PLEASE NOTE: The list as it appears here is slightly revised from the one that appeared in the print magazine. Wildcat Electric Supply, Houston, was left off the published list but has been added here at No. 146 and the rest of the list adjusted accordingly.
Rank
Company
Headquarters
2008 Revenue
Electrical employees
Locations
Senior Executive
1
International Electric Supply Corp. (IESC/Gexpro/Rexel)*
Dallas
6,469,000,000
8,818
635
C. Hartmann
2
WESCO Distribution Inc.*
Pittsburgh
5,970,280,000
6,300
397
R. Haley
3
Graybar Electric Co. Inc.*
St. Louis
5,400,000,000
8,100
222
R. Reynolds Jr.
4
Anixter Inc. (Anixter International)
Skokie, IL
3,742,960,000
8,645**
159
R. Eck
5
Sonepar USA*
Philadelphia
3,300,000,000
4,400
240
P. Klasing
6
Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc.
Westlake Village, CA
NA
6,160
562e
D. Bursch
7
W.W. Grainger Inc.
Lake Forest, IL
NA
NA
430
J. Ryan
8
Crescent Electric Supply Co.
East Dubuque, IL
1,034,432,340
1,600
125
M. Burbridge
9
HD Supply
Atlanta
NA
NA
63e
J. DeAngelo
10
Border States Industries Inc.
Fargo, ND
965,276,371
1,390
56
T. Miller
11
Mayer Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Birmingham, AL
678,240,000
904
57
W. Smith
12
Platt Electrical Supply Inc.
Beaverton, OR
NA
NA
99
H. Platt
13
Independent Electric Supply Inc.
San Carlos, CA
532,000,000
570
26
R. Snow
14
McNaughton McKay Electric Co.
Madison Heights, MI
507,000,000
785
21
D. Slominski Jr.
15
City Electric Supply (CES)
Orlando
NA
NA
478e
L. Dobon
16
State Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Huntington, WV
NA
705
40
A. Weisberg
17
Reynolds Co. , The
Fort Worth, TX
470,000,000
374
17
W. Reynolds
18
Dealers Electrical Supply Co.
Waco, TX
NA
710
59
S. Bracey
19
Wholesale Electric Supply Co. of Houston Inc.*
Houston
444,000,000
430
10
M. Rutland
20
North Coast Electric Co.
Seattle
417,000,000
644
35
R. Lemman
21
Kendall Electric Supply Co.
Battle Creek, MI
400,000,000
700
45
M. Ranly
22
Summit Electric Supply*
Albuquerque, NM
384,100,000
560
21
V. Jury Jr.
23
Kirby Risk Electrical Supply
Lafayette, IN
NA
486
38
J. Risk III/J. Burke
24
Elliott Electric Supply
Nacogdoches, TX
382,232,398
850
96
B. Elliott
25
Houston Wire & Cable
Houston
360,939,000
317
11
C. Sorrentino
26
Turtle & Hughes
Linden, NJ
355,376,348
350
9
S. Millard
27
WinWholesale
Dayton, OH
NA
4,120
551
R. Schwartz
28
Walters Wholesale Electric
Signal Hill, CA
295,500,000
470
23
J. Walter
29
OneSource Distributors LLC*
Oceanside, CA
289,000,000
290
13
R. Zamarripa
30
Steiner Electric Co.
Elk Grove, IL
NA
475
8
H. Kerman
31
Codale Electric Supply Inc.
Salt Lake City
235,485,000
254
11
D. Holt
32
Omni Cable Corp.
West Chester, PA
233,840,000
196
10
J. Siegfried
33
Van Meter Industrial
Cedar Rapids, IA
212,000,000
340
14
B. Boyer
34
Priority Wire & Cable Inc.
North Little Rock, AR
206,199,205
96
6
J. Newman
35
Industrial Electric Wire & Cable
New Berlin, WI
198,000,000
256
7
D. Nestingen
36
Eck Supply Co.
Richmond, VA
197,000,000
330
23
E. Eck III
37
ECHO Electric Supply
Council Bluffs, IA
NA
300
16
M. Lane/J. Franken
38
Werner Electric Supply Co.
