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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-06-006502
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060516
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060516

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HUBBELL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000048898
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC LIGHTING & WIRING EQUIPMENT [3640]
		IRS NUMBER:				060397030
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02958
		FILM NUMBER:		06845355

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		584 DERBY MILFORD RD
		CITY:			ORANGE
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06477-4024
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2037994100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		584 DERBY MILFORD RD
		CITY:			ORANGE
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06477-4024

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HUBBELL HARVEY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19860716
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  May 16, 2006
                                 -------------

                Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

                              HUBBELL INCORPORATED
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         CONNECTICUT                       1-2958                06-0397030
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(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
Incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

             584 Derby Milford Road, Orange, Connecticut 06477-4024
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                (203) 799-4100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if The Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

     [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
         (17 CFR 230.425)

     [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
         (17 CFR 240.14a-l2)

     [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)

     [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 15, 2006, Hubbell Incorporated (the "Company") announced it had signed a
definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Strongwell Lenoir City, Inc.
which designs and manufactures precast polymer concrete products sold to the
electric and telephone industries. The company recorded revenue of approximately
$70 million in 2005 and will join Hubbell's Power Systems Segment.

A copy of the May 15, 2006 News Release is attached hereto as an Exhibit 99.1


         INFORMATION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS -- Certain of the
statements contained in this report and the exhibit attached hereto, including,
without limitation, statements as to management's good faith expectations and
belief are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based
upon management's expectations and belief concerning future developments and
their potential effect upon the Company. There can be no assurance that future
developments will be in accordance with management's expectations or that the
effect of future developments on the Company will be those anticipated by
management.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    HUBBELL INCORPORATED

                                    By:  /s/ Richard W. Davies
                                         ------------------------------
                                         Name: Richard W. Davies
                                         Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                                and Secretary



Date: May 16, 2006

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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99.1              News Release dated May 15, 2006 pertaining to the Company's
                  agreement to acquire Strongwell Lenoir City, Inc.
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(HUBBELL LOGO)

                         Date:         May 15, 2006                 NEWS RELEASE

                         For Release:  IMMEDIATELY
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                                                        HUBBELL INCORPORATED
                                                        584 Derby-Milford Road
                                                        P. O. Box 549
                                                        Orange, CT  06477
                                                        203-799-4100

                           Contact:    Thomas R. Conlin

                            HUBBELL AGREES TO ACQUIRE
                          STRONGWELL LENOIR CITY, INC.


ORANGE, CT. (May 15, 2006) -- Hubbell Incorporated (NYSE: HUBA, HUBB) today
announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held
Strongwell Lenoir City, Inc. The transaction is expected to be completed in the
second quarter. Financial terms were not disclosed. A sister company, Strongwell
Corporation, is not part of this transaction and will continue to operate under
the current ownership.

Based in Lenoir City, TN, Strongwell Lenoir City Inc. designs and manufactures
precast polymer concrete products (used to house underground equipment) such as
handholes, enclosures, equipment pads and transformer pads sold to the electric
and telephone industries. Products will continue to be sold under the brand
names QUAZITE(R), and SPLITT-PAD(R). The company also has a line of surface
drain products sold under the brand names POLYCAST(R), POLYVENT(R), and
DURAGUARD(R). The company has two manufacturing facilities - Lenoir City, TN and
San Jose, CA - and recorded revenue of approximately $70 million in 2005.

Following completion of the transaction, Strongwell Lenoir City, Inc. will join
Hubbell's Power Systems Segment (HPS) as Hubbell Lenoir City, Inc. A leading
supplier of utility products, HPS manufactures products used for construction,
maintenance, and upgrading of the electrical transmission and distribution
infrastructure, and telecommunications networks. In addition, HPS includes a
business which designs and manufactures foundation piering products to address a
variety of civil engineering applications.

Hubbell Incorporated is an international manufacturer of quality electrical and
electronic products for commercial, industrial, residential, utility, and
telecommunications markets. With 2005 revenues of $2.1 billion, Hubbell
Incorporated operates manufacturing facilities in North America, Puerto Rico,
Mexico, Italy, Switzerland, Brazil, and the United Kingdom, participates in a
joint venture in Taiwan, and maintains sales offices in Singapore, Hong Kong,
South Korea, People's Republic of China, and the Middle East. The corporate
headquarters is located in Orange, CT.

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