Elliott Electric Supply was established in 1972 in Nacogdoches, Texas and has grown to over 100 locations in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

Our First Year in Business

Bill Elliott, our company's founder and current president, first entered the electrical distribution industry after graduating from Louisiana Tech University in 1960. He worked for Powerline Supply Co. in Bossier City, LA for twelve years, during which time he became manager of the company. In 1971, Bill began looking for a place to start a company of his own, and it wasn't long until he and his wife, Micky, discovered the town of Nacogdoches, TX, which had no electrical supply house at the time.

With an $80,000 small business loan and $20,000 of his own money, Bill put the beginnings of Elliott Electric Supply into motion. He built a small facility on the south side of Nacogdoches (which remains in business today as "Store #1") and purchased $60,000 in inventory. Company personnel at this time consisted of Bill, Micky, and Jack Sandifer. A short while later, Rick Moehring, the company's third employee, joined the crew while earning his accounting degree at Stephen F. Austin State University. Rick's roommate, James Rudd, also came aboard. Rick Moehring still works for Elliott Electric Supply today as the Nacogdoches area manager, and Rudd retired from the company as a Product Category manager after 40 years of service. The first year of operation was a success, with around $400,000 in sales, resulting in a small profit that could be reinvested into the company.

Growth of the Company

By continuously reinvesting in the company and expanding our business presence, we maintain our goal growth rate of 15% annually, effectively doubling our size every five to six years. Since our beginning in 1972, Elliott Electric Supply has kept a compounded growth rate of 20% on average. We feel that growth in our company is beneficial for more than just EES employees--our expansion also benefits our customers and the industry as a whole. In meeting our annual goal of 15% growth, we strive for half of the growth to come from expansion of existing markets and the other half to come from new locations.

During challenging economic periods, Elliott Electric Supply's business model ensures that the company not only survives but thrives. Our financing is primarily internal, and, at half the industry average, our debt rate is uncommonly low. We are therefore often in a position to invest when other companies are not. Additionally, our customer base is well balanced, with residential and commercial-based clients as our primary market, supported by business with industrial, institutional, and government-based clients.

Personal Service - It means a lot. Your business with Elliott Electric Supply is personal to us. Our sales crew strives to make this relationship a great one. We promise to make ourselves readily available for anything you may need. We continuously conduct in-house technical training because our knowledge and efficiency directly benefits your relationship with Elliott Electric Supply and sets us apart from the other guys.

Cutting Your Costs - A fellow expert behind the sales counter makes all the difference! We offer all of our employees incentives for completing advanced electrical education programs, like NAED's Electrical Products Education Course (EPEC). This translates to a vastly improved experience for you—when you can promptly get the materials you need with minimal confusion and hassle. What's more, our team includes experts who specialize in crucial cost-cutting areas, like project management, inventory maintenance, quotations, and custom software.

Product Availability - Our system tracks live inventory levels, and we provide you the data in real time. We were one of the first in the field to achieve this, and today we've got it down to a science. Our priority is having the best in-stock availability from quality brands. We offer: quick transfers between our numerous locations, expedited orders from the manufacturer, 24/7 emergency orders, and hotshot deliveries, all from the biggest warehouses around.  Chances are, we have it. And if we don't, we'll get it for you!

Easy to Purchase - We accept Cash, Check, Visa, Discover, American Express, and MasterCard at all points of purchase.

In-House Credit - For maximum convenience, we offer an in-house line of credit with an Elliott Electric Supply charge account. Simply download the credit application and follow the instructions. You are welcome to maintain multiple Job Accounts (Sub-Accounts) for all of your projects, with specific credit lines for each.

Notification Services - With our Notifications service, you can find out immediately when an order is shipped, delivered, or ready for pickup (will-call). To opt-in to receive text message Notifications from Elliott Electric Supply, simply text "ELLIOTT" to "41411." (Please note, your carrier's standard text messaging rates will apply.)

