Graybar Named Material Supplier of the Year by the Utilities Service Alliance

Award recognizes company's efficiencies, innovative services in the nuclear
power market

ST. LOUIS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Graybar, a leading distributor of
electrical and communications products and related supply chain management and
logistics services, announced it has been named 2008 Material Supplier of the
Year by the Utilities Service Alliance (USA).

Selected from nearly 100 Alliance suppliers, Graybar received this prestigious
award for its superior customer service, quality products, and solution-driven
teamwork and innovation.

"We are proud to receive this honor from the Utilities Service Alliance," said
John Mansfield, Graybar's Vice President of Corporate Accounts. "The USA
selects its suppliers with great care, and this award truly signifies the
advantages we provide to our customers."

The USA selected Graybar for the Material Supplier of the Year Award based on
the company's performance in the following criteria:
-- Price and total ownership cost savings
-- Technical support and service responsiveness
-- Delivery and quality performance
-- Continuous service and operational improvements

Since the late 1990s, Graybar has provided communication and electrical
components to the USA, an independent fleet of 15 electric utilities that
operate 27 nuclear power reactors at 17 stations committed to sharing
resources and combining their purchasing power to reduce operating and
maintenance costs while improving site performance.

About Graybar
Graybar, a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee-owned
companies in North America, is a leader in the distribution of high quality
electrical, communications and networking products, and specializes in related
supply chain management and logistics services. Through its network of more
than 240 North American distribution facilities, it stocks and sells products
from thousands of manufacturers, serving as the vital link to hundreds of
thousands of customers. For more information, visit http://graybar.com/ or
call 1-800-GRAYBAR.

SOURCE Graybar

Emily Caine, +1-314-982-7722, emily.caine@fleishman.com, for Graybar; or Tim
Sommer of Graybar, +1-314-573-2571, timothy.sommer@graybar.com