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Sonepar Enters into Agreement to Acquire Professional Electric Products Co., Inc. (PEPCO)

September 28, CHARLESTON, SC – Sonepar announced that its US subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Professional Electric Products Co., Inc. (dba “PEPCO”). With a strong presence in the state of Ohio, this acquisition offers Sonepar the opportunity to expand in the 6th largest electrical distribution market in the US.

A family-owned business headquartered in Eastlake, Ohio, since 1968, PEPCO will add 10 branch locations and 190 associates in Ohio and Pennsylvania to the Sonepar network in the United States. PEPCO is expected to record sales revenues of over $300 million for 2022.

“PEPCO’s strong utility and contractor business and geographic footprint in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania makes this an exciting acquisition for us as we look to expand into new territories,” said Rob Taylor, President of Sonepar North America. PEPCO’s recent growth is impressive, and we look forward to providing its associates and customers with further opportunities.”

Joe Borkey, current owner of PEPCO, commented on the acquisition, “We are very proud of what our collective team has created. Our dramatic growth and ultimate success story have navigated us to an exciting opportunity with Sonepar. Jeff and I feel Sonepar is the right partner to ensure the future success of PEPCO and we look forward to the next chapter for our customers and associates as we join the Sonepar network.”

The acquisition is scheduled to close this month.

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Pepco and Eaton Cooper Lighting are pleased to offer the latest LED portfolio of products available in stock at multiple Pepco locations. The product offerings will serve as a benchmark for applications in Healthcare, Education, Commercial Office and Retail environments. Featured are products in the Halo, Lumark and Metalux brands. The Halo recessed lighting family of products is offered in a variety of sizes and styles to accommodate a wide range of downlight applications. The Lumark Crosstour LED wall pack series combines high efficiency, precision engineered optics in a low-profile, cost effective design. The Metalux brand has been an industry staple for over 50 years. We can offer a variety of Recessed, Linear and Surface application fixtures. Also available are a variety of products for your industrial applications. Metalux’s complete family of luminaires are dedicated to the latest solid state lighting and driver technology for optimal performance and energy efficiency.

Eaton's Lighting Division delivers a range of innovative and reliable indoor and outdoor lighting and controls solutions, specifically designed to maximize performance, energy efficiency and cost savings.  The Lighting business serves customers in the commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential, utility and other markets.

Pepco’s Lighting Team is here to support all of your requirements in a timely, efficient and professional manner. Contact your Pepco representative today!

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Pepco and ABB are pleased to continue the Jokab Safety product features throughout the month of December for all of your machine safety applications.. Protecting your personnel and bottom line is paramount in today’s competitive environment. ABB has been providing these solutions for nearly three decades.
ABB JOKAB SAFETY offers complete solutions to all manufacturing industries where machine safety has become an integral and value enhancing component. They have always adhered to the business concept of continuous development of innovative products and solutions exclusively for machine safety.

ABB JOKAB SAFETY has supplied everything from individual safety components, to safety PLC controlled custom processes, to complete machine safety systems. They engineer complete solutions for all types of manufacturing, processing, and automated production lines.

• Provide highest level of employee safety
• Meet OSHA requirements and industry safety standards
• Protect valuable equipment
• Integrated to keep production at peak
• Help protect the bottom line

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Pepco and ABB are pleased to present the Jokab Safety product offerings for all of your machine safety applications. Protecting your personnel and bottom line is paramount in today’s competitive environment. ABB has been providing these solutions for nearly three decades.
ABB JOKAB SAFETY offers complete solutions to all manufacturing industries where machine safety has become an integral and value enhancing component. They have always adhered to the business concept of continuous development of innovative products and solutions exclusively for machine safety.

ABB JOKAB SAFETY has supplied everything from individual safety components, to safety PLC controlled custom processes, to complete machine safety systems. They engineer complete solutions for all types of manufacturing, processing, and automated production lines.

• Provide highest level of employee safety
• Meet OSHA requirements and industry safety standards
• Protect valuable equipment
• Integrated to keep production at peak
• Help protect the bottom line

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Pepco and Videcon are pleased to present the release of an updated product offering. Our partnership has expanded to a complete offering of CCTV, Access Control, Intrusion and Fire Safety products. The Aspect and Concept Pro brands of CCTV products feature a complete range of recording devices and camera solutions. The enhancement of the Concept Pro brand of recorders includes Deep Learning Video Analytics, advancing the false alarm filtering resulting in accurate human and vehicle detection. Be sure to watch the video! All recorders are compatible with our license-free iPIMS VMS.

Videcon is the home of the prestigious Concept Pro CCTV brand, leading the way in innovation and boasting a complete range of market leading products, all complete with extensive warranties. Launched in 1998, the brand is now comprised of security products ranging from IP, AHD and traditional analogue CCTV products and Access Control systems.