24/7 Emergency Service - We provide personal phone numbers that you can call anytime something pressing comes up. Real customer stories, like this one, attest to our sales crew's dedication to this crucial service. Additionally, certain areas offer special hotshot deliveries and other round-the-clock services so that we can react quickly to whatever you need, 365 days a year.

When you log-in, these 24/7 contact numbers are available on the Locations section of our website, or through the Elliott Electric Supply App.

Hassle-Free Inventory Maintenance - One of the major areas where we can help you save costs is in managing and storing your inventory. One basic advantage of Elliott Electric Supply is free scheduled deliveries, available in most areas. But our inventory services go much further. If you need help planning and constructing your own Inventory Facilities, we've got you covered. Or, we offer project storage so you can keep your project materials in our warehouse.

Special Events - We feel it's important that, as a customer of Elliott Electric Supply, you know you're appreciated. That's why we love throwing special events, on the local level as well as regional and company-wide. From counter breakfasts and lunches, to weekend crawfish boils, fish fry's, and open house events, each location schedules its own in-shop festivities. There are also larger, annual events like the Big Bass Classic, regional golf tournaments, clay shoots, and more!

With full and part-time positions available, great wages, commissions, and benefits, and a history of solid growth combined with our preference of promoting from inside the company, Elliott Electric Supply is one of the smartest career moves you can make.

Employee Training

We will provide you with the training and learning opportunities you need to be successful in your career with Elliott Electric Supply.

On-the-job Training

Your initial on-the-job training will teach you everything you need to know about your daily job responsibilities. Thereafter, we provide weekly in-store training meetings, frequent opportunities to attend formal training classes and webinars presented by manufacturers, NAED sponsored courses, and independent study courses and videos as on-going educational opportunities for you.

As new policies, procedures, and products are introduced, we will provide formal training to keep you informed. We also maintain a list of the industry's best online training resources along with our own 'eTraining' Web system, both of which will be available to you on our company intranet at all times.

NAED's Electrical Distributor Guided Education (EDGE)

EDGE is for new employees who have limited knowledge of the electrical industry. The course consists of four modules with video and an accompanying workbook. The modules are "The Fundamentals of Electricity," "Electrical Systems Products," "Apparatus Products" and "Lamps and Lighting Products."

Each of our stores is provided with all EDGE course materials, which you may check out for home use.

NAED's Electrical Products Education Course (EPEC)

The EPEC course system is an industry-recognized training program designed to give sales people a professional breadth of knowledge about the products we distribute. Compromised of three levels, each with five modules, EPEC is the most comprehensive training program ever developed for our industry. EPEC is only recommended to individuals who have at least eight months of experience in electrical distribution.

As an employee, if you complete EPEC, we will pay for the course materials (~$1500) as well as award you cash bonuses for completion.

From annual sales totals, to website development, to outstanding leadership, these are just a few of the most recent achievements for which Elliott Electric Supply has received industry-wide recognition.

June 2012 - Elliott Electric Supply Ranked 14th in the Nation

We are proud to announce that Elliott Electric Supply jumped up another FIVE places on Electrical Wholesaling's Top 200 list for last year's sales, making us the 14th largest electrical distributor in America. Following our tried-and-true recipe for steady growth–making every possible effort to serve our customers better–we hold high hopes as we look to the road ahead.

We're equally honored to announce that Modern Distribution Management also ranked us as the 14th top electrical distributor in 2011. MDM based this ranking on Elliott Electric Supply sales figures for 2011, which rose a whopping 33.9% from 2010.

We continue to open new locations each year with the intent of better serving our loyal customers, which is a key part of meeting our annual goal of 15-20% compound growth. The possibility of entering the top ten during the next decade is a very exciting prospect for all of us here at Elliott Electric Supply.

By nurturing long-lasting business relationships, continuously reinvesting in the company, and expanding our business presence wisely, we've been able to double our company's size every five to six years...since 1972!

June 2011 - Elliott Electric Supply Ranked 19th in the Nation

We are proud to announce that Elliott Electric Supply rose another two places on Electrical Wholesaling's Top 200 list for 2010's sales, making us the 19th largest electrical distributor in America. Our investments during the harder times—increases in personnel and facilities while competitors cut back—are already contributing to the growth of our business in 2011.

