State Electric Supply Company

STATE ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY RECEIVED THE SUPPLYFORCE SALES LEADERSHIP AWARD

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

supplyFORCE, delivering National MRO solutions with the largest network of MRO suppliers in North America, held its Commitment to Excellence Awards ceremony for the Electrical Supply Division, Industrial Supply Division and Pipe, Valves & Fittings Division on February 3, 2010.

Held in conjunction with supplyFORCE's 2010 National Meeting, the Commitment to Excellence Awards recognizes Owner-Members who have contributed significantly to the success of supplyFORCE agreements. Three specific categories were presented by supplyFORCE's President and CEO, John Eggleton: Excellence in Sales Leadership (by division), Owner-Member of the Year (by division) and Best Conversion Award (by division).

At the opening of the awards ceremony, Eggleton stated "for a business that represents the best distributors in North America - recognizing a select few was a very difficult process…I believe the 'Best of the Best' accurately characterizes the business relationships that we manage. Bringing together the 'Best of the Best' is what we do at supplyFORCE. We represent the best independent distributors in North America, we select and retain the best people in our industry, and we form relationships only with North America's best MRO customers. What makes our business successful? The high levels of service and commitment that all of our Owner-Members consistently deliver. The characteristics and examples of great service that tonight's winners have displayed are common throughout our membership."

Dave Gravely had the honor of accepting the award. The contributing factors that caused the judges to cast their votes for State Electric Supply Company were: