CES Jacksonville, FL: Fourth Branch Opens in Third-Largest US City
[Jacksonville, Florida] – The newest City Electric Supply branch arrives in southern Jacksonville, Florida. The city spans more than 870 square miles, so it’s no surprise that CES needed another branch located in Jacksonville. With such a large area to cover, veteran Branch Manager Jay Lamusga understands the need for this new branch.
“This area of Jacksonville has had a gap between stores,” Lamusga said. “We needed this branch to help support our existing customers that aren’t exactly close to one of our other stores.”
Taking over an existing building, Lamusga said the store needed a lot of work before it could open. He and his team had to rebuild the entire front area of the store to make a showroom.
“We built the showroom ourselves,” Lamusga recounted. “It was myself, and the employees I was bringing over with me from nearby CES Mandarin and Jacksonville North. We also had local CES handyman Glenn Burris, who is currently working on the Live Oak branch in Live Oak, Florida. We knocked out walls, cleared offices, and built the counter ourselves. We also chipped up all of the old tiles and put new flooring down.”
A free-standing store located on a main road, the branch has a lot of commercial and industrial trades around it. It’ll also offer a new level of convenience for customers who had to travel far for CES service.
According to Lamusga, “We have several electrical contractors and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) in the area, which should be the core of our business. There’s a lot of contractors just within five miles of the store. That’s why this is such a smart location for us. Before this branch opened, contractors had to drive a little too far just to get to a branch. This saves our existing customers lots of valuable time.”
Lamusga has more than 22 years experience with CES; he was previously an Outside Sales Representative at the Mandarin branch.
“I started with the company with only management experience. I’ve learned everything I need to know while on the job and through manufacturing training. In this business, you have to learn something new almost every day. Helping the customers solve whatever problem they have presents new challenges every day. That’s what I love about working for CES. Helping customers solve these problems builds trust between them and the branch, and they lean on us for that help. It’s really satisfying building that relationship.”
With a strong and experienced team at his side, Lamusga is confident they can succeed at this new Jacksonville location.
“We have over 45 years of experience combined with all my staff,” Lamusga said. “My Operations Manager, Andrew Sills, has about a year of experience with CES, but he’s been in the industry for a very long time. He has a strong background in controls, which really helps us with the industrial customers we get. All in all, I have four employees, and they are all great at what they do, and they keep the customers coming back.”
As a long-time CES veteran, Lamusga has seen the company transform and take the initiative to put the branches in the best situations to succeed.
“Working for CES over the years, the company has always been evolving to get us to a better place in the market. This has gotten us more customers that trust us to take care of them now, and, hopefully, in the future.”
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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 481 locations in 31 states across the nation.
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