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For Pepco customers, this change will be effective June 2025.
Sonepar has announced another transformative move to create a single platform across the Midwest. It is combining Echo Electric, Springfield Electric, Richards Electric, Pepco and Holt, which together will go to market under a bold new Echo brand. The newly formed Echo Electric will represent over $1.2 billion in sales with 1,300 associates covering over 500,000 square miles across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska and southern South Dakota. Echo will be Sonepar’s sixth U.S. operation with greater than $1 billion in annual sales. This exciting move will result in joint strength across the Midwest allowing for the best customer service and incredible opportunities for Sonepar associates.
Rob Taylor, President Sonepar Americas, said:
“Our current successful operations in the Midwest will combine to leverage a collective 400 years of experience and know-how to support our customers and suppliers. By connecting the distribution networks and resources, Echo can offer customers expanded inventory, more specialized expertise, and greater service capabilities. Most exciting are the resources that will be available to all associates to grow and achieve career aspirations.”
The new Echo organization will be led by Chris Scarbrough, Springfield Electric’s president for the last ten years.
Chris Scarborough, President Echo Electric, shared:
“An ‘echo’ is a lasting impression. The new Echo brand will be representative of a top-notch experience for customers across the Midwest and a long tradition of excellence carried forward by our associates. We’re building on the legacies of these five companies by bringing them together with one vision, one culture, one strategy, and one brand. I look forward to our associates reaching new heights together. This move solidifies Sonepar as the distributor of choice across the Midwest; the future of Echo will show continued success.”
About Echo Electric
Echo Electric is a full-line electrical distributor offering electrical products, equipment and services to electrical contractors, customers in the industrial and utility markets, and institutions. Echo offers specialized solutions such as panel and switchboard assembly, control panel design and assembly, cable management services, digital solutions, utility sub-station packages, and industrial solutions. A blend of successful Midwest distributors with a combined 400 years of experience, Echo covers 500,000 square miles with 1,300 associates and over 60 locations throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and southern South Dakota. Learn more at echogroupinc.com.
About Sonepar
Sonepar is an independent family-owned company standing as the world leader in B-to-B distribution of electrical equipment, solutions, and services. In 2023, Sonepar achieved sales of $36 billion.* Present in 40 countries with a dense network of brands, the Group is leading an ambitious transformation to make its customers’ lives easier providing them an omnichannel experience and sustainable solutions in the building, industry, and energy markets. Sonepar’s 45,000 associates are committed to accelerating the world’s electrification and driven by a shared Purpose: “Powering Progress for Future Generations”. www.sonepar.com
Sonepar entered the US in 1998 and has continued to grow due to strategic acquisitions and organic growth. Today, Sonepar serves the market through a network of companies with over 548 locations nationwide and 11,000 associates. For more information, visit www.soneparusa.com.
*Figure converted to dollars from €33.3B at 1.082 EUR/USD average rate.
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.
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!
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.
ABB JOKAB SAFETY Machine Safety Solutions- 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
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.
ABB JOKAB SAFETY Machine Safety Solutions- 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
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.
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
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.