Summit Electric Supply, Albuquerque, N.M., will be opening a new service center in Victoria, Texas. The company’s new Gulf Coast operation will service a broad range of customers, including industrial, MRO and commercial end users.
Opening in May 2013, The Victoria service center will be Summit’s 23rd location and the fifth service servicing the Eagle Ford Shale region. Victoria will be managed by service center leader Ted Mendoza, who also manages Summit’s Corpus Christi and Kenedy locations.
Victoria service center customers will get Summit guaranteed services that ensure quick and accurate order filling. The 30-Second Counter Service Guarantee says customers will get service within 30-seconds or they’ll receive a Summit Buck worth a $5 credit on their purchase. And the 20/20 Will Call Guarantee says phone-in orders will be ready in 20 minutes or customers get a $20 account credit. Only custom wire and cable cuts, large amounts of conduit, or back-ordered or nonstock material are excluded.
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