Name

Monarch Electric

Legal name

U.S. Electrical Services, Inc.

Website

https://monarchelectric.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Supply Distribution

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353), Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing (335311)

SIC

Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070), Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting & Electrical Supplies for Home Distribution (CRAOAFAG)

Keywords

• Electrical supply distribution
• Electrical wholesale
• Power distribution products
• Industrial controls supply
• Commercial lighting distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Cranbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Product Distribution: Distribution of electrical products including conduit, wire, lighting, power distribution, solar, tools, datacom, industrial controls, HVAC, safety equipment, and wiring devices. Revenue generated through product sales to contractors, electricians, and businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Monarch Electric distributes electrical products through 18 branch locations in New Jersey and New York plus a 24/7 e-commerce platform and mobile apps. The 90,000-SKU catalog spans conduit, wire, lighting, power distribution, solar, tools, datacom, industrial controls, HVAC, safety equipment, enclosures, and wiring devices. The company layers value-added services such as switchgear design, commercial lighting layouts, prefab pipe bending/threading, EV charging support, inventory management, and Billtrust-integrated billing on top of product distribution.

Product overview

Monarch Electric is an electrical supply distributor operating as part of U.S. Electrical Services, Inc., serving the Northeast market (NJ and NY) with over 300 years of combined industry expertise. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of electrical distribution products organized across 14 core product categories: Conduit and Fittings, Industrial Controls and Automation, Datacom, Electrical Enclosures and Boxes, Hardware, HVAC, Lighting, Power Distribution, Solar, Tools, Wire, Wiring Supplies, Wiring Devices, and Safety/Protection/Signaling equipment. Beyond distribution, Monarch provides value-added services including Wire Solutions (Southwire partnership), Job Site Solutions (material handling carts), EV Charging Solutions, Prefab Solutions (pipe bending, cutting, threading), Inventory Management, Billtrust & Systems integration, E-Commerce Site & App, Switchgear Services, and Commercial Lighting Services. The offering is structured as a broad product distribution platform with supplementary service modules designed to support residential, commercial, and industrial electrical projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conduit and Fittings Comprehensive range of conduit products including EMT, IMC, Rigid, and flexible conduit along with fittings, strut systems, and raceway wiring ducts for electrical routing and protection, sold to electrical contractors and installers in NJ & NY.
• Industrial Controls and Automation Ready-to-install control panels, smart PLCs, motor control solutions including NEMA starters, manual motor protectors and controllers, and industrial switches and sensors for automation systems, supplied to industrial customers and contractors.
• Datacom Premium structured cabling, patch panels, network hardware, audio/video equipment, coax connectivity, and racks/enclosures for datacom professionals.
• Electrical Enclosures and Boxes Durable enclosures and boxes for protecting electrical components including hinged cover enclosures, circuit breaker enclosures, device boxes, floor boxes, outlet/switch boxes, ceiling boxes, and underground pull boxes.
• Hardware High-quality hardware including anchors (concrete, wall, nail expansion), nuts and washers (fender/flat, lock), and screws and bolts (drywall, toggle, eye) for secure installations.
• HVAC Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products including ducting and venting, roof flashings, duct fittings, flexible ducts, electric heating (baseboard, wall heaters), and exhaust/ventilation systems.
• Lighting High-performance lighting products including LED fixtures, ballasts, starters, capacitors, lamps and bulbs (HID, LED), drivers, lighting controls and components, and indoor fixtures.
• Power Distribution Reliable power delivery products including circuit breakers, fuses, arc fault/ground fault breakers, transformers (dry, control), metering equipment, meter sockets, load centers, and electric vehicle charging stations.
• Solar High-quality solar products including solar panels, inverters, power optimizers, racking and mounting, combiner boxes, junction boxes, photovoltaic cables, and solar optimization solutions.
• Tools Professional tools including hand tools (crimping tools, knockout punches, pulling tools), electrical measuring and testing equipment (circuit testers, voltage testers, tracers), and tool sets and kits.
• Wire Premium wire selection including copper building wire (THHN, XHHW), bare copper wire, and portable cords, extension cords and cord reels for residential, commercial, and industrial installations.
• Wiring Supplies Durable wire supplies including splicing and termination products, power connection kits, splice kits, splicing resins, crimp and wire connectors (push-in, twist-on, crimp), lugs and split bolts (compression, mechanical).
• Wiring Devices Complete lineup of wiring devices including combination devices, receptacles (GFCI, AFCI, straight blade, twist lock, USB), and switches (rocker, occupancy/vacancy sensors) for residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
• Safety, Protection and Signaling Safety gear and signaling solutions including fire safety products (firestop pillows, caulk, sealants, devices), lockout/tagout devices, safety tapes, signs, labels, smoke alarms, and personal protective equipment including gloves.
• Wire Solutions (Southwire) Southwire partnership providing SIMpull THHN and XHHW-2 cables, SIMpull Stack and Reel systems, Coil PAK wire payoff, and pulling grips designed to save money, decrease installation time, and improve job site safety.
• Prefab Solutions Comprehensive electrical prefab services including pipe bending (1/2 to 4 inch EMT, IMC, Rigid, aluminum, stainless), strut/threaded rod cutting, pipe cutting and threading, and prefabricated whips and fixtures.
• EV Charging Solutions Electric vehicle charging solutions for homeowners, business owners, and industry professionals with expert team support throughout project implementation.
• Switchgear Services Comprehensive switchgear solutions including switchboards (UL891), switchgear (UL1558), transformers, power distribution centers, fuses, submetering, safety switches, circuit breakers, UPS systems, MCCs, NETA testing, and retrofill/retrofitting services for commercial and industrial projects.
• Commercial Lighting Services Comprehensive lighting services including photometric layouts for new construction, utility rebate assistance for renovations, lighting controls packages, and industrial/institutional lighting solutions with explosion-proof and wash-down fixtures.
• E-Commerce Platform and Mobile App 24/7 e-commerce storefront and native iOS/Android mobile apps with access to account-specific pricing, real-time inventory, order history, custom shopping lists, barcode scanning, and same-day pickup/next-day truck delivery ordering.

