Hagemeyer Launches Green Products Catalog

Business Wire, May 21, 2008

New Catalog Offers Environmentally Friendly Products and Services from World Class Suppliers

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Hagemeyer introduces a new Green Products catalog. This full-color catalog features carefully selected industrial, electrical, and safety products from many of Hagemeyer's strategic supplier partners that promote environmental sustainability.

"Most competitors feature environmentally-friendly products from a single segment, usually electrical since lighting and energy provides such great opportunities," says James Sipe, VP, Product Strategy. "However, Hagemeyer has carefully selected an array of products to support broad customer sustainability goals. The catalog also showcases value-added services that set us apart, including complete turnkey solutions for lighting and energy audits, chemical recycling, and universal waste recycling such as lamps and ballast disposal."

The user-friendly catalog is organized in five distinct product categories:

* Lighting & Energy Solutions

* Recycling Solutions

* Chemicals, Cleaners & Absorbents

* Paper Products

* Safety & Ergonomic Products

"Hagemeyer's Corporate Sustainability Policy is firmly rooted in a clear set of values that are fundamental to how we do business," says Senior VP, Marketing Per Ohstrom. "This catalog is our continued commitment to promote products and services helping customers achieve business goals and objectives with environmentally friendly solutions."

The free catalog is available from Hagemeyer Account Representatives or through Hagemeyer locations. It can also be ordered electronically at www.hagemeyerna.com by clicking "Resources" and then "Catalog Order Form."

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.