We are also thrilled that Modern Distribution Management ranked us as the 17th top electrical distributor in 2011. MDM based this ranking on Elliott Electric Supply sales figures for 2010, which rose 20.2% from 2009.

We opened several new locations in 2011, with even more on the horizon, which will play an important role as we strive to meet our annual goal of 15% compound growth.

June 2010 - Elliott Electric Supply Ranked 21st in the Nation

Last year, perhaps the most challenging year in decades for businesses, we managed to increase our ranking from 24th to 21st among the nation's largest electrical distributors, overtaking some of our closest competitors while still affording to open new store locations and increase our personnel.

By nurturing long-lasting business relationships, continuously reinvesting in the company, and expanding our business presence wisely, we've been able to double our company's size every five to six years...for nearly 40 years!

June 2009 - Elliott Electric Supply ranked 24th in Nation

In the June 2009 issue of Electrical Wholesaling we were ranked the 24th largest electrical distributor in the US based on total sales of $382,232,398. By nurturing long-lasting business relationships, continuously reinvesting in the company, and expanding our business presence wisely, we've been able to double our company's size every five to six years...for nearly 40 years!

April 2009 - EES President Bill Elliott receives NAED's Arthur W. Hooper Award

From TED Magazine: "Nearly every year since 1992 (no award was given in 1994 and 1996), NAED's Arthur W. Hooper Award has been awarded 'to an individual who has served the industry in an outstanding and unselfish way over the course of his or her career in the distribution of electrical goods.' This year, the honor goes to Bill Elliott, president of Elliott Electric Supply in Nacogdoches, Texas.

"For those who know Bill Elliott, the news that he is being awarded NAED's most prestigious honor comes as no surprise..."

May 2007 - ElliottElectric.com Wins TED Magazine's Best of the Best Award

Elliott Electric Supply was awarded TED Magazine's 2007 Best of the Best Award for Best Website (elliottelectric.com) in the category "Distributor Over $200 Million."

TED magazine's Best of the Best awards program exists to honor marketing excellence and recognize creativity within the electrical industry in companies of all sizes. The success of a marketing program is often difficult to measure in tangible terms; therefore the awards program provides winners with the opportunity to show that their work is highly regarded within their own industry. In addition, over the years, the program has become a way to benchmark a company's efforts against those of its peers.

May 2005 - EES President Bill Elliott chosen to serve as NAED Chair

From TED Magazine: "Bill Elliott is uniquely qualified to serve as NAED's chairman--after all, he joined NAED as a single-store distributor 33 years ago and has utilized the organization as a tool to grow his business ever since. His membership has run the gamut from being a small member with sales of less than $500,000 to evolving into a regional chain leader with sales of $180 million (2005)."

Contacts for Customers

Account Receivables

Have a question about a statement, invoice, or past payment? Our account receivables representatives are here Monday through Friday, 7:00am-5:30pm (CST) to assist you with any account-related inquiries you may have.

- Receivables Menu (Payments)

- Phone: (936) 715-4008

- Toll-Free: (888) 569-7943

- Fax: (936) 560-0074

Sales and Products

Looking for an Elliott Store near you? Or, maybe you want to find out if we can accommodate a special order? Our best-in-industry sales associates are available 6 days a week to assist in any way necessary (open 7am-5:30pm M-F and 8am till noon on Saturdays).

- Contact an Elliott Store

- 24/7 Emergency Service Numbers

- Your Sales Contacts (requires login)

- Purchasing Menu

Contacts for Vendors

Account Payables

We strive to accommodate our quality vendors in every possible way. We offer a specifically designed Vendor Portal to assist in managing vendor accounts. To begin using our Vendor Portal, call the Payables department:

- Phone: (936) 715-4013

Purchasing & Marketing

We're always interested in hearing about special promotions or new products from our vendors. Manufacturers of the products we distribute can reach our Inventory and Marketing departments Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 5:30pm (CST).

- Inventory Control: (936) 715-4004

- Marketing: (936) 715-4005