Exhibit 99.1
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NEWS RELEASE

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                                                     FOR:  Pentacon, Inc.
                                                 CONTACT:  Brian Fontana
                                                           Senior Vice President
                                                           & CFO
                                                           (713) 463-8854
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PENTACON, INC. ANNOUNCES TRANSACTIONS TO ACQUIRE $44
MILLION IN ANNUALIZED REVENUE

         Houston,  Texas, May 26, 1998 - Pentacon,  Inc. (NYSE:  JIT), a leading
distributor of fasteners and other small parts and provider of related inventory
management  services  today  announced  that it had signed  letters of intent to
acquire two fastener distribution companies with combined annualized revenues of
approximately  $37 million.  These  acquisitions  are subject to  customary  due
diligence  and  regulatory  approval and are expected to close before the end of
July.

         In  addition,   the  Company  announced  that  it  had  closed  on  the
acquisition  of Pace  Products,  Inc., a company  with $7 million in  annualized
revenues.  In total,  these three  acquisitions have annualized  revenues of $44
million.

         Mark E. Baldwin,  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,  commented, "We
are excited about the first  acquisitions  since our initial public offering was
completed in early March of this year.  These  acquisitions  are consistent with
our plan to build upon our core business with strategic acquisitions.

         "Each of these  transactions will be immediately  accretive to earnings
and we  remain  encouraged  with the  pace of our  acquisition  program  for the
balance of the year" added Baldwin.

         This news release contains forward-looking  statements that are subject
to certain risks,  uncertainties  and  assumptions.  Should one or more of these
risks or  uncertainties  materialize,  or should  underlying  assumptions  prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated,  estimated
or  projected.  Among the key factors that could cause actual  results to differ
materially  from  expectations,  estimates of costs or projected or  anticipated
changes to cost  estimates  relating to entering  new  markets or  expanding  in
existing  markets,  changes in economic and industry  conditions  and changes in
regulatory requirements.  These and other risks and assumptions are described in
the Company's  reports that are available from the United States  Securities and
Exchange Commission.

         Headquartered in Houston,  Texas,  Pentacon is a leading distributor of
fasteners  and other small parts and  provider of related  inventory  management
services.  The Company  presently has 27 distribution  facilities  located in 14
states.