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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-38118) pertaining to the LESCO, Inc. Stock Investment and Salary
Savings Plan and Trust of our report dated June 22, 2000, with respect to the
financial statements and schedule of the LESCO, Inc. Stock Investment and Salary
Savings Plan and Trust included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
June 22, 2000
