Lee DeRose, company president and founder, is also the chairman of the board of directors for
Central Inspections and The Electrical League of Eastern Ohio which oversees permits, code enforcement and inspections across Ohio’s Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties. Founded by DeRose in 1986,
YESCO Electrical Supply is a locally owned and operated company that’s part of IMARK Group.
According to information on the company’s website, “Lee DeRose opened his first location in a small building in Youngstown, Ohio to start serving the growing number of electrical jobs throughout the area. He used the experience he gained from working as an electrician at the General Motors Lordstown Assembly Plant and applied it to an entirely different aspect of the business -- representing manufacturers of electrical supplies.”
The company currently stocks more than 20,000 products and has more than 2 million cataloged SKUs from over 400-plus manufacturers, including products from Eaton, its primary power distribution and switchgear manufacturer. YESCO Electrical Supply maintains over 100,000 square feet of space, in branches that serve more than 40,000 customers in a a 12-county region in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, as well as solutions to companies nationwide.