WESCO International was formed in 1922 as part of Westinghouse Electric Corporation to distribute electrical products.
In 1994 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a private equity firm, acquired WESCO from Westinghouse.
In 1998 CD&R sold WESCO to The Cypress Group for $1.1 billion.
Today WESCO offers over a million products from 25,000 suppliers to 75,000 customers, mostly in the United States.
The company distributes electrical products such as fuses, terminals, connectors, enclosures, circuit breakers, transformers, switchboards, industrial supplies, lighting, wire and conduit materials, automation equipment, and data communication gear.
WESCO International is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WCC, is #349 in the Fortune 500, has 9,200 employees, and had $7.63 billion in revenue in 2013.
WESCO InternationalWESCO International was formed in 1922 as part of Westinghouse Electric Corporation to distribute electrical products.
In 1994 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a private equity firm, acquired WESCO from Westinghouse.
In 1998 CD&R sold WESCO to The Cypress Group for $1.1 billion.
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Today WESCO offers over a million products from 25,000 suppliers to 75,000 customers, mostly in the United States.
The company distributes electrical products such as fuses, terminals, connectors, enclosures, circuit breakers, transformers, switchboards, industrial supplies, lighting, wire and conduit materials, automation equipment, and data communication gear.
WESCO International is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WCC, is #349 in the Fortune 500, has 9,200 employees, and had $7.63 billion in revenue in 2013.
