State Electric Grows Again
State Electric Supply Company, Huntington,
West Virginia, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Shepherd Electric
Supply Co. Raleigh, NC.
Shepherd Electric was founded by William “Bill” Shepherd in 1947. The company
supplies products to residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional
customers in the “Triangle Area” and eastern North Carolina. Shepherd has
six branches in North Carolina, located in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Goldsboro,
Kinston, and Roanoke Rapids. Shepherd was ranked the 168th largest electrical
distributor in the country according to the June 2007 issue of Electrical
Wholesaling magazine. The company will operate as the Shepherd Electric
Supply Group of State Electric and the existing management team will remain
in place.
With the purchase of Shepherd Electric, State Electric now has 13 locations in
North Carolina and 40 total locations serving various markets in West
Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia as well as North Carolina.
For more information on Shepherd Electric, take a look at
their website by clicking on their logo below.

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