Border States Electric buys Harris Electric Supply

Industrial Distribution staff -- Industrial Distribution, 9/16/2008 6:27:00 AM

Nashville-based Harris, which has seven locations in central Tennessee, will operate under its own banner as a division of Fargo, N.D.-based Border States.

The deal, expected to close in November, will increase the number of Border States employees to roughly 1,400. The company will have 57 branches in 13 states and Mexico after the merger.

“We are excited for Harris Electric to join us. We each have a solid history of performance and growth. We share similar values, which include a consistent commitment to customer service and product support. We both are technologically driven and provide innovative service offerings to our customers. Together, we will continue to offer outstanding, reliable customer service from the same great people our customers have come to know and trust,” Border States CEO Tammy Miller told the Murfreesboro Post.

Border States ranked 10th on INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION's 2008 Top 10 List of Electrical Distributors, with 2007 sales of $887.1 million.