Distribution

Headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Van Meter is Iowa’s largest distributor selling more than 800 brands of electrical and mechanical products to contractor, industrial and commercial customers nationwide, as well as internationally. The company owns a lighting distributor in Chicago and recently announced plans to open a location in Omaha. Van Meter’s offering encompasses lighting, data communications, utility, automation, renewable energy, core electrical components and more.

Miller Electric Supply has been acquired by Van Meter, Inc.

With a history dating back to 1927, Mapes LBH, Inc. & Subsidiaries is a leading processor and distributor of specialty enameling and electrical steel with significant steel toll processing, storage and transportation capabilities. The Company also manufactures transformer cores for the power distribution industry.

Mapes LBH, Inc. & Subsidiaries, a majority ESOP-owned company, have been acquired by Mapes Holdings LLC.

For over 50 years, Packard, Inc. is a master distributor in the HVACR industry. Headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia, they have regional offices and independent manufacturers’ representatives from coast to coast.

Packard, Inc. has sold 100% of the common stock to the Packard, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust.

Steve Silver Company is a global low-cost leader in casual dining and occasional furniture. The company operates from a 500,000 square foot, state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution facility. The company is headquartered in Forney, TX, just outside Dallas, with extensive overseas sourcing and quality control expertise and more than 60 people on the ground in five different Asian offices.

Steve Silver Co. has established the Steve Silver Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan.