Elliott Electric Supply buys Kansas City Electrical Supply

Elliott Electric Supply, Nacogdoches, TX, purchased the assets of Kansas City Electrical Supply, Kansas City, MO, a two-location company ranked #141 on Electrical Wholesaling’s 2021 Top 150 ranking with $24.6 million in 2020 sales. Elliott Electric Supply is #9 in the EW Top 150 with $1.15 billion in 2020 revenues. The company currently has 170 locations.

Kaylin Crain, president of Kansas City Electrical Supply said in a post on the company’s website that all staff will remain with the company and both branches will stay open. While Elliott Electric Supply is well-known throughout the electrical market for its aggressive branch expansion strategy, the company also makes strategic acquisitions and according to Electrical Marketing’s records acquired at least four companies over the past few years, including Star Electric Supply, Wichita, KS (2015); AMO Electric Supply, Rogers, AR (2013); Key Electrical Supply, Houston (2011); and Treadway Electric Co.’s Springdale and Fort Smith, AR locations (2011).