With more than $5.4 billion in revenue (2008), Graybar employs thousands of men and women at more than 240 distribution centers throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. As one of North America's largest employee-owned companies, Graybar has the power and stability of a big company coupled with the integrity and drive of a neighborhood business. Founded in 1869, Graybar procures, warehouses, and delivers just about any kind of electrical or communications and data product, component, or related service to its customers. Graybar stocks and sells hundreds of thousands of items from thousands of manufacturers. If a customer needs an end-to-end solution for a lighting project, switchgear upgrade, a local or wide area network, or even a half-mile of electrical conduit, Graybar has it, a