Franklin Empire purchases Ontario's Electra Supply

Franklin Empire Inc., Montreal, has acquired all the operations of Electra Supply, Cambridge, Ontario. The acquisition includes the Electra Supply's branches in London and Windsor, Ontario, in addition to the company's headquarters location in Cambridge. In other news at Franklin Empire, the company has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Siemens Automation and Control products for southwestern Ontario.

The 70-year-old Franklin Empire has 12 branches in Quebec and eight in Ontario, including the Electra Supply locations. The company is a member of Affiliated Distributors and was ranked #161 on Electrical Wholesaling's most recent ranking of the 200 largest distributors in North America.