Houston Wire & Cable Company (HWCC) Wins American Business "Stevie" Award in Website Design for houwire.com

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - May 10, 2016) - Houston Wire & Cable Company (NASDAQ: HWCC) is proud to announce that they have won a 2016 American Business "Stevie" Award for Website Design for their recently renovated www.houwire.com site. In addition to the new graphical interface, easy navigation and responsive design, highlights of the user experience include active product search tools, technical application resources, live chat with experienced professionals, Spanish-language option and access to the exclusive portal, My ePower™ for distributors. The My ePower™ portal provides the ability to load a cart for immediate quotation, check on order status and track payments in real time.

Founded in 2002, the Stevie Awards (www.stevieawards.com/) had over 3,400 entries across industries from accounting through transportation. Houston Wire & Cable Company (www.houwire.com) won a Silver Stevie Award in the Consumer Products & Electronics Category. Details as follows:

• Over 3,400 entries were submitted to the American Business Awards for consideration,
• Over 200 judges vote on various award categories, with 24 judges on the Website panel,
• Judges are typically corporate executives representing a wide array of industries
  
  

About Houston Wire & Cable Company

With over 40 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, the Company has sales and distribution facilities strategically located throughout the United States.

Standard stock items available for immediate delivery include continuous and interlocked armor cable; instrumentation cable; medium voltage cable; high temperature wire; portable cord; power cable; primary and secondary aluminum distribution cable; 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.

Comprehensive value-added services include same-day shipping, knowledgeable sales staff, inventory management programs, just-in-time delivery, logistics support, customized online ordering capabilities and 24/7/365 service.