Houston Wire & Cable Company Expands Baton Rouge Facility to Better Serve Customers

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - Apr 22, 2014) - Houston Wire & Cable Company (NASDAQ: HWCC) is excited to announce that it has expanded its Baton Rouge electrical wire and cable distribution center. Doubling the size of the facility will allow HWCC to better support the needs of customers in the gulf coast region.

Joe Ezekiel, Region Vice President, states, "Our expansion will allow us to better serve the growth in Louisiana and the gulf coast by increasing the available local inventory for our customers." This strategic move supports HWCC's ongoing commitment to Right Product, Right Place, Right Time^®.

The new distribution center is located at 6735 Exchequer Drive, Suite 130, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809.

About the Company

With 39 years' experience in the industry, Houston Wire & Cable Company is one of the largest providers of wire and cable in the U.S. market. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Company has sales and distribution facilities strategically located throughout the nation.

Standard stock items available for immediate delivery include: continuous and interlocked armor cable; control and power cable; electronic wire and cable; flexible and portable cords; instrumentation and thermocouple cable; lead and high temperature cable; medium voltage cable; premise and category wire and cable; primary and secondary aluminum distribution cable; wire rope and wire rope slings, as well as synthetic slings, chain, shackles and other related hardware. We also offer private branded products including our proprietary brand, LifeGuard™, a low-smoke, zero-halogen cable. Comprehensive value-added services include same-day shipping, knowledgeable sales staff, inventory management programs, just-in-time delivery, logistics support, customized internet-based ordering capabilities and 24/7/365 service.