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Pepco and Eaton are pleased to present a comprehensive offering of the advanced technology solutions within the Industrial product portfolio. The easyE4 Control relay offers a variety of data points and flexibility in programming. In addition to simple control, Eaton enhances the industrial solution with the XC300 modular PLC and XN series I/O system. This is a powerful, expandable Linux based platform that provides seamless integration via CODESYS 3 programming software. We complete the solution with the XV300 HMI that includes capacitive multi-touch technology. The XV300 is a flexible, modern, state-of-the-art operator interface and SCADA HMI. Visual Designer software provides a powerful solution for application development and streamlines the design of sophisticated applications. Finally, we introduce the globally rated Power Defense series of molded case circuit breakers and RMQ-Titan Pilot Devices that can be used worldwide with numerous approvals.

For more information in reference to Eaton, please visit: https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us.html

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Pepco and Hubbell Wiring Device are pleased to partner with the latest technology available in an environment that continues to challenge us with the immediate need for data monitoring and analysis in conjunction with the Internet of Things (IoT) that continues to push us forward in this ever changing environment. These solutions ensure that industrial, commercial, healthcare, education and food processing have instant access to power, data, voice and multimedia.

The inSIGHT product offering is one of the new product offerings by Hubbell that provides intelligent data monitoring. Either visual or connected via an Ethernet wireless network, these products provide environmental and power information critical for industrial and data center facilities. Hubbell has also become the first in the industry to offer a full line of IP69K watertight devices, servicing a multitude of industry segments. We round out the new product offerings from Hubbell with an updated line of industrial weatherproof Cord Reels and a complete offering of USB devices including the new type C version.

As technology demands shift, Hubbell Wiring Device-Kellems keeps up with what’s new and what’s next. Top-of-the-line products including receptacles and switches, plugs & connectors, Kellems grips & cord connectors, and floor boxes & poke-throughs. For more than a century, they’ve listened to what installers, contractors, and end-users want – designing devices that address their biggest challenges. And that forward-thinking approach holds true to everything Hubbell Wiring Device-Kellems does today.

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Pepco and TE Connectivity are pleased to announce a valued partnership that brings to the market local inventory for all of your Cold Apply Terminations and Splices, Rubber Goods, Station Post Insulators as well as Heat Shrink terminations. Pepco can service all of your projects from 5kV up to 35kV with an expansive inventory of TE products. The CST (Cold Shrink Termination) and the CSJA “all-in -one” splice kits offer a reliable, fast and easy- to- install system to ensure trouble free service. The Load Break and Dead Break products are designed to terminate underground cables to high-voltage apparatus such as transformers and switchgear. We round out the partnership with a full line of Porcelain Station Post Insulators for all of your utility applications.

At TE, they invest in significant research, development, and engineering to meet the rigorous demands of their customers’ increasingly complex technology. TE’s expertise in materials science research, advanced design methods, and global manufacturing capability allow them to create the rugged and reliable solutions engineers and entrepreneurs need.

Contact your Pepco sales rep. for more info about TE Connectivity products.

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With spring fast approaching, it’s time to start considering your solutions for cooling of major equipment and systems. Pepco and Hoffman are pleased to offer the latest technologies available for all of your control cabinet temperature control requirements. The Spectracool solution offers advanced protection for harsh environments. We compliment this with the HyShed enclosure solution specifically for the Food and Beverage industry. Lastly, we reintroduce the Proline G2 Modular line of enclosure solutions with added features and benefits which allow Pepco and Hoffman to meet your most challenging control systems requirements.

HOFFMAN PROVIDES TAILORED SOLUTIONS. RELIABLE PROTECTION. GLOBAL SUPPORT.

When you make a substantial investment in your equipment, you need to know it’s protected. Hoffman provides products to help you keep your systems running smoothly for the long term, backed by service and sales support around the world. They offer more than 12,000 standard products as well as tailored solutions with the lead times you need to keep your project on schedule. And all of their solutions are developed, tested and certified to comply in many countries and applications.

Contact your Pepco sales rep. for more info about Hoffman products.

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Pepco and Hubbell Lighting are pleased to offer the latest LED portfolio available in stock at multiple Pepco locations. The product offerings will serve as a benchmark for applications in Healthcare, Education, Commercial Office and Retail environments. The Columbia brand has been leading the industry with exceptional efficacy, optical performance and quality. Through this relationship we can offer a variety of Recessed, Linear and Surface application fixtures for your industrial applications. 

We also partnered to bring you comprehensive solutions for emergency lighting with the Compass brand. The Compass brand provides LED solutions that keep Quality, Value and Versatility at the forefront. Hubbell Lighting’s complete family of luminaires are dedicated to the latest solid state lighting and driver technology for optimal performance and energy efficiency.

Be sure to visit the Hubbell Lighting website: https://www.hubbell.com/hubbelllightingci/en/ to experience the innovation, creativeness and exceptional solutions available today for all of your lighting applications.

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