Waco: Graybar’s 26,000-SF distribution center opens

WACO – St. Louis-based Graybar now occupies a 26,250-sf facility at 6805-B Imperial Dr. The company has placed a distribution center there to serve primarily industrial and commercial contractors. The facility will also accommodate customers wanting to buy items.

The company was founded in 1869 and is one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, spokeswoman Kara Bowin said in a phone interview.

Graybar distributes high-quality electrical, communications and data-networking products and can assist clients in putting the items to use.

“These include lights, switches, fuses, cable and much more,” said Bowin of the Fortune 500 company that enjoyed $5.7 billion in sales last year.

She said the company can provide items for new construction “as well as helping to retrofit existing facilities to be more energy-efficient.”

The firm hopes to serve customers in McLennan, Hill, Limestone, Falls, Bosque, Coryell and Hamilton counties.