We Help You Keep the Lights On

Our Motto

Service

Customer service is given highest priority at each CED location. By combining an acute awareness of the local community’s needs with the support of CED’s nationwide resources, customers are assured of a consistently high level of service.

Integrity

CED recognizes that its long term success is built on integrity and responsibility to its customers. The local CED teams strive to ensure maximum product availability, on-time delivery, and competitive pricing, utilizing the most efficient and cost-effective methods possible.

Reliability

The products and services offered by each CED represent the top manufacturers in the industry, who stand by the performance of their products and are dedicated to providing innovations that meet the changing requirements of the industry.

Our Commitment to Quality

CED’s commitment to quality is embedded in a basic premise that its customers are the reason for its existence. Achievement of this commitment is endorsed throughout the organization and is best exemplified in the principles of teamwork and doing things right the first time.

CED’s commitment to quality is also reflected in the manufacturers CED represents in each market area, all of whom endorse and support processes of continuous quality improvement.

Our Mission

CED has maintained a leadership position in the electrical industry by consistently meeting its responsibilities and commitments to its customers, manufacturers and employees. CED’s customers are assured that the products and services offered by CED represent the top manufacturers in the electrical industry, who stand behind the performance of their products and are dedicated to providing product innovations to meet the changing requirements of the industry – delivered by a company whose objective is to establish and maintain a relationship built on trust.

In the same manner, CED is committed to providing an environment for its employees that fosters stability and growth opportunities. In this environment, the employees are empowered to excel in meeting both their internal and external customer’s expectations.

Why We Are Different

Our humble beginnings shaped the company we’ve become. We started with two  locations in 1957, and we’ve worked hard to keep CED as local as possible. Now, with over 700 locations, CED has become one of the largest electrical distributors in the country.

That local touch is why we put power directly into the hands of managers at each of our locations across the country, giving them the chance to make decisions best aligned with their city, clientele and unique circumstances. Although each location operates like a small business, CED supports each of our locations with the resources, funding and tools to help them grow and excel in helping their local customers succeed.

History of CED

Since its inception, Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED) has focused on meeting its customers’ electrical requirements – one customer at a time. Even though CED has one of the nation’s largest electrical distribution networks with over 700 locations from coast to coast, CED still does business based on the needs of the individual. That’s the way it was when CED began in 1957; and that’s the way it will always be. CED’s policy of “Service, Integrity, Reliability” is the driving force in every community served.

CED has maintained a leadership position in the electrical industry by consistently meeting its responsibilities and commitments to its customers, manufacturers and employees.

TESTIMONIALS

  • "The flexibility of the CED model allow for each manager to run their business how they see fit. On a daily basis, we are always strategizing and aligning partners to win any and all projects we can. The competitive environment keeps it exciting and wanting more. CED encourages team building, hard work, and ethical decisions, while rewarding performance and results."

    Jason Tatge

    Nashville Profit Center Manager

  • "I had the privilege of participating in the CED Management Training Program, which played a vital role in my growth as a sales professional. The program offered me the opportunity to attend classes led by industry leaders, learn from experienced CED managers and executives, and connect with other trainees from across the country. Not only was the program beneficial for my professional development, but the company culture at CED truly supports and encourages personal and professional growth."

    Derrick Pickvet

    Gear Sales Specialist

  • "The Management Trainee Program prepared me by providing the perfect balance of support and expectations. Learning to work through mistakes and shortcomings early on, certainly prepared me for difficult scenarios I would face as a manager. The amount of freedom I have here to do my job is unmatched."

    Parker Cantrell

    Decatur Profit Center Manager

  • "The flexibility, training structure, and many opportunities are the aspects that set CED apart from other companies. I have never worked for another company that allows the flexibility CED does. They are always willing to work with you on anything you might need. They also give you flexibility in your role to make it your own. This really allows you to grow and flourish. CED training structure is unique because they take you through every aspect of the Profit Center. This is so beneficial because you learn valuable skills, while also learning to respect other’s roles within the company. There is so much opportunity at CED. The harder you work; the more opportunities open for you. It says a lot when you talk to someone about their experience at CED, and you can see the passion they have for this company. That is not something you see every day."

    Hannah Greganti

    South-Central Division Assistant

  • "The Sales Trainee program has helped develop me as a business professional in multiple ways. One of the main ways is by practicing effective communication with customers. I have been given the opportunity to take orders as well as fulfill orders already placed. To be able to do these things at the highest level, communication is key. Being able to ask questions, listen effectively, explain things and offer substitutes all make up effective communication. CED Sales Trainee program has given me real experience practicing these things."

    Patrick Williams

    Inside Sales

  • "The Sales Training Program was very beneficial because I had no electrical background before starting at CED. This program taught me how to build confidence in my sales abilities by teaching me the different materials, what kind of questions to ask the customer, and overall how to be comfortable in the electrical industry."

    Matthew Mcdermott

    Sales Trainee

  • "CED is by far the best company to work for because of its great leadership from top to bottom. They teach you how to excel in every facet of the company. The benefits, workplace moral, and profit sharing is my favorite thing about working for CED. I look forward to assisting my contractors as they grow, and building lifelong relationships on the way. CED cares about their employees and it shows every day. Not everyone in our industry can say that and show it."

    Logan Reed

    Inside Sales

  • "CED is a great place to work for multiple reasons. To start, the profit sharing model within our business is a great incentivizing to push everyone to work a little harder to pick up some extra money. CED is the first company I have worked at where I actually felt appreciated. It is nice to know you have a company behind you that cares. We are very fortunate with extra bonuses on top of the profit sharing. Outside of bonuses, we also receive paid time off for vacation and sick time, which is great to have in emergency situations. Our company offers great insurance, as well as, a 401K match, up to 4%. I am honored to have a position within this company.

    Hunter Barringer

    Sales Trainee