment. "Our remodeled facility is designed around our new innovative self-service counter model, allowing customers to get in and out quickly."

The celebration will be held May 21 from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at 2820 Yonkers Road and will include: prize drawings throughout the event (including grills, LCD TV, iPods, gas cards, tools, Proto race tickets, gift cards, hats, t-shirts, and more), and more than 25 representatives from manufacturers demonstrating hundreds of new products.

A leading distributor of industrial, electrical, safety and integrated supply products and solutions, Hagemeyer operates more than 300 locations across the United States.

"There will be tons of food and prizes," says Gray Lundy, District Manager. "It's going to be a great event and we are looking forward to show the guests our renewed capabilities."

About Hagemeyer

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 $1.8 billion, and employs approximately 4800 associates. Hagemeyer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sonepar, headquartered in Paris, France. Sonepar has 25,000 employees in 100 companies across 29 countries worldwide.