Sunrise Electric

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Sunrise Electric Supply, Inc. is a full-service electrical distributor and supply company serving customers in a variety of markets throughout the Chicagoland area. Since 1986, we have been building a strong reputation for our knowledge, experience, responsive service, and expert assistance with customers’ mission-critical needs. Sunrise is far more than Chicago’s most reliable electric supply house: we’re here to provide the valuable technical assistance required to ensure our customers’ success.LOGISTICS SWITCHGEAR/ENGINEERING INSIDE SALES

SUNRISE THROUGH THE YEARS

2011Added underground utility offerings
2011Began pursuing highrise projects
2014Colored wire is added to our offerings
2015
2015
1986Sunrise Electric Supply is incorporated
1994
1998
2001Established our Utility Division
2010Added Liebert, Generac, & ASCO lines
2011Added underground utility offerings
2011Began pursuing highrise projects
2014Colored wire is added to our offerings
2015Added SIGNAMAX low-voltage products
2015Began offering Chargepoint EV chargers
1986Sunrise Electric Supply is incorporated
1994Switchgear is added to our offerings
1998Moved into our current facility
2001Established our Utility Division
2010Added Liebert, Generac, & ASCO lines

OUR COMPANY’S HISTORY

Roy Landgren, founder of Sunrise Electric Supply, began his career in electrical distribution directly after graduating high school in 1973. He started out in the warehouse of a family-owned Chicago electrical supply house and steadily worked his way up to general manager. After realizing that his career would grow no further there, he decided to open his own company and founded Sunrise Electric Supply, Inc. in 1986.

“I was a one-man band,” he recalls of his early days with Sunrise. “There was me and a driver. We filled orders, cut wire, stocked shelves, and made the deliveries. Thank God for cell phones—I had a car phone in my truck, which was forwarded to me while I was making deliveries.”

In the early days, we welcomed whatever product lines the manufacturers allowed us to represent. Overhead was low, margins were tight, and we were always willing to work around the clock to win and retain customers. “What saved us early on is that there are always manufacturers who want to break into the Chicago market. All I had at the time was the early service,” he adds. “I didn’t have any money. I didn’t have any lines. All I had were my friends, and they helped us out.”

Since then, Sunrise Electric Supply has grown into a well-established, successful electrical supply and distribution house with full-line product offerings, many loyal customers, and more than 80 employees.