Sonepar division acquires Mountain Vista Supply

Industrial Distribution staff -- Industrial Distribution, 7/10/2008 11:40:00 AM

Chandler, Ariz.-based Essco Wholesale Electric has acquired Mountain Vista Supply of Sierra Vista, Ariz.

Essco is a subsidiary of electrical distributor Sonepar USA. Mountain Vista Supply sells a full line of commercial and residential contractor supplies.

The deal marks Essco’s buy-back of Mountain Vista Supply. Mountain Vista’s founders, Ron and Joanne Wagner, purchased the business from Essco in 1991.

“It’s kind of ironic that we bought the Essco business back in 1991 to form Mountain Vista Supply and now Essco is buying it back from us,” Ron Wagner said in a statement. “Being an established business, and with Essco’s new presence in [the Tucson, Ariz. Market], the Essco team made sense for us and our employees.

Essco Wholesale Electric has 15 locations in Arizona and California. The firm was purchased by Sonepar USA earlier this year.