Graybar, a Fortune 500 company, specializes in supply chain management services, and is a leading North American distributor of high-quality components, equipment, and materials. We serve the construction market, the commercial, institutional, and government (CIG) market, and the industrial and utility markets. Graybar products and services support new construction, infrastructure updates, building renovation, facility maintenance, repair and operations, and original equipment manufacturing.
HISTORY
• Founded in 1869 by inventor Elisha Gray and entrepreneur Enos Barton
• Incorporated as Graybar Electric Company, Inc. on Dec. 11, 1925
• One of the largest employee-owned companies in North America since 1929
OUR BUSINESS
Graybar is a leading North American distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and a provider of supply chain management and logistics services. We primarily serve the construction market, the commercial, institutional and government (CIG) market, as well as the industrial and utility markets, with products and services that support new construction, infrastructure updates, building renovation, facility maintenance, repair and operations, and original equipment manufacturing.
T hrough a network of more than 300 locations across the United States, Canada and
Puerto Rico, our 8,800 employees serve more than 146,000 customers. Our corporate headquarters is located in St. Louis, Mo. For a complete list of Graybar locations, visit graybar.com/locations.
RANKINGS/RECOGNITIONS
• Named to the FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies list for the 20th year (2022)
• Named one of the Top Workplaces USA by Energage (2022)
• No. 399 on FORTUNE 500 ranking of America’s largest companies (2022)
• No. 55 on the Forbes America’s Largest Private Companies list (2021)
• No. 13 on Selling Power’s 50 Best Companies to sell for list (2021)
• No. 31 on the National Center for Employee Ownership “Employee Ownership 100” list (2021)
• On Broadband Communities’ Fiber to the Home Top 100 list (2021)
• No. 3 on Electrical Wholesaling’s Top 150 Electrical Distributors (2021)
• No. 3 on Modern Distribution Management’s Top Distributors list (2021)
• No. 4 on St. Louis Business Journal’s Top 150 Privately Held Companies (2021)
For a complete list of Grayba’s awards and recognition, visit graybar.com/company.
