Houston Wire & Cable Company to Present at Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference


HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) -  Houston Wire & Cable Company (NASDAQ: HWCC) today announced that Nicol G. Graham, Vice President & CFO, is presenting at the Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference on Tuesday, September 14th at 10:45 a.m. Central Time at the Drake Hotel in Chicago.

A webcast of this presentation will be available through the following link:

http://www.wsw.com/webcast/mk23/hwcc/

The accompanying slides will be available through the Events and Presentations section of the Company's Investor Relations website at http://ir.houwire.com.

About the Company

With nearly 35 years experience in the industry, Houston Wire & Cable Company is one of the largest distributors of wire and cable in the U.S. industrial distribution market. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HWCC has sales and distribution facilities strategically located throughout the nation.

Standard stock items available for immediate delivery include continuous and interlocked armor, instrumentation, medium voltage, high temperature, portable cord, power cables, mechanical wire and cable and related hardware and private branded products, including LifeGuard™, a low-smoke, zero-halogen cable. HWCC's comprehensive value-added services include same-day shipping, knowledgeable sales staff, inventory management programs, just-in-time delivery, logistics support, customized internet-based ordering capabilities and 24/7/365 service.

To obtain additional information, visit our website at www.houwire.com.

Contact Information:

CONTACT:
Hope M. Novosad
Manager, Investor Relations
Direct: 713.609.2110
Fax: 713.609.2168