Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED), Irving, TX, acquired Amperage Electrical Supply, a large full-line distributor based in Roselle, IL. The company serves the Chicagoland market out of its location in the city’s northern suburbs west of O’Hare International Airport. CED has several other locations in the Chicago area, including branches in Elk Grove Village and Chicago, IL.
According to a source familiar with the transaction, the new location will continue with the Amperage Electrical Supply name and be managed by Vito Pelagio, its founder. Operating since 1997, Amperage was ranked #86 on Electrical Wholesaling’s 2022 Top 150 ranking with $96.1 million sales. CED is ranked #4 in EW's Top 150 and operates more than 700 locations nationwide.