LESCO Continues Growth

CLEVELAND, Ohio – LESCO continues investing in its business by opening new Service Centers across the country. During the second quarter of 2006, the company reports 13 new Service Center locations.

These new locations are in Johnson City, N.Y.; Cheektowaga, N.Y.; Schenectady, N.Y.; Allentown, Pa.; Concord, N.C.; Summerville, S.C.; Cartersville, Ga.; Gainesville, Ga.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; New Albany, Ind.; Evansville, Ind.; Urbana, Ill.; and Norman, Okla.

This brings LESCO's 2006 new Service Center total to 19, and its nationwide total to 319 Service Centers in 39 states as of June 30.

“Opening more Service Centers lets us better serve customers locally, which allows them to spend less time worrying about purchasing product and more time working and earning money,” notes Jeff Rutherford, LESCO's president and chief executive officer.
 
Since the beginning of 2003, LESCO has opened 98 new Service Centers across the country. The company ultimately plans on opening as many as 40 new locations in 2006.