CES opens 500th branch in U.S.

CES opens 500th branch in U.S.

Dallas-based City Electric Supply (CES) recently announced the opening of its 500th U.S. branch location in La Porte, IN. CES says it invested in the La Porte branch because of the town’s high volume of industrial work and dense commercial market, including a carnival factory and many local businesses.

Brian Vergin is the branch manager. He and his team have 22 years of combined experience.

Thomas Hartland-Mackie, the company’s president and CEO, said in the press release that the company plans to open 25 to 40 new branch locations each year.

 “My grandfather, Tom Mackie, opened the first CES branch in the United States in 1983,” he said. “And being the hard-working, enterprising man that he was, he opened the 10th U.S. branch just one year later. So it’s both thrilling and humbling to have reached this significant milestone of 500 branch locations. I know my grandfather would have been so proud to see this day come, and I am grateful to the whole City Electric Supply team for helping us to continue his legacy.”