S.P. Richards Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Genuine Parts Company (GPC:NYSE) and leading wholesale distributor of business and office supplies, announced today….

S.P. Richards Company subsidiary HorizonUSA is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of a 3rd Distribution Center located in Reno, Nev. This new facility will improve Horizon's ability to service their West Coast customers and will also serve as home to Horizon's new corporate headquarters.

"The Horizon team is very excited about the new sales opportunities created by the opening of this Reno distribution center", said Roger Woodward, President of Horizon. "We are looking forward to providing a higher level of service and support to our valued customers in the West."

Horizon distributes a broad offering of computer consumables, media, accessories and technology items to office and computer product resellers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

S.P. Richards Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Genuine Parts Company (GPC: NYSE), distributes a wide spectrum of business products to office products resellers throughout the U.S. and Canada. These products include consumable office supplies, office furniture, computer supplies, consumer electronics, and facilities supplies from all of the major industry manufacturers. S.P. Richards Company markets several private label lines under the brand names of Sparco, Nature Saver, Compucessory, and Elite Image. The company operates 43 Distribution Centers in the United States and Canada, including Horizon USA, its computer supplies subsidiary and Norwestra, a Canadian based Business

Genuine Parts Company is a diversified distribution and services company that operates four wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company is a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico through its Motion Industries subsidiary; office products nationwide in the U.S. and Canada through its S.P. Richards Company subsidiary; and electrical and electronic components throughout the U.S. and Mexico through its EIS, Inc. subsidiary. Genuine Parts Company had 2001 revenues of $8.2 billion.