Electric Supply Center

What Electric Supply Center does

Electric Supply Center (ESC) is a privately held electrical products distributor headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, serving residential and commercial electricians, contractors, and architects across the New England region. Founded in 1997 and operating as an affiliate of Sonepar USA Holdings, ESC distributes a comprehensive catalog spanning 20+ major product categories, including wiring devices, conduit and cable support, lighting, power distribution, motor controls, enclosures, safety products, tools, and specialized lines for electric vehicle charging and solar installations. The company carries tier-1 manufacturer brands such as Siemens, Lutron, Lithonia Lighting (Acuity), Legrand, Hubbell/Raco, Atkore, and Arlington, and supports its distribution with value-added services including warehousing, kitting, assembly, staging, modification, and fabrication.

ESC generates revenue through the resale of third-party manufactured electrical supplies at marked-up pricing to a horizontally segmented base of professional electrical contractors, industrial facility buyers, and construction-project purchasers. Distribution is delivered through an omnichannel model combining a login-gated e-commerce storefront, multiple physical branch locations across New England for local pickup and walk-in service, and a 24/7 phone sales line ((888) ESC-HELP). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers must register and log in to view pricing, order history, and access credit-account options. Marketing and engagement channels include email newsletters, PowerPlay Deals promotions, vendor-partner events, and the ESC Driven Rewards loyalty program. The company completed a website platform migration in June 2025 to improve digital ordering, navigation, and device compatibility.

Operationally, ESC functions as a locally managed regional operating company within the Sonepar global distribution network, benefiting from parent-level purchasing power, supplier relationships, and operational resources while retaining regional decision-making and customer proximity. Revenue, headcount detail, and named enterprise customers are not publicly disclosed; stated employee range is 51-100. There are no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, awards, or AI/ML capabilities in the source material.

Name

Electric Supply Center

Legal name

Electric Supply Center

Website

https://escctr.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Electric Supply Center is a Burlington, Massachusetts-based electrical products distributor and Sonepar USA Holdings affiliate serving residential and commercial electricians, contractors, and architects across New England through branches, e-commerce, and value-added services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Products Distribution

NAICS

Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42361)

SIC

Wholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies (5063), Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (3690)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting & Electrical Supplies for Home Distribution (CRAOAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical Supplies Retail (Wiring, Switches, Breakers, Conduit) (CRAIADAE), Charging Infrastructure Components (connectors, cables, dispensers, payment/controls) (IMAGAHAH)

Keywords

• Electrical products distribution
• Electrical supplies wholesale
• Wiring devices and cables
• Lighting and power distribution
• Contractor and industrial supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Product Distribution: ESC generates revenue through the distribution and resale of third-party manufactured electrical supplies including wiring devices, cables, conduit, lighting, safety products, tools, and related equipment. The company acts as a distributor purchasing from manufacturers and selling to contractors, builders, and industrial customers at marked-up pricing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Electric Supply Center distributes third-party manufactured electrical supplies to residential and commercial electricians, contractors, and architects across more than 20 product categories including wiring devices, wire and cable, conduit, lighting, power distribution, motor controls, safety products, tools, and emerging categories like electric vehicle chargers and solar infrastructure. Orders are placed through an account-gated e-commerce storefront, by phone via a 24-hour hotline, or at physical New England branches, with additional warehousing, kitting, assembly, staging, modification, and fabrication services available to trade customers.

