# Gerrie Electric Wholesale Ltd.

> Gerrie Electric Wholesale Ltd. is a Burlington-based, three-generation family business that distributes electrical, automation, lighting, networking and process-control products across Ontario. Its advantage is not a single exclusive gadget but the operating system around the catalogue: 24 locations, technical specialists, e-commerce and procurement integrations, vendor-managed inventory, an owned-fleet supply network and a 76,000-square-foot automated distribution centre. The company says it has more than 400 team members and annual sales above C$200 million.

- **Founded:** 1957
- **Headquarters:** Burlington, Canada
- **Founders:** Ken Gerrie (Founder)
- **Team size:** More than 400 team members; a 2021 federal announcement said the distribution-centre project would maintain more than 450 Burlington jobs and create 10 skilled jobs.
- **Products:** Electrical supply, Automation and control, Supply chain solutions, Digital ordering tools, Lighting and energy services
- **Notable:** Grew from a one-employee operation founded in 1957 to 24 Ontario locations and more than 400 team members., Reports annual sales in excess of C$200 million., Canada's Best Managed Companies Platinum Club member; Gerrie's 2026 announcement says it has retained Best Managed status for 12 consecutive years.

## Products & services

- **Electrical supply** — Wholesale distribution of wire and cable, distribution equipment, boxes, conduit, lighting, tools, wiring devices and related electrical products.
- **Automation and control** — Rockwell Automation and ABB products, engineering support, installed-base evaluation, repair, remanufacturing, system staging and post-sale technical service.
- **Supply chain solutions** — Vendor-managed inventory, warehouse organization, fulfilment, national agreements, e-procurement and customized on-site project containers.
- **Digital ordering tools** — Web and mobile ordering, stock and price lookup, invoice access, barcode scanning, EDI, automatic email-order entry and procurement punchout for platforms including Ariba, Coupa and Jaggaer.
- **Lighting and energy services** — Lighting products, project expertise, energy-saving lighting guidance and lamp-and-ballast recycling.
- **IP network and digital industry solutions** — Connected production infrastructure, industrial networking, manufacturing software and digital-transformation support.
- **Instrumentation and process control** — Measurement and control solutions for level, pressure, temperature, flow and analytical data, plus control-system and loop-tuning services.

## Achievements

- Grew from a one-employee operation founded in 1957 to 24 Ontario locations and more than 400 team members.
- Reports annual sales in excess of C$200 million.
- Canada's Best Managed Companies Platinum Club member; Gerrie's 2026 announcement says it has retained Best Managed status for 12 consecutive years.
- Certified by WBE Canada as a majority women-owned Women Business Enterprise.
- Earned an EcoVadis Committed Badge and maintains ISO 9001 registration for listed locations.
- Opened a 76,000-square-foot automated Burlington distribution centre in September 2021.
- Acquired FM Supply effective April 1, 2022, adding Waterloo and Stratford operations to its network.
- Heather Gerrie Kwant and Elaine Gerrie-Valentini received Burlington's Distinguished Entrepreneur Award in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Gerrie announced that its new Windsor branch at 5850 Rhodes Drive was open and serving customers.
- **2026-06** — The company published coverage of Rockwell Automation's 2026 State of Smart Manufacturing Report through its Digital Industry Solutions blog.
- **2026-08** — Gerrie said it had retained Canada's Best Managed Companies status for a twelfth consecutive year, remaining in the Platinum Club.
- **2026-01** — Its Digital Industry Solutions group published guidance on manufacturing execution systems for small and midsize manufacturers.
- **2025-10** — The company outlined a phased path from paper-based factory operations toward fully digital manufacturing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gerrie.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gerrie-electric-wholesale-ltd-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gerrieelectric
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/gerrieelectric
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gerrieelectric
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gerrieelectric

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Last updated: 2026-08-23