What City Electric Supply does

City Electric Supply, LLC is a privately held, single-location wholesale and retail distributor of electrical and lighting supplies headquartered at 619 Grand Street, Jersey City, New Jersey. The company sources wiring, circuit breakers, panels, lighting fixtures, bulbs, and related accessories from industry-leading manufacturers and resells them to two customer segments: commercial contractors, electricians, and builders (primary) and residential homeowners and property managers (secondary). The business operates as a women-owned business enterprise (WBE) and falls within an Urban Enterprise Zone, granting it diversity-supplier status for public/corporate procurement and a reduced sales-tax position for customers.

The company's go-to-market is sales-led and physical-first: customers visit the Jersey City storefront or place orders delivered free of charge on a same-day basis to New Jersey, New York, and surrounding marketplace areas. Pricing is transactional and quote-based, with no subscription, recurring, or tiered SaaS-style structure; revenue is generated entirely through product markup on one-time sales. B2B onboarding is supported by downloadable credit application, credit authorization, and project information forms accessible via the company's basic content website, and the firm accepts all major credit cards in-store.

Operationally, City Electric Supply is a stable, low-technology distributor: it does not publish a mobile app, exposes no public APIs or SDKs, and runs no e-commerce channel in the disclosed materials. Its competitive posture rests on local brand recognition, manufacturer partnerships, same-day delivery logistics, and certification-driven (WBE, UEZ) cost and procurement advantages rather than on proprietary technology or data assets. Leadership identified in the materials is Thomas Hartland-Mackie, President and CEO.

Name

City Electric Supply

Legal name

City Electric Supply, LLC

Website

https://cityelectricsupplyllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

City Electric Supply, LLC is a privately held, women-owned electrical and lighting supplies distributor based in Jersey City, NJ, serving commercial contractors and residential customers across the New Jersey and New York marketplace via a single storefront plus free same-day delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Supplies Distribution

NAICS

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

SIC

Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (3690)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Supplies Retail (Wiring, Switches, Breakers, Conduit) (CRAIADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lighting & Electrical Supplies for Home Distribution (CRAOAFAG), Retail Distribution Centers (Store Replenishment DCs) (TLALAEAA)

Keywords

• Electrical supplies distribution
• Lighting fixtures wholesale
• Commercial electrical components
• Residential lighting products
• Electrical contractor supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Jersey City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electrical and Lighting Product Sales: City Electric Supply generates revenue through the sale of electrical supplies and lighting products to commercial and residential customers. The company operates as a wholesale distributor, selling products from partnered manufacturers directly to end customers. Revenue is derived from product markup on electrical components, lighting fixtures, and related supplies with no subscription or recurring revenue components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

City Electric Supply is a regional distributor and retailer of electrical and lighting supplies, sourcing products from industry-leading manufacturers and selling them through a Jersey City storefront. The company serves commercial contractors, electricians, builders, and residential homeowners with wiring, circuit breakers, panels, fixtures, bulbs, and accessories, complemented by free same-day delivery to New Jersey, New York, and surrounding marketplace areas.

Product overview

City Electric Supply is an electrical and lighting supplies distributor operating as a single product/service offering. They provide electrical supplies and lighting supplies as their core offerings, distributing products sourced from partnered manufacturers to commercial and residential customers. The company operates as a women-owned business enterprise and offers same-day delivery to the New Jersey and New York marketplace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Supplies A comprehensive range of electrical supplies for commercial and residential customers, including wiring, circuit breakers, panels, and related components sourced from industry-leading manufacturers. Targeted at contractors, electricians, builders, and homeowners undertaking electrical installations and repairs.
• Lighting Supplies Lighting products including fixtures, bulbs, and lighting accessories for commercial and residential applications. Targeted at contractors, designers, builders, and homeowners performing lighting installations and upgrades.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free same-day delivery to NJ, NY marketplace

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Industry Leading ManufacturerscoreOthersCity Electric Supply has established partnerships with the electrical industry's most respected manufacturers to source high-quality products. These manufacturing partnerships enable the company to offer competitive pricing and ensure product quality. Specific manufacturer names are referenced via the company's Line Card (suppliers page) but not enumerated in the available source material.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Wesco International: Global electrical, communications, and utility distribution leader. Overlaps in core electrical supply categories but at vastly larger scale, including national-account and utility-grade capabilities.
• Graybar: Major US electrical, communications, and lighting distributor with broad contractor and industrial customer base. Competes across the same product categories but at significantly larger scale and with national-account capabilities.
• Sonepar: World's largest electrical distributor with US operations (previously Cooper Electric). Offers the same electrical supply and lighting product categories to contractors and commercial customers at a national scale.
• Rexel: Global electrical distribution leader with extensive US branch network. Overlaps directly with City Electric Supply's core product offering (wiring, lighting, breakers) but serves a vastly larger national footprint and contractor base.
• HD Supply (White Cap/Homer Tree Care parent): Large specialty distributor with a construction and electrical adjacency. While broader in scope, it competes for the same contractor wallet in the NJ/NY market with deeper inventory and credit terms.

Direct peers

• Crescent Electric Supply: US-based electrical and lighting distributor with a multi-branch network. Highly comparable on product mix, customer base (contractors and industrial), and counter-style distribution model.
• Platt Electric Supply: Electrical supply distributor serving contractors and industrial customers with a similar counter-and-delivery distribution model. Direct category peer, though concentrated in the Western US.

Regional players

• Kendall Electric: Regional electrical distributor with a footprint in the Midwest. Operates a similar multi-branch model targeting contractors and industrial customers with comparable product ranges.
• Border States Electric: Regional electrical distributor with branch density across the central and eastern US. Comparable in product mix and contractor-focused service model, though with different geographic concentration.
• Eckart Supply: Independent electrical distributor with multi-location presence in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. Directly comparable in offerings and customer base, illustrating a slightly larger but still regional scale of operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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