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SouthwirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouthwire Solutions Provider partnership offering SIMpull THHN and SIMpull XHHW-2 cables, SIMpull Stack Reel, SIMpull Reel, SIMpull Flange, SIMpull Coil PAK Wire Payoff, SIMpull Head Pulling Grips, and additional tools and accessories. These wire management solutions are designed to save money, decrease installation time, and improve safety on job sites.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wesco International: A multi-billion-dollar publicly-traded electrical, communications and utility distribution platform with a broad portfolio across wire, cable, lighting, datacom, and industrial controls. Wesco is a key competitive benchmark for Monarch on commercial/industrial bids and is a relevant comparable because both serve electrical contractors with similar product breadth, but Wesco does so at national scale.
• Sonepar: One of the world's largest privately-held B2B electrical distributors, with US operations in the same regions Monarch serves. Sonepar competes head-to-head on switchgear, wire/conduit, and lighting distribution to the same contractor and MEP customer base, making it a comparable both in product and channel.
• Graybar Electric Company: A large, employee-owned US electrical and datacom distributor with broad coverage across the Northeast. Graybar is comparable to Monarch because both sell wire, lighting, switchgear, datacom, and industrial controls to commercial and industrial customers, though Graybar adds a stronger communications/networking vertical.
• Rexel: A global electrical distribution major with significant US presence serving electrical contractors, commercial and industrial customers. Directly competes with Monarch on switchgear, lighting, datacom, and renewable energy distribution, although at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Border States Electric Supply: A regional electrical distributor covering parts of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest serving electrical contractors, utilities and industrial customers. Border States is a direct comparable to Monarch given similar product mix (wire, lighting, switchgear, datacom) and similar contractor-first GTM model.
• Capitol Light: A regional Northeast-based electrical and lighting distributor serving commercial contractors. Directly comparable to Monarch on lighting, lighting controls, and electrical supply distribution to commercial contractors in the same tri-state geography.
• Summit Electric Supply: A privately-held electrical distributor with regional focus on industrial and commercial customers, offering wire and cable, lighting, controls, and automation products. Summit's contractor and industrial customer mix and added services (e.g., kitting) make it closely comparable to Monarch.
• Elliott Electric Supply: A regional electrical distributor with branches across the southern US serving contractor and industrial customers with wire, lighting, controls and tools. Comparable to Monarch as a multi-branch electrical distributor with similar product breadth and contractor-oriented GTM.
• Crescent Electric Supply Company: A long-established US electrical distributor serving contractors and industrial customers from a regional branch model. Crescent's industrial controls, datacom and switchgear focus makes it highly comparable to Monarch's product breadth and customer profile.
• United Electric Supply: A regional electrical and datacom distributor serving the Mid-Atlantic with a contractor and industrial customer base. Comparable to Monarch in branch-density-driven distribution of lighting, wire, datacom, and industrial controls.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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