HD Supply Honors Its Suppliers of the Year

“These supplier partners are the very best in our global supply base and make asignificant contribution to the continuing success of our business,” said Paul Iaderosa,Senior Vice President, Operations and Sourcing for HD Supply. “We have thousands ofsuppliers, and we evaluate them on quality, service, delivery, sales acceleration,innovation and cost. The companies we have honored with these awards excel in thesecritical categories and are among the best in the industry."The annual conference provides an opportunity to honor top suppliers for theircommitment to HD Supply and for the company’s senior leadership team to share itsvision for the future of the company. This year’s conference included keynote speakerPat Williams, Senior Vice President of the Orlando Magic, author and motivationalspeaker, as well as business meetings and a variety of networking events.About HD SupplyHD Supply (www.hdsupply.com) is a leading wholesale distribution company, providinga broad range of products and services to professional customers in the infrastructure &energy, maintenance, repair & improvement and specialty construction markets. With adiverse portfolio of market-leading businesses, HD Supply is one of the largestdiversified wholesale distributors in North America, with nearly 900 locations.###