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Graybar Opens Branch In Collinsville, Ill.

Graybar, St. Louis, has opened a 10,000-sq.-ft. distribution facility in Collinsville, Ill.
Oct. 11, 2007

Graybar, St. Louis, has opened a 10,000-sq.-ft. distribution facility in Collinsville, Ill.

With the addition of this facility, the company now has 12 locations throughout Missouri and Illinois, including regional distribution centers in Joliet, Ill., and Springfield, Mo. Graybar Collinsville features a counter operation and one-hour will-call service Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with after-normal-business-hours emergency service as needed.

The branch inventory is backed by a $4.5 million inventory in the St. Louis distribution center and a $10 million inventory in the Springfield, Mo., regional distribution center. Leading Graybar Collinsville is Tim Schaeffer, branch manager.