MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Releases New Metalworking Catalog


Melville, New York, September 15, 2009 - MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. today announced the release of its 2009/2010 Metalworking Catalog, the most comprehensive of its kind in the metalworking industry.

Available in print and online, the catalog is full color and features more than 130,000 products with access to over 2,000 suppliers. The catalog also includes more than 2,100 new customer solutions from top industry brands like Kennametal(TM), Accupro®, OSG, Seco Tools, Norton and Lenox.

"MSC is dedicated to providing the industry with an unmatched metalworking resource, and we have achieved that goal with the 78th volume of this catalog," said Erik Gershwind, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at MSC Industrial Direct. "Over the last two years, we have expanded the catalog by nearly 19,000 items, which ensures that customers have access to metalworking products that are ideal for their application needs."

To order MSC's 2009/2010 Metalworking Catalog, please visit mscmetalworking.com or call 800.645.7270.

About MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is one of the premier distributors of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations ("MRO") supplies to industrial customers throughout the United States. MSC distributes approximately 590,000 industrial products from approximately 3,000 suppliers to approximately 364,000 customers. In-stock availability is approximately 99%, with next day standard delivery to the contiguous United States on qualifying orders up until 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. MSC reaches its customers through a combination of approximately 27 million direct-mail catalogs and CD-ROMs, 97 branch sales offices, 912 sales people, the Internet and associations with some of the world's most prominent B2B e-commerce portals. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.mscdirect.com.

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