Newey and Eyre
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Newey and Eyre is the UK's largest electrical wholesaler. Founded in 1927, the company is now part of Rexel
UK Limited which also owns WF Electrical, Parker Merchanting, Senate and Denmans.
In 1993 Investor Group Hagemeyer
acquired Newey & Eyre Group Ltd from Invensys
PLC and in 2008 Newey and Eyre was acquired by Rexel
.
In 2009 Newey and Eyre launched an online store, Neweys Online.
Newey & Eyre operates in the UK through a national network of nearly 160 branches with a profiled stock range of more than 32,000 different lines. Another 140,000 products are available either from stock or to special order. Newey and Eyre also hold a range of over 3.500 own branded products called Newlec. The company currently operates through nine Regional Distribution Centre's directly to their 160 branches.
Newey and Eyre's head office is based in Birmingham
, West Midlands
. The main head office building has been named after the former Newey & Eyre managing director and a well-known figure within the Midland electrical wholesaling industry, Gordon Yardley, who died aged 74, December 12, 2005.
In 2008 Newey & Eyre opened the capital’s first dedicated facilities management centre.
Chris Gibson (Sales Director)
Lesley Henderson(Financial Director)
Mark Fiddy (Commercial Director)
Rexel
Rexel is a French group founded in 1967. It is specialised in the professional distribution of electrical supplies. The solutions offered by Rexel cover a wide range of equipment, including lighting, security, automation, climate control, communication, building automation and renewable energies....
UK Limited which also owns WF Electrical, Parker Merchanting, Senate and Denmans.
History
Established in 1926, Newey & Eyre has celebrated over 80 years of service to the electrical wholesale market. Over the years the business has been acquired by a number of different holding company but has remained relatively unchanged by the corporate mergers.In 1993 Investor Group Hagemeyer
Hagemeyer
Hagemeyer was a business-to-business distribution services group focusing on the markets for electrical materials, safety and other maintenance, repair and operations products in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. It was based in the Netherlands but was acquired by rival Rexel in 2008, with...
acquired Newey & Eyre Group Ltd from Invensys
Invensys
Invensys plc is a global engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1999 through the merger of BTR plc and Siebe plc. It has offices in more than 50 countries and its products are sold in around 180 countries.Invensys is organised into...
PLC and in 2008 Newey and Eyre was acquired by Rexel
Rexel
Rexel is a French group founded in 1967. It is specialised in the professional distribution of electrical supplies. The solutions offered by Rexel cover a wide range of equipment, including lighting, security, automation, climate control, communication, building automation and renewable energies....
.
In 2009 Newey and Eyre launched an online store, Neweys Online.
Newey & Eyre operates in the UK through a national network of nearly 160 branches with a profiled stock range of more than 32,000 different lines. Another 140,000 products are available either from stock or to special order. Newey and Eyre also hold a range of over 3.500 own branded products called Newlec. The company currently operates through nine Regional Distribution Centre's directly to their 160 branches.
Newey and Eyre's head office is based in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
. The main head office building has been named after the former Newey & Eyre managing director and a well-known figure within the Midland electrical wholesaling industry, Gordon Yardley, who died aged 74, December 12, 2005.
In 2008 Newey & Eyre opened the capital’s first dedicated facilities management centre.
Management
John Hogan (Managing Director)Chris Gibson (Sales Director)
Lesley Henderson(Financial Director)
Mark Fiddy (Commercial Director)