Southern Electrical Surplus

What Southern Electrical Surplus does

Southern Electrical Surplus is a privately held, bootstrapped Houston-based equipment buyer and reseller founded around 2016, operating as a horizontal field-sales broker in the U.S. electrical surplus market. The company purchases new, used, surplus, and obsolete electrical equipment — including circuit breakers, transformers, switchgear, panel boards, bus plugs, disconnects, fuses, oil-filled transformers, and generators — from contractors, facility managers, warehouses, and industrial projects, then resells to downstream buyers. Its core technology is essentially none; the offering is a service built on field logistics, in-person evaluation, and rapid payment rather than software, with the product surface consisting of nine branded equipment-category buying services listed on its WordPress-based website.

The business model is a transactional take-rate: Southern Electrical Surplus earns the spread between its purchase price from sellers and its resale price to buyers. Pricing is quote-based and varies by equipment type, brand, quantity, and condition, with freight costs absorbed for larger oil-filled transformers and switchgear. Distribution is exclusively direct field sales — a small purchasing team travels to customer locations across all 50 states, the process initiates via texted photos, and same-day pickup is offered. Payment is made via ACH, check, Cash App, Zelle, PayPal, or cashier's check.

The company is founder-owned with no external capital raised, no M&A activity, and no disclosed partnerships, certifications, or enterprise anchor accounts. Headcount sits at 1-10 employees concentrated at the Houston warehouse, and growth has been entirely organic from a single truck and trailer operation to a nationwide pickup footprint. Customer acquisition is primarily word-of-mouth, supplemented by a website with quote-request forms and a light social media presence on Facebook, YouTube, and X.

Name

Southern Electrical Surplus

Legal name

Southern Electrical Surplus

Website

https://sescoe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Southern Electrical Surplus is a privately held Houston-based buyer and reseller of new, used, and obsolete electrical equipment — including circuit breakers, transformers, switchgear, and generators — sourced from contractors, facilities, and warehouses nationwide via direct field pickup.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surplus Electrical Equipment Resale

NAICS

Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (423610)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Parts, Components, Refurbished & Reverse Logistics (Electronics) Distribution (CRAOACAK)

Keywords

• Electrical equipment buyers
• Surplus electrical equipment
• Industrial electrical resale
• Circuit breaker recycling
• Transformer buyers

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Equipment Resale: Buy used, surplus, and obsolete electrical equipment from contractors, facilities, and warehouses at fair market prices, then resell to other buyers. Revenue generated through margin between purchase price and resale value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Southern Electrical Surplus buys new, used, surplus, and obsolete electrical equipment from contractors, facilities, warehouses, and industrial projects across the United States. The company purchases and recycles nine categories of equipment — circuit breakers, disconnects, bus plugs, fuses, panelboards, transformers (dry type and oil-filled), switchgear, and generators — then resells them. Services include free equipment evaluations, nationwide pickup, freight coverage for larger items such as oil-filled transformers and switchgear, and fast payment through ACH, check, Cash App, Zelle, PayPal, or cashier's checks.

Product overview

Southern Electrical Surplus operates as a single-service business model focused on buying and recycling electrical equipment surplus from contractors, facilities, warehouses, and industrial projects across the U.S. The company's core offering consists of equipment purchasing and removal services for nine categories of electrical equipment: Circuit Breakers, Electrical Disconnects, Electrical Bus Plugs, Electrical Fuses, Panel Boards, Transformers (dry type and oil-filled), Switchgear, Oil Filled Transformers, and Generators. The portfolio encompasses both new and used equipment across major brands including Cutler Hammer (CH), General Electric (GE), Siemens (ITE), Square D (Schneider), ABB, Hammond, Maddox, and MGM. Services include fast evaluations, fair market offers, nationwide pickup, and various payment options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Circuit Breakers Buyers Buying service for new and used circuit breakers from contractors, facilities, warehouses, and industrial projects across the United States. The company evaluates inventory, provides fair market offers, and coordinates nationwide pickup and payment.
• Electrical Disconnects Buyers Buying service for new and used electrical disconnects from contractors, warehouses, and industrial facilities nationwide. Includes free evaluation, fair market pricing, and coordinated pickup.
• Electrical Bus Plugs Buyers Buying service for new and used bus plugs from contractors, warehouses, and industrial facilities across the U.S., covering surplus, obsolete, and unused inventory with fair pricing and hassle-free pickup.
• Electrical Fuses Buyers Buying service for new and used electrical fuses from all major brands and manufacturers, covering surplus stock, obsolete inventory, and unused materials with fair offers and nationwide pickup.
• Panel Boards Buyers Buying service for new and used panel boards, including Cutler Hammer (CH), General Electric (GE), Siemens (ITE), and Square D (Schneider) brands, at fair prices with nationwide pickup.
• Transformer Buyers Buying service for new and used dry-type and oil-filled transformers from ABB, Cutler-Hammer, General Electric, Hammond, Maddox, MGM, Siemens, and Square D, with logistics handled and freight often covered for larger units.
• Switchgear Buyers Buying service for new, used, and old switchgear from Cutler-Hammer, General Electric, RussElectric, Siemens, Square D, and other brands, with freight cost coverage for larger switchgear nationwide.
• Oil Filled Transformers Buyers Buying service for new and used oil-filled transformers with freight cost coverage for larger units from all over the United States.
• Generators Buyers Buying service for new and used generators from contractors, facilities, and industrial projects, with nationwide pickup and logistics handled.

Quantifiable outcome

• Same day pickup available upon request
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Quality Switchgear: Specializes in buying and selling new, used, and obsolete electrical switchgear and related components — directly overlapping with one of SES's core product categories and serving similar contractors and facilities.
• Surplus Electric: Direct competitor buying and reselling surplus electrical equipment including breakers, transformers, and switchgear from contractors and industrial facilities. Operates the same broker model with nationwide reach.
• Contact Industrial Sales: Independent buyer and reseller of surplus electrical and industrial equipment including breakers, transformers, and motor controls. Comparable scale, business model, and customer base.
• Industrial Surplus Group: Direct peer purchasing used and surplus industrial electrical equipment and components from plants and contractors for resale. Closely aligned business model, customer base, and product categories.
• Recon Electrical: Buys and resells surplus and obsolete electrical equipment including transformers, breakers, and switchgear. Closely mirrors SES's purchasing and resale model with similar customer segments.

Emerging players

• Liquidity Services: Operates online marketplaces (e.g., GovDeals, Liquidation.com) that connect sellers of surplus industrial and electrical equipment with buyers at scale. Represents a digital-native alternative to SES's field-sales broker model.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric (Square D): Major OEM of breakers, panel boards, and switchgear under the Square D brand — one of the principal brands SES acquires and resells. Represents both a major supply source and a broad-incumbent reference point in the market.
• Eaton: Global manufacturer of electrical components (breakers, switchgear, transformers) that SES regularly buys from and resells. Eaton's own surplus and certified-resale programs overlap with the upper end of the surplus recovery market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/sescoe
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@sescoe
• Facebookfacebook.com/sescoe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southern-electrical-surplus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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