MSC Enters Partnership with Schneider Electric

MSC Industrial Supply Co. (MSC; Melville, NY), a leading distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services to industrial customers throughout North America, and Schneider Electric (Andover, MA), a global specialist in energy management and automation, announced the launch of an extensive distribution agreement that provides MSC customers in the U.S. access to more than 50,000 electrical products marketed under the Square D, Schneider Electric and Telemecanique brand names. Square D is Schneider’s flagship brand in North America, recognized for quality and reliability. This partnership represents one of the largest Square D product offerings available to industrial customers.

“We are pleased to partner with them to make their extensive range of high-quality electrical products available to our customers,” said Greg Polli, the senior vice president of product management of MSC. “We are focused on adding value to our customers by making the purchase of MRO products easy and efficient. This powerhouse relationship broadens our already extensive product offering, which exceeds one million SKUs, and ensures that our customers will be able to find the right products when they need them, so they can keep their operations powered and running smoothly.”

“They have relationships with thousands of customers who trust us to save them time, money and improve their operations,” said Terry Deboodt, the national account manager for Schneider Electric. “Those longstanding relationships, combined with their world-class e-commerce site and reliable service and delivery, make them a natural fit to represent our products.”

Through their e-commerce site, MSC will offer easy search, order and delivery of 50,000-plus Schneider Electric products, covering more than 80 electrical product categories. To access the site click here.

MSC is a leading North American distributor of metalworking and MRO products and services. Helping  customers drive greater productivity, profitability and growth with more than one million products, inventory management and other supply chain solutions, and deep expertise from more than 70 years of working with customers across industries. Their experienced team of over 6,500 associates is dedicated to working side by side with their customers to help drive results for their businesses – from keeping operations running efficiently today to continuously rethinking, retooling, and optimizing for a more productive tomorrow.

Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management and automation. With revenues of $30 billion in FY2014, their 170,000 employees serve customers in over 100 countries, helping them to manage their energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, technology, software and services improve the way customers manage and automate their operations. Connected technologies reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. The company calls this, “Life is On.”

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