Neenah, WI
192,950,000
346
11
L. MacDonald
39
Gresco Utility Supply Inc.
Forsyth, GA
NA
NA
5
J. Thorne
40
A. E. Petsche Co. Inc.
Arlington, TX
185,000,000
225
7
G. Davidson
41
United Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Wilmington, DE
180,948,044
302
16
T. Cloud
42
Rumsey Electric Co.
Conshohocken, PA
178,000,000
265
11
G. Lihota
43
Colonial Electric Supply
King of Prussia, PA
175,000,000
300
16
S. Bellwoar
44
3e Electrical Engineering & Equipment Co.
Windsor Heights, IA
NA
NA
8
J. Stroud
45
QED Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
171,214,031
214
12
D. Stauffer
46
Dominion Electric Supply Co.
Arlington, VA
170,000,000
260
8
R. Sharlin
47
Stoneway Electric Supply
Spokane, WA
169,498,679
237
15
C. Kelly
48
Dakota Supply Group Inc.
Fargo, ND
NA
NA
16
T. Kumm
49
Kriz-Davis Co.
Grand Island, NE
167,661,127
218
13
D. Cornette
50
Shepherd Electric Supply
Baltimore
166,131,483
208
4
C. Vogel
51
Rural Electric Supply Cooperative (RESCO)
Middleton, WI
NA
NA
6
V. Graybill
52
Standard Electric Co.
Saginaw, MI
NA
NA
21
L. Weber
53
Butler Supply Inc.
Fenton, MO
NA
215
29
J. Duda
54
Wholesale Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Texarkana, TX
NA
NA
22
B. McCulloch
55
Springfield Electric Supply Co.
Springfield, IL
132,442,063
240
12
M. Barker
56
Teche Electric Supply LLC
Lafayette, LA
NA
NA
17
B. Hays
57
Werner Electric Supply (of Minnesota)
Cottage Grove, MN
125,500,000
200
7
K. Powell
58
Minarik Corp.
Glendale, CA
NA
30
16
J. Hegel
59
NEDCO Supply
Las Vegas
125,000,000
NA
1
M. Winard
60
Horizon Solutions
Rochester, NY
123,995,175
218
7
J. Newton
61
Hite Co. , The
Altoona, PA
120,864,000
250
21
T. Lawhead/ L. Hite
62
Billows Electric
Philadelphia
120,000,000
230
15
J. Billow
63
French Gerleman
Maryland Heights, MO
119,943,000
220
5
W. French
64
Western Extralite
Kansas City, MO
118,000,000
240
17
T. Isenberg
65
Utility Supply & Service (Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc. )
Georgetown, TX
115,000,000
55
12
J. Andrews
66
Cooperative Electric Energy Utility Supply (CEE-US)
West Columbia, SC
NA
NA
1
D. McCord
67
Stanion Wholesale Electric Co. Inc.
Pratt, KS
114,088,997
221
17
W. Keller
68
Revere Electric Supply Co.
Chicago
NA
NA
2
P. McCool
69
Electric Supply Inc.
Tampa, FL
107,500,000
132
1
G. Adams Jr.
70
United Utility Supply
Louisville, KY
105,000,000
46
6
R. Sheets
71
NESCO/Needham Electric Supply
Canton, MA
103,000,000
180
19
G. Wilson
72
Central Supply Co.
Indianapolis
NA
NA
4
G. Burt
73
Electrical Equipment Co.
Raleigh, NC
101,184,000
229
11
T. Lawson
74
Main Electric Supply Co.
Irvine, CA
101,000,000
140
5
S. Germann
75
Granite City Electric
Quincy, MA
100,241,000
165
21
S. Helle
76
Becker Electric Supply
Dayton, OH
100,000,000
230
12
T. Becker
77
Benfield Electric Supply Co. Inc.
White Plains, NY
100,000,000
150
4
D. McLaughlin
78
Broken Arrow Electric Supply
Broken Arrow, OK
98,200,000
131
5
B. Garner
79
J. H. Larson Electrical Co.
Plymouth, MN
NA
NA
8
G. Pahl
80
Facility Solutions Group Lighting
Austin, TX
95,000,000
250
14
W. Graham
81
Hill Country Electric Supply
Austin, TX
94,000,000
7
S. Schieffer
82
Schaedler Yesco Distribution Inc.
