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| Media Contact February 21, 2007 Porter Walker LLC Selected as Colectric Partners "Industrial Supply Partner of Choice" ORLANDO, FLA.--Porter-Walker LLC, a leading distributor of MRO, industrial safety, and medical supplies is pleased to announce the opening of its newest branch location in Orlando, FL. "We are honored to have been selected by Colectric Partners to be its industrial supply partner of choice," said Twila Williams, Vice-President & General Manager of Porter-Walker. Steve Williams, Porter-Walker’s Sales Manager, added, "We originally signed our agreement with Colectric two years ago, and the development of trust between customer and supplier has been rewarding. We look forward to serving the industrial customer base in the State of Florida with the same great service that has served Porter-Walker well over its 100 years of existence." Mike Brost, Colectric’s Interim President and CEO, commented, "As an executive at JEA, and currently the interim Colectric CEO, it’s great to see Porter-Walker establishing a strong, local presence here in Florida. Most of our Colectric members are located in the southeastern U.S., and we are all pleased with Porter-Walker’s demonstrated commitment to serve our members by opening a branch here in the state. This will enable them to provide a high level of service to our members while helping Colectric's members control supply chain costs." Twila Williams added, "We are excited to join in Colectric’s efforts to help its members reduce costs and improve efficiencies." Porter-Walker’s Orlando branch is located on-site at Orlando Utilities Commission’s ("OUC—The Reliable One") Gardenia Warehouse complex. The company will be working with several Colectric members, including JEA (formerly called the Jacksonville Electric Authority), Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC), and Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU). “OUC—The Reliable One is pleased to make available a warehousing location so that Porter-Walker can provide a cost-effective service to Colectric members in Florida,” said Alvin Frazier, OUC Vice President of Corporate Services. Colectric Partners is a member-owned collaborative business serving America's public power industry and located in Jacksonville, Florida. Colectric provides key services related to the development, project management, operations and maintenance of public power's electric generation, transmission, distribution, gas and infrastructure facilities. Colectric provides key project and business management resources to leverage best practices and lessons learned in a variety of major capital projects. This helps public power utilities reduce costs and risks both in delivering capital projects and throughout the life cycle of their facilities. Porter-Walker LLC is a leading distributor of MRO, industrial, safety and medical supplies to a myriad of industries. The company has a proven track record in reducing costs, improving efficiency, facilitating product standardization and streamlining sourcing, procurement and supply chain services for its customers. More information about Porter-Walker can be found on the company’s website, www.porter-walker.com. ###
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