EIS buys Seacoast Electric

EIS, Atlanta, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co. (GPC), announced that it has acquired the assets of Seacoast Electric Co. Inc., Hawthorne, N.Y., effective Aug. 31. Seacoast has distribution locations in Virginia, Texas and California and serves the marine and oil and gas markets with shipboard and offshore cables and electrical equipment. EIS began as a distributor to motor repair shops, but has expanded over the past 59 years to supply industrial maintenance and OEM, fabrication and assembly markets with electrical products and supply chain services.