Houston Wire & Cable Company to Present at the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Aug 24, 2011) - Houston Wire & Cable Company (NASDAQ: HWCC) today announced that Chuck Sorrentino, Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Pokluda, President, will present at the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 9:10 a.m., Central Time at the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center in Chicago, Illinois.

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

http://www.wsw.com/webcast/threepa5/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

The IDEAS investor conferences are annual independent venues allowing quality public companies to tell their stories to professional investors, with the express purpose of generating investor interest. These conferences are held annually in Boston, Chicago and Dallas and are produced by Three Part Advisors, LLC, with sponsorships from the regional investment communities in which they are held. Additional information about the events can be located at www.IDEASconferences.com

About the Company

With 35 years experience in the industry, Houston Wire & Cable Company is one of the largest providers of wire and cable in the U.S. 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, private branded products, including LifeGuard™, a low-smoke, zero-halogen cable, mechanical wire and cable and related hardware, including wire rope, lifting products and synthetic rope and slings. 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.