Harrisburg, PA
92,900,000
160
11
J. Schaedler
83
Villa Lighting Supply
St. Louis
92,000,000
81
1
J. Villa
84
PEPCO (Professional Electric Products Co. )
Eastlake, OH
90,000,000
NA
3
J. Borkey
85
Regency Lighting
Van Nuys, CA
88,344,955
270
7
R. Regenstreif
86
Yale Electrical Supply Co. Inc.
Lebanon, PA
88,297,662
250
10
M. Bucci
87
Cape Electrical Supply
Cape Girardeau, MO
NA
160
20
A. Toole
88
Richards Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
88,200,000
143
5
I. Misrach
89
Tri State Utility Products Inc.
Marietta, GA
87,000,000
31
3
W. Patterson
90
Electrical Wholesale Supply Co. of Utah Inc.
Salt Lake City
NA
NA
8
R. Gardner
91
Key Electrical Supply (of IES)
Houston
NA
NA
2
M. Richardson
92
Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc.
Little Rock, AR
84,500,000
45
2
G. Voigt
93
Shealy Electrical Wholesalers Inc.
Columbia, SC
83,944,000
153
7
W. DeLoache
94
Western United Electric Supply
Brighton, CO
82,362,000
27
1
M. Prom
95
Brownstown Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Brownstown, IN
NA
100
5
G. Deck
96
Electrical Distributors Inc.
Charlotte, NC
77,634,000
99
6
B. Spear
97
Windy City Wire
Bolingbrook, IL
76,000,000
120
8
R. Galgano
98
Madison Electric Co.
Warren, MI
75,801,888
142
10
J. Schneider
99
Schwing Electrical Supply Corp.
Farmingdale, NY
NA
NA
7
P. Schwing
100
Power & Telephone Supply Co.
Memphis, TN
NA
NA
11
J. Pentecost
101
American Electric Supply Inc.
Corona, CA
69,415,326
102
1
M. Pratt
102
Stokes Electric Co.
Knoxville, TN
NA
NA
4
D. Frazer
103
Sunrise Electric Supply
Addison, IL
68,000,000
67
1
R. Landgren
104
Fromm Electric Supply of Reading
Reading, PA
67,000,000
135
12
M. Fromm
105
Standard Electric Supply Co.
Milwaukee, WI
66,500,000
133
12
L. Stern
106
Electrical Distributors Co.
San Jose, CA
66,455,195
118
5
C. Lehmann III
107
Hunzicker Brothers Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
NA
106
6
M. Lockard III
108
Frost Electric Supply Co.
Maryland Heights, MO
65,000,000
120
6
J. Frost
109
Central Wholesale Electrical Distributors Inc.
Livermore, CA
NA
NA
8
K. Hansen
110
Alameda Electrical Distributors Inc.
Hayward, CA
63,669,000
126
7
R. LaRue
111
Treadway Electric Co. Inc.
Little Rock, AR
63,600,000
178
15
T. Rogers
112
Leff Electric
Brooklyn Heights, OH
63,281,000
106
10
B. Leff
113
Tacoma Electric Supply
Tacoma, WA
63,000,000
79
4
C. Silva
114
JCH Wire & Cable Inc.
N. Las Vegas, NV
NA
NA
1
J. Hinshaw
115
Power Line Supply
Reed City, MI
NA
95
7
M. Bigford
116
Evergreen Oak Electric Supply and Sales
Crestwood, IL
NA
NA
6
B. Kramer
117
City Lighting Products Co.
St. Louis
NA
NA
4
L. Hohl
118
Granite Electrical Supply
Sacramento, CA
60,000,000
75
6
A. Russello
119
Crum Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Casper, WY
59,319,000
101
10
D. Crum
120
Womack Electric & Supply Co. Inc.
Danville, VA
NA
126
17
B. Herring
121
Warshauer Electric Supply
Tinton Falls, NJ
57,500,000
125
5
J. Warshauer
122
International Electrical Sales Corp.
