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    Electrical distributors and manufacturers have a long history of ongoing consolidation and reps are catching merger-mania as well. Keep up on who owns whom today and where tomorrow's consolidation is likely to appear.

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    Sonepar
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    Sonepar Enters Agreement to Acquire Summit Electric

    Sept. 4, 2024
    Summit Electric & Sonepar execs (left-right): Bob Kalkowski, Senior VP Vendor Relations, Sonepar USA; Kris Prebola, VP-Mergers and Acquisitions, Sonepar USA; Darin Patrizi, Chief...
    Border States
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    Hughes Takes on New Role at Border States

    Oct. 17, 2024
    Hughes brings a unique perspective to the position as the former owner of Advance Electrical, a company acquired by Border States.
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    Zekelman Announces Joint Venture with Maverick Pipe

    Oct. 17, 2024
    Other operating companies in the Zekelman family include Atlas Tube, Picoma, Sharon Tube, Wheatland Tube, Western Tube and Z Modular.
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    Winsupply Acquires Epic Supply, a Plumbing Distributor in Dallas Metro

    Oct. 3, 2024
    Contractors across America rely on Winsupply to provide business solutions and materials in plumbing and heating; hydronics; pipes, valves and fittings; HVAC and refrigeration...
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    Kohler Energy Rebrands as Rehlko

    Sept. 24, 2024
    Majority owner of the newly named Rehlko business, the global investment firm Platinum Equity, has more than $48 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately...

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    nVent to Sell Thermal Management Business, Including Raychem and Tracer brands

    Aug. 1, 2024
    With 2023 sales of $595 million and approximately 1,700 employees around the world, nVent’s Thermal Management business focuses on mission-critical electrical thermal solutions...
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    Dialight Sells Traffic Lighting Business to LEOTEK

    Aug. 1, 2024
    According to the press release, Dialight's ITE compliant traffic products have established it as one of the largest traffic signal system suppliers in the United States and Canada...
    Sonepar

    Sonepar to Expand in Upper Midwest with Echo Electric Supply Acquisition

    July 24, 2024
    Echo Electric will be Sonepar’s seventh acquisition in the Midwest in the last three years.
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    Quanta Buys Cupertino Electric in Blockbuster Contractor Deal for $1.54 Billion

    July 19, 2024
    Cupertino is widely respected for the business it has built in data center work and mainstream commercial and industrial construction while Quanta has become a powerhouse in utility...