Jackson, MS — Irby, a subsidiary of Sonepar USA, is proud to announce the opening of three new distribution locations for its Irby Utilities division in Omaha, Nebraska; Harrison, New Jersey and Madison, Wisconsin. These locations will be open for business by the end of 2014 and will help provide better service to customers in those states. “Opening new facilities in these locations shows our commitment to the utility market space and directly to our utility customers in these states,” said Mike Wigton, President of Irby. “We are driven to provide the best service in the utility industry and are proud of the enhanced service and support that we’ll be able to provide with local inventory and logistics capabilities in these markets.”
The fourth location will be a new Tool Repair Center located in Shelbyville, IL. This location will focus on the repair of mechanical, battery, hydraulic, gasoline and electric tools used by linemen and electricians to build and maintain the electric grid. “Opening a Tool Repair Center in Illinois provides additional capacity to our repair operations and will reduce the tool repair time for customers in Illinois and the surrounding states” said Brad Slocum, Irby Vice President of Utility Operations. “We are excited about opening this new Tool Repair Center and look forward to expanding the services we offer.” This will be Irby’s third Tool Repair Center with the other locations strategically located in Mississippi and New York.
Irby was founded in 1926 and is based in Jackson, Mississippi. The company has 59 locations in 25 states. The employees of Irby serve customers with innovative products and services in four major market segments – industrial, contractor, commercial and utility. To find out more, go to www.irby.com.
Headquartered in Philadelphia PA, Sonepar USA is part of Sonepar group worldwide organization, a global player in electrical equipment distribution. The Sonepar Group is present in 41 countries. To find out more, go to www.sonepar-us.com.
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