Miami
57,000,000
32
1
C. Pino, J. Bravo & R. Bernstein
123
Seattle Lighting Fixture (Dolan Northwest llc)
Seattle
NA
NA
8
D. McKee
124
Fletcher-Reinhardt Co.
Bridgeton, MO
NA
NA
3
J. Reinhardt
125
Ace Wire & Cable Co Inc.
Woodside, NY
NA
NA
2
J. Firestone
126
Inline Electric Supply Co.
Huntsville, AL
55,000,000
93
7
B. Summerville
127
Munro Dist Co Inc.
Fall River, MA
55,000,000
94
7
S. Munro
128
Voss Lighting
Lincoln, NE
55,000,000
200
16
M. Voss
129
South Dade Electrical Supply
Miami
54,180,000
88
1
D. Elliott
130
General Pacific Inc.
Portland, OR
54,100,000
29
2
R. Hall
131
Denney Electric Supply
Ambler, PA
52,400,000
129
8
B. Denney
132
Peninsular Electric Distributors
West Palm Beach, FL
52,300,000
66
1
J. Larmoyeux
133
Electro-Matic Products Inc.
Farmington Hills, MI
NA
NA
3
J. Baker
134
Grove-Madsen Industries
Reno, NV
NA
55
2
M. Madsen
135
Lowe Electric Supply Co.
Macon, GA
51,000,000
96
8
J. Kinman
136
Maltby Electric Supply
San Francisco
51,000,000
64
4
J. Maltby
137
Buckles-Smith
San Jose, CA
50,119,340
90
7
A. Cook
138
Wolff Brothers Supply Inc.
Medina, OH
48,423,000
130
10
H. Wolff
139
B & K Electric Wholesale
City of Industry, CA
48,000,000
110
9
K. Ellison
140
Electrical Supplies Inc.
Miami
47,300,000
80
4
F. Segal
141
Advance Electrical Supply Co. Inc.
Chicago
47,222,590
70
3
S. Anixter
142
Mid-Island Electrical Sales Corp.
Commack, NY
NA
69
3
W. Wesch Jr.
143
I. G. Federal Electrical Supply Corp.
Long Island City, NY
46,000,000
51
1
M. Berger
144
Mars Electric Co.
Willoughby, OH
45,800,000
94
10
M. Doris
145
CBT
Cincinnati
45,000,000
114
2
J. Stahl Jr.
146
Wildcat Electric Supply Ltd.
Houston, TX
43,896,000
72
2
K. Hessemer
147
Allied Wire & Cable Inc.
Collegeville, PA
NA
NA
8
D. Flynn
148
Steven Engineering Inc.
S. San Francisco, CA
NA
NA
2
K. Walter
149
Electric Supply & Equipment Co.
Greensboro, NC
42,655,000
72
3
J. McCormick
150
Independent Electric Supply
Somerville, MA
NA
NA
4
D. Gray
151
Swift Electrical Supply Co. Inc.
Teterboro, NJ
42,500,000
90
4
A. Sodora Jr.
152
K/E Electric Supply Corp
Mount Clemens, MI
NA
NA
4
R. Kuchenmeister
153
Zeller Corp.
Rochester, NY
NA
NA
4
G. Haseley
154
Harry Cooper Supply
Springfield, MO
40,000,000
NA
3
S. Reagan
155
Rockingham Electrical Supply Co. Inc.
Newington, NH
NA
NA
10
J. Pender Jr.
156
E. Sam Jones Distributor Inc.
Atlanta
39,500,000
110
6
P. Jones
157
BJ Electric Supply Inc.
Madison, WI
NA
NA
3
K. Topp
158
Gaffney-Kroese Electrical Supply Corp.
Rahway, NJ
NA
NA
8
C. Kroese
159
Griffith Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Trenton, NJ
NA
60
4
B. Goodwin
160
Dickman Supply Inc.
Sidney, OH
38,800,000
57
3
T. Geise
161
Argo International Corp.
