Jay Rains celebrates 58 years in Kansas City’s electrical business
Oct. 31, 2013
It’s been said that the electrical industry is much like Devil’s Island and that once you get on, you never leave, but 58 years? Wow!
It’s been said that the electrical industry is much like Devil’s Island and that once you get on, you never leave, but 58 years? Wow!
Jay Rains of Rains Electrical Sales, a Shawnee, Ks.-based independent manufacturers’ rep, started his electrical career in 1955 with Rensenhouse Electric Supply, and worked for Kansas City Electrical Supply and Shaw Electric Supply Co. before signing on as a salesperson with Western Extralite in 1961. He worked for Western Extralite for 14 years, eventually becoming the company’s sales manager. He left the company to become a rep in 1975, and started up Rains Sales in 1988.
Click here to learn more about Jay and the rest of his team at Rains Electrical Sales. The Q&As with Jay, Wes, Deanna Rudd, outside sales and Judy Costello, inside sales, are great.
