Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc.

PROFILE With more than 440 locations nationwide, electrical equipment wholesaler Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED) has its US distribution wired. The family-owned business is the third-largest electrical distributor in the US. It supplies load centers, panelboards, transformers, switches, and similar products to construction contractors and industrial users. Founded in 1957 as The Electric Corporation of San Francisco, the company buys electrical distributors, usually keeping the acquired company's name and local management team. The Colburn family owns CED, and Keith Colburn runs the firm.  COMPETITION All-Phase Electric Supply Co. (dossier) Graybar Electric Company, Inc. (dossier) WESCO International, Inc. (WCC)		FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Fiscal Year-End: December 2000 Sales (mil.): 2,700.00 1-Yr. Sales Growth: 35.0% Employees: 5,000 Revenue per employee: $540,000.00  KEY PEOPLE • Keith W. Colburn     CEO  CONTACT INFO 31356 Via Colinas, Suite 107 Westlake Village, CA 91362 US Phone: 818-991-9000 Fax: 818-991-6842 Online: Web Site

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