Product overview

Electric Supply Center is a distributor of electrical products serving New England, offering a comprehensive catalog across 20 major product categories. The product portfolio includes essential electrical supplies such as wiring devices, cables, lighting, power distribution equipment, motor controls, enclosures, safety products, tools, and specialized products for electric vehicle charging and solar installations. Featured brands include Siemens, Acuity, Legrand, Lutron, Atkore, and Arlington. The company also offers featured products like Lutron wireless dimmers, Lithonia LED flat panels, and Raco electrical boxes. As a Sonepar company, ESC provides both traditional sales of third-party manufactured goods and warehousing services including storage, kitting, assembly, staging, modification, and fabrication services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adhesives, Chemicals & Lubricants Catalog category of adhesives, chemicals, lubricants, sealing compounds, paints, coatings, and electrical tapes sold to electrical contractors and industrial customers for installation and maintenance work.
• Conduit, Raceway & Cable Support Catalog category of cable tray and accessories, metallic and non-metallic conduit, raceway systems, strut and accessories, and wireways with fittings for commercial and industrial electrical installations.
• Control & Automation Catalog category of alarms and signaling, motor controls, contactors, starters, pilot devices, and indicator pilot lights for industrial automation and motor control applications.
• Data & Communication Catalog category of audio and video systems, copper connectivity, faceplates and boxes, and racks, enclosures, and cable management products for low-voltage and structured wiring installations.
• Electric Vehicle Charging Catalog category of electric vehicle chargers and accessories distributed to electrical contractors deploying EV charging infrastructure for commercial and residential customers.
• Electrical Fittings Catalog category of conduit fittings including adapters, bushings, caps, plugs, clamps, conduit bodies, couplings, elbows, connectors, expansion fittings, hazardous-location fittings, and service entrance fittings for electrical raceway installation.
• Electrical Boxes & Covers Catalog category of electrical boxes and covers including FS/FD boxes, communication and low-voltage boxes, floor boxes, junction boxes, octagon/round boxes, outlet/switch boxes, square boxes, and weatherproof boxes with associated hardware.
• Enclosures Catalog category of circuit breaker enclosures, covers, backplates, current transformer cabinets, wall-mount enclosures, and metering cabinets for power distribution protection and metering installations.
• Fasteners & Hardware Catalog category of assortment kits, chain, cable, rope, fasteners, bolts, screws, studs, nuts, washers, anchors, braces, brackets, nail plates, spring steel fasteners, and pipes, valves, fittings.
• Heat, Ventilation & Builder Products Catalog category of controls and thermostats, doorbells, ducting, venting, electric heating products, and exhaust and ventilation components for residential and light commercial construction.
• Lighting Catalog category of lighting products including ballasts, starters, capacitors, fixtures (emergency, hazardous-location, indoor, outdoor), lamps (CFL, fluorescent, halogen, HID, incandescent), and lighting controls.
• Power Distribution Catalog category of power distribution equipment including busway, low-voltage and molded-case and residential circuit breakers, disconnect and safety switches, fuses, grounding and bonding products, load centers, metering, panelboards, surge protection, terminal blocks, and transformers.
• Safety Products Catalog category of fire safety alarms and suppression systems, first aid, lockout/tagout devices, personal protective equipment (eye protection, gloves, hearing protection, respiratory), safety signs and labels, and traffic control products for jobsite safety compliance.
• Solar Products Catalog category of solar balance-of-system components including surge protection, racking, and wire management products for solar PV installations.
• Tools & Instruments Catalog category of fish tapes, conduit tools, hand tools, power tools and attachments, hydraulic tools, storage, material handling equipment, and testing instruments (circuit tracers, clamp meters, GFCI testers, multimeters, phase meters).
• Wire Termination & Supplies Catalog category of wire termination supplies including bundling and securing products, cold and heat shrink, grounding products, lugs and connectors, marking and labeling, small crimp and wire connectors, splicing and terminating kits, welded connections, and electrical tapes.
• Wire, Cords & Cables Catalog category of aluminum and copper building wires, NM non-metallic sheathed cables, photovoltaic wires, TFFN/TFN, THHN, data-comm and low-voltage cable, fire alarm cables, extension cords, flexible and portable cords, hook-up wires, and metal-clad and armored cables.
• Wiring Devices Catalog category of combination devices, occupancy and vacancy sensors, plugs and connectors, power strips, receptacles (GFCI, AFCI, surge-protected, twist-lock), switches, and wall and switch plates.
• Warehousing, Kitting, Assembly, Staging, Modification & Fabrication Services Value-added services provided to electrical contractors and industrial customers, including warehousing, kitting, assembly, staging, modification, and fabrication work for projects requiring technical or space-intensive support beyond simple product supply.
• Electric Utility & Outside Plant Products Catalog category serving electric utility and outside-plant electrical work, distributed through the ESC online shop to contractors and utility crews.
• Welding & Soldering Catalog category of welding and soldering supplies distributed through the ESC online shop to electrical contractors and maintenance personnel.
