supply houses

[donselectric]

hi all
i have a job coming up in Manchester,mass
any good supply houses in the area ?

thanks

 

[LarryFine]

Bob? You're the Mass. guy here.

 

[peter d]

There are dozens of electrical suppliers in Massachusetts.

Northeast Electrical Distributors/Ralph Pill
Rexel/CLS
Electrical Wholesalers
Granite City Electric (don't go to them unless you have several first born children to give away)
Yale Electric
Graybar

These are the major regional/national chain suppliers in the area.

 

[mistabass]

pete that's true about granite city i'm working in easton went to baynes& jones thought they were high to

 

[peter d]

pete that's true about granite city i'm working in easton went to baynes& jones thought they were high to

Yes, I never go to Baynes and Jones but I have heard they are skilled at highway robbery as well.

 

[peter d]

Personally, I would recommend Electrical Wholesalers, Northeast, or CLS. They are pretty fair on price and selection is good. If you can wait a day they can get pretty much anything you think of from their distribution centers.

 

[LarryFine]

Rexel/CLS

Interestingly, here, Rexel and CLS (Capital Lighting & Supply) are two different companies.

 

[peter d]

Interestingly, here, Rexel and CLS (Capital Lighting & Supply) are two different companies.

Hmmm....:-?

It must be an unrelated company. CLS only has supply branches in New England and a national lighting accounts division based in Hartford, CT.

 

[LarryFine]

Hmmm....:-?

It must be an unrelated company. CLS only has supply branches in New England and a national lighting accounts division based in Hartford, CT.

Possible. Our CLS used to be Dixie Electric Supply.

 

[StreamlineGT]

There are dozens of electrical suppliers in Massachusetts.

Northeast Electrical Distributors/Ralph Pill
Rexel/CLS
Electrical Wholesalers
Granite City Electric (don't go to them unless you have several first born children to give away)
Yale Electric
Graybar

These are the major regional/national chain suppliers in the area.

Northeast is good, and their distribution center is in Canton, MA.

Rexel/CLS is also good.

EW - way to go IMHO, usually have anything you need in a day.

Granite City will not only cost more, but from my experience, if you have anything delivered from a phone order, it will take two or three times for them to get it right. At least out of the Hartford branch, can't comment on MA branches.

Yale - no experience

Graybar - no respect given to a "premier Square D distributor" that doesn't stock a 15 amp Homeline arc-fault, or at least they didn't when I went to get some. Same with a 2 pole 20 amp breaker one time.

 

[electricmanscott]

Working in Manchester By The Sea, price should not be an issue.