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Release Date: May 1, 2006

First Supply Opens New Location

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(Winona, MN) -- On Monday, May 1, First Supply acquired the assets of Sherman’s in Winona, Minnesota. Sherman’s, originating in 1905, was primarily a plumbing, heating and PVF supplier. With this most recent acquisition, First Supply has expanded to a total of seventeen locations in the Midwest.

Scott Onstad, a fifteen year veteran at the First Supply La Crosse facility, has been promoted to Branch Supervisor for Winona and will report to Russ Lee, General Manager of both La Crosse and Winona facilities. Fred Sherman, former owner of Sherman’s, has joined First Supply and will function in an inside sales/customer service role.

The new facility, located at 1004 W. 5th Street, will hold service hours Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and can be reached at (507) 452-5402.

First Supply LLC is a regional wholesale distributor with seventeen locations in the upper Midwest. Founded in 1897, First Supply, employing over 500 people, is a family-owned, single source provider of plumbing, heating, cooling, municipal, waterworks, fluid handling, builder and industrial supplies.

For more information contact:
Elliot Collier, V.P. Sales & Marketing
Phone: (608) 661-6993
Fax: (608) 223-6664
email: ecollier@1supply.com
First Supply
P.O. Box 8124
Madison, WI 53708-8124