New York
38,516,135
83
9
J. SantaCroce
162
Hunt Electric Supply
Burlington, NC
38,000,000
70
8
S. Hunt IV
163
Mid-Coast Electric Supply Inc.
Victoria, TX
37,951,830
70
5
T. Barker
164
Tri State Supply Co. Inc.
Washington, PA
37,100,000
55
4
J. Vanzandt
165
Idlewood Electric Supply Inc.
Highland Park, IL
36,800,000
96
3
B. Lansing
166
Medler Electric Co.
Alma, MI
36,537,697
103
14
R. Heine
167
Connexion
Buffalo Grove, IL
35,000,000
35
1
D. Rosenstein
168
Robinson Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Meridian, MS
NA
71
9
B. Robinson
169
Wabash Electric Supply Inc.
Wabash, IN
NA
NA
6
J. Forrester
170
Electro-Wire Inc.
Wood Dale, IL
NA
NA
3
M. Hamano
171
Raymond de Steiger Inc.
Sterling Heights, MI
NA
64
4
P. de Steiger
172
Active Electrical Supply Co.
Chicago
NA
NA
3
H. Fox
173
Franklin Electric Co.
Moorestown, NJ
32,414,000
58
2
W. Walker III
174
Caniff Electric Supply
Hamtramck, MI
32,000,000
31
1
D. Bemis
175
Central Electric Supply Ltd
North Charleston, SC
NA
NA
1
N. Grey
176
Diversified Supply Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
NA
NA
4
D. Anderson
177
Mid-West Wholesale Lighting
Los Angeles
31,000,000
35
1
A. Frandzel
178
West Virginia Electric Supply Co.
Huntington, WV
31,000,000
88
9
M. Colker
179
Nelson Electric Supply Co. Inc.
Racine, WI
NA
NA
3
T. Leuenberger
180
Gallant & Wein Corp.
Long Island City, NY
30,000,000
38
2
S. Gruman
181
Hartford Electric Supply Co. Inc. (HESCO)
Rocky Hill, CT
30,000,000
58
1
B. DePasquale
182
Kovalsky-Carr Electric Supply Co.
Rochester, NY
NA
36
1
A. Kovalksy
183
Allied Wholesale Electrical Supply Inc.
Indianapolis
29,464,573
29
3
R. McCurdy
184
Williams Supply
Roanoke, VA
NA
NA
7
T. Moody
185
Hein Electric Supply
Brookfield, WI
NA
NA
9
C. Stoming
186
Nu-Lite Electrical Wholesalers Inc.
Harahan, LA
NA
NA
6
F. Corales
187
City Electric Co.
Syracuse, NY
NA
NA
7
S. Rosencrans
188
KJ Electric Corp.
Syracuse, NY
NA
NA
6
K. Jacobs
189
Advance Electrical and Industrial Supply
Norcross, GA
26,660,890
25
1
M. Stovall & D. Purvis
190
Interstate Electrical Supply Inc.
Columbus, GA
26,177,011
70
4
J. Tinkler
191
Columbia Electric Supply Inc.
Brockton, MA
NA
NA
4
G. Murphy
192
Candela Corp.
Irvine, CA
25,000,000
70
3
M. Tinney
193
Loeb Electric Co.
Columbus, OH
NA
NA
7
C. Loeb
194
Feldman Brothers Electrical Supply Co.
Paterson, NJ
NA
NA
1
E. Feldman
195
Kansas City Electrical Supply
Lenexa, KS
24,273,951
43
2
J. Jones
196
Lasalle Electric Supply
Livonia, MI
23,850,000
24
1
J. Gatward
197
Midtown Electric Supply Corp.
New York
23,841,930
55
1
M. Gold
198
Bell Electrical Supply
Santa Clara, CA
23,000,000
40
2
B. Schraga
199
Wholesale Supply Group Inc.
Cleveland, TN
22,389,493
300
37
L. Rogers
200
Parrish-Hare Electrical Supply
Dallas
NA
45
4
P. Hare
201
West-Lite Supply Co. Inc.
Cerritos, CA
18,426,393
54
5
G. Haverland
NA - not available e - estimate * all data for North America ** worldwide
