WESCO COMPANY PROFILE
The original Wesco team in 1976 at the official opening.
WESCO WAS ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO A NEED FOR A LOCAL ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR… Family pride is Wesco’s bread and butter
T he company was established in 1972 by Jimmy Owens and the late Des Healy, in response to a need for a local electrical wholesale distributor to supply electrical contractors and industry in the area. The business operated from a small premises at the Fair Green, Drogheda, trading as Wholesale Electrical Supply Company (Ireland) Ltd before relocating to the current location at Donore Road, Drogheda in 1976 which also incorporates
the company headquarters. The name was later changed to Wesco Electrical Ltd. Wesco Electrical is solely owned by Jimmy and Sheila Owens. They are proud of the fact that it is a wholly Irish-owned Independent Company. In 1973, its first location outside of Drogheda was at Academy Street in Navan, Co. Meath before establishing the first lighting showroom “The Light House” at that location. 1985 saw both Wesco and The Light House move
to Cannon Row in Navan before eventually outgrowing this premises and moving to the current location in Mullaghboy Industrial Estate in 2008. In 1983, Wesco opened its third branch at Cutlery Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare before moving to a larger premises in March 2002. And 1995 saw Wesco open its fourth branch at Friary Road in the centre of Naas town. Then, in 1990, The Light House, a lighting showroom and sales outlet for trade and retail lighting was opened at the Drogheda premises. In 1999, both WESCO Electrical and The Light House premises were extended and are now twice their original size. Wesco Electrical was a founding member of Fegime Ireland in 2002, the largest independent group of electrical wholesalers in Ireland. In May 2002, Jimmy and Sheila appointed Matt Curran as Managing Director, Jean Callaghan as Financial Director, David Owens as Sales Director and, later, Ann Owens was appointed as a director in May 2006.
L-R: Ann Owens, Managing Director; Niall Curran, General Manager and David Owens, Sales Director.
HEAD OFFICE: Industrial Estate, Donore Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 Y5EH T: +353 (0)4 1983 6571 - E: info@wesco.ie www.wesco.ie - www.the-lighthouse.ie
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