CES Batesville, AR: City Electric Supply Is Now Serving Arkansas

[Batesville, Arkansas] — The new CES branch in Batesville will offer local customers another choice of vendor in North Central Arkansas. Batesville serves as a regional manufacturing hub for North East Arkansas and is half a mile away from the White River, a nationally famous spot for sport fishing.

According to the branch manager, Timothy Garwood, the new branch has been successful since its soft opening in late December. He said he has seen many customers come through the doors in a short period of time.

“It’s great. We’ve already been making sales. We’ve seen a lot of foot traffic so far, and we haven’t even fully opened yet,” said Garwood. “We’re a smaller store at about 4,000 square feet, but we are strategic about the products we carry in that they meet our customers’ needs.”

Garwood has 34 years of experience in the electrical wholesale industry. He has worked in many different markets, the largest of which were in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee. He said he was working for another electrical supply company when he discovered City Electric Supply had opened a branch in Branson, Missouri.

“I sent an email to the regional manager out of Kansas City and asked him, ‘Would you be interested in opening up a store in Arkansas?’ and gave him a history of myself … and the rest is history. We wanted a change, and CES has been there for us every step of the way.”

There have been a few electrical supply wholesalers that have opened and closed their doors in the Batesville area, according to Garwood. He said he believes local customers want a store they can build a relationship with and their local CES will serve as that supplier. He expects to see a decent mix of electricians and electrical contractors, about 50 percent commercial, 30 percent industrial, and 20 percent residential.

“I enjoy the professional yet laid back atmosphere and the willingness of CES to let each branch sculpt their inventory to their market.”

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City Electric Supply is a family-owned electrical wholesale distributor dedicated to providing the best customer service in the industry since 1983. City Electric Supply currently operates 478 locations in 31 states across the nation.

Visit CES Batesville at:

606 Lawrence St.

Batesville, AR 72501

807-805-3011