• Lutron P-PKG1W-WH Wireless In-Wall Dimmer with Remote Control Kit 600/150 W white wireless in-wall dimmer kit with companion remote, distributed as a featured Lutron lighting control product for residential and commercial lighting control applications.
• Lithonia CPX-2X2-AL07-SWW7-M4 LED Flat Panel Lithonia Lighting (Acuity Brands) 2x2 LED flat panel with switchable 2500/3200/4000 lumens output and selectable 35/40/50K white color temperature, distributed for commercial ceiling lighting installations.
• Raco 232 Steel Square Box Raco (Hubbell) 4-inch steel square electrical box, 2-1/8 inches deep with 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch knockouts and welded construction, distributed for commercial and residential rough-in electrical installations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• SoneparcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElectric Supply Center is an affiliate of Sonepar USA Holdings, Inc. Sonepar is a global leader in electrical distribution. ESC operates as a locally managed operating company within the Sonepar family, benefiting from the parent company's scale, purchasing power, and operational resources while maintaining regional presence in New England.
• SiemensmajorTechnology or IntegrationFeatured brand partner. Siemens products available through ESC include motor controls, contactors, starters, circuit breakers, transformers, and motor control accessories. Products include NEMA starters, contactor coils, auxiliary contacts, and various industrial electrical components.
• LutronmajorTechnology or IntegrationFeatured brand partner. Lutron products available include wireless in-wall dimmers, remote control kits, and designer wallplates. ESC offers Lutron lighting control solutions including smart dimmers and wireless lighting controls.
• Lithonia LightingmajorTechnology or IntegrationFeatured brand partner. Lithonia Lighting (Acuity Brands) provides LED flat panels and other commercial/industrial lighting fixtures available through ESC.
• LegrandmajorTechnology or IntegrationFeatured brand partner. Legrand products available include Pass & Seymour wiring devices, wall plates, and electrical components. ESC carries Legrand/Atkore brand products including Pass & Seymour switches, receptacles, and professional wiring devices.
• AcuitymajorTechnology or IntegrationFeatured brand partner. Acuity Brands lighting products are available through ESC, including Lithonia Lighting and other commercial lighting solutions.
• BRKTechnology or IntegrationBRK smoke alarms and warning lights available through ESC including strobe lights and LED candela strips for fire safety applications.
• Raco | HubbellmajorTechnology or IntegrationHubbell/Raco electrical boxes, covers, and fittings available through ESC including square boxes, octagon boxes, and weatherproof enclosures.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Crescent Electric Supply Company: Crescent Electric is a regional electrical and lighting distributor with branches across the U.S. It directly competes with ESC by serving electrical contractors with similar product categories including wiring, lighting, controls, and tools.
• Platt Electric Supply: Platt Electric Supply is a regional electrical distributor serving contractors and industrial customers with a branch network across the western U.S. While its core geography differs, it competes in the same contractor distribution model with comparable product breadth.
• Graybar Electric Company: Graybar is a major U.S. electrical and communications products distributor with a national branch network serving contractors, industrial, and commercial customers. It competes head-to-head with ESC on electrical supplies, lighting, and data/comm products across similar customer segments.
• Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED): CED is a large U.S. electrical distribution company operating a multi-branch network serving electrical contractors, builders, and industrial accounts. It mirrors ESC's go-to-market: contractor-focused, branch-based, multi-category electrical supplies distribution.
• Kendall Electric: Kendall Electric is a regional electrical distributor with branch locations serving industrial, commercial, and contractor customers. It competes directly with ESC in electrical supplies distribution, with comparable contractor-focused service and product mix.
• Rexel USA: Rexel USA is one of the largest electrical product distributors in the United States, serving contractors, industrial, and commercial customers with a similar product breadth (wiring devices, lighting, controls, tools). It is a direct competitor to ESC in the New England and broader U.S. electrical distribution market.
• City Electric Supply: City Electric Supply is a privately held electrical distributor with hundreds of U.S. branches serving residential, commercial, and industrial contractors. It is a direct competitor with overlapping product categories (wiring devices, lighting, conduit) and similar contractor customer base.

Others

• Sonepar USA (other affiliates): Other Sonepar USA operating companies (e.g., independent electrical distributors within the Sonepar family) operate the same model as ESC: branch-based electrical distribution for contractors. They are not direct local competitors but are system peers sharing procurement and operational resources.

Broad incumbents

• Wesco International: Wesco is a global diversified electrical, communications, and utility distribution company. While broader in scope than ESC (including utility and broadband), its electrical supply distribution business overlaps directly with ESC's product categories and contractor customer base.
• Johnstone Supply: Johnstone Supply is a large U.S. cooperative distributor primarily serving HVAC/R contractors with broader electrical and controls offerings. It is comparable to ESC as a contractor-focused trade distributor with multi-category inventory and branch-based service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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