The Top 200
Jun 1, 2011 12:00 PM,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor, and Doug Chandler, Executive Editor
Top 200 electrical distributors are starting to see pockets of growth in some key segments of the market. Few respondents had yet seen much growth in the residential market or in nonresidential work, but industrially oriented distributors said the industrial MRO business is starting to shine....
2010-2011 Acquisitions in the Electrical Market
Jun 27, 2011 5:10 PM
As credit markets loosen up, you will see more acquisition activity. Electrical Wholesaling reported
on 18 M&As in the last 18 months. In big M&A years, it's not unusual to see 20 or more acquisitions...
Top as Ranked by Sales-Per-Employee
Jun 27, 2011 5:12 PM
As in the past, utility distributors, which tend to have fewer customers and employees than full-line electrical distributors, dominate the list of distributors as ranked by sales-per-employee...
The Five Largest Electrical Distributors
Jun 27, 2011 5:14 PM
In 2010, the five largest electrical distributors had an estimated $22.68 billion in revenue and operated 2,261 branches...
What's New?
Jun 28, 2011 11:49 AM
Allied Wire & Cable Inc., Collegeville, Pa., hired 10 salespeople last year to handle growth. The strategy must be working — CEO Tim Flynn says the company’s sales are up 30 percent so far this year....
