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C & O Electric Sales is a manufacturer's representative for products for residential, commercial and industrial construction.
 Below is a brief history of our company.

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Jack O’Neill and Dean Clendenen, representing a single factory, Capital Wire and Cable, founded C & O Electric Sales in 1965. Over the years, additional factories were added to the line card, notably Republic Conduit (then Republic Steel) in 1969, and Advance Transformer in 1970. These two factories are still represented by C & O.

December 1984 marked the transfer of ownership to Doug Carlson. In 1986, Kevin O’Neill joined Doug as a principal and the new C & O began to grow. Jim Stanker joined the partnership in 1987. In March of 2002, Doug McGough became the fourth principal in the company.  The line card has grown steadily over the years, with the focus on respected manufacturers who are well recognized for superior product, quality and integrity. Line card growth has been accompanied by growth in staff, which now includes three outside salespersons in addition to the principals, and five inside sales and one marketing person.

For forty  five years, C & O has been a leader in its market. C & O has developed deep relationships with its distributors and delivered significant sales growth to the manufacturers it represents. The agency was named “Rep of the Year" in 1997 and 1998 by TED Magazine and received the 2002 GEM Award from Electrical Wholesaling.