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Branching Out: Electrical industry sees a surge of new distributor branch openings
While distributor acquisition have slowed down a bit, Electrical Wholesaling’s editors don’t remember ever seeing a surge in branch openings similar to what’s going on right now.
In the past two years, electrical distributors have opened more than 40 new locations in the United States. That number is on the low side because it only counts the branches that EW’s editors were able to confirm through direct contact with the companies or through reports in the general press. Many other distributors have chosen to quietly open branches without publicizing them.
Elliott Electric Supply has opened up the most new branches, with 16 new locations since 2011; the chart on this page lists its 2013 branch openings and several of its 2012 openings. For EW’s complete listing of all branch openings since 2011 check out www.ewweb.com. This database is a work in progress and we will be glad to update this information in print and online as we receive it. Send any new branch information to Jim Lucy at [email protected].