City Electric Supply Opens Second Location in West Virginia

City Electric Supply (CES), Dallas, opened a location in Petersburg, WV. CES Petersburg West Virginia will serve new customers in the market and help existing branches and customers as the second location in West Virginia. Servicing one big loop in West Virginia, the CES Cumberland branch in Maryland is the next closest location to Petersburg in West Virginia, which has been servicing a big loop in the bordering state. This loop includes areas of Keyser, Petersburg, Moorefield and Romney.

“Day- to-day, CES Cumberland was putting 160 miles on the delivery van servicing a giant loop of areas in West Virginia,” said Scotty Pratt CES district manager. “This location will help fill a gap for our customers, and CES can meet new ones in the area as well.”

 CES spent almost a year getting this store prepped and ready to open with the help of a long-time customer. Pratt was searching the Petersburg area in hopes of establishing a new company location, and his customer and friends for over 20 years at D&T Builders suggested the warehouse where the new CES branch is now located.  “Our contracting friends with D&T Builders are the ones that told us about this location being available. They did the renovation for us as well and fit us in their busy schedule to help us get this location open,” said Pratt in the press release.  

D&T Builders Co-Owner Marc Dolly was on site nearly every day, making sure everything went smoothly for the buildout process. Co-owner Homer Tinney has worked with Scotty for over two decades in the industry and informed Scotty about the warehouse being for sale.

“They inherited an empty shell of a building, so it was an entire renovation job. I’ve known Scotty for years. When he said he was looking for a place to open a CES branch in Petersburg, I knew this building was available,” said Tinney in the press release. “We added offices, a breakroom, and a bathroom, then added the division wall for the warehouse. Everything fell into place really well, and we are glad we could help them